4
Installing and Aligning the Cartridge
Remove the protective cover from the male pivot point on the arm base
assembly.
To avoid injury, do not touch the male pivot
point. It is extremely sharp. In addition, skin
oils can blemish and cause corrosion to the
assembly.
Place the JMW-9T arm wand on its side on a foam pad.
For cartridges with threaded mounting holes, use the screws supplied by the
cartridge manufacturer. Other screws may not fit properly and may cause
damage to the threads and cartridge.
To avoid damage to the tonearm, use one of the washers supplied by VPI
under the screw heads.
For cartridges with pass-through mounting holes, use the hardware supplied
with the tonearm. Be sure to use washers under the screw heads.
The tonearm wires are color-coded as follows:
Red
right hot.
Green
right ground.
White
left hot.
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
not
the wire itself
and push it onto the cartridge’s right hot terminal pin.
Connect the remaining connectors in the same way.
To avoid damage to the cartridge, do not push the connectors all the way on.
Adjust the tonearm counterweight halfway back on its mounting to reduce the
amount of down force on the cartridge.
Place the JMW Memorial Tonearm Alignment Jig on the spindle with the narrow
end next to the pivot point. Tighten the screws of the jig so it fits snugly
against the male bearing shaft