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2. PANEL
FACILITIES
AND
OPERATIONS
SPEED
SELECTOR
BUTTON
45 ....
When this button is depressed, the platter will
rotate
at 45rpm.
Depress for playing 45rpm
records, singles or EP's.
33. ....
When this button is set to the released position,
the platter will rotate at 33-1/3rpm.
Release
for playing 33-1/3rpm records like LP's.
SPEED
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
Turn this knob when delicately adjusting the speed of the
platter. The speed of platter will increase when the knob
is turned
clockwise,
in the direction
of ''+"; it will
decrease when turned counterclockwise, in the direction
of ''—",
For detailed
instruction, refer to the section
"ADJUSTING THE SPEED OF PLATTER".
STROBE
LIGHT/SPEED
CHECKING
WINDOW
The strobe light comes on when the START/CUT button
is depressed, and the stroboscope illuminates the design
cut around the bottom face of the turntable. The speed of
the platter can be checked by observing the movement of
markings through the checking window. (Refer to '"AD-
JUSTING THE SPEED OF PLATTER"').
RECORD
SIZE SELECTOR
This selector selects the size of the record for automatic
play and also selects manual play.
7" 17...
For the automatic play of 17cm (7-inch)
LP and EP records.
10" 25...
For the automatic play of 25cm (10-inch)
LP records.
12"°30
.. For the automatic play of 30cm (12-inch)
LP records.
MAN...
For the manual play of records.
NOTE:
The
tonearm
will not be actuated
when
the RECORD
SIZE SELECTOR
is at the MANUAL
position for play,
even
if the
START/CUT
button
and
the
REPEAT
buttonare pushed.
REPEAT BUTTON
Push this button when you want to listen to the same
record again. Press the button once more to release.
NOTE:
All
you
have
to do
for repeat play
is to press
the
REPEAT
button. There is no need to push the START/
CUT button again.
START/CUT
BUTTON
When this button is depressed, the power is turned on for
the turntable, the strobe light comes on and the platter
starts
to rotate. With
the RECORD
SIZE SELECTOR
set at one of the positions — 30, 25, or 17 — the tonearm
moves automatically to the record disc as the platter starts
rotation, thus starting record playing.
If this button is depressed while the record is playing, the
tonearm
automatically
returns to the arm rest, and the
power to the turntable will be cut off.
PLATTER/PLATTER MAT
The platter mat stabilizes the records and also absorbs ex-
ternal vibration.
ADJUSTING THE SPEED OF PLATTER
1. Observe
the stroboscope through the speed checking
window.
Four different pitches of the markings are
used
in the stroboscope.
The
pitch varies with the
power
line frequency
and the rotating speed of the
platter, as shown.
. Make
sure
one
of the
four
types
of stroboscope
markings
is set according
to the line frequency and
the
platter
speed,
and
turn
the SPEED
ADJUST-
MENT
knob
as instructed
in the following to make
adjustment.
@
When markings appear to stand still: The platter is
turning at the rated speed (33-1/3 or 45rpm), and
no adjustment is required.
When
markings
appear
to move
rightwards:
The
speed of the platter is lower than the rated speed.
Turn the knob clockwise until markings appear to
stand still.
When
markings
appear
to move
leftwards:
The
speed of the platter is higher than the rated speed.
Turn
the knob
counterclockwise
until the mark-
ings appear to stand still.
PL-3000
DUST COVER
Keep this closed unless operating the controls or tonearm,
or changing over records. This serves to keep dust from
adhering to the records during record play. When fully
opened
and pulled straight up, this dust cover can
be
removed from the cabinet.
EP ADAPTOR/ADAPTOR
RETAINER
When playing an EP record, fit this adaptor to the center
shaft. When
not in use, attach it to the adaptor retainer.
ANTI-SKATE
KNOB
This knob is used to cancel out the harmful skating force
which is generated during record play.
ARM
REST/CLAMPER
The arm rest supports the tonearm when it is not being
used. Set the tonearm on its rest when it is not playing
records, Clamp
it into position if you don't have any
immediate plans to play records.
TONEARM
This tonearm
is designed to 'apply the correct tracking
force to the cartridge and to keep this force at the precise
level for faithful tracking of the record grooves.
For 33-1/3rpm in 60Hz area
For 45rpm in 60Hz area
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