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10.4
Cutting stylus assembly
Cutting stylus components:
x
Stylus tip – highest quality sapphire
x
Heater line – to heat stylus tip to 40-60 degrees centigrade
x
Lifetime of stylus – 200-300 minutes
N.B.
Please be careful of sapphire tip due to its delicate nature.
The lifetime varies, depending on recording conditions,
the applied stylus heat and pressure. Different atmospheric
conditions will dictate different levels of stylus pressure
and heat. Please find optimum conditions for the VRX-2000
to maximize the life of the cutting stylus.
1. Loosen the screw on the stylus holder
2. Carefully insert cutting stylus into stylus receptor.
The shaft of the cutting stylus is half circle, or D shaped.
Please ensure that this is placed into the cutting stylus
receptor correctly.
3. Holding the stylus tip gently, alternatively tighten the
2 stylus screws one rotation each until each of the
2 screws secure the stylus shaft. Do not over tighten
and do not tighten screw a and then screw b independently.
Please make sure that the stylus shaft and cutting stylus
are correctly aligned with the receptor. This is why
the 2 screws must be tightened slowly and alternatively.
Please refer (Figure 10.4-C) (correct stylus installation)
and (Figure 10.4-D) (incorrect stylus installation).
N.B.
The cutting stylus must have an angle of approx 15 degrees
to the surface of the vinyl blank. If the cutting result is not
satisfactory (L&R side not even), please repeat steps 1-3
above using the 2 screws that hold the stylus shaft to achieve
the angle of approximately 15 degrees.
Please refer (Figure 10.4-F) and (Figure10.4-G).
4. Connect the two heater wires to the heater wire terminal. There is no positive or negative polarity here,
so there is no requirement for the wires to be attached in a particular order. To attach the wire to the
terminal, push down, insert wire and release. N.B. please make sure there is no slack in the heating
wire and it totally clears the surface of the vinyl blank.
FIG10.4‑C
FIG10.4‑D
