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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Be very careful when handling the tone arm. The internal arm wire is exposed at the
headshell and at the rear of the arm. The wire is very delicate and physical damage to
the wire is not covered by the warranty after the arm is removed from its box.
When you remove the black tube covering the unipivot male bearing assembly be very
careful it is sharp, do not touch it, you will get punctured or cut.
There are a number of setscrews on the JMW Scout Arm, the Allen wrenches that come
with your arm will only fit the setscrews that you will need to adjust. All other screws
are factory set and should not be adjusted, except by our trained technicians.
Resetting any of the factory settings is not covered by the warranty.
A. CARTRIDGE MOUNTING:
FOR CARTRIDGES WITH THREADED MOUNTING HOLES:
Use the screws supplied by the cartridge manufacturer to mount the cartridge. Any
other screws may not fit the thread properly and may even damage the threads and
cartridge. USE ONE OF THE SUPPLIED WASHERS UNDER THE SCREW HEAD.
For all cartridges with pass through mounting holes use the hardware supplied with the
arm. Remember to 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 HOT COLOR BECOMES THE
GROUND COLOR
Using tweezers or fine tipped pliers, grip the center of the red wire's connector (do not
grip the wire) and push it onto the cartridge's right hot terminal pin. In the same way,
connect each of the remaining connectors to its respective cartridge terminal. Do not
push the connectors all the way on, as this could damage the cartridge. Always back
up the cartridge with your finger when pushing on the clips.
The Scout tonearm comes with one dropped counterweight installed on the rear shaft
of the tonearm. For most cartridges you will only need this large weight. The
counterweight is held in position by a setscrew. If the stock counterweight does not
work with your cartridge please contact your local dealer/distributor or VPI directly to
swap your counterweight or purchase of an additional weight.
Pick up the arm tube, taking care not to strain or damage the fine 4-color wire and
Lemo connector.
