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as a rough guide on aspects relevent to the turntable.
VERY
IMPORTANT NOTE - Do not use the serrated washer
supplied with some Origin Live arms - it is only meant for
non-metalic armboards and degrades Origin Live decks
very significantly.
VTA (vertical tracking adjustment)
To allow the cartridge needle to track at the correct angle it is
important that the base of the arm is at the correct height in
relation to the platter - this can be set by rotating the chrome
threaded VTA adjuster supplied with the deck for Origin Live
and Rega derived arms. One complete turn of the adjuster
clockwise raises the arm 1mm. For Origin Live arms that
have an integral vta adjuster the threaded vta adjuster is best
ommitted.
Set the arm fastening tightness
It is best to experiment with the tightness of the large base nut (if
fitted) by listening to music. This may seem laborious but you will be
richly rewarded as this adjustment makes a clearly audible difference
to performance.
IMPORTANT TIP
: For Origin Live
dual pivot
arms tighten the
arm bottom nut fairly hard, but for OL1, Rega and Silver arms use
minimum tension on the fastening nut.
Fit the arm cable clip
Pass the arm cable through the cable clip and fasten in position
with the nut & bolt supplied. Leave a slight droop on the
cable so that it isn’t “tight”. The clip fastens to the underside
of the plinth using the hole near the rear foot. This is helpful
to “earth” vibration in the cable. The earth lead should be
connected to the earth of your pre-amplifier or amplifier. This
earth lead is best separated slightly from the arm signal leads so
do not wind it around them for best performance.
Note - The linear flow 2 cable is thicker than most, use the
larger cable clip to cope with this - if the cable is problamatic
to bend round the confines of your particular set up, then you
will not lose a great deal of performance by simply not using
the arm clip.
U P G R A D E S
It is possible to upgrade the turntable
Further upgrades would be
Origin Live upgrade platter mat
DC200 motor in the case of the Aurora and Calypso
Upgrade Transformer - (Sovereign comes with this
included as standard)
M A I N T E N A N C E O F D E C K
It aids performance to clean all the running surfaces every 3
months or so with mentholated or surgical spirit.
To clean the deck, use a damp soft lint free cloth and wipe
gently – if you have grease marks etc then you can use a
general-purpose anti-smear, car window cleaner such as
Autoglym Fast glass, but only if necessary – wax furniture
polish is to be avoided . Do not spray directly on the turntable
as it may clog up the cartridge etc but rather spray onto a
soft polishing cloth and then use it on the turntable. Do not
use tissue paper or kitchen cleaning paper towels as paper is
abrasive and can put faint scratches in the polished surface.
If you do get minor abrasions on the surface then you can
remove them using a fine car paint abrasive polish such T-
cut or Autoglym paint renovator - this is especially usefull to
remove stubborn grease marks on the platter.
It is wise to keep the turntable packing box so that you can have it
transported securely.
The deck is not prone to going out of tune - Check that the
sub-chassis damper is tensioned lightly onto the plate every 2
years or so as the damping can compress a little over time.
Depending on your use of the deck, the belt should ideally be
replaced every 2 years or so.
If you withdraw the main spindle you should put in a drop of
oil in the bearing, to compensate for any possible loss.
T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G
Omit reading this greyed out section unless you have a problem
S P E E D VA R I AT I O N
If there is significant speed variation then possible causes are as
follows.
•
Significant changes in room temperature - this affects the
viscosity of the oil in the bearing.
•
Lack of oil in the bearing so check by adding oil.
•
Changed belt tension or an oily belt or platter - clean
running surfaces.
•
Turntable out of level – this affects the main bearing
friction.
•
After adjusting the tension of the 3 small Philips screws
which hold the motor on, you may need to re-adjust the
speed as they affect motor bearing friction very slightly.
•
Check the platter is not fouling on anything.
•
A dirty bearing that exhibits too much friction - The platter
should drift round effortlessly with the slightest of nudges (
the lighter the touch the better) and go on spinning very slowly
before gradualy coming to a stop. If you suspect the bearing
friction to be a little high return the bearing to us for checking.
•
A worn thrust bearing - this may occur after many years of
continuous use in common with all turntables.
•
Transistors that have developed temperature instability.
• Most of the pulleys are a push fit on the motor shaft -
however they can sometimes work loose in transit or in use. If
this is the case then you can easily rectify it by lightly tapping
the pulley back onto the spindle with your fingers - Do not use
a hard object or excessive force as this can damage the spindle.
E X C E S S I V E M O T O R N O I S E
The motor needs a run in time of around 4 days continuous running.
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