Harman Kardon T55C Owners Manual - Page 4

ASSEMBLING

THE

TURNTABLE

Dust

Cover

Dust

Cover

Hinge

Platter

Mat

Center

Spindle

45

Adaptor

Platter

Foot

Speed

Control

Quartz

Lock

Indicator

Quartz

Lock

Button

Remove

the

turntable

and

the

dust

cover

from

their

pack-

ing.

The

headshell,

counterweight,

dust

cover

hinges,

disc

stabi

lizer,

and

45

RPM

adaptor

wil

l

be

found

within

the

poly-

styrene

foam

cushion

packing.

Removing

the

Transit

Screws

Remove

the

three

TRANSIT

SCREWS

securing

the

float-

ing

suspension

as

shown.

Transit

screws

Mounting

the

Platter

Place

the

PLATTER

gently

and

carefully

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.

Slowly

rotate

the

PLATTER

clockwise

two

or

three

turns

to

check

to

be

sure

that

the

DRIVE

BELT

positively

en-

gages

in

the

groove

on

the

PULLEY.

Then,

place

the

PLATTER

MAT

on

the

Drive

Lien

PLATTER.

Counterweight

—Tracking

Force

Scale

Ring

Armrest/Clamp

Anti

-skating

Control

Cue

Lever

Tonearm

Headshell

Clamp

Headshell

Cut

Button

Auto/Manual

Arm

Lift

Button

Capacitance

Trim

Selector

33/45

Speed

Selector

Counterweight

First

clamp

the

TONEARM

on

the

ARMREST

and

CUE

lever

forward.

Thread

the

COUNTERWEIGHT

onto

the

rear

of

the

TONEARM

by

turning

it

in

the

direction

of

ar-

row

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

Attach

the

two

dust

cover

HINGES

into

the

DUST

COVER.

Then,

insert

the

DUST

COVER

into

the

sock-

ets

at

the

rear

of

the

turntable.

Note:

Close

the

DUST

COVER

while

playing

records

in

order

to

minimize

acoustic

feedback_

move

the

-;‘

,

.;

,

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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

the

turntable

has

to

be

transported

by

car,

etc.,

remove

the

HEADSHELL

and

COUNTERWEIGHT

and

secure

the

TONEARM

with

the

tonearm

CLAMP

so

that

it

does

not

move.

Also

remove

the

PLATTER

and

reinstal

l

the

TRANSIT

SCREWS.

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