Dual 1215 User Manual

Operating
instructions
O
Pitch-control
knob
@
Speed
selector
@
Single-play
sPindle
@
Tonearm
lift
and
lock
@
Cartridge
holder
@
Tonearm
rest
@
Tonearm
cue-control
height
adiustment
@
Stylus
force
adiustment
O
Tonearmcounterbalance
@
Cue-control
@
Tonearm
lock
@
Tonearm
set-down
adjustment
@
Record
size selector
@
Multiple-playspindle
@
Operating
switch
@
Chassis
hold-down screws
(for
transport)
@
Adapter for
large-hole
records
@
Multiple-play
spindle
for large-hole
records
(special
accessory)
Operation
in single-play
mode
lnsert the short,
single-play
spindle
(and,
for
45 rpm records,
the center-hole
adap-
ter), then
place
the desired
record on the
platter.
Fig.6
Select
the
appropriate
turntable speed
@,
set the record size seleötor
to 7", 10" or
12",
depending
on the size of
the
record
you
want
to
play,
and
unlock the
tonearm
(Fis.
7)
Now the unit
is ready to
play.
The smoothly
functioning operating con-
trols select the correct
function
for
auto-
matic single-play or record-changing
ope-
ratio n.
Fig. 7
l. Automatic
start
Push the
operating
switch
to
"start".
The
motor
will start,
the
tonearm
will rise,
move
to the
record,
then
descend
onto
the re-
cord.
The slow
descent
rate
of
the cue-
control
functions automatically.
Fig. B
2. Automatic start
with cue-control
First
move
the cue-control
lever
to
l
then
push
the operating
switch
to
"start".
The tonearrn
will descend very
slowly and
land
on
the record
without
jarring
in the
slightest, controlled by
the silicone
damping
of
the
cue-control system.
3.
Manual start
Place
the
tonearm
on
the
record
by
hand
(As you
move
the
tonearm
from
the rest
post
toward
the
record,
the
platter
will
begin
to rotate).
4. Manual start
with cue-control
a)
Move
the cue-control
iever
to
posi-
tion
V
b)
M&e
the tonearm
by
hand
over the
desired
spot on
the record.
c)
Lightly
tap the lever back
to
I
.
(The
tonearm
will descend).
5.
To repeat
a record
Push
the operating
switch
to
"start".
6.
To interrupt
play
Move the cue-control
lever
to
V
7.
To resume
play
where
it
was interrupted
Move the cue-control
lever
to
I
.
(A
light
tap
will do). The
tonearm
will descend
and
repeat a
few
grooves.
B.
To
stop
Move the operating
switch to
"stop".
The
tonearm
will return
to its rest
and the
motor
will shut off.
Note:
After
a
single record
has
played,
or
after
the last record in a stack
has
played,
the tonearm
will
return automatically
to its
rest and the
motor will shut off.
lt is advis-
able
then to lock the tonearm
on its
rest
(Fis
7)
Operation
in multi-play
mode
Insert
either
the conventional
changer
(long)
spindle or the special
one for
large-hole, 45 rpm records*, so
that the
key slips
into the corresponding
slot
in
the
shaft.
Lock the spindle in
place
by
pressing
down on
it
as
you
turn
it to the
right,
until it stops.
Fig
10
Stack up to six
records of the same size
and speed on the
multiple-play
spindle or
the special one
for large-hole 45 rpm
records.
Fig.
9

Dual 1215 Specifications

General

Brand	Dual
Model	1215
Category	Turntable
Language	English