User manual PANASONIC SL-1200GEG

[. . . ] Each day the discovery of a truly emotive experience from an unencountered sound awaits. Let us take you on your journey to rediscover music. (2) English Delivering the Ultimate Emotive Musical Experience to All At Technics we understand that the listening experience is not purely about technology but the magical and emotional relationship between people and music. We want people to experience music as it was originally intended and enable them to feel the emotional impact that enthuses and delights them. [. . . ] ρ Return the tone arm to the arm rest and fix it with the arm clamp. 1 Free the tone arm from the arm rest and adjust horizontal balance by turning the balance weight. Hold the tone arm and turn the balance weight in the arrow direction to adjust the balance until the arm is approximately horizontal. ρ Take care not to Balance weight allow the stylus tip to touch the Hold here turntable or main to turn unit. 1 Turn the stylus pressure control until “0“ comes to the centre line of the rear of the tone arm. ρ Hold the balance weight still while doing this. Stylus pressure control Hold here to turn Balance weight Centre line Arm clamp Arm clamp Arm rest Cue lever Anti-skating control Note  Refer to the user's guide for your stylus for the appropriate stylus pressure. Balanced and the tone arm is parallel to the turntable. 16 (16) English Anti-skating 2 Turn the balance weight to adjust to the appropriate stylus pressure for the cartridge. ρ The stylus pressure control will turn together with the balance weight. ρ Turn until the centre line points to the appropriate stylus pressure. 1 Turn the anti-skating control to adjust it to the same value as the stylus pressure control. Getting started Balance weight Hold here to turn Turns together 1 0 Centre line Note  For stylus pressures 3 g and above, adjust anti-skating control to “3”. 2 3 17 English (17) Adjustment (continued) Tone arm height Make this adjustment only if the cartridge you are using makes it necessary. Preparation  Put a record on the turntable. 3 After arm height adjustment is finished, lock the tone arm by turning the arm lock knob. When you don't know the cartridge  height (H), Remove the stylus cover, taking care not to damage the stylus, then release the arm clamp. Lower the cue lever, rest the stylus on the record and adjust the height control until the tone arm and record are parallel. Parallel to the turntable Arm lock (Released) (Locked) 2 Adjust the height with the armheight control ring. Adjust the arm height until the tone arm becomes parallel to the record. ρ Use the chart below as reference to find the appropriate position mark for the height of your cartridge. (For supplied head shell) Cartridge height (H) in millimeters 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Height control position 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Attention  Be careful not to damage the stylus tip. [. . . ]  Turn [ON/OFF] to ON and press [START-STOP] to rotate the turntable. ρ If the strobe light or the blue indicator blinks again, check which one is blinking and contact our service representative. 0 kg Tone arm section Type Effective length Overhang Tracking error angle Static Balance 230 mm 15 mm Within 2° 32' (at the outer groove of 30 cm (12“) record) Within 0° 32' (at the inner groove of 30 cm (12“) record) 22° Turntable section Type Drive method Motor Turntable Direct drive manual turntable Direct drive Brushless DC motor Brass and aluminum diecast combined Diameter: 332 mm Mass: Approx. 6 kg (including a rubber sheet) Offset angle Arm-height 0 – 6 mm adjustment range Stylus pressure 0 – 4 g (direct reading) adjustment range Head shell weight Approx. [. . . ]