Pioneer pl 530 owners manual

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Thank you for purchasing the Pioneer Direct
Drive Fully-Automatic Stereo Turntable.

Please read this Instruction Manual carefully
clear through to the end, so that you fully under-
stand it before using your turntable.

CONTENTS

Features ....................... 2
Attaching the Cartridge ........... 3
Assembly Procedure .............. 4
Part Names ..................... 5
Adjusting the Tonearm ............ 6
Dust Cover ..................... 7
Connection to Stereo Amplifier ..... 7
Panel Facilities .................. 8
Fine Adjustment of Speed ......... 10
Installation ..................... 10 i
Playing Procedure ................ 1] i
Turntable Care and Maintenance . . . . 13 '
Trouble? Check It Out ........... 14
Specifications ................... 1 5

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FEATURES

High Torque DC Servo Motor Uses Hall Elements

The DC brushless Hall motor combines Hall elements with a high
torque motor and a semi-conductor circuit. Hall elements,
production-engineered by Pioneer, are used to switch the polarity
in the motor. Since purely electronic commutation is used for
switching the motor drive circuit, harmful noise is not generated,
and smooth, even rotation can be obtained with high durability.
By combining precision engineering with high fidelity circuit
technology, excellent characteristics of 70 dB (DIN-B) or more
SIM, and 0.03% (WRMS) wow and flutter have been achieved.

Two-Motor Fully Automatic Turntable Uses Precision
Geared Motors

A specialized precision geared motor is used for the lead-in and
return functions of the tonearm. Since the return function employs
the velocity detector principle, stable operation is consistently
maintained.

Newly Developed High-Sensitivity S-Shaped Tonearm
High sensitivity angular contact bearings are used for both vertical-
and horizontal-axis movement of the tonearm, so that there is
minimum play and friction. High sensitivity and durability are
obtained.

Both an anti-skating mechanism and a lateral balance adjustment
are built in, therefore, even when a low tracking force, high com-
pliance cartridge is used, the unit turns in an excellent tracking
performance. An independent tonearm lift device is incorporated
in the fully-automatic mechanism, so the stylus can be raised easily
even during playing without damage to the stylus or record.

Panel Layout Facilitates Easy Operation

This layout places the speed adjusters, function buttons, record
size selector, and arm lift lever all at the front of the unit, concen-
trating controls for easy operation. A headshell stand is built-in for
a spare cartridge. The dust cover uses free-stop fastener hinges.

Cabinet Designed for Sound Quality

The power source transformer and operating mechanisms are all
mounted in the hard particle board cabinet, while the platter and
tonearm are kept floating above the cabinet by the floating suspen.
sion, contributing to the improvement of the tone quality.
External vibrations are doubly damped by the insulators to obtain
a very high resistance against acoustic feedback (howling").