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Instructions
English Transport locking
To secure the sub-chassis suspension, during
transport from manufacturer to consumer, the
WARNING record player is equipped with a safeguard
screw. This red labelled screw (4), situated
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not under the turntable should be removed.
expose this appliance to rain or moisture. (3) v
Turn the two locking swi eloc
anti-c l s
kwise
until the studs can move freely in their holes.
Introduction Each time before transporting the player, it
should be locked again by turning the locking
This two speed record player is a supremne swivels clockwise.
example of advanced technology in new ma- Remove also the red protector on the pick-up
terials and their application combined with arm (Fig. 2).
well-proven construction methods. The appa-
ratus fully meets the HiFi standards of DIN Assembly
45 500. | Place the turntable on turntable spindle (2).
In order to minimize rumble and wow use is Slide counterweight (11), packed separately on
1ade of a belt-drive system and a low speed the rear of the pick-up arm (Fig. 1).
ynchronous motor, in combination with a free
floating sub-chassis for turntable and pick-up Connections
arm, a construction that has been used already Insert mains plug(sinto the wall outlet.
with much succes in earlier models.
Features of this record player are the auto- Important note (U.K. only)
matic return of the pick-up arm to its rest posi- When fitting a mains plug to the mains lead,
tion after playing a record and a direct stylus please proceed as follows:
force indication by means of a calibrated mea- The wires in the mains lead are coloured in
suring instrument. accordance with the following code:
Its headshell with universal slide-in cartridge Blue - Neutral Brown - Live
support can accommodate cartridges with the As these colours may not correspond with the
standard 1, RETMA mounting distance. colour markings identifying the terminals in
The viscosity damped pick-up lift permits the your plug proceed as follows:
pick-up arm to be raised or lowered without The brown wire must be connected to the ter-
touching the arm. minal which is marked with the letter L or
coloured Red.
Note: With the exception of the sections on The blue wire must be connected to the termi-
Mains voltage adjustment and Connections, nal which is marked with the letter N or colour-
these instructions also apply to a GC 027 chas- ed black.
sis built into a stereo installation. Note: This apparatus must be protected by a
3 amp Fuse if a 13 amp plug is used, or if any
Installation (Fig. 1) other type of plug is used by a 5 amp Fuse
either in the plug or adapter, or at the distri-
ains voltage adjustment bution board. If in doubt consult a qualified
Before using the record player, check that the electrician.
voltage adapter (14) under the turntable is set
for the correct local mains voltage. If this is Insert plug (13 into the magneto-dynamic pick-
not the case turn the adapter with a coin until up input of your amplifier. If your amplifier
the correct voltage appears. does not possess such an input, this record
This procedure must be completed before any player must be connected to your amplifier
attempt iIs made to connect the unit to the via pre-amplifier GH 915 (optional extra, not
mains supply. available in every country).

Caution Stylus force adjustment

Turn the side thrust compensation control
The /42, /44 and /66 versions (see type plate) to position ’0’.
are not fitted with a voltage adapter and are Remove the protective cover fromthe cartridge
setto 117 V (/42) and 120 V (/44, /66). or push up the stylus guard as far as it will go.

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Unlock the pick-up arm by pulling pick-up Pick-up cariridge
arm lock (8) upwards. Depress rocker key (7)
at the end marked ¥ . Turn knob (12 until the The Super M cartridge, with which most ver-
correct stvlus force can be read on the stylus sions of this record player are equipped, is
force indicator (9). Recommended stylus force mounted on a universal carrier. In order to
for SuperM cartridges GP 400 and GP 401 check orreplace the stylus unit orthe cartridge,
is 2 gf. the carrier can be pulled out of the headshell
(5) by its raised edge (Fig. 3).
Side thrust compensation
Due to the geometry of the pick-up arm and Replacing the stylus unit
the friction of the stylus in the groove, a force Hold the cartridge upside down in one hand,
is created which tends to move the pick-up and take hold of the stylus unit with the thumb
arm towards the cenire of a record, thus caus- and index finger of the other hand. Slide the
ing imperfect tracking. In order to avoid this stylus unit out of the cartiridge, carefully and
effect this record player is provided with side in a straight line (Fig. 4).
thrust compensation that may be adjusted by The new stylus unit can now be slid into the
means of knob(10. cartridge, carefully and in a straight line.
The amount of side thrust compensation re-
quired depends upon the value of the stylus Replacing the cartridge
force, as read on stylus force indicator (9). For Philips Super M cartridges as well as other
correct adjustment, set knob (19 to a posrtaon cartridges with RETMA standard mounting
corresponding to the value of the stylus force. distances. (14" - 12.7 mm) can be mounted on
The scale marked 'O’ is for cariridges having the sliding carrier. Remember, the cartridge
a spherical (conical) stylus tip, the scale mark- has to be mounted on the smooth side of the
ed "o ' is for cartridges with an elliptical (bi- carrier!
radial) stylus tip. Remove the old cartridge from the carrier by
first carefully pulling the coloured wires from
Operation (Fig. 1) the cartridge’s contact pins and then unscrew-
ing the fixing screws.
e Adjust to the correct turntable speed with
rocker key(1). The position of Super M cartridges on the car-
e Remove the protective cover from the carn- rier is determined by the notches in the edge
ridge or push up the stylus guard as far as of the slots for the nuts.
it wtll go. Use the screws and nuts with which the old
e Place a record upon the turntable; for 45 cartridge was mounted. Place the nuts in their
r.p.m. records with a large centre hole use the notches and push the screws through the slots
adapter. on both sides of the cartridge (Fig. 5). Tighten
e Depress rocker key (7) at end marked ¥ . the screws uniformly.
e Move the pick-up arm towards the record; Now connect the coloured wires on the carrier
the turntable will start revolving automa- to the pins on the cartridge as follows:
tically. L. (white) to L (left-hand channel)
e Position the pick-up above the running-in R (red) toR (right-hand channel)
groove or any desired section of the record. LG (blue)} to LG (return of left-hand channel)
e Depress rocker key (7) at end marked ¥ RG (green)to RG (return of right-hand channel)
e After playing a record the pick-up arm re- Finally, slide the carrier, with the cartridge,
turns automatically to its rest position. To lock back into the headshell.
the pick-up arm press down pick-up arm lock
8). For mounting cartridges other than Super
M
%The pick-up arm can be lifted at any desir- a mounting kit is available under code number
ed moment during play by depressing rocker 4822 444 30169. This kit consists of mounting
key(7)at the end marked ¥ . hardware and an alignment jig; the function
@ 10 stop during reproduction depress rocker of the jig is 1o determine accurately the posi-
key
() at the end marked STOP. The pick-up tion of the cartridge on the carrier.
arm returns to its rest position and the motor Mount the cartridge with screws and nuts on
is switched-off automatically. the carrier, but do not tighten the screws com-
pletely. The length of the screws should be