Harman Kardon T55C Owners Manual - Page 5

CONNECTING

THE

HEADSHELL

AND

CARTRIDGE

Attaching

the

Cartridge

Since

this

turntable

is

not

equipped

with

a

cartridge,

use

a

cartridge

which

has

a

weight

between

3

and

8

g.

Only

use

cartridges

in

the

HEADSHELL

provided.

Slightly

secure

the

retaining

screws

to

hold

the

cartridge

and

then

connect

the

leads

to

the

cartridge

pins.

Headshell

Stylus

Retaining

screw

M

Washer

Connecting

leads

Red

lead—Ji.

LJJ-----White lead

G

Green

lead

Blue

lead

Cartridge

(ID

Nut

Above

figure

shows

an

example

of

how

the

leads

may

con-

nect

to

the

cartridge.

Please

read

the

owner's

manual

of

the

cartridge

and

connect

the

leads

accordingly.

Attaching

the

Headshell

with

Cartridge

Loosen

the

HEADSHELL

CLAMP

first.

The

HEAD

-

SHELL

with

cartridge

is

at-

tached

to

the

TONEARM

by

pushing

it

ful

ly

in

and

then

tightening

the

HEADSHELL

CLAMP.

Do

not

remove

the

stylus

guard

before

you

have

secured

the

HEADSHELL

in

position.

Overhang

Adjustment

1.

Place

the

accessory

TRACKING

ANGLE

GAUGE

on

the

CENTER

SPINDLE

and

raise

the

flap.

2.

Be

sure

to

remove

the

stylus

guard

when

adjusting

the

overhang.

3.

Move

the

TONEARM

directly

over

the

CENTER

SPINDLE.

Line

up

the

raised

flap

on

the

gauge

with

the

CENTER

SPINDLE

and

the

TONEARM

base.

Gently

move

the

car-

tridge

backward

or

forward

in

the

HEADSHELL

so

that

the

stylus

tip

lines

up

with

the

corner

of

the

flap.

Sl

ightly

slacken

the

retaining

screws.

The

flap

should

be

in

the

same

straight

line

as

the

axis

of

the

tonearm

and

the

center

spindle.

(-

Move

the

cartridge

back-

ward

or

forward

so

that

the

stylus

tip

comes

pre-

cisely

over

the

position

in-

dicated

on

the

flap.

Flap

Tracking

Angle

Adjustment

1

.

Check

to

be

sure

that

the

overhang

adjustment

has

been

completed.

2.

Now

move

the

TRACKING

ANGLE

GAUGE

until

it

is

in

the

same

position

with

respect

to

the

TONEARM

as

that

shown

in

figure

A.

Place

the

stylus

over

the

tracking

an-

gle

setting

point

while

keeping

the

stylus

guard

attached.

3.

Without

changing

the

stylus

position,

turn

the

cartridge

so

that

its

front

edge

is

parallel

with

the

lines

on

the

gauge.

4.

Now

move

the

gauge

so

that

it

is

in

the

position

shown

in

figure

B

and

check

that

the

cartridge

is

still

parallel

with

the

parallel

lines

as

it

was

in

step

3

above.

If

it

is

not

parallel,

then

repeat

steps

3

and

4

alternately

until

the

cartridge

is

parallel

in

both

cases.

5.

When

the

above

adjustment

is

completed,

then

fully

tighten

the

screws

that

attach

the

cartridge

to

the

HEADS

HELL.

Adjust

the

cartridge

so

that

the

front

of

the

cartridge

is

parallel

with

the

parallel

lines.

Figure

A

Figure

B

Tracking

angle

gauge

Parallel

Parallel

4

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Connecting, Headshell, Cartridge

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