BIC 940 - Stylus Force and Amplifier Connection

and
anti-skate
knob
set
to
"0"
(zero),
continue
to rotate
the
counterweight
until
the
tonearm
is
perf
ectly
balanced,
f
loating
parallel
to the
turntable.
When
this is
accomplished,
the
tonearm
will
be
approximately
level
to
the
extension
of
the
tonearm pickup
rest.
Setting
VTF
:
Vertical
Tracking
Force
(Stylus
Pressure)
The
top
of the
tonearm
tube
contains
a
reference
line.
Rotate
the
black VTF
Cisc,
(not
the
entire
counterweight)
,
uttil
"0"
lines
up
with its
reference
line,
Rotate
the
entire
counterbalance
weight
by
grasp-
ing
the
knurl
at the rear
in
a counter-
clockwise
direction.
The
VTF
disc
will
move
with
the
counterbalance
weight,
Turn
the
counterweight
until the
VTF
recomrnended
by
the
cartridge
r"nanu-
facturer
corresponds
with
the
reference
line
ln
order
to
set the VTF
higher
than
2
grams,
the
counterbalance
weight will
have
to
be rotated
more
than
one f
ull
turn
and
the
numbers
in
red indicate
the
pressure
(Fig.
A)
.
Setting
Anti-Skate
Force
Set
the
anti-skating
force
knob
to
the
number
of
grams
recommended
by tf^re
manufacturer
of
your
cartridge (Fig.
B).
The
forces
shown
on
the
controt
panel
are
calibrated
for
elliptical
styli,
For
conrcal
styli,
set
the
knob
approxinrately
2CCo
less
than
for
an
elliptical
type,
Example:
lf VTF
is 21/z
grams
set
anti-skate
fcr-
2
grarns.
Connecting
Your
B.l.C
Model
940
Turntable
to
an
Audio
Amplif
ier
Audio
Cable
The
Model
940
is
supplied
with
a double
ended
color
coded
audio
cable This
cable was
selected
to
provide
minimui-n
capacitive
loading
effects
on
high
fre-
quency
response
of
your
cartridge.
This
is
especialiy
important
if
your
cartridge
is
capable
of
playing
CD-4
discrete four
channel
recordings.
lf longer
cables
are
required,
rnake
certain
they
are
of
a
lclv
capacity type
or check
with
the man
u-
facturer
of
your
cartridge
for
his reccrn-
mendations
regarding
cable
type
and
length limitations.
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for
Amplifier
Connections
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the
phono
plugs
into
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at
the rear
of the
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''phono
low
level"
or
phcnc
MAG''
(Fig
D)
lf
you
are
using
a
ceramic
cartridge,
insert
the
audio
cable
plugs
into
the
high
level
input
of
the
amplifier
"phono
CER.
"
The
ground
wire
supplied
with the
tu rntable
should
be
connected
to
a
suit-
able
"ground"
point
on
the
metal
chassis
of
you
r
amplif ier.
Most am-
plifiers
provide
a
convenient
terminal