Please read the following before operating the Rek-O-Kut N-3378 turntable.
UNPACKING AND SETUP
The carton contains the platter, turntable base, its vibration isolation feet, and all accessories.
The surface onto which the N-3378 is to be used should be relatively level and sturdy. It should not rock in response to floor
traffic.
1. Remove the Base Unit from the carton. Save all packing material for reshipping should that become necessary.
2. Carefully set the Base Unit on the surface onto which it is to be used. At this point, the feet have no protection
underneath them to protect furniture surfaces – so be careful.
3. Place one Vibrapod underneath each foot. This isolates the N-3378 from floor vibration and also prevents marring of the
surface by the legs.
4. Remove any shipping shims that may be located underneath
the sub-platter. This will allow the spindle to drop into its
bearing well.
5. Loop the belt around the motor pulley and sub-platter.
6. Locate the platter and carefully put in on the spindle,
indent side up. It should slip down snuggly, but not
tightly. BE CAREFUL NOT TO MAR THE UPPER
SURFACE OF THE PLATTER.
7. Place the removable portion of the spindle into the platter
hole.
8. Slide the counter weight on to the rear end of the arm.
9. Remove any restraints holding the arm in place.
10. Locate the headshell, and install the appropriate cartridge.
11. Locate the arm cable and plug it into the bottom of the arm.
TONEARM SETUP
1. Mount the cartridge to the headshell as follows: white to left (+), red to right (+), blue to left (-), and green to right (-).
Use alignment gauge to adjust cartridge position if extreme accuracy is desired. Try to keep the cartridge parallel to the
alignment gauge lines at min. and max. diameters as closely as possible.
2. Attach the headshell to the end of the arm.
3. Adjust the height of the arm such that with the stylus in contact with a record, the arm tube is parallel to the surface of
the record. Adjust the hex screw in the right side of the circular base.
Caution: do not loosen the set screws that hold the anti-skating mechanism to the arm bearing assembly.
4. Check that the arm can swing both to the minimum and maximum record diameters, then tighten the hex
set screw in the base to fix the arm position.
5. Adjust the height of the arm lift mechanism with hex set screw in the base collar. Make sure that the arm
will lift off the record surface and also that it will drop completely to the surface.
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