PERPETUUM EBNER PE 4040 MKII User Manual Download Page 4

User manual PE 4040 MKII | 

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 copyright PERPETUUM EBNER 2019 

 

2. Unpacking

 

We have developed a high-quality packaging, so that the 
product arrives you safe and protected. Carefully remove 
the unit and accessories from the packaging and check 
the contents for completeness. 

Items delivered: 

 

Chassis with pre-assembled tonearm incl. pick-up 
cartridge 

 

Sub-platter,  

 

Platter 

 

Dust cover 

 

Flat rubber drive belt 

 

RCA cable with ground wire 

 

Hex key SW3 (transport lock, tonearm height adjust-
ment) 

 

One pair of cotton gloves (white) 

Please keep the original packaging in order to protect 
the device in case you ever need to ship it or transport it. 
Make sure to tighten the locking screws when you 
transport the turntable. The 3 x 2 silver-colored locking 
screws must be removed completely before first use (see 
fig. 

F 1

). For this purpose, please use the enclosed hex 

key SW3.  

 

 

Summary of Contents for PE 4040 MKII

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL High End Belt Drive Turntable PE 4040 MKII ...

Page 2: ...AFETY INFORMATION 3 2 UNPACKING 4 3 SET UP AND ASSEMBLY 5 4 CONNECTIONS 7 A POWER SUPPLY 7 B RCA CONNECTION 7 5 DRIVE SETTINGS 8 6 TONE ARM AND PICK UP CARTRIDGE 9 A TRACKING FORCE 10 B ANTI SKATING 10 7 OPERATION 13 8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 14 9 SERVICE INFORMATION 16 ...

Page 3: ...NT Disposal of waste equipment by users in private house holds in the European Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment ...

Page 4: ... pick up cartridge Sub platter Platter Dust cover Flat rubber drive belt RCA cable with ground wire Hex key SW3 transport lock tonearm height adjust ment One pair of cotton gloves white Please keep the original packaging in order to protect the device in case you ever need to ship it or transport it Make sure to tighten the locking screws when you transport the turntable The 3 x 2 silver colored l...

Page 5: ...t PERPETUUM EBNER 2019 5 3 Set up and assembly Your new Perpetuum Ebner turntable is a sub chassis turntable and is therefore mostly insensitive to external shocks F 1 Undo and remove the locking screws F 2 Assembly of the sub platter ...

Page 6: ...l Afterwards lay the flat belts around the sub platter and the motor pulley please ensure that the belt is not twisted Please use the cotton gloves here in order to avoid any oil and grease marks The belt embraces the sub platter in the lower area of the sub platter scope see fig F 3 Note If you start the drive of the PE 4040 by turning it on without having placed the platter it may happen that th...

Page 7: ...ors b RCA connection Your new PE 4040 turntable is equipped with RCA sock ets as well as a ground wire Use the provided connection cable to connect the turn table to the phono input of your amplifier or phonopre amplifier In doing so make sure the polarity is correct R red for right L black for left when connecting the device The separate earth wire establishes the ground connection Connect the gr...

Page 8: ... However for individual ad justments it is possible to customize the following a Adjusting the platter bearing It is possible to adjust the ratio of the platter bearing between the bearing on the steel ball or the magnetic pillow by adjusting the screw M5 on the bottom side of the device by loosening the counter nut You can indi vidually adjust the distance between the bottom side of the platter a...

Page 9: ...ions The installation of our suspension bolts permits the subchassis to only oscillate vertically in a limited and controlled way see fig F 6 with bottom tray 6 Tone arm and pick up cartridge The PE 4040 is delivered with a preinstalled tone arm of the producer THORENS model TP 92 as well as with an installed ORTOFON pickup model MC Quintet Black S All settings have already been made at the factor...

Page 10: ...arm with lowered tone arm lift over the platter and carefully lower it so that the stylus rests on the tone arm scale In doing so it is absolutely neces sary to remove the protective cover of the cartridge Please be extremely careful in order to not damage the stylus The recommended tracking force for the supplied device is 23mN corresponds to a tracking force of 2 3g b Anti skating Skating arises...

Page 11: ...ng force is applied at the tone arm At the PE 4040 this was realized by a built in magnet The anti skating force is preset at delivery but it can be ad justed if necessary using a set screw below the tone arm bearing block With the preinstalled Ortofon MC Quintet Black S cartridge the white point should be located above the set screw mid way between the stops see fig F 8 F 8 Anti skating ...

Page 12: ...er co vers the height of the tone arm may be adjusted To this you can loosen the screw at the tone arm socket using the enclosed hex key SW3 and adjust the height by ro tating the nut on the tone arm tube Slightly tighten the bolt after having adjusted the height see fig F 9 F 9 Adjusting the tone arm height ...

Page 13: ...desired piece track to be played and lowered on the record using the lift This turntable does not feature an automatic end of record shut off facility As soon as the stylus has reached the lead out groove the tone arm has to be lifted up manually and put back into the tone arm rest You turn of the device with the switch setting STOP We recommend to leave the dust cover open when en joying music be...

Page 14: ...3 45 electronically switchable Speed fine adjustable via back mounted potentiom eters 3 kg aluminum platter with damping mat High precision platter bearing 10mm steel axle sup porting magnet External power supply Tone arm TP 92 from German OEM production with cardan bearing aluminum arm tube and anti skating magnet Effective length 232 8mm 9 1 Overhang 17 8 mm variable Offset angle 23 6 fixed Dyna...

Page 15: ...User manual PE 4040 MKII copyright PERPETUUM EBNER 2019 15 ...

Page 16: ...ding your new turntable or in the event of problems your PE dealer shall be pleased to assist you You will find the addresses on our website www perpetuum ebner de Subject to technical modifications PERPETUUM EBNER By WE AUDIO SYSTEMS Schrambergerstraße 22 D 78112 St Georgen im Schwarzwald www perpetuum ebner de ...

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