Gemini iKEYplus - Manual (Page 27)

APPENDIX C
CONNECTING A PHONOGRAPH TURNTABLE TO THE iKEYPLUS
To connect a conventional phonograph turntable to the iKEYplus, you will need to
use the supplied RCA cable with single ground spade. As you will notice, there is
only a ground spade on one side of the cable, not both. In order to minimize hum,
this ground spade must be placed under the grounding lug found on the rear of
your turntable. If your turntable is hard-wired with RCA cables and a ground wire,
then you may alternatively ground the turntable by fastening the ground spade
under one of the included thumbscrews on the iKEYplus faceplate.
Some modern turntables, including many consumer models, may have built-in
phono preamplification. This means that instead of outputting a phono-level signal,
it outputs a line level signal, which is a much stronger signal. If you are not sure if
your turntable has built-in phono preamplication and find that your recordings are
coming out sounding excessively distorted, you may want to try switching the REC
LEVEL switch to ‘LN’ (line level).
For higher quality recordings from a conventional turntable (one without built-in
preamplification), we recommend the following options:
1. Record from a mixer that has phono inputs.
2. Use a standalone phono preamplifier.
3. Record from a home stereo receiver that has phono inputs.
Figure G - Connect the included RCA cable and ground spade to the
respective RCA jacks and ground terminal found on the
rear panel of your turntable.
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