User manual VESTAX PMC-580PRO

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] Safety Check-Upon completion of any service or repairs to only one way. If you are unable to insert product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. 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. *** 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) PDX-2300MkII PDX-2300MkII Pro 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. That is, with the slip mat in place you are able to stop, pull or push the record without affecting the rotation of the platter. Top : Record disc side (Printed side) Bottom : Slip surface side (The slip mat included with this unit may differ from illustrations in this user guide or in other publications. ) 5 Cartridge Installation q Make sure that you follow the instructions included with your cartridge. Make sure that you match these colors correctly. NUT SHELL LEAD WIRE (OPTION r) SHELL WEIGHT (OPTION y) TERMINAL (ACCESSORY) If using a light weight cartridge, we suggest the use of the shell weight enclosed. CARTRIDGE (ACCESSORY) STYLUS (ACCESSORY) SCREWS (ACCESSORY) e The overhang of your cartridge needs to be adjusted to best suit the A. S. T. S tone arm. For best tracking and stylus pressure a distance of 50mm (as shown) should be set. 50mm To avoid premature damage to the stylus take care to avoid touching it during any adjustment(s). 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. 6 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION Power Connection Plug in the unit to a power outlet. Player Installation · Do not expose this unit to direct sunlight, or install in an area that is typically humid and/or damp. · Place this unit on a stable, horizontal service in order to limit vibration and poor tracing/action of the tone arm. · Locate this unit at a suitable distance from any speakers so as to avoid feedback. · Interference may result from close proximity of an AM/FM tuner. This unit has been manufactured to strict quality and safety standards. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]