Step 5:
Anti-skating force adjustment
Adjust the anti-skating force by positioning the weight on the appropriate groove of the
antiskating sliding mechanism. Anti-skating downforce should be adjusted in correspondence
with the tonearm downforce as follows:
Tonearm downforce:
Anti-skating groove:
Lower than 13 mN or 1.3 grams
1st groove from bearing
13–18 mN or 1.3–1.8 grams
2nd groove from bearing
18–25 mN or 1.8–2.5 grams
3rd groove from bearing
Arm Specifications
12” C-Note
10” C-Note
9” C-Note
Effective tone arm mass
19.2 grams
16.5 grams
14.8 grams
Effective tone arm length
304.8 mm
254 mm
230 mm
Pivot to spindle distance
291.6 mm
238 mm
212 mm
Overhang
13.2 mm
16 mm
18 mm
Offset angle
18°
21.4°
24°
Max null point
125 mm
126.8 mm
130.6 mm
Min null point
251.7 mm
248.2 mm
243.7 mm