Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PDX-2000MkII Vestax
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE OWNER'S MANUAL VESTAX CORPORATION 1-18-16 Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0023 Japan Phone : 03-3412-7011 Fax : 03-3412-7013 E-mail : info@vestax.com www.vestax.com VESTAX Europe Ltd. Unit 5, Riverwey Industrial Park Alton, Hampshire GU 34 2QL, England.
1 Thank you for purchasing the V estax PDX-2300MkII/MkII Pro, Professional Direct Drive T urntable. Please read this owner's manual carefully , so that you will fully understand all of the special features and enjoy the full use of this product.
2 1 . Read instructions-All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2 . Retain instructions-The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3 . Heed Warnings-All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
3 FEA TURES NOTES • Advanced analogue turntable. • Enhanced pitch control. Fast and accurate beat matching adjustment with a 100mm +/-10% fine pitch fader. Ultra pitch control with a +/-50% control fader. Combined the total amount you can adjust the pitch by is a huge +/-60%pitch.
4 Rear Front Parts and accessories P ARTS Tone Arm Arm Rest Tone-Arm Height Fixed Screw Tone-Arm Height Gauge Spare Cartridge Stand Dynamic Needle Pressure Adjustment Knob Center Spindle Turntable Pla.
5 T urntable Assembly Installing the balance Weight Slip mat ASSEMBL Y AND SET -UP • If the player is operated without fixing the screws, the platter may not rotate properly. • Do not plug in to a power outlet until this unit is fully assembled and adjusted.
6 r Insert the head shell into the front part of the tone arm. Turn the looking ring in the direction shown below until the head shell is firmly fixed in place. 50mm e The overhang of your cartridge needs to be adjusted to best suit the A.S.T.S tone arm.
7 Connecting Phono terminal Power Connection With the RCA cable (accessory 7) and the GND cable (accessory 8), connect the output terminals and the GND terminal on the PDX-2300MkII/MkIIPro rear panel, and the phono input terminals to the respective terminals on your amplifier/mixer.
8 ADJUSTMENT ( S ) q Carefully release the tone arm from the tone arm clamp. Adjustment of Horizontal Zero Balance The balance weight and cartridge are balanced, the tone-arm is held horizontal. The balance weight setting is too heavy. The balance weight setting is too light.
9 A Tone arm height adjustment may be necessary for some cartridge types. The height can be adjusted up to 9mm by rotating the arm height adjustment screw.
10 Fit the EP adapter over the center spindle and follow the same playing instructions as written above. A detachable stylus light is available for this unit. Stylus light (Detachable mini light) OPERA TION q Place a record on the slip mat. w Switch on the unit using the Power on/off switch located on the rear panel.
11 e ULTRA PITCH FADER Using the ultra pitch fader will allow you to make dramatic and accurate pitch adjustments up to +/-50%. Currently set amount Amount to be set ( Initial setting ) Every time the stick controller is pressed, the displa y changes as sho wn below .
12 You can adjust the starting speed of the platter by adjusting the SPEED ADJUSTMENT 'START' dial. A clockwise rotation slows down the starting speed whilst an anti clockwise rotation will speed it up.
12AZ851010 SPECIFICA TION TURNTABLE MOTOR DIRECT DRIVE STARTING UP TIME 0.5sec (33 1/3rpm) 70° STARTING TORQUE 2.7kg・ cm BRAKING SYSTEM ELECTRONIC BRAKE RMBLE (S/N RATIO) 78dB (IEC .
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