Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon manual

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    INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Pro-Ject R P M 1 C a r b o n[...]

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    © Pro-Ject Audio Systems · Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon / Ortofon 2M Red · Revision 201 4.10.16 2[...]

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    © Pro-Ject A udio Systems · Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon / Ortofon 2M Red · Revision 201 4. 10.16 3 Controls, features and connectio ns 1/11 Power switch, motor unit with stepped drive pulley 2 Drive belt * 3 Platter, felt mat 4 Tonearm counterw eight 5 Tonearm lift lever 6/16 Tonearm rest and rem ov able t ransport lock 7 Tonearm tube 8 Power supply s[...]

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    © Pro-Ject Audio Systems · Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon / Ortofon 2M Red · Revision 201 4.10.16 4 Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon Dear music lover, thank you for purchasing a P ro -Ject Audio Systems record playe r. I n o r de r to ac hi e ve m ax im u m pe rf o rm a nc e an d re l i ab il i ty w it h t hi s re c or d pl a ye r yo u s ho ul d s tu dy th e se in [...]

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    © Pro-Ject A udio Systems · Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon / Ortofon 2M Red · Revision 201 4. 10.16 5 Adjusting the vertical tracking angle (vta) ** Put a rec or d on the pl at ter . When the nee dl e is lo we re d in to th e re co rd gr oo ve and the to ne ar m is not re sti ng on th e lif t arm , th e tu be of t he to n ear m sh oul d b e par al le l t[...]

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    © Pro-Ject Audio Systems · Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon / Ortofon 2M Red · Revision 201 4.10.16 6 Connection to the amplifier The record player has g old plated female RCA phono sockets (9) for c onnection to the amplifier using the supplied interconnect cab les. Us e t h e Phono input (some time s labe lle d gram , dis c or RIAA) on you r amplifie r. [...]

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    © Pro-Ject A udio Systems · Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon / Ortofon 2M Red · Revision 201 4. 10.16 7 Fitting and connecting the cartridge ** All cartridges with half inch mounting holes can be fi tted. Leaving the needle's protect ion co ver on, fit the cartridge t o the headshell using the screws supplied w ith the cartridge by p assing one s crew[...]

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    © Pro-Ject Audio Systems · Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon / Ortofon 2M Red · Revision 201 4.10.16 8 Potential incorrect use and fault conditions Pro-Ject t urntables are m anufactured to t he high est standards and undergo strict quality controls before leaving the factor y . Faults tha t may possibly occur a re not ne cessarily du e to material or produ[...]

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    © Pro-Ject A udio Systems · Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon / Ortofon 2M Red · Revision 201 4. 10.16 9[...]