Page 1
H. H. MØRCH
DP-8
Instructions
Contents of the packing
In the packing of the tonearm you will find the arm base in which the bearings are encapsulated in a
heavy body. The bearings are the link between the moveable part of the tonearm and its support. This
support can move up and down in a bush, which is holding the arm base. A black pear shaped plate is
attached to the said bush with just one screw. This pear shaped plate is supporting the integrated
VTA device, the antiskating device and the lifter cylinder. The said bush is holding the arm base with a
big nut to the turntable chassis. A high quality cord is supplied for connecting the arm base to the
amplifier. In North America this cord is not included.
Further you will find one arm tube according to the choice that you have had from advice from your
dealer. Or you have seen the Cartridge Armtube Combination List (under Instructions) in our website.
There also will be 4 weights with O-rings, 4 weights with screws, finger lever with screws, knurled nut,
hexagon spanner, syringe with silicone fluid, a thin plexiglass rod and a narrow piece of thick paper.
The tonearm usually is supplied with the arm rest mounted on the pick-up lifter, but if desired a
separate arm rest could be supplied instead.
Spatial requirements
The vertical distance between the plane where the tonearm is mounted to the plane where the record
is placed should be between 28
mm (1 1/8”) and 40 mm (1 9/16”).
If the diameter of the turntable platter is larger than 32 cm (12 5/8
”) then it is recommended to use a
12” armtube.
Mounting the bush
First it has to be decided exactly where to place the bush with the arm base. The center of the bush
should be at a distance of 212 mm (8 5/16'') from the center of the turntable platter and there has to
be room enough for the counterweight rod to move freely.
Fig. 1. The outline of the white area is indicating the room needed for the tonearm.
