Pioneer PL 540 Owners Manual

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DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE

L-54D

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLI-
ANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

ATTACHING THE CARTRIDGE

You can attach any cartridge to this tumtable weighing
between 4g and 10g on condition that only the accessory
headshell is used with it, Follow the procedure outlined
below for attaching the cartridge to the headshell.

I. Take out the headshell. cartridge mounting screws.
nuts. washers and small sized screwdriver front the
accessory box,

The screws come in three different lengths so choose
the screws according to the height of the cartridge you
intend to attach,

2. The terminals on the accessory headshell are aligned as
shown in Fig. l. Check the location and polarity of each
of the cartridges terminal pins and then connect the lead
wires. taking care not to get the polarities mixed up.

NOTE:

[)0 no! .i'older when you connect the lead wires Io [he
cartridge, If'lhe lead wire lugx are loose. we a pair of
lweezem~ or (1 Similar object In pus/1 In (he end light/)1

3. Attach the cartridge lightly to the headshell using the
screws. nuts and washers (Fig. 2).

Right channel (red)

Right channel ground (green)
Left channel (white!

Left channel ground (blue!

Fig. I
Screws -
Washers fig.
, .3" '
W , 3?;
Headshell -~ , y/QLead wire

Cartridge

Nuts

Stylus cover

Fig. 2

4. Adjust the position of the cartridge so that the
stylus and the connector section of the headshell are
49mm apart and tighten up the screws. Make sure
that the cartridge does not tilt to one side when you
attach it (see Fig. 3).

Fig, 3

ATTACHING HEADSHELLS NOT MADE BY
PIONEER

You can attach headshells made by other com-
panies as long as the coupling portion has the same
dimensions as the headshell supplied with your PL-
540, However. you should check whether the
terminals on the other headshell are aligned in the
same way. When attaching. make sure that you do
not neglect to carry out the four steps described
above.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: The serial number for this equipment is located on the rear. Please write this serial number
on your enclosed warranty card and keep in a secure area. This is for your security.

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PIONEEI?

SPECIFICATIONS

Motor and Turntable

Drive System: Direct-drive

Motor: Quartz PLL Hall Motor

Turntable Platter: 320mm diam, aluminum alloy die-cast
Moment of Inertia: 280kg-cmz (including platter mat)
Speedsz: 33-1/3 and 45 rpm

Wow and Flutter: Less than 0.025% (WRMS)
Signal-to-noise Ratio: More than 73dB (DlN-B)

(with Pioneer cartridge model PC-400)

Rotational Characteristics

Build-up Time: Within 120° rotation at 33-1/3 rpm
Speed Deviation: Less than 0.002%

Speed vs. Load

Characteristics: Stable up to 150 grams drag load
Speed Drift: Less than 0,00008%/h at 33-1/3 rpm

Less than 0.00003%/degree temp. change at 33-1/3 rpm

Tonearm

Type: Static-balance type, S-shaped pipe arm
Effective Arm Length: 221mm

Overhang: 15.5mm

Usable Cartridge Weight: 4g (min) to 109 (max)

Subfunctions
Auto-return mechanism, Quick play mechanism, Anti-skating force control, Stylus
pressure direct-readout counter weight, Cueing device, Strobe light, Free stop hinges.

Accessories

EP Adaptor: 1

Screwdriver: 1

Cartridge mounting screws 6

Cartridge mounting nuts 2

Cartridge mounting washers 2

Operating instructions 1

Miscellaneous

Power requirements AC 120V, 50, 60Hz

Power consumption 8W

Dimensions 440(W) x 145(H) x 365(D) mm
17-15/16(W) x 5-11/16(H) x 14-3/8(D) inches

Weight 10kg/22Ib

NOTE:
Specifications and clexign sub/act to posxible modification without notice. due to improvements.

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