Harman Kardon T45 Owners Manual - Page 4

ASSEMBLING

THE

TURNTABLE

Dust

Cover

Dust

Cover

Hinge

Platter

Mat

Center

Spindle

45

Adaptor

Platter

Foot

Speed

Reference

Indicator

Speed

Reference

Button

33/45

Speed

Selector

Remove

the

turntable

and

the

dust

cover

from

their

pack-

ing.

The

headshell,

counterweight,

disc

stabilizer,

and

45

RPM

adaptor

will

be

found

within

the

polystyrene

foam

cushion

packing.

Mounting

the

Platter

Place

the

PLATTER

gently

and

careful

ly

over

the

CENTER

SPINDLE.

Push

down

gently

and

vertically.

If

you

try

to

mount

the

PLATTER

at

an

angle

or

use

undue

force,

this

can

damage

the

CENTER

SPINDLE

or

the

hole

in

the

PLATTER.

Threading

the

Belt

Rotate

the

PLATTER

so

that

the

hole

is

over

the

PULLEY.

Extend

the

DRIVE

BELT

which

is

in

position

around

the

PLATTER,

and

place

it

in

the

groove

on

the

PULLEY

Rotate

the

PLATTER

clockwise

two

to

three

turns

slowly

to

check

to

be

sure

that

the

DRIVE

BELT

positively

engages

in

the

groove

on

the

PULLEY.

Then,

place

the

PLATTER

MAT

on

the

PLATTER.

•

Drive

'

keit

Pulley

Counterweight

—

Tracking

Force

Scale

Ring

Armrest/Clam

p

Anti

-skating

Control

Cue

Lever

Tonearm

Headshell

Clamp

Headshel

l

Capacitance

Trim

Selector

Auto/Manual

Arm

Lift

Button

Speed

Control

Counterweight

First

clamp

the

TONEARM

on

the

ARMREST

and

move

the

CUE

lever

forward.

Thread

the

COUNTERWEIGHT

onto

the

rear

of

the

TONEARM

by

turning

it

in

the

direction

of

arrow

as

shown.

If

you

find

it

will

not

go

onto

the

arm,

use

a

small

alien

wrench

to

loosen

the

screw

in

the

COUNTER-

WEIGHT.

Dust

Cover

Insert

the

DUST

COVER

into

the

two

dust

cover

HINGES

at

the

rear

of

the

turntable.

Note:

Close

the

DUST

COVER

while

playing

records

in

order

to

minimize

acoustic

feedback.

Note:

Do

not

apply

undue

force

to

rotate

the

PLATTER.

This

can

damage

the

DRIVE

BELT.

Also,

if

you

do

not

in-

tend

to

use

the

turntable

for

some

time,

particularly

in

winter,

remove

the

DRIVE

BELT

from

the

PULLEY.

If

you

are

moving

house,

etc.,

remove

the

HEADSHELL

and

COUNTERWEIGHT

and

secure

the

TONEARM

with

the

tonearm

CLAMP

so

that

it

does

not

move.

Also

remove

the

PLATTER.

Again,

even

if

you

are

only

moving

the

turnta-

ble

from

place

to

place

within

your

home,

be

sure

to

clamp

the

T0NEARM.

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