Magenta TT10, Инструкции по настройке

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ADJUSTING THE MAGENTA TT10 TURNTABLE
Shifting the cartridge makes it possible to optimize the offset angle of the tone arm and to a
certain extend the overhang and the effective length.
The template enables you to check the error
of the Lateral Tracking Angle at every position
of the arm. You can start at the small circle.
But you also can choose a different point of
departure, closer to the spindle. For instance
at (c). See to it that at your starting point the
front of the cartridge is parallel to the line
marked 0°. After that you can check at various
points and see what the error is: + or - one or
more degrees. You can save this drawing and
print it and enlarge it so that the distance
between A and B is 15 cm.
Not all arms were built with the optimum
geometry in mind, especially those which
have a fixed mount. So in certain cases it can
be necessary to shift the cartridge in the head
shell a little. This means that you are changing
the lateral tracking angle and possibly
optimizing the geometry of the arm. This can
only be done if the headshell has slots. Always
use the template pictured above to measure
the error.
If the headshell does not have slots you can
make these yourself or if you are not handy
have them made. That makes it possible to
align a cartridge in a tonearm of which you do
not have specifications. Just follow the
directions given above using the template and
find the lowest degree of error and distortion.