Clearaudio TT5 - Mounting of the TT5 tonearm; Mounting of the cartridge

User manual / Bedienungsanleit ung
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3. Mounting of the TT5 tonearm
First, guide rst tonearm cable, followed by the foot of the tonearm, through the aluminium clamping
Ring, swing base, or tonearm base.
Next , set the approximat e height and position of the
tonearm and secure it with the arm locking screw in
the aluminium clamping ring, swing base, or tonearm
base (see Picture 8).
To adjust the position of the tonearm, we recommend
the Clearaudio Cartridge Alignment Gauge
(Art. No. AC005/IEC; www.analogshop.de).
Yo u c a n a l s o u s e a c o m m o n r u l e r f o r t h i s p u r p o se .
The distance of the spindle to the centre of the clamping
ring should be 222mm.
Pic. 8: Mount ing t he t onearm
Pic. 9: Mount ing t he cart ridge Pic. 10: Mount ed cart ridge
Now you can remove the rubber band that serves as a carriage lock.
4. Mounting of the cartridge
Important note: To avoid any damage to your cartridge during assembly, please leave
the stylus guard on your cartridge and proceed very carefully.
Make sure that the tonearm height allows enough space above the turntable platter for cartridge
to be tted. Using the screws supplied (M2.5 x 12 or M2.5 x 14), attach the cartridge on to the
aluminium headshell.
Next , connect t he arm cable clips t o t he cart ridge contact s.
Please observe the following colour coding:
Red : right channel / R+
Gr een: right channel / R-
White: left channel / L+
Blue: left channel / L-