Akai AP-Q55

AP-D33/C
AP-Q55/C
1) Disconnect the Power Cord.
2) Set the Cueing Lever to ©.
3) Bring the Tone Arm to a position between
the turntable and the Tone Arm Rest without
touching either.
4) Rotate Main Weight backwards and forwards until
the Tone Arm is in perfect horizontal balance.
(Zero balance is attained.)
CAUTION: 1. Be sure that Anti-skating Adjuster is
set to zero.
2. Remove the stylus guard and be care-
ful nor to damage the stylus.
5) Without moving the Main Weight, turn only the
Stylus Pressure Scale Ring to match the ‘‘0” mark
with the marker on the weight shaft. (Refer to
Fig. 6.)
2. OVERHANG ADJUSTMENT
The distance from the turntable shaft to the stylus
when the Tone Arm is at the center of the turntable
is called overhang.
Although overhang is preset at the factory for this
model, when the cartridge is replaced, adjustment
may be necessary.
For your convenience, the rubber turntable mat has
an indicator groove at the center for easy overhang
adjustment.
Bring the Tone Arm to the center of the turntable.
Adjust the cartridge position in the cartridge shell so
that the stylus position is even with the middle
groove ring at overhang adjustment position. The
Cartridge position is adjustable by resetting the screws
of the cartridge shell.
6) Turn Main Weight counter-clockwise (as viewed
from the front) with the Stylus Pressure Scale
Ring until the marker on the weight shaft cor-
responds to the desired stylus pressure on the
scale.
NOTES: 1. AP-D33, AP-Q55 Black and Silver Panel
Models do not come equipped with
Cartridges.
2. The recommended stylus pressure for
the supplied stylus (AP-D33C, AP-Q55C
only), RS-90 is 2 grams. However, in the
case of outside interference, more
pressure may be needed for stability.
The range of adjustment is from 0 to 3
grams.
7) Set the Anti-skating adjuster to correspond with
the stylus pressure. (Fine adjust if necessary.)
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Fig. 7 Overhang Adjustment