Harman Kardon ST5 Owners Manual - Page 4

Additional

tonearms

complete

with

mounting

hardware,

Harman

Kardon

model

number

CH

-5W,

are

available

through

your

Harman

Kardon

dealer.

With

additional

tonearms,

you

can

use

more

than

one

cartridge

without

having

to

remount

for

each

change.

Adjusting

Arm

Length

The

stylus

will

track

in

perfect

tangency

to

the

record

groove

when

the

arm

length

is

properly

adjusted.

Loosen

the

mounting

plate

screw

on

the

underside

of

the

tonearm.

Dress

the signal

wires

forward

and

place

the

cartridge

gauge

on

the

arm

as

shown.

The

notch

of

the

gauge

fits

over

the

black

"T"

bar,

while

the

locating

pin

of

the

gauge

fits

in

the

corresponding

hole

in

the

arm.

Crosshair

Marking

Adjustment

P

n

Notch

Locating

Hole

Mounting

Plate

Screw

"T"

Bar

Metal

Hum

Shield

Note:

Gauge

fits

"inside"

walls

of

hum

shield.

The

cartridge

assembly

and

mounting

plate

can

be

moved

back

and

forth

if

the

mounting

plate

screws

and

hex

nuts

are

loose

enough.

Move

the

assembly

so

that

the

stylus

lines

up

with

the

crosshair

marking

on

the

top

of

the

cartridge

gauge.

Then

tighten

the

mounting

plate

screw

(access

is

provided

through

the

large

hole

in

the

cartridge

gauge)

and

the

two

cartridge

mounting

screws

to

lock

your

adjustment.

Check

that

the

cartridge

has

not

twisted

and

that

the

stylus

is

visually

in

line

with

the

center

of

the

tonearm

tube.

Connecting

the

Signal

Wires

Connect

the

signal

wires

of

the

tonearm

to

the

appropriate

terminals

on

your

cartridge.

Use

extreme

care

as

the

wires

are

delicate.

Using

tweezers

or

long

-

nose

pliers

will

make

connection

easier.

The

signal

wires

are

color

coded:

Left

Right

Channel

Channel

Signal

WHITE

RED

Ground

BLACK

GREEN

The

cartridge

may

have

a

different

color

code

or

other

marking

system

to

identify

its

terminals.

Consult

the

instructions

supplied

with

your

cartridge

for

this

information.

When

you

have

connected

the

signal

wires,

the

tonearm

will

be

ready

to

mount

in

the

carriage.

Installing

Leveling

Feet

Remove

the

four

(knurled)

leveling

feet

from

the

upper

foam

packing

and

install

on

the

male

threaded

adapters

attached

to

the

isolators.

Leveling

instructions

are

discussed

in

the

following

paragraphs.

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