Hitachi PS-48 - Tracking Force and Anti-Skating Setup; Head Shell and Stylus Maintenance; Pitch Control Knob Operation; Arm Lifter and Auto Cut Lever Functions

Tracking force adjustment
BALANCE WEIGHT The tracking force adjustment should be done before
playing. The tracking force must be adjusted to the
SCALE
RING
recommended
value
as
shown
on
the
instruction
sheet of the cartridge.
INDICATION LINE * Rotate the BALANCE WEIGHT until the tone
arm is balanced evenly.
* When the tone arm is balanced evenly turn the
SCALE RING alone until the “0”? on the SCALE
RING of the BALANCE WEIGHT is set over the
INDICATION LINE. The tone arm is now set at
zero gram.
Turn the BALANCE WEIGHT slowly until the
INDICATION LINE comes to the specified force.
The stylus tip will then be adjusted to the dered
tracking force.
ANTI-SKATING KNOB
Match the anti-skating dial to the indicated line in
accordance with the tracking force of the cartidge
used.
PITCH CONTROL KNOB
Pitch control should be done while watching the
stroboscope installed at the periphery of the plater.
Turn the pitch control knob slowly until the stipes
on the stroboscope appear still. Turn the kno) in
the F direction when the stripes flow rightward,and
HEAD SHELL in the S direction when the flow leftward.
(CARTRIDGE EXCLUDED IN U.S.A.)
Perform installation or replacement of the cartridge
as follows. ,
* Attach the cartridge to the head shell with
cartridge fixing screws.
The polarities and L,R channel of the lead wire of
the head shell are shown in Fig. 4. The ARM LIFTER & AUTO CUT LEVER
connection
should
be
done
according
to
the
*
Arm
lifter
simultaneously
used
as
auto-cut
leve
terminal
indication
of
the
cartridge.
This
lever
has
3
change-over
positions-
UP,
DOVN,
Stylus Replacement CUT.
When sound becomes distorted or noisy, check the When starting play
stylus
to
see
whether
it
is
worn
out
or
not.
If
worn
Remove
the
tone
arm
from
its
arm
rest
and
seithe
out,
replace
it
with
new
one.
lever
to
“UP”,
then
the
tone
arm
will
rise
gradually. When the tone arm is moved alove
the record, the turntable starts to rotate.
R© Green When the lever is set to “DOWN”’, the toneirrm
fe
gradually
lowers
and
play
starts.
To stop play halfway across a record (Auto-cu)
Pull the lever towards CUT and release your hndl.
The tone arm automatically returns to theirrn
rest and the power to the player is cut off.
.
To
stop
playing
for
a
while
L® white Set the lever to “UP”, and the tone arm iise’s
gradually and the record stops playing.
SPEED CHANGE-OVER LEVER
The speed is changed to 33-1/3 or 45 rpm.