TEAC TN-570 Owner s Manual - Page 14

Preparing the record player, Confirming levelness and fine-tuning - b turntable

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Keep the unit in standby while setting it up ( E on page 17). 1 Place it on a flat surface. 2 Install the turntable. Align the turntable with the center shaft and install it. oo Place the large side of the hole down. Center shaft Turntable 3 Loop the belt around the motor pulley. Loop the included rubber belt around the outside of the turntable, and then loop the belt around the motor pulley. oo Be careful not to let the rubber become twisted. oo Rotate the turntable several times to make sure that it is secure. Motor pulley Rubber belt 3 4 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 Preparing the record player 4 Install the pulley cover. Align the small cutout in the pulley cover with the small protuberance on the pulley, as shown in the illustration below. If these are not aligned, the pulley cover will slant. Pulley cover 7 Install the headshell. Insert the headshell on the end of the tone arm and turn the nut to secure it in place. Nut Headshell 5 Place the turntable mat on the turntable. Place the mat that is included with the turntable on it before use. 6 Install the counterweight. Place the counterweight over the end of the tone arm, and press it gently as you turn it right to attach it. Confirming levelness and fine-tuning In order to confirm the level placement of the turntable, we recommend using, for example, a commercially-available turntable leveling device. If the turntable is not level, follow the procedures below to adjust the heights of the feet to level the unit. oo If the slant is too great, the following method might not be able to correct it. 1 Turn the foot on the low side counter- clockwise to remove it. 2 Attach one of the included washers. Washer Counterweight Foot 1 2 3 Reattach the foot in its original position. 4 Press down on the four corners of the unit to confirm that the weight is distributed evenly on the four feet. If one of the feet is wobbly, attach a washer to it as explained above and adjust its height. Balancing the tone arm and adjusting the stylus pressure Counterweight Stylus pressure adjustment ring Center line 1 2 Anti-skating Arm lifter 1 Set the anti-skating dial to zero. 2 Shift the tone arm slightly to the left to unlock it. 1 2 3 Raise the arm lifter and shift the tone arm to the left slightly. 4 Lower the arm lifter. 14

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Preparing the record player
Keep the unit in standby while setting it up (
E
on page
17).
1
Place it on a flat surface.
2
Install the turntable.
Align the turntable with the center shaft and install it.
o
Place the large side of the hole down.
Center shaft
Turntable
3
Loop the belt around the motor pulley.
Loop the included rubber belt around the outside of
the turntable, and then loop the belt around the motor
pulley.
o
Be careful not to let the rubber become twisted.
o
Rotate the turntable several times to make sure that
it is secure.
Motor pulley
Rubber belt
4
Install the pulley cover.
Align the small cutout in the pulley cover with the small
protuberance on the pulley, as shown in the illustra-
tion below. If these are not aligned, the pulley cover
will slant.
Pulley cover
5
Place the turntable mat on the
turntable.
Place the mat that is included with the turntable on it
before use.
6
Install the counterweight.
Place the counterweight over the end of the tone arm,
and press it gently as you turn it right to attach it.
Counterweight
4
3
2
1
0
7
Install the headshell.
Insert the headshell on the end of the tone arm and
turn the nut to secure it in place.
Headshell
Nut
Confirming levelness and fine-tuning
In order to confirm the level placement of the turntable, we
recommend using, for example, a commercially-available
turntable leveling device. If the turntable is not level, follow
the procedures below to adjust the heights of the feet to level
the unit.
o
If the slant is too great, the following method might not
be able to correct it.
1
Turn the foot on the low side counter-
clockwise to remove it.
2
Attach one of the included washers.
Washer
Foot
3
Reattach the foot in its original
position.
4
Press down on the four corners of the
unit to confirm that the weight is dis-
tributed evenly on the four feet.
If one of the feet is wobbly, attach a washer to it as
explained above and adjust its height.
Balancing the tone arm and adjusting
the stylus pressure
4
3
2
1
0
Anti-skating
Arm lifter
Counterweight
Stylus pressure adjustment ring
Center line
1
Set the anti-skating dial to zero.
2
Shift the tone arm slightly to the left to
unlock it.
4
3
2
1
0
3
Raise the arm lifter and shift the tone
arm to the left slightly.
4
Lower the arm lifter.