Technics SLQ 3 Owners Manual

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Technigrg.

Turntable System

SL-Q3

Operating instructions

Bemre operating this set, please read these mSII'UCUODS competely,

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We want to thank you forselecting the SL-Q3.

For optimum performance, we recommend thatyou read these instructions carefully.

Caution for safe use of
this apparatus

Caution
- This apparatus is double insulated, safety earth not re-
quired

Important
5 The wires in this mains lead are coloured In accordance
with the following code:
Blue: Neutral
Brown: Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this ap-
paratus may not correspond with the coloured markings
identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows.
The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter N orcoloured
BLACK.
The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured
RED.

0 This equipment should be disconnected from the mains
when not in use

Before use

Caution:

Never connect the AC power plug before assembly has been
completed.

Attach the dust cover last, so that assembly and adjustments can
be made most conveniently.

I checklist of parts
Turntable unit ....
Turntable platter
Turntable mat
Dust cover ........
45-rpm adaptor ........................................ 1
Balance weight .....................
Headshell/cartndge .................
Shell weight .................... ...

Assembly and set-up

l installation of turntable platter
1. Place the turntable platter on the center spindle.

Note:
The rotor is connected to the underside of the turntable
platter. (The magnet of the motor is attached to the turn-
table platter.) To maintain optimum performance. extra
care should be taken to prevent adhesion of dust or iron
filings to the magnet and not to damage the magnet by
dropping it
Do not remove or loosen the screws. Should the position
of the fixed magnet be altered by loosening the securing
screws. the rated performance of the unit cannot be guar-
anteed. (See Fig. 2.)

2. Place the turntable mat on the platter.
Note:
Alter haVing placed the turntable mat on the turntable
platter. manually rotate the turntable platter clockwise
about 10 times.
This will disengage the automatic mechanism from the
tonearm gear, which, in rare cases. may have moved out
of its normal position during transportation.

I Installation of headshell (See Fig. 3.)

insert the headshell into the front end of thetubulararm, and
turn the locking nut clockwise (in the direction shown by the
arrow A). With the headshell firmly held horizontally.

I Installation of balance weight (See Fig. 4.)

Place the balance weight on the rear shaft of the tonearm.

l Adjustments of horizontal zero (0) balance and

stylus pressure .

i. Removethestylusprotector,ifyourcartridgehasadetach-
able one. Be careful not to touch your fingers to the stylus
tip.

2, Release the arm clamp and lift the tonearm from the arm
rest to free it.

3. Turn the entire balance weight clockwise (indicated by
the arrow A") orcounterclockwise (indicated by thearrow
3) until the tonearm is approxrmately balanced horizon-
tally (floats freely). (See Figs. 5 and 6.)

Note:

Fig. 6-1

Excessive forward advancement of the balance weight
causes the cartridge side to be lowered,

Fig. 6-2

Excessive backward retreatment of the balance weight
causes the cartridge side to be raised.

Fig. 6-3

Upon balancing between the balance weight and car-
tridge, the tonearm is held horizontal.

During the adjustment of the horizontal zero (0) balance,
be careful that the stylus tip of the cartridge does not
contact the turntable mat or turntable base.

4. After the tonearm is horizontally zero (n) balanced, tem-
porarily refasten the tonearm with the arm clamp.

5. Hold the balance weight stationary with one hand as
shown in the picture. and rotate only the stylus-pressure
ring to bring the numeral 0" of the ring into alignment
with the center line on the tonearm rear shaft.

The adjustment of the horizontal zero (0) balance is now
completed,(See Fig. 7.)

6. After adjusting the horizontal zero (0) balance. turn the
balance weight clockwise in the direction of the arrow and
align to the correct stylus pressure.(See Fig. 8.)

(The stylus pressure of this unit is 1.75 9,)

Note:

Set the stylus pressure to the maximum recommended
value for your cartridge in cases where the record has an
extremely high recording level, or where the unit is operat-
ed in a room at low temperature. or in places in which the
unit is subjected to Vibrations.