Audio Technica AT-LP5

Troubleshooting
Turntable
operates
but
emits no sound or
not
enough sound.
1.
Amplifie
r
(system)
control
s
are
set
in
co
rrec
tly:
wrong
input
selected.
tape
monitor
on,
speak
ers
switched
off,
etc.
Verify
proper
control
settings.
2.
Stylus
is
broken
or
missing
Check
the
stylus
assembly
and
replace
if
necessary.
3.
The
stylus
assembly
may
not
be
fully
seated
in
the
cartridge
body
.
Check
the
cartridge
and
adju
st if
necessary.
4.
The
pre-amplifier
selector
s
witch
of
the
AT
-
LP5
is
set
in
the
wrong
position
Verify
that it
is
set
to
the
correct
output
to
match
amp
lif
ier
input
-No
sound
/Ve
ry
weak
sound:
Phono
Out
setting
into
an
Aux/Line
inp
ut
-Very
loud
/
distorted
sound:
Line
Out
setting
into
a
Phono
input
5.
The
tr
ack
in
g
force
is
se
t
too
heavy
(
styl
us
assemb
ly
is
bo
ttom
in
g
out
on
r
eco
r
d)
.
Set
tracking
force
per
ca
rtri
dge
manufacturer's
recomme
nd
a-
tion
.
6.
Turntable
is
picking
up
excessive
vibrations
from
floor.
walls.
or
nearby
speakers.
Reduce
vibrations
or
place
turntable
on
sturdy
/
solid
su
rfa
ce.
Turntable
operates but
stylus "skips"
across record.
1.
The
sty
lu
s
guard
is
still
in
place
Remove
the
sty
lu
s
guard
.
2.
The
tracking
force
is
set
too
light
Set
tracking
force
per
cartridge
manufacturer's
recomme
ndation.
3.
The
anti-
ska
te
contro
l
is
set
impr
ope
r
ly.
Verify
anti-skate
is
set
for
same
va
lu
e
as
cartr
i
dge
tracking
forc
e.
Record sounds
too
fast
or
too
slow
.
1.
Turntable
is
se
t
for
w
rong
speed.
Make
p
rope
r
speed
se
lect
ion
for
record
type
b
ei
ng
pl
ayed
with
platter
speed
se
le
c
tor.
Tips
to
avoid damage
•
Do
not
to
uch
the
sty
lu
s
t
ip
with
your
fi
ngers;
avo
id
bump
i
ng
t
he
stylus
on
the
t
urnt
ab
le
mat
or a
record
's
e
dg
e.
•
Clean
the
sty
l
us
tip
frequent
l
y,
u
si
ng
a soft
brush
and
a
back
-
to
-
front
motion.
• If
you
use
a
sty
l
us
clea
nin
g
fluid
,
use
it
sparingly
.
•
Never
app
ly
hars
h
chemica
ls
or
so
l
vents
to
any
part
of
the
t
urn
tab
le
syste
m
•
Pr
i
or
to
moving
the
turntabl
e. al
ways
unplu
g it
from
the
AC
out
l
et
and
lock
the
tonearm
on
the
tonearm
rest
.
Specifications*
Turntable
Specifications
Type
M
otor
Drive
m
eth
od
Speeds
Turntable
pla
tter
Starting
torque
Braking
syste
m
Wow
an
d
flutter
Signal-to-
nois
e
ratio
Outputs
levels
"P
HON
O"
(Pre
-
amp
bypassed)
"
LIN
E"
(
Pre-a
mp
engaged)
Phono
Pre-amp
gain
USB
funct
i
on
A/D.
D/
A
Comp
uter
interface
Tonearm Specifications
2-S
peed
, fully
manua
l
opera
tion
DC
motor
Di
rect
drive
33-
1/3
RPM
.
45
RPM
Di
e-cast
aluminium
> 1.6
kg!.
em
E
lectronic
brake
<
0.2%
WRMS
(33
RPM
)
>5
0
dB
3.5
mV
nominal
at
1
kH
z, 5 e
m/sec
150
mV
nominal
at
1
kH
z,
5
em/sec
36
dB
nominal
.
RIAA
eq
ua
li
ze
d
16 bit
44.1
kHz
or
48
k
Hz
US
B
selectabl
e
USB
2.0
Compliant
W
in
dows
XP,
Vista
or
MA
C
OSX
Ty
pe
Static
balance
J-sha
ped
to
n
earm
Effe
cti
ve
l
ength
247
mm
Overhang
17
mm
Maximum
tr
acking
e
rro
r
angle
Less
than
2.5
°
Sty
l
us
pr
ess
ure
ad
j
ustmen
t
range
0
to 2
.5
g
App
l
icable
cart
ri
dge
we
ig
ht
15
to
20g
rang
e
(inc
lu
ding
h
eadshe
ll)
Cartridge and Headshell
Specifications
Cartridge
Mode
l
Cart
r
idge
Type
Recomm
ended
l
oad
im
peda
n
ce
Output
vo
lt
age
Sty
lu
s
Tr
ac
king
force
range
Cartridge
weight
Headshell
mode
l
Headshe
ll
weight
H
eadshe
ll
ove
rh
ang
ad
j
us
tmen
t
General Specifications
Power
su
pp
ly
requirement
s
Powe
r
consum
ption
Di
me
n
sions
Weight
Acce
ssories
in
cluded
Audacity:
Sys
tem
req
uire
ment
s
I
nsta
ll
ation
AT95EX
VM
Design
Stereo
Du
al
Mov
ing
Magn
et
47,
000
Ohms
3.5
mV
(at
1
kHz,
5
em
/
sec)
0.3
x
0.7
mil
ellipti
ca
l
1.5
to
2.5 g (st
andard
2
g)
(A
T
95Ex)
5.7
g
AT-
HS
10
10
g
±
5
mm
120V
AC,
60
Hz
(U
.S
.
A)
240
V
AC,
50
Hz
(Au
stra
li
a)
6W
45
0.0
mm
(17
72"
)
W x
352
.0
mm
(13
.
86")
0
x
157
.0
mm
(6
1")
H
8.5
kg
(18.741bs)
AT
95EX
Dual
Moving
Magnet
stereo
cartridge
with
r
ep
l
aceable
sty
lu
s;
Exc
lu
s
iv
e
AT
-
HS10
Li
g
ht
weight
Heads
he
ll
;
AC
lin
e
cord;
dual
RCA
(male)
to
dual
RCA
(ma
l
e)
stereo
cable
;
45
RPM
ada
pter;
USB
cab
le
;
reco
rd
ing
so
ftware
PC
or
Mac
with an
avai
l
ab
le
USB
port
(
US
B 2.0
or
high
e
r)
Mac
running
OS
X
10.4
to
1
0.10
or
PC
ru
n
ning
Windows
(XP
a
nd
above)
CD
-R
or CD-
RW
writer
fo
r
burning
COs
&
sof
tware
installation
I
nc
lud
es
Audacity
so
ftwa
re
for
PC
&
Mac
user
s
*S
p
eci
fic
at
ions
are
s
ubje
ct
to
ch
a
ng
e
witho
ut
no
ti
ce.
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