PIONEER DJ PLX-500, Operating Instructions Manual

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To play a standard EP record
Attach the EP record adapter to the center spindle and press the [
45
]
button.
Illuminating the stylus tip
When the stylus illuminator switch is pressed, the stylus illuminator
lights in white and ascends to the position at which the stylus tip is
illuminated.
! If it is not needed, press the stylus illuminator switch to lower it. The
stylus illuminator switch goes off.
! Do not look directly at the light while the stylus illuminator is lit.
Recording
Analog records can be digitally recorded by connecting with a computer
that has the music management software “rekordbox” installed.
For details, access the rekordbox product site below and see the rekord-
box Operating Instructions in [
Support ].
https://rekordbox.com/en/store/
Replacing the stylus
Check that the power is not on before performing the following
procedure.
1 Hold the cartridge with one hand.
2 Remove the cartridge in the direction of the arrow
while holding the stylus holder part with your other
hand.
Changing the cartridge
This unit is not compatible with MC cartridges. Use a VM cartridge or an
MM cartridge.
Removing the cartridge
1 Remove the screws, nuts, and washers attached to
the headshell.
2 Disconnect the lead wires connected to the cartridge.
Attaching the cartridge
1 Connect the cartridge while matching the colors of
the lead wires of the headshell and the symbols on the
cartridge terminals.
Match the colors of the lead wires of the headshell and the symbols on
the cartridge terminals as follows.
When looking from the front, the top left is L+: white, the bottom left is
L-: blue, the top right is R+: red, and the bottom right is R-: green.
!
Connect the lead wires securely using tweezers or the like.
2 Attach the cartridge to the headshell using the
screws, nuts, and washers included with the cartridge.
Cartridge
Lead wire
Headshell
Shell weight
!
When attaching the cartridge to the headshell, attach it properly.
! When using a cartridge between 5 g or less, use the supplied shell
weight.
Adjusting the overhang
Use the following overhang adjustment scale to adjust the position
using the cartridge attaching screw so that the stylus tip comes to a
position 53 mm from the tone arm attachment part.
53 mm
Overhang adjustment scale
53 mm
0 1 2 3 4 5