Shure v 15 vxmr brochure

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2,69"

8.34"

2 ,75"

1964 V15 Stereo Dyneiic Hi-Fi Phonograph Cariridge
- 15 degree vertical tracking angle
- symmetrical bl-radial elliptical stylus (,0002" x .0009")
- supyected to exacting quality control and inspection measures
unique in the industry

1966 V15 Type II
- llrst analog-computer 'gned superior tracking cartridge
- introduced Trackabilily' duty to maintain contact tretween stylus
and record groove at minimum tracking force
- throughout audio spectrum
- nip-action, puilt-in stylus guard
1970 V15 Type II Improved

- upgraded stylus
- llatter lrequency response

1973 V15 Type III
- new laminated pole piece
- uniformly flat. unacoented. uncolored frequency response
' 25% reduction 0' effective stylus mass

1978 V15 Type IV
- hyperelliptical nude stylus tip resulting in optimized tip-groove
contact area
- viscous-damped Dynamic Stabilizer overcomes record warp and
electrostatrcaliy neutralizes record surlace

1982 V15 Type V
- ullra-lhln-wall beryllium (MICROWALL Be) stylus shank
- MASAR-polisheo tip to reduce frictlon
- packaged wrth Duo-Point Alignment gauge to minimize lateral
tracking angle error

1983 V15 Type V-MR Micro-Ridge

- stylus tip emulates shape or cutting stylus for unsurpassed
trackaoility, panicularly in high frequency range

1997 V15VXMR

- warmer and more musical than ever
- Stereophile Magazine's Analog Source or the Year runner up in
1997 (the category winnerwas a turntable)

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5800 W. Touhy Avenue, Niles, IL 60714-4608, USA.
Phone: 800-257-4873 Fax: 847-600-1212

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Elsewhere, Phone: 847-600-2000 Fax: 847-600-6336
©2003, Shure Incorporated Primed in USA
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Installation Guide

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INSTALLING THE CARTRIDGE

SEE NUMBERED ILLUSTRATioNS INSIDE BACK COVER
Remove Stylus Assembly. Care/idly grasp mimd
caps on Sides of Stylus assembly and gently [ml] Stylus
assembly 014/ qf cartridge body,
Mount Cartridge in Tune Arm. Use supplied screws
and hex nuts to mount cartridge. (The mounting hard-
ware package is under the insert in the cartridge box.) In-
sen the screws into the mounting holes or slots in the
headshell and through the cartridge mounting bracket
from either above or below. Partially tighten the screws.
4-Lead Stereo Connection. Make electrical connec-
tions: Right (R), red; Right Ground (RG), green: Left
(L), white: and Left Ground (LG), blue.
Replace the Stylus Assembly. Carefully grasp the round
caps on the sides of the stylus assembly and gently insert
the stylus body tube fully into the cartridge body at a
slight upward angle. Do not force.
Alignment. To make sure that the turntable cannot move
during the alignment procedure, place the small wedges
(from supplied hardware bag) beneath the outer edge of
the platter. Put a record on the turntable. Lift the Dynam-
ic Stabilizer until it clicks into the locked up" position
(see Figure 5). Move the cartridge forward or backward
in the tone arm to place the stylus tip at the overhang
point recommended for the tone arm or headshell. Bal-
ance the tone arm and lempmarily apply a tracking force
ofl gram.
Alignment Protractor. Slip the hole ofthe Shure align-
ment protractor over the turntable spindle, and place the
protractor on the record over the area where the stylus
tracks.
Inner Alignment Point. Lower the tone arni so that the
stylus tip rests on the inner STYLUS TIP marking on the
protractor (Point is). lfthe sides ofthe cartridge body are
not parallel to the reference lines on the protractor, raise
the tone arm and adjust the cartridge body position so
that it is parallel to the reference lines on the protractor.
Outer Alignment Point. Repeat this procedure for the
outer STYLUS TIP marking on the protractor (Point l1).
Repeat this procedure on Points :1 and b until the car-
tridge body is parallel at both points. If the cartridge can
only be made parallel at one point, select Point a, closer
to the center of the record. When the adjustment proce-

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