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Vestax PDX-2300 MkII PDX-2300 MkII Pro manual

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  • Page 1

    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 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. The lightning flash with arrowhead, symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the[...]

  • Page 3

    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 • 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. Furthermore, with the pitch bend joystick, you can quickly push [...]

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    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 Platter(Option 2 ) Power Switch Slip Mat(Option 3 ) EP Adapter Holder START/STOP Button Speed Select Button Reverse Switch Pitch Bend Joystick Detachable[...]

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

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    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. For best tracking and stylus pressure a distance of 50mm (as shown) should be set. Cartridge In[...]

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    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. • Do not expose this unit to direct sunlight, or install in an a[...]

  • Page 9

    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. e Return the tone arm to resting position. w Turn the balance weight cloc[...]

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    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. Cartridge height 16mm Cartridge height 25mm Rotate this part Balance Weight Counter Ring Rotate this part Balance Weight Counter Ring Arm Height Adjustment Screw If the balance weight is moved, [...]

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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. 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 the stylus protector i[...]

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    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 . Displa y Advanced Pitch Control Features The PDX-2300MkII/MkIIPro features advanc[...]

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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-2300MkII/MkIIPro has an amazingly quick start up (to full speed) of aroun[...]

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    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 98 WTD) SPEED "33 1/3rpm, 45rpm" FINE PITCH ± 10% (100mm FADER) ULTRA PITCH ± 50% (45mm FADER) PITCH BEND ± 1,2,3,6 %（ Fron[...]