Esoteric Grandioso T1, Owner'S Manual

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English
Basic operation
Playing records
1
Press the POWER button to turn the Grandioso T1
on.
2
Place a record on the platter.
When playing a record with a wide hole, use a record adapter.
3
Press the SPEED button to select the rotation
speed indicated on the record.
The rotation speed can be set to 33 1/3 or 45 RPM.
4
Press the play/stop (
t
/
8
) button to start plat-
ter rotation.
Wait until the rotation speed stabilizes.
5
Use the arm lifter lever to raise the arm lifter.
o
You can also move the tonearm to above the record without
raising the arm lifter and then slowly lower the tonearm to
start playback.
6
Move the tonearm to the track where you want
to start playback.
7
Use the arm lifter lever to lower the arm lifter.
The tonearm lowers slowly until the stylus touches the record
and it starts playing.
ATTENTION
o
During playback, do not touch the tonearm or the record. Doing
so could damage the stylus tip and cause scratches on the record.
o
Do not forcibly stop platter rotation during playback. Since this
product is not a turntable designed for DJs (direct drive), doing
something like this could cause malfunction.
When a record is playing, feedback could occur if the volume is
too loud. If this happens, lower the volume of the amplifier.
When playback finishes
1
Use the arm lifter lever to raise the arm lifter.
2
Return the tonearm to its original position.
3
Use the arm lifter lever to lower the arm lifter.
4
Press the play/stop (
t
/
8
) button to stop plat-
ter rotation.