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Vestax PDX-2000MkII, PDX-2000MkII Pro manual

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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. Phone : (0)1420-83000 Fax : (0)1420-80040 www.vesta[...]

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    1 The lightning flash with arrowhead, symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is int[...]

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    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. 4. Follow Instructions-All o[...]

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    3 FEA TURES NOTES • NEW DESIGNED DC MOTOR Newly designed DC motor creates. 1.7kg torque and super fast start and brake within 1/4 rpm. • ANTI SKIPPING TONE-ARM SYSTEM, TRACING HOLD BALANCE SYSTEM The heavy-duty A. S. T. Stone arm is also newly designed for this model. Its stability and elaborateness enables non-skipping performance in any occas[...]

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    4 A.S.T .S (Anti Skipping T one-arm System) The A.S.T.S (Anti Skipping Tone-arm System) was years in trial and development. Initially the quest was to improve on the tracing of tone arms available at the time, but soon the quest mutated into designing a completely new tone arm and hold system. The result of this laborious task has enhanced the turn[...]

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    5 Rear Front Parts and accessories P ARTS PDX-2000MkII Pro PDX-2000MkII Tone Arm Arm Rest Tone-Arm Height Fixed Screw Tone-Arm Height Gauge Spare Cartridge Stand Dynamic Needle Pressure Adjustment Knob Center Spindle Turntable Platter(Option 2 ) Power Switch Slip Mat(Option 3 ) EP Adapter Holder START/STOP Button Speed Select Button Reverse Switch [...]

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    6 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. q Place the platter on the center spindle. The platter will adjust itself to best fit o[...]

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    7 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. For best tracking and stylus pressure a distance of 50mm (as shown) should be set. To avoid pre[...]

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    8 Connecting Phono terminal With the RCA cable (accessory 7) and the GND cable (accessory 8), connect the output terminals and the GND terminal on the PDX-2300 rear panel, and the phono input terminals to the respective terminals on your amplifier/mixer. PDX-2000MkII/MkII Pro REAR P ANEL RCA JA CK WHITE （ L ） RCA JA CK RED （ R ） GND TERMINA[...]

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    9 In case of the height of Tone-Arm is needed for adjustment, it is possible to adjust the height by following the scale of Tone-Arm Height Gauge after loosening the Tone-Arm Height Fixed Screw. The adjustment range is 9mm at the maximum. Cartridge height 16mm Cartridge height 25mm Rotate this part Balance Weight Counter Ring Rotate this part Balan[...]

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    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 as an optional extra. 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. e Remove t[...]

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    11 q When pressing the quartz lock button, quartz lock is off. w When moving main pitch controller, you can adjust the revolutions by ±10%. e Ultra pitch fader changes the revolution by ±50%. Lighting : Quartz Lock Putting out Light : Non Quartz Lock Adjustment of Quartz Locked Control and Pitch q When the indicator lamp is lit showing the operat[...]

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    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. At its maximum setting after pressing the START button, the PDX-2000MkII/MkIIPro has an amazingly quick start up (to full speed) of aroun[...]

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    22AZ851010 SPECIFICA TION  TURNTABLE MOTOR DIRECT DRIVE QUARTZ STARTING UP TIME 0.5sec (33 1/3rpm) 70° STARTING TORQUE 2.7kg・ cm BRAKING SYSTEM ELECTRONIC BRAKE RAMBLE (S/N RATIO) 78dB (IEC 98 WTD) SPEED "33 1/3rpm, 45rpm" FINE PITCH ± 10% (100mm FADER) ULTRA PITCH ± 50% (45mm FADER) WOW & FLUTTER 0.07%[...]