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JMW-9 MEMORIAL TONEARM 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Setup and Instruction Manual 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

VPI Industries, Inc., 77 Cliffwood Ave. #3B, Cliffwood, NJ 07721 

phone: 732-583-6895   fax: 732-946-8578 

http://www.vpiindustries.com

Summary of Contents for JMW-9

Page 1: ...JMW 9 MEMORIAL TONEARM Setup and Instruction Manual VPI Industries Inc 77 Cliffwood Ave 3B Cliffwood NJ 07721 phone 732 583 6895 fax 732 946 8578 http www vpiindustries com ...

Page 2: ...he 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 ...

Page 3: ...he grid Set the counterweight for enough downward force to keep the stylus from moving when resting on the jig Look down at the cartridge and align it between the lines of the grid Be careful to align the cartridge and not the tonearm headshell Adjust the cartridge mounting screws as needed until the cartridge is centered between the grid lines and the stylus is resting on the dot of the grid The ...

Page 4: ... we tried sounded better with its mechanical anti skating disabled and the tracking force very slightly increased VPI has a unique solution to anti skating the coiled wire of the JMW Memorial Tonearm acts as a spring and pushes the arm back without affecting the sound quality You now have the option of installing a mechanical anti skate for those that want it Adjust the counterweight so there is n...

Page 5: ...Follow the gauge instructions and set the tracking force according to the cartridge manufacturer s recommendation We recommend always going to the high side of tracking force High frequency vibrations on a light tracking cartridge can cause more damage to the grooves of a record than running a cartridge at a heavy setting Always go 1 10th gram higher than the maximum recommendation To adjust the a...

Page 6: ...en wrench to loosen the setscrew on the counterweight and rotate the counterweight as needed to bring the arm into correct lateral balance to set azimuth When the azimuth has been set you can lightly tighten the setscrew located on the top of the counterweight To make this task easier make sure the arm tube is parallel to the record surface Long thin rod 90 degrees Rotate ...

Page 7: ...product or defect in or failure of the product This warranty does not extend to any unit whose serial number has been defaced or altered Any product that VPI determines causes a defect or malfunction due to incorrect 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 t...

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