Luxman PD-171A, Owner'S Manual

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How to Assemble
6. How to adjust horizontal balance
Detach the tone arm from the arm rest to make the tone
arm disengaged. Rotate the counterweight to minutely ad-
just the horizontal balance of the tone arm.
Be aware that the stylus tip of a cartridge is remarkably del-
icate. Therefore, be extra careful not to apply unreasonable
force to the stylus tip.
7. How to adjust stylus pressure
Firstly, set the stylus pressure gauge to 0 while paying at-
tention not to move the counterweigth with the tone arm
horizontally balanced.
Secondly, set the stylus pressure to a required value by ro-
tating the stylus pressure gauge in the arrow direction shown
in the drawing below. Refer to the operating instructions
for your cartridge regarding the optimal value. A cartridge
weighing 4 to 12 g is suitable for this unit. For a heavyweight
cartridge, use an optional heavy counterweight.
The stylus pressure gauge is free from the counterweight and
rotatable freely.
8. How to adjust tone arm height
Change in the height of the tone arm allows for appropri-
ately adjusting the gap between the record surface and the
bottom face of the cartridge. Loosen the screw placed at
the arm base with the tone arm adjustment wrench, move
the tone arm vertically, and tighten the screw when the tone
arm becomes parallel to the record surface.
The tone arm is secured only with the screw placed at the
arm base. When the screw is loosened, be sure to put the
tone arm in the arm rest and use your hand to support the
entire tone arm to prevent it from dropping.
9. How to adjust anti-skating
Rotate the anti-skating adjustment knob to set it to a value
that is appropriate to the stylus pressure of your cartridge.
Anti-skating is also called as inside force canceler.
0
0.5
2.5
1
0
1
2
3
Platter
Record board
Armrest
Arm pipe
Plug-in nut
Height adjustment screw
of tone arm
0
0.5
2.5
1
0
1
2
3