T+A Elektroakustik G 1260 R, User Manual

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Fitting the counterweight,
checking the tone arm settings
Tone arm information The
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TA 301 A tone arm is a precision instrument which has been
manufac-tured and adjusted to the highest standards of precision. Please
handle all of the tone arm’s parts with extreme care to ensure that you can
exploit its superb tracking performance to the full. If you observe the following
advice, the tone arm will prove to be a reliable product which will provide you
with musical enjoyment of the highest level for many years, combined with
simple handling.
Setting the tracking force If your G 1260 R is a model which is supplied without the optional pick-up cart-
ridge, please install your pick-up at this point, and set it up as described in the
chapter “Installing and aligning a pick-up cartridge”.
If your G 1260 R is a model which is supplied complete with factory-fitted pick-
up cartridge, the system is already correctly adjusted and perfectly aligned.
The machine is supplied with the tone arm counterweight     separate from the
tone arm; this is necessary in order to avoid damage to the delicate tone arm
bearings. You will find the counterweight in the accessory pack; it must be in-
stalled and adjusted before the turntable can be used: plug the counterweight
onto the rear section of the tone arm. Set the adjuster wheel

 

at the side of
the tone arm bearing, and set it to a tracking force of “0”.
If the front end of the arm now hangs down, please move the counterweight
further back; this causes the front end of the tone arm to rise. If the front end of
the arm rises, move the counterweight further forward. In this way you can
adjust the counterweight’s position until the tone arm “hovers” by itself just
above the level of the platter surface, moving neither up nor down.
You can now set the tracking force recommended by the manufacturer of your
pick-up system by rotating the tracking force adjuster wheel

 

.
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Note:
In most cases it is advisable to set the tracking force towards the top limit of the
range stated by the pick-up manufacturer.
Setting the anti-skating
force
The anti-skating force is adjusted on the slide control     on the base of the
tone arm. The markings on this adjuster’s scale correspond to the tracking
force of the pick-up system in grammes.
For example, if you have set a tracking force of 1.5 g, the slider should also be
set to a value of 1.5.
Adjusting elements on the tone arm