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spring seats. Ideally you should use a small spirit level for this purpose. You should also aim to get the top of the
arm-board (or VTA adjuster) roughly level with the top of the plinth top-board. Note that the sub-chassis should
bounce freely without contacting anything. It need only bounce up and down 1mm or so. Unlike some decks
such as the LP2 you do not need to achieve an “even” bounce - the Sub-chassis takes most of the weight on one
spring so it doesn’t bounce very evenly.
T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G
Please note that very occasionally the bearing house will not be truly vertical due to slight variations of the thread
pickup on the nuts. It is purely a matter of trial and error to get this right by rotating the nuts and bearing house
slightly. Aim to get the platter parrallel with the arm-board in at least the plane that affects cartridge “azimuth”.
For definition of “azimuth” see section on “hi-Fi Cartridges – setting up procedures”. You can always alter the
height of the arm to get the other plane true.
Be careful in moving or transporting the deck - it is possible to bend the spring supporting bolts if a severe side
movement occurs (bear in mind that the sub-chassis etc. is quite heavy). Ideally it is best to use the transit bolts
to hold the sub-chassis rigidly to the plinth topboard when transporting the deck. In the unlikely event of a sub-
chassis foul on a support rod, the answer is usually to bend the bolt to the correct position. Only resort to such
measures after you have checked all other possibilities such as springs not locating in their sub-chassis housings
etc.
Set up of motor and power supply
In the first 4 hours of use from starting up the motor, the speed tends to drift but then settles down permanently. To
burn in the regulator board components we recommend at least 4 hours of running the motor before you accurately set
the speed.
To power up the motor and set the speed on the turntable – Refer to the separate sheets and notes provided.
Set up & maintenance of turntable
S E T U P
Carry out a final check on the levelness of the platter with the turntable resting on the surface that is going to be it’s final
residence. It is best to use a spirit level for this purpose.
You can now move on to the section on “arm set up”.
N O T E S & M A I N T E N A N C E
N O T E S
The Platter works best without any type of mat (including the Ringmat) or record clamp.
M A I N T E N A N C E
The deck is not prone to going out of tune - we recommend that you check the level of the platter after the first
few days as the springs initially need to “bed in” and every year or so after this.
Depending on your use of the deck, the belt should ideally be replaced every 2 years or so.
If you withdraw the sub-platter spindle you should put in a drop of oil to compensate for any possible loss.
Wow on the speed – can be caused by 3 main factors
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Insufficient belt tension
