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7.
Verify the turntable is level by using a 9 or 12-inch bubble level front-to-back and side-to-side
on the platter. If it is not level, rotate the aluminum cone feet up or down. If you must turn
the Scout feet more than three full turns, level the shelf or platform the table sits on first.
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.
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 or Black
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.
Place the Alignment Jig on the spindle with the V-groove against the male bearing shaft.
Tighten the screws of the jig so it fits snugly against the male bearing shaft and over the
record spindle.
Place the arm tube assembly on the male pivot point, using caution with the 4-color wire
and Lemo connector. Set the arm in its rest. If the cartridge has a guard, remove it.
Line up the red dot on the Lemo connector with the red dot on the receptacle on the
junction box. The Lemo connector can plug in only one way and should not be forced.
Swing the tonearm over the jig so the stylus is as close as possible to the dot in the center
of the grid. Set the counterweight for enough downward force to keep the stylus from
moving when resting on the jig.
