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Stylus
Guard

Mains

Black (Left audio channel)

Bias 

Adjustment

Slider

Arm

Retaining

Clip

Balance

Weight

Lift/Lower

Lever

Power

On/Off

Red (Right audio channel)

Mat

Outer-Platter

Sub-Platter

Grey Collar

(GR1.2 only)

Your Goldring turntable has been designed to maximise your

enjoyment of music while still being easy to use. 

We have omitted all the usual gimmicks; concentrating the

manufacturing costs on the high quality materials and design

necessary to accurately reproduce music from records. For example,

using a manual speed change, rather than an automatic mechanism,

eliminates speed inconsistencies and possible damage to the drive

belt (for the odd occasion you may want to play a 45 RPM record).

The money we save with this method is spent on an expensive low

vibration motor which would normally be used on a turntable costing

two or three times the amount. Goldring's minimalist design,

together with the use of extremely high quality components, ensures

that your turntable will last for many years. The tips we give may

help increase the longevity of your turntable, and give you maximum

musical enjoyment.

UNPACKING

After removing the turntable from its carton, remove the outer platter and
the cardboard spacer from underneath the sub-platter. Replace the outer
platter and felt mat. Remove balance weight from packing.

GETTING STARTED 

Please follow these three steps to ensure optimum 
performance from your turntable.

GR1.2 SET-UP

1. Tracking Weight Adjustment:

Push the balance weight onto the rear

of the arm and rotate the weight towards the front of the arm until it
touches the grey collar. Carefully remove the stylus guard.

2. Bias Adjustment: 

Set the bias adjustment slider to 2. 

3. Connections: 

Connect the red and black phono plugs to the phono

input of your amplifier and connect the mains lead to the mains supply.
The turntable is now ready for use.

GR2 SET-UP

1. Tracking Weight Adjustment: 

Push the balance

weight onto the rear of the arm. Carefully remove
the stylus guard. The bias adjustment slider is
positioned under the arm, set this to zero.
Lower the arm lift lever down and turn the
balance weight along its shaft until the arm
balances 1mm above a record. Return the
arm to its rest position and rotate the
balance weight 

7/8

turn towards the front of

the arm for optimum tracking performance.

2. Bias Adjustment: 

Set the bias

adjustment slider to 2. 

3. Connections 

Connect the red and

black phono plugs to the phono input 
of your amplifier and connect the mains
lead to the mains supply. The turntable is
now ready for use.

FITTING AN ALTERNATIVE CARTRIDGE

(GR1.2 and GR2)

Goldring turntables are supplied fitted with a
Goldring cartridge. To fit an alternative
cartridge, follow the manufacturer’s
instructions and then check the cartridge is
correctly aligned by using the supplied
protractor. To balance the arm, remove the grey
collar (GR1.2 only). Then follow the GR2 set-up
instructions but rotate the balance weight one half
turn for each one gram tracking force, for example
for a force of 3 grams rotate the weight 1

1/2

turns

towards the front of the arm. Set the tracking force to
the upper limit recommended by the manufacturer. Set
the bias adjustment to same value as the tracking force.

Warning: 

Any attempt to adjust, modify or repair this product by persons
other than Goldring personnel may invalidate the guarantee.

Set-up and installation:

GR1.2 / GR2 turntables

Stortford Hall Industrial Park, Dunmow Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5GZ, United Kingdom
e: [email protected] www.armourhe.co.uk 

www.goldring.co.uk

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