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ECG 1

Regulated belt drive turntable

  Owner's Manual

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Version 1.0

Summary of Contents for ECG 1

Page 1: ...ECG 1 Regulated belt drive turntable Owner s Manual EN ENGLISH Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...xperience of the concert hall into the very heart of your home Our aim when developing and testing new products is to ensure that the wonderful richness of tone and every nuance of feeling and emo tion of a piece of music is delivered to you just as the artist intended We continually strive to give you the very best musical listening experi ence available whatever your preferred musical genre Sinc...

Page 3: ...ow all instructions 5 Do not use this turntable near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not install the unit in a small and closed rack or shelf 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other devices including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or gr...

Page 4: ...packaging materials for future shipment Set up procedure Before connecting the ECG 1s motor unit to the AC Power outlet check that the main voltage indicated on the power supply corresponds to the line voltage in the country were you intend to use the unit How to avoid damages Do not under any circumstances connect or disconnect equipment when power is turned on The design of the RCA plug generate...

Page 5: ...ttach the cable from the power supply to the motor unit Attach the tonearm interconnect to the armbase Place the turntable over the motor unit Make sure the motor unit don t touches the turntable frame Attach the cord between motor unit and turntable Remove transport fixings under the platter Place the rubber belt around the platter and stretch it around the smaller diameter groove in the motor un...

Page 6: ... tracking force within the boundaries set by the cartridge manufacturer but experiment with different settings The cartridge will often track at its best when given values up against the maximum setting DO NOT go below the recommended sty lus pressure since this will wear the records and stylus more than using recommended stylus pres sure DO NOT go above the recommended stylus pressure since this ...

Page 7: ...ur tonearm when it comes with a pre aligned cartridge already mounted in the headshell We will now go through how to set up the tonearm from scratch with a new cartridge out of the box Choice of cartridge The ECG 1s tonearm is a fairly heavy with a moving mass of 21 grams It should ideally be matched with medium to stiff cartridges with dynamic compliance 20 at 10 Hz but also softer car tridges ma...

Page 8: ...cated over the protractor line lead ing to the arrow Move the cartridge back or forth so the stylus is positioned directly above the cross labelled Overhang and fix the cartridge by slightly tightening the inner left screw Adjust stylus pressure to the cartridge manufacturer s recommendation see above Set antiskating to 0 see above Turn the platter manually and lower the cartridge so the stylus is...

Page 9: ...he height of the arm lift While the tonearm is resting in its crib and the tonearm lift is in its down position loosen the small hex screw pointing towards the armlift cylinder before adjusting the cylinder up or down Tighten the hex screw when finished Try the armlift with the arm and continue adjusting until you get sufficient about clearance between the stylus and the record surface in the up p...

Page 10: ...ted electronically Platter 12 2 8 kg 6 1 lbs acrylic Tonearm Operation Manual Profile S shaped Headshell SME mount Efficient length 258 mm Overhang 15 17 mm Offset angle 21 Tracking error angle 1 75 1 25 Cartridge weight 4 12 g Cartridge height 38 60 mm Moving mass 21 g cartridge screws 0 5 g Dimensions Width 465 mm 18 3 inches Depth 360 mm 14 1 inches Height 153mm 6 inches Weight Turntable with t...

Page 11: ...et no support The end user is responsible for all shipping charges insurance re importation and duty charges When shipping a product to the factory for service always include the following 1 A sales slip or other proof of purchase if repair is claimed under warranty 2 A proforma invoice with value of goods stating that the ECG 1 is returned to Norway for repair 3 An accompanying letter describing ...

Page 12: ...e before use Do not remove cover No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personal The warranty is void if the product is tampered with by non authorised personnel Use only authorized Electrocompaniet service center LOCAL DEALER DEALER STICKER HERE Made in Norway www electrocompaniet no ...

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