User manual VESTAX PDX-2000

[. . . ] Water and Moisture-Do not use this product near water-for electric shock. example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, and the like. Servicing-Do not attempt to service product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous 8. Accessories-Do not place this product on an unstable cart, voltage or other hazards. [. . . ] Carts and Stands-The appliance should be used only with a polarized plug. An appliance and cart combination so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items should be moved with care. Quick placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to stops, excessive force, and uneven cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where surfaces may cause the appliance and they exit from the appliance. cart combination to overturn. 2 FEATURES · Advanced analogue turntable. Fast and accurate beat matching adjustment with a 100mm +/-10% fine pitch fader. Combined the total amount you can adjust the pitch by is a huge +/-60%pitch. Furthermore, with the pitch bend joystick, you can quickly push or pull the pitch for smooth mixes or dynamic effects. A large display, showing the current pitch setting, allows you to accurately set the pitch or when needed to, make adjustments perfectly. · Strong DC motor with 2. 7kg torque allowing for super high-speed start times. · A. S. T. S - anti skipping tone arm system - the most reliable and strongest tone arm system available for professional turntables of this kind. This system when combined with Tracking Hold (TH) technology can reduce skipping and needle vibration by up to 90%. When combined with a short straight tone arm the best stability ever is provided for the needle, which in turn allows for hard play. · The tone arm, both straight and short, is made up of two parts - an inner and an outer tube. The inner tube, brass, is housed within an outer tube of aluminum, which reduces the effects of howling and also provides a more sensitive pick up. Compared with other tone arms on the market, the A. S. T. S tone arm reduces howling by approximately 50% more. NORMAL TYPE TONE-ARM A. S F1 F F2 Needle trace F Tracking force F1 Inside force F2 Vertical force F Needle trace The tracking force (frictional force) generated between the stylus and the record disc makes the inside force. The inside force is minimized. 4 PARTS Front Turntable Platter(Option 2 ) Center Spindle Power Switch EP Adapter Holder Spare Cartridge Stand Balance Weight(Option 5 ) Tone Arm Slip Mat(Option 3 ) Arm Rest Pitch Display Headshell (Option 4 ) Pitch Control Fader START/STOP Button Ultra Pitch Fader Speed Select Button START/BRAKE CONTROL Pitch bend Joy Stick Reverse Switch Detachable Stylus Illumination Jack Rear Remote-control Jack SERIAL NO. R L OUTPUT REMOTE Output Jack AC Cord Ground Terminal BEFORE USE Parts and accessories Before use, please check that you have all parts. q Main unit w Platter e Split mat r Head shell t Balance weight · Accessories accompanying this booklet. y Shell weight u RCA cable i GND cable o EP adopter !0 Platter screws !1 Screw driver for platter screws !2 Owner's manual 5 ASSEMBLY AND SET-UP Turntable Assembly q Place the platter on the center spindle. w Adjust the positioning of the platter so that the screw holes line up perfectly. *** Care should be taken to avoid dropping either/both, the platter or the cabinet. DRIVER e r w q · 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. Installing the balance Weight q From the backend of the tone arm (towards the rear panel) place the balance weight onto the shaft and turn counter clockwise. (Refer to the illustration) Slip mat q Place the slip mat on the platter. The slip mat is essentially used to give you better control over the spinning of your record. [. . . ] Pushing the joystick in the opposite direction will result in you being able to push (positive) the playing pitch. It is possible to set the increment of pitch adjustment or the pitch span to 1, 2, 3, & 6%. Pushing the joystick down once will set the span to 3%, twice 6%, three times 1% and a fourth time will set it back to 2%. You can also ultra shift the pitch by +/-50% by pushing the joystick left or right. [. . . ]