Adjusting The Tonearm - Pioneer PL-514 Operating Instructions Manual

ADJUSTING THE TONEARM
LEVEL BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
1. Set the ANTI-SKATE knob to "0 ".
2. Remove the cartridge stylus cover.
3. Set the ARM-ELEVATION lever to the ¥ posi-
tion.
4, Release the arm clamp and move the tonearm to
the space between the arm rest and the platter,
taking care not to damage the stylus.
5. Support the headshell's finger lift with one hand
and attain the level balance by turning the
counterweight either clockwise or counter-clock-
wise. "Level balance" means that the tonearm is
parallel to the record on the platter, and that
the tonearm pipe, therefore, should not tilt
toward the counterweight side or the headshell
side (see Fig. 6).
SD
Tonearm properly balanced
Counterweight end is too heavy — Turn the counterweight
in the direction of the arrow.
Headshell end is too heavy — Turn the counterweight in the
direction of the arrow.
Fig. 6
6. Return the tonearm to the arm rest and fasten
the arm clamp.
7. Attach the stylus cover to protect the stylus.
8. Since the tracking force is zero when the tone-
arm is balanced level, turn just the tracking force
scale ring in front of the counterweight, and set
the "0" on the scale to the index line on the
shaft (Fig. 7).
Turn only
Tracking force
scale ring
Fig. 7
TRACKING FORCE ADJUSTMENT
Turning the counterweight, set the correct tracking
force opposite the index line on the counterweight
shaft (Fig. 8).
The tracking-force scale ring has 0.5g steps, and
one full turn of the counterweight will yield a
tracking force of 4g.
Fig. 8
ANTI-SKATING ADJUSTMENT
To adjust the anti-skating mechanism, turn the
ANTI-SKATE knob so that the number cor-
responding to the required tracking force is
opposite the index line (Fig. 9).
The numbers on the ANTI-SKATE knob cor-
respond to 1g of tracking force.
Fig. 9