BS (MS The best pick-up arm in the world S > Biss \V INSTRUCTIONS. MAGNESIUM TONE-ARMIntroduction In developing the Series V precision pick-up arm with unique one-piece magnesium tonearm we aimed to establish anew reference standard byapplying, without price constraint, experience in mechan cal andelectrical engineering gained over more than 2 quarter of a century In theoretical terms an ideal pick-up arm js supposed to be perfectly unyielding in four out of six possible degrees of freedom. That is, all except the two linear dimensions in which the music signal is generated by ‘groove modulation. In those two linear dimensions an ideal arm is supposed to act as a pure mass. The Series V now brings this concept closer to reality. It has been described 2s a sgnficantcontnbuton tothe art of replaying vinyl discs. We believe its user wil find it not only a source of lasting pleasure but that we have ‘succeeded in our task to create anew, The best pick-up arm in the world ‘This instruction manual has received the same attention todetallin ts preparation as the Series V precision pick up arm. Please read it carefully before attempt: installation and use. Time spent in this way will be well rewarded,Contents, Page 2 8-9 10-11 un 1142 2 13 13 14 1415 16.17 a a 18 1819 19 20 21 2 2 23 Introduction General arrangement Dimensions and specification Packing ist Partsidentification Preparing the pick-up mounting board. Cartridge fitting Cartridge lead replacement Fiting the arm Audio lead Cartridge fiting, atm mounted ondeck Longitudinal balance Vertical tracking force (VTF) adjustment Armheight (VTA) adjustment Horizontal racking angle (MTA) adjustment Positioning thearmrast Locking thebase Anti-skate control Operation Adjusting heightof lit Filing the damper reservoir Operating the damper leaning the damper reservoir Cleaning the arm itt AppendixGeneral arrangementensions: ‘A. Distance from pivot to stylus 233,18 8 — Distance rom pivot to turntable one 218.36 © ~ Cartridge fixing centres 127 D Offset angle 23.635deg E ~ Linea offset 93.47 F —Overhang 1738 G —Height above mounting surface {M879 H = Height of record surface above max 7.9 ‘mounting surtace min 26.4 J. Depth below mounting surface 56,75 K ~Radial clearance for balance weight 73.0 LL ~Clearance between cabinet is and record surface assuming eartidge height at 17.0 mm 35.0 Specification Effective mass Cartridge balance range Vertical tracking force Maximum tacking error Null points Inner Outer ‘Audio lead Length Capacitance Resistance Internal wicing: Capacitance Resistance Output plugand socket Weight, net long upto 1409 0:3.0g(30mN) 0.012 degimm 66,04mm 120.9mm 1.2m 140 pF perchanne! 0.145 ohms per conductor 215 pF perchannel 0.535 ohms per conductor DLLN.5-pole 240° 720.09 Following a pole of continuous development, we reserve the right of departure ram any illustration, dennsion or specication,Packing list The packis the only one in which your Series V precision pick-up arm can be safely transported. Please keep it for possible future use. It contains the following — Series Vprecisionpick-up arm Instruction book Mounting ig Alignment protractor Mounting template. Record spindle bush Shell hardware 3,0 AVF ballended hexagon wrench withhandle Mounting hardware Audiolead VTAscrew HTAkey 0,89 AUF hexagon wrench Damping fluidin syringe he" VF hexagon wrench Guarantee card Sachetof silica gel With MB screw, nutand thumbwheel Finger liftand2washers Set ot stainless steel cap screws, 2 nutsand 2washers Set of Baluminiumalloy screwsand 2 nuts 2.0A/Fhexagon wrench AVF spanner eeecihittlinhentneeinatins Setof asocket cap screws, 4nuts and 4 washers 2.5A\Fhexagon wrenchBALANCE THUMBWHEEL VTAScREW BALANCE WEIGHT CLAMP LEVER Parts identification iP-screw DvP-SCREW LOCKNUT TF CONTRO Ta BASE SUIDEWAY BASE CLAMP BOLT DAMPER RESERVOIR COVER -ANTL-SKATE CONTROL [MAGNESIUM TONE.ARMA ourPuT socket501 Preparing the pick-up mounting board bie the MB sexew inthe mounting 9. Seeure ‘eth thenat, holding the serewwrthacomand fe the thumwheel, boss vapermos te end of he tempate must enna 503 ne Jo represents the arm base ar! 4 shown with ts naling on that of the alignment protractor TAS ges imum effective range of HTA adustment, Fee canbe rotated ants ctockwrse up toa point where i, however, nereasingy reduce the eftecive.range oh sdjstment but = unmportant proved. thatthe of the alignment protractor can stil be to the tumtabie, noting the 73 mm radial clesrance teauired behindthevertiea pivot forthetilanee system,504 Preparing the pick-up mounting board (continued) move the mounting template and agent pot Mojecing ug Reversathe igendrapeats parlelinestojoin the O-shapedareasinthe form Se (Sasa moa 505, ba sn | ea \ isimbultinthe arm Foe be rile be used to secute the ito the moteroad the nut. Ensure that camedes withthe lines aeady {andtignten up. The fourd rn the ig must not b lamater holes can Remove tha ig s0 that the marked are be cut out Dri two holes 28 mn TY¢"ldameter Cutaway the emainng area o complete the sot and rsh the fedges witha fle and glospapor I ssaroundtheinsidecf thei Given suitable tools the procedure simirformatere other than wood“~*aa . f a ¥ 507 Cartridge fitting ths done before iting the tm tothe tunable 2 stylus guard should be used and 's particulaly Important ont there fll amianty in handling Fgurest6 The siverttacartidge leads have 1 mm dameter raceptaces forthe atm and standard 1.28 mn lot the cartndge. The latter may requre adjustment with les ora screwchriverbace fora sr ft on hom standard terminals Connections must never be made by direct soldering The coding 8 Red nightehanne signa Green rightchanol found Whte —leftehannel signal ‘Blue/Black - eftchannelrourns 10 508 ‘Trees longs of saess ste! socket cap screws, ts and washers ae provided for eartidge fing 20mm 2) suitable Fr the pus. use without the finger it is prterted countersores inthe heads The stress stoe! wastes, twoin each couterbre re also equied fo protect the enamel evs wen te carte ng Sevowr ne used wits he nts ontop othe se ruts fer some reduction nthe ars effective meas, Make | earful ono of scewver fo avo mang he heads 509 Examine the top of the cartiage. Important that presents 2 good fiat face to the underside of the headshell Before final tghtenng check that the Cartidge ing arate 0 the reference age of he hheadehal ae shown, 1 majorty of cantidges present a body hawt excess of 18 min. With eartiges belo T6 mm, 3 3.2mm (2) alumsnum spacer wil be needed ‘betweon te cartedge ad shel far correct clearance between the tonearm and cord exge, Fates 823 $5324, Part number PSPS avaiable fom US.to 510 Cartridge fitting (continued) Tighten the cartiage fing serews securely using he 2.0.0F hexagon wrench and spanner ne cap screws are ronemagnetc. Damage can be caused ia screw is snatched by magnetic attraction whist being offered up 10. the trig. For te same teason donot lay tools ‘down nearby WARNING Socket cap screws make thigh comeression forces possible. Avoid over‘ightenng with canedges having nen metalle mounting 511 Cartridge lead replacement “The internal wining terminates ina four plug atthe bck of the headshell. The sierit cartelge leads Part No, P99, can therefore be replaced and may be They shouldbe fied with due regard to ther colow coding a shown above, see also Figure S07 512 Fitting the arm holbaso ean be rotated on the pil so thatthe camp bos are presented onthe std glung thebestaccess. Using the S.0AF hexagon wrench, soe hatbatharelightlocked and then velease three quarters of «turn ony Ths vl enable ‘the bace tobe move on te pila, and ls the base shoe ways to be moved in relaton to the base. The clamp bots must notberelocked untilinstallationandaciustments have teen completed. The movements are intemal spring© base slideway Tuy backwards i Postion ha tm onthe pick sp into the rear mounting holes Fitthe nutsand wsashers under te board s0 that the stews oe pullashome but donot fly bahten. The screws are For an exceptonaly thek mounting board they sould be repla 1M 36 mm socket ca Pam No. P8935, avalabe direct ramus the event of offeuty 54 Into the fulyresrward positon, ether re 525, ner the hus and washer 1 be Trmly ana oven hexagon weonch Excessve ighiness should be avoided. Care shoud be taken thatthe fine fish ofthe arm isnot marred ‘by the wrench coming into contact wth It may be reg engaging te serev pack Atthispointthe setting may bealteredmanally Drby reference to Fir 19. The socket rtates tough ‘degrees alowing to take up the best postion fing afleating deck agenarousioop shouldbe formedin on ead to minirse mechaniel coupling eetical path aeady eusts de 10 a meta mounting board fr example I o the ground terminal of the pre-amp. The fiving leads from the back of must also be grounded tothe psece of equip rch the pgs ate connected. transtorme 1 been designed fr high SINand ifthe ground paths. For exampe, 2 rect ground516 Cartridge fitting — arm mounted on deck Ite snould be necessary to ft cartidge to the alters been mountedon the deck fist felerbackto figures 50718 View the carrie (> highlight the felerence edges of the headsnal ana cartisge whch mast be aciusted unt! paral. Finally {ghlen the serews checking that tne corres postion nas been maitaned, Figure S10, 517 Longitudinal balance Va dotchable stylus quats is used it sould now bo Whan tequred the action of pwards from is boss, using a sight racking movement es 518 (Chock that both the vertical tacking for (VTF| and anteskate co ett 7610, Postion te ar so i clearof the arm est Bolonce isachievedbyfotating the thumbwheel cared on the leadscrew when faght. Adjust un te ae ‘when tha clampieverierolocked522 Arm height (VTA) adjustment (continued) Asthe possibity of acidental damage cannot be ruled out the use of an oi record forthe Iolowng procedures ts recommended Pace the arm abouthawayacres the record andmovethe contollever forward olower tino thopiayingpositen Adjust thearmheght. Figure 52027, unt there 1s approximatey 3 mm (i) clearance between the brcumfecence, 523 In standard operation the mounting & the carindge, underside of the shell and the Centreline of the tone-am shoulda be paral ‘ath the surface ofthe record. The protactorhasteen printed to acta Sie ofthe tonearm, Messure thedstanca rom the surface ofthe record othe upper ofthe two 524 Re position the prottact. aout 8 ram ("ftom the adgeaf therecord. Using thenght hard scale ‘pet te measurement and compare withthe frst one. Adust the VFA screw uni siviar reatings ate obtained inieting thatthe aims favel withthe surface of meracord depositions can of course be ‘2ecommodated and ifthe reaings re noted can ne cuicly implementedor special needs, Doak remove tha VIA sctew at his point, 6528 Horizontal tracking angle (HTA) adjustment (continued) Most cantidges have @ stylus ~ fixing hoe centre stance of 8 5 mim (3751) Corectlyadjstod with these, the autines of he tone-rmandprottactor wil -oncige when wowed directly above the conte ine of the tonearm. With others, according 10. the stan ofthe stylus, i willbe necessary 1 we Sightly tothe left or night ef tha contra ne the ony requirement for cottect HTA being thatthe outines appear to coined along ther length as shown Pace the am in the aimest and remove the alignment protractor, leaving te Bush onthe record conde 529 Positioning the armrest Place t iReoncids wth ta two potie les withthe termplate, a8 shove, Th therevord spndeisessentia fr the corectopertiono remove the tomplate and the bush ‘mounting template under the tonearm al over the bus Keeping the one arm in the arrest, sng acl un relationship the armrest 1530 Locking the base Tighten the twa clamp bolts evenly and firmly Ficessve tohtenng is unnecessary and rout bo avoided, Remove the VTA screw and HTA hey531 Anti-skate control he dal is calrated to corespond with the VIF postion comedes wi Fequrerents are dependent on a umbor of ‘aribles ond the recommended sevting wilbe found 3 good comy he stuation lens tel to performance batwoon the loft and right channess. I the let char! mistracks,ceduce the setong ani the ight chan mstracks increas.To lowar the stylus onto the record mova the cotl lover forward just ver top centre Ths wil st the lowering conte in maten a which point ty take operated in this way. The speed wal be inteasod 535 Toraise the stylus tom the record mave the contro leverback tis orginal pasion When the arms not in se tshould awaysbe retuned othe armesto Tris leo closes the darnper re protects the tus fom foreign mater Figur oa 536 Adjusting height of lift The raising and lowering contol ¢ set to suit the rmajonty of cartidges but the heghtraisec above the record canbe changed tommeet ins needs. The to the adustment screw insert the long eg ofthe D.E9/AF hexagon wrenehttroughiishole to engage the screw. Cockwise rotation will decrease the height of it; an clockwnse rotation wil nee Theadustmantis sensitive sothe wrench should be tumed ony few degrees at time 19537 Filling the damper reservoir With thacontolleveriatheraised position, move the tong aut ofthe armrest svinging tonardathe turntable spine as frase wilgo. Ths wilopan the 20 Remove the cap and seal form the syringe and holding as shawa slowiy depress the plunger to {pet the ld Fl fram the rear and werk forwards. pausing from time rotime whe the fc setles ly the lower section of the reservoir has to be led. The dogp tim is to prevent splage inthe tains sufficent fad for two tings. Wie recommend an snl ud change. Use onty ‘genuine PartNo, P908, obtainable frm your desler forget from us WARNING Sloane tid can cause discomfort if inttodueed nerofore advisable to wash yout540 Operating the damper The degre of damping is controled bya dip cre and its Gopth of engagement with the fd, from ‘shih canals be withdrawn when damping not required To release the dip-crow for setting, the lockout shouldbe rotated ant-clockise aout to tu 541 Clockwise sotaton of the discrew inerease damping and ant clockwise rotation recuces setting to benotodand repeated. The system: damping nthe horzentl plane only tho arm. Increase damping as requied to Ins Finally resightan he aca 2543. Cleaning the damper reservoir Relase te ip stew lock igure 638. Rat the ‘Spscrew an-slockwse unt tele of the fd be vile De not ae tempted to terre wih 0 cause pervanent damage tothe beeing. FURTHER WARNING Do not vert the atm unless the damper reser is frst empied and ceaned or moved ime damping fd i spies ican ent the plat beans anc i thie event ther replacement is nat 2 544 With tne same wrench remove the two socket cap screws securing he damper reservoir tothe contol bracket, It can now be Itedcieer and inverted on some tissue todain TheVTA screw worksinabrass nut housed! in the control bracket and ths wil be visble when the reservoir is removed. 00 not interfere wth. Wipe out any shud remaing in the reservar with a tissue and wash and its cover with ‘asmallsottrush nwarm water townich few drops of washing-up bqud have been added, Dry with @ Reassemble io the reverse order, entering the serews carefully taking care not cross the threads Tighten femiy and even, enly when athe Sores nave boen fitted, De not over tighten. 545 Cleaning the arm lift IFthearm crits outwards during ising andlowerng usualy indicates the presence of contaminant an the rubber pad in the arm lft. Ta restore pasitve working we the pad with a damp lath and repeat wth a paportssuo until dry. Clean the underside of the tonearm in te same manner where contacts the rubber padAppendix We hope these instructions have made the installation cof your Series V precision pick-up arm straightforward, Cate for itas you would camera. Donot attempt to take ittopreces. Do not apply all or otherkubreant teany part oft If you have a problem concerning operation or service, Contact us at the address overleaf in the first instance, {Quoting the untt's serial number. Do not send the arm to us unless requested to do so. We provide a quick efficient service through our agents or diract from the factory to any part of the world. 23SERIES MAGNESIUM TONE-ARM MANUFACTURED BY - SMELIMITED - STEYNING - SUSSEX - BN43GY . ENGLAND ‘® (0902) 914921. Filosos) 814269