© Audio Trade GmbH · Measure it II · Revision 15.06.11/15.07.11
Thank you for purchasing a PRO-JECT AUDIO stylus balance.
!
Warning of a hazard for the user, the unit or possible misuse.
Important notice.
Calibration
1
Make sure the surface is level.
2
Turn on the meter with the
ON/OFF
button. The display will show
0.000
after a few seconds. Give your
stylus balance sufficient warm up time. Usually 30 seconds to give the internal components time to stabilise
before calibrating.
3
Press and hold the
MODE
button until the display shows
CAL
and
5.000
(flashing).
4
Gently place the 5g weight on the centre of the platform. After approximately 5 seconds the display will
read
5.000
,
PASS
and
5.000
.
Occasionally the display will show for example
5.002
or
5.004
instead of
5.000
. This is no defect.
It will not affect the calibration.
5
Remove the weight an press
ON/OFF
to turn off the meter.
Choosing the weighting mode
The meter has to be turned on. The display shows
0.000
. Pressing the
MODE
switches between the different
weighting modes.
Weighting modes: gram (1g = 10mN), ounce (oz), pennyweight (dwt) and carat (ct).
Cartridge downforce adjustment - weighting mode gram
1
Make sure the surface you use the turntable on is level.
2
Remove the stylus guard and the stylus balance protection cover. Gently place the meter on the platter.
Move the headshell over the weighting platform.
3
Turn on the stylus balance with the
ON/OFF
button. The display will show
0.000
after a few seconds.
Give your meter sufficient warm up time. Usually 30 seconds to give the internal components time to
stabilise.
4
Gently lower the tonearm until the stylus is on the black dot of the weighting platform. The display shows
the tracking force.
5
Lift the tonearm and adjust the counter weight (tracking weight dial) and repeat the above procedure the
recommended tracking force is achieved.
!
Never load the stylus balance with more than
5g
, overloading can permanently damage it.
Other display readouts
No display, backlight getting weak - batteries are empty and need to be replaced.
o_LD
- overload (more than 5g). Please remove the excessive load immediately.
LLLLL
- The weighting load cell has been damaged by misuse (i.e. it was shocked, dropped or overloaded).
You can try to recalibrate the meter. If the load cell has not been damaged to much, it will work again after
recalibration.
UNSt
- Use the meter on a more stable, vibration free surface.
Backlight
The
LIGHT
key switches the backlight off an on.
