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When the tonearm is locked in its rest position and viewed from the top, the right
side of the arm wand should bisect the front 3/8" socket head pivot bolt on the
armboard.
The right half of the socket head bolt should be visible when viewing it from
above.
This will accomplish two things, when the tonearm is locked in the arm rest:
Permit access to the tightening bolt with the hex wrench (just barely).
Orient the tonearm so that it is oriented from front to back - with the arm
wand centered approximately over the front pillar.
5.2.4
Reset the Pivot to Spindle Distance.
As you oriented the tonearm, you will likely have altered the pivot to spindle
distance.
The 3/8" socket head pivot bolt should still be loose enough to allow the
armboard rotate freely.
Measure the distance from the record spindle to the tonearm bearing pivot (the
small hex nut on top of the arm pillar).
Rotate the armboard until you measure as close to 233.5 mm as is possible.
Again, don't worry about being perfect, because you'll achieve this when adjust
the overhang with your protractor.
5.2.5
Verify the tonearm's orientation when locked in the arm rest
With the above adjustments made, you should find that the tonearm is oriented
nicely, with the headshell roughly centered above the front pillar.
If the orientation doesn't suit you, you can work through the above steps - making
minor adjustments in the rotation of the arm base about its three mounting bolts.
Remember however to allow access to the pivot bolt with the hex wrench when
the tonearm is locked in the arm rest.
In practice, you may have to tilt the hex wrench slightly to insert it into the socket
head.
5.3 Mount the cartridge.
Materials for this step
Tonearm
Cartridge
Your cartridge mounting tools
Tracking force scale (supplied):
