VPI Prime 21
Turntable Manual
Setup and Instruction Manual
VPI Industries, Inc., 77 Cliffwood Ave. #5D, Cliffwood, NJ 07721
http://www.vpiindustries.com
Страница 1: ...VPI Prime 21 Turntable Manual Setup and Instruction Manual VPI Industries Inc 77 Cliffwood Ave 5D Cliffwood NJ 07721 http www vpiindustries com...
Страница 2: ...ess Steel Delrin Clamp Stylus Force Gauge Azimuth Rod Kit Motor Assembly Finger Lift Counter Weight Flash Drive Drive Belt Power Cord Market specific Alignment Jig Platter 3D Tonearm Isolation Feet Da...
Страница 3: ...n the main bearing Safety Instructions Follow the instructions below to reduce risk of electrical hazard or injury To avoid electrical shock do not open the motor housing If the power cord provided wi...
Страница 4: ...r at least two years Setting up the Prime 21 The Prime 21 must be placed on a flat level surface This will make setup easy provide better sound quality and put less strain on the main bearing Place th...
Страница 5: ...ag right hot Green tag right ground White or Black tag left hot Blue tag left ground If your phono section inverts phase the hot colour becomes the ground colour In this case please seek support from...
Страница 6: ...ilever with the grid lines That is the only alignment that matters the cantilever lined up with the white lines and the diamond on the white dot The angle of the cartridge is irrelevant Adjust the car...
Страница 7: ...4 VIEW OF CONICAL AND LINE CONTACT STYLI AND WHY ALIGNMENT MATTERS MORE WITH THE LINE CONTACT CONICAL LINE CONTACT...
Страница 8: ...When the arm is at the desired height lightly tighten the thumbscrews If you do not make the arm parallel when doing this you will be between 2 to 4 grams light or heavy when you are on the record Set...
Страница 9: ...e RMS distortion 0 31 Setting the Azimuth Using the supplied aluminium rod placed into the groove behind the mounting screws on the tonearm headshell Azimuth is factory set to be level but you can adj...
Страница 10: ...uld look like this Setting the Anti Skating Two Solutions VPI does not support the need to have anti skate but does respect the customer s interest in having it enabled Therefore we provide a mechanis...
Страница 11: ...e mechanical anti skate if you want that much anti skate Playing Records Before playing a record make sure that both of the tonearm VTA thumbscrews are slightly tight Place the black washer on the pla...
Страница 12: ...ne by Nordost and Shyla MC Cartridge VPI Analog Drive System Periphery Ring Possible Problems Noise in the system a hum or buzz o The answer is to ground the motor and system properly A line filter th...
Страница 13: ...not a tonearm issue It can also be caused by a tracking force that is too light even if it reads correctly Tracking force needed is determined by the temperature in the room below 70 degrees 31 Deg Ce...
Страница 14: ...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...