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4. TRACKING FORCE AND AZIMUTH
Place the arm tube assembly on the lower bearing, taking care not to strain or damage the 4-color
wire and Lemo connector. Place the arm in its rest.
At the rear of the arm base assembly is the connector block. Plug the Lemo connector into its
receptacle on top of the block. Notice that the connector can plug in only one way. Align the red
dots on the arms plug with the red dot on the receptacle. Push gently, do not force the plug.
Make sure the turntable is level. Refer to your turntable instructions and use a bubble level to check
level. In most cases, the best place to put the level is on the platter.
With a unipivot arm it is particularly important to level the turntable.
Move the counterweight until the arm has a very slight downward tracking force, just enough to
keep it from moving sideways on the platter or enough to keep it in the groove of the record
Tracking force is adjusted by moving the counterweight forward and back just a bit at a time. At
least initially, you will be setting the tracking force twice. The first time will be before the cartridge's
overhang is set. After this is done, you will need to double check the tracking force and adjust it as
needed.
FIG #2: THE PROPER WAY TO ALIGN A CARTRIDGE, ALIGN THE CARTRIDGE, NOT THE TONEARM HEADSHELL!
SHOWN IN WHITE FOR CARITY.