Origin Live Sovereign MKI - Manual (Page 5)

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F I T T H E S U B - C H A S S I S T O T H E P L I N T H
Place the sub chassis on the plinth over the spacer tube as shown in the photo below. Make sure that the small plastic locating pins on
the underside of the two black plastic pods locate in the small holes on the plinth. DO NOT TIGHTEN THE BOLTS IN THE PLASTIC
PODS - they are set to be very loose deliberately - if they are tightened sound degradation will result.
When placing the sub-chassis on the plinth, the spacer tube must be located centrally in the central height adjuster. If the spacer is not
located properly it will not be possible to level the turntable correctly.
You will find that the sub-chassis can move very slightly on the plinth – push it gently so that the bearing moves towards the motor pod.
Before fitting sub-chassis ensure spacer tube is fitted as
shown
Photo showing subchassis fitted along with motor pod and tonearm.
F I T T H E S U B - P L A T T E R & P L A T T E R
With the Bottle supplied, run approx 5 drops of oil into the top of the bearing house.
Wipe the sub-platter spindle surface to ensure that it is absolutely clean and very gently insert the sub-platter into the bearing
house (If the oil does not overflow when the spindle touches the bottom then try 2 drops at a time till you just achieve overflow
- wipe away excess oil) and then place the platter on top.
NOTE:
The bearing needs a few minutes to “run in” and should run silent when truly vertical and full of oil - if it doesn’t do so, there
has probably been contamination with dust and you will need to clean it out with a lint free paper towel or similar wrapped
around a thin rod. If you do this, be sure to also wipe the oil off the spindle as this also may contain microscopic contamination
that is not visible.
F I T T H E B E L T
Locate the motor pod approx in the centre of the circular cut out in the plinth. – It is important that the motor pod does not touch
the sub-chassis or plinth for the sake of sound quality.
Fit the belt over the motor pulley and sub-platter.
Set the belt tension by positioning the motor housing relative to the turntable. Ideally the centre of the pulley should be approximately 122
- 124mm from the centre of the bearing house.(fig 6).