Sony PS-LX350H - Manual (Page 6)

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Adjusting the turntable
Before attempting to play any records, be sure to
complete the following steps to insure proper tone arm
balance, tracking force and anti-skating adjustment.
Failure to complete these adjustments will result in
inferior sound quality and may cause permanent
damage to the stylus and record.
1
Make sure the turntable is level.
The insulator feet allow you to make slight
adjustments to the height of the turntable.
2
Set the ANTI-SKATING dial to “0”.
3
Turn the protective cover to expose the stylus,
move the tone arm to the space between the arm
stand and the platter.
Take care not to damage the stylus.
4
While using the finger lift to support the
headshell, shift the cueing lever forward. Take
care not to damage the stylus.
5
Balance the tone arm by turning the counter
weight either clockwise or counterclockwise.
When the tone arm is properly balanced
It will float parallel to the platter when released.
It should not tilt toward either the headshell or counter
weight.
6
Return the tone arm to the arm stand.
7
Since the tracking force is zero when the tone arm
is properly balanced, set the tracking force scale
ring so that “0” lines up with the index line.
Hold the counter weight with your other hand so
that it will not turn together with the scale ring.
8
When using the supplied cartridge, turn the
counter weight so that 2 reading lines up with the
index line. The supplied cartridge requires 2
grams of tracking force.
When optionally available cartridge is used
Turn the counter weight counterclockwise to align the
tracking force scale ring to the correct tracking force.
The tracking force scale ring is marked in 0.1 g steps
and one full turn of the counter weight yields a tracking
force of 4 g.
9
Set the ANTI-SKATING dial to the same setting
as the tracking force scale ring.
The numbers on the ANTI-SKATING dial
correspond to 1 g of tracking force.
Getting Started
Turn this ring so that the
“0” lines up with the index
line.
Turn the counter weight
so that 2 reading lines up
with the index line.