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VPI JMW-9 Scout

Tonearm Manual

THIS MANUAL IS GOOD FOR COMPLETE ARMS OR ARMTUBES ONLY

Setup and Instruction Manual

VPI Industries, Inc., 77 Cliffwood Ave. #5D, Cliffwood, NJ 07721

http://www.vpiindustries.com

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Page 1: ...VPI JMW 9 Scout Tonearm Manual THIS MANUAL IS GOOD FOR COMPLETE ARMS OR ARMTUBES ONLY Setup and Instruction Manual VPI Industries Inc 77 Cliffwood Ave 5D Cliffwood NJ 07721 http www vpiindustries com ...

Page 2: ... use the washers under the screw heads to prevent damage to the finish on the JMW Scout Arm In this step the connectors will be attached to the cartridge s terminals Disregard the color of the insulators on the cartridge clips go by the color of the wires THE COLOR CODE OF THE WIRE IS RED right hot BLACK OR WHITE left hot GREEN right ground BLUE left ground IF YOUR PHONO SECTION INVERTS PHASE THE ...

Page 3: ...ate the accuracy you have built into your alignment 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 ...

Page 4: ...idge has parallel sides these should be made parallel to the grid lines Also make sure that the cartridge is centered between sets of lines If you can see the cantilever clearly you can align the cantilever to the alignment grid This is difficult and may produce no increase in sound quality Double check the adjustments made above The cartridge needs to be both centered and square between the gird ...

Page 5: ...ts on the record surface Use the counterweight or azimuth ring to set correct azimuth Lay the long thin rod supplied behind the cartridge mounting screws into the V groove and use it as a guide for setting azimuth Rotate the flat part of the ring towards the side that is lower and that side will become lighter causing it to rise Playing with this will give very accurate azimuth settings You can al...

Page 6: ...R VTF THAN YOU WANTED Recheck the azimuth and the VTF at least twice to make sure they are correct A little extra time here will result in better sound Make sure you do not go light on tracking force that is a really bad idea D ANTI SKATING Anti skating is one of the least understood forces acting on a tonearm Skating force is created by friction between the stylus and the record causing a force v...

Page 7: ...CAN GO TO THE MECHANICAL ANTI SKATE SUPPLIED THE THREE RUBBER RINGS SET THE ANTI SKATE FORCE THE CLOSER THEY ARE TO THE END OF THE ROD THE MORE ANTI SKATE FORCE YOU ARE APPLYING E ARM HEIGHT Place a record on the turntable Loosen the two setscrews in the base of the arm right side and rear of base Lower the arm onto the record and make the arm tube parallel to the record surface by rotating the wh...

Page 8: ...installation modification misuse or servicing by the purchaser or service technician not authorized by VPI to perform such service will not be warranted This warranty does not cover trivial or cosmetic defects that do not impair the unit s normal function VPI reserves the right to make changes in this product without assuming any obligation to install such change in any product previously manufact...

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