Clearaudio TT5 - Special notes; Maintenance; Transportation; Service

User manual / Bedienungsanleit ung
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6. Special notes
6.1 Maintenance
• If the TT5 tonearm is not in use for a long period, please cover the tonearm to protect it from
dust.
• To clean the glass tube, use cotton swabs and a commercially available glass cleaner. Put some
glass cleaner onto the cotton swab and move it through the glass tube, moving from lead-in t
groove to the run-out groove end.
• Pl ease m ake su r e t h at t h e p r eci si on d r y b al l bear i n g s ar e n ot b e t ou ch ed, cl eaned o r l u br icat ed
in any way. Please only clean the glass tube.
WARNING:
Never insert the oil into the precision bearing as this will result in damage of bearing.
6.2 Transportation
Shou l d f ur t her t ranspor t at i on of t h e TT5 tonearm be necessary, please alway use the original packing
material. Otherwise serious damage could occur.
6.3 Service
If any servicing or repair of a Clear audio product is necessary, please rst contact your dealer or
distributor. Alternatively contact Clearaudio directly and we will advise you of your nearest service
location.
PLEASE RETAIN ALL ORIGINAL PACKAGING. You will need it if this product has to be transported
and/or shipped. Any further questions you may have about this product should be directed to your
local dealer or direct to Clear audio.
If the needle is not parallel to the reference line, rotate the tonearm base in the appropriate
direction, x it slightly, and check you result again.
Rep eat t h i s p r ocess u n t i l t h e n eed l e t i p si t s p er f ect l y i n bot h posi t i o n s i n t he r ef er en ce l in e of t h e
linear gauge. Finally, tighten the screw/screws of the tonearm base to x your result.
Now, check all settings as described from point 5 and repeat the adjustment if necessary.
After setting the tangential tracking angle, x the tonearm pilar in the tonearm base / clamping ring
or TT5 swing base. Now you can remove the TT5 VTA x by unscrewing the M4 cylinder head screws
with a hex wrench (# 3).
The Clearaudio TT5 tonearm is now fully adjusted and ready to play.