Yamaha P-850 P-850 OWNERS MANUAL - Page 7

P-850

ADJUSTMENTS/CONNECTIONS

TO

'TOUR

AMPLIFIER

AIDJUSTING

TONEARM

BALANCE

Proceed

with

the

balance

adjustment

after

mounting

and

installing

the

tonearm

assembly.

Be

sure

to

set

the

Anti

-Skating

control

to

"0".

1.

Turn

the

power

on

and

press

the

Cut

switch

to

get

the

arm

lifter

to

the

down

position.

2.

Align

the

front

end

of

the

tracking

force

weight

with

the

"0"

line

on

the

tracking

force

scale.

3.

Flip

the

stylus

cover

to

its

up

position.

(Remove

the

stylus

cover

completely

on

cartridges

where

this

is

possible.

Free

the

tonearm

from

the

tonearm

rest.

4.

Carefully

release

the

finger

hook

and

check

to

see

if

the

tonearm

is

horizontally

balanced.

5.

Adjust

the

main

weight

until

the

tonearm

will

float

in

a

perfectly

horizontal

position.

6.

Once

the

tonearm

has

been

balanced,

return

it

to

the

arm

rest.

Balance

adjustment

Arm

lifter

IL

IL

Tonearm

•

ANTI

-

SKATING

Tracking

force

adjustment

weight

-

"0

line"

Fig.

4

Headshell

is

too

heavy

(rotate

the

black

knob

in

the

direction

of

the

arrow)

Rear

assembly

is

too

heavy

(rotate

the

black

knob

in

the

direction

of

the

arrow)

Tonearm

is

balanced

perfectly

Tonearm

Weight

Headshell

with

cartridge

Fig.

5

STYLUS

HEIGHT

ADJUSTMENT

When

the

tonearm

is

in

the

up

position,

the

height

of

the

stylus

above

the

record

should

be

about

6

mm.

If

it

is

more

or

less

than

this,

loosen

the

adjustment

screw

on

the

arm

lifter,

and

adjust

the

height

of

the

arm

lifter

so

the

distance

of

the

stylus

to

the

record

is

6

mm.

Arm

Lifter

Adjustment

Screw

Cartridge

Headshell

6

mm

Record

Fig.

6

6

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