Gemini XL-500 - Manual (Page 5)

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L (WHITE)
R (RED)
GND (Spade Lug)
MIXER OR
RECEIVER
OUTPUT CONNECTORS
PHONO L CHANNEL
PHONO R CHANNEL
GND Screw
UNIT PLACEMENT:
1. Place unit on a flat, vibration free surface. Use the turntable feet to
horizontally stabilize the unit.
2. Try to place the unit as far away from the speakers as possible.
3. Keep the unit away from direct exposure to the sun, heat, moisture
or dirt.
4. Keep the unit well ventilated.
CONNECTIONS:
1. Plug the AC power plug into an appropriate outlet.
2. See Table A for proper connection of the output RCA plugs and
ground connector. Make sure that all the plugs are firmly plugged
into the appropriate jacks. To reduce hum, make sure the ground lug
is firmly connected to the ground screw.
TABLE A
Operating Instructions
BASIC OPERATION:
1. Place a record on the RUBBER MAT (3) which sits on the PLATTER
(2).
2. Select the desired speed by depressing the 33 or 45 SPEED
SELECTOR BUTTON (14).
3. Turn the POWER SWITCH (12) to the “ON” position, at which point
the strobe illuminator (built into the POWER SWITCH (12) and the
speed indicator (for the selected speed) will illuminate.
4. Remove the stylus protector (if applicable to your cartridge).
5. Release the ARM CLAMP (8) found on the ARM REST (9).
6. Push the START STOP BUTTON (13). The turntable PLATTER (2)
will start to spin.
7. Push the CUE LEVER (15) to the “UP” position.
8. Position the tone arm over the desired position on the record and
push the CUE LEVER to the “DOWN” position. The TONE ARM (5)
will slowly lower onto the record at which time play will begin.
9. When play is over, raise the TONE ARM (5), move it to the ARM
REST (9), and secure it with the ARM CLAMP (8).
10. You now have the option of turning off the power by turning the
POWER SWITCH (12) to the “OFF” position, or stopping the
PLATTER (2) by pushing the START STOP BUTTON (13) and
engaging the electronic brake.
INTERRUPTING PLAY:
1. Pushing the CUE LEVER (15) to the “UP” position will cause the
TONE ARM (5) to lift stopping play.
2. Pushing the CUE LEVER (15) to the “DOWN” position will cause
the TONE ARM (5) to slowly lower onto the record at the point where
play was interrupted.
PLAYING 45 RPM RECORDS:
1. When playing a 45 rpm record with a large center hole, first place
the 45 ADAPTOR (16) on the center spindle.
2. Be sure that the 45 SPEED SELECTOR BUTTON (14) is pushed
and the 45 speed indicator is illuminated.
TARGET LIGHT:
1. Push the TARGET LIGHT SWITCH (17) firmly and the TARGET
LIGHT (18) will raise into position and illuminate the stylus tip.
2. To lower the TARGET LIGHT, push down on it until it locks in the
casing.
3. When not being used, the TARGET LIGHT should be kept in the
lowered position.
XLR LAMP ADAPTOR:
1. Plug a gooseneck light with an XLR base, like the GEMINI GNL-500,
into the XLR LAMP ADAPTOR (19).
2. When the power is turned on, the light will illuminate.
ADJUSTING THE PITCH CONTROL:
1. The XL-500 is equipped with a PITCH CONTROL (20). When the
PITCH CONTROL (20) is in the center position the speed will be 33
or 45 depending on which SPEED SELECTOR BUTTON (14) is
pushed.
2. When the PITCH CONTROL is positioned off center, the pitch can
vary ±8% depending on the position of the PITCH CONTROL.
3. The PLATTER (2) is equipped with a STROBE RPM INDICATOR
STRIP (21) and the POWER SWITCH (12) contains built in
STROBE LIGHTS (22). When the PLATTER (2) is spinning, the
STROBE LIGHTS illuminate the STROBE RPM INDICATOR STRIP.
At 60 Hz the bottom row of dots will appear to be stationary when the
speed of the platter is exactly 45 RPM and the second row from the
bottom will appear to be stationary at 33 RPM. At 50 Hz, the second
row from the top represents 45 RPM and the top row represents 33
RPM.