NOTTINGHAM ANALOGUE STUDIO
128 CORDY LANE, UNDERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM NG16 5FD
Design and Manufacture of Quality Audio Equipment
Telephone: +(44) (0) 1773 762947
Fax: +(44) (0) 1773 533566
V.A.T. REGISTRATION NO. 667 3729 92
SPACEDECK INSTRUCTIONS
Place the turntable on a level surface. Half fill the bearing hole with oil. Carefully lower the
platter assembly into the bearing well centrally and allow to sink slowly under it’s own weight.
This can take several minutes. Level the turntable by the two adjusting feet. Place the motor up
to the platter and align the two motor pulley grooves to coincide with the two bottom grooves in
the platter by pushing the motor housing into the body up or down. If pushing down, do not push
from the top of the pulley as motor damage may result. Place the belt around the bottom grooves
of the platter and motor pulley. The bottom groove is 33 1/3 rpm and the top is 45 rpm.
Place the motor cut out groove by the static leg of the turntable without touching it and pull the
motor body away from the leg to leave a gap of 6mm between the top of the pulley and the
player. Always use the turntable with the mat on. The plastic cover is a dust cover only. Do not
touch the three caphead bolts on the top of the platter.
To start the turntable, give the platter a push by the thick rubber band. If pushed to fast, it will
adjust to the correct speed in a few seconds. To stop the platter, gently place your hand on the
thick rubber band.
Attach the cartridge to the arm and place the arm into the hole. The headshell should face directly
to the front when the arm is ‘parked’. Place the mat and an old record onto the platter. Position
the arm so that it sweeps the whole of the record before hitting the ‘stop’. Adjust the height and
level with the small spirit level on top of the headshell. Tighten the two grub screws in the arm
pillar. Align the cartridge and playing weight in the usual way. When using scales, place them
directly onto the mat, not on the record. The adjustment of the playing-weight is set by moving
the heavy bronze inner-weight. The bias is set by ear, but a rough guide is to lower the arm onto
the runout groove of the record. It should stabilize before running gently into the center of the
record. If the stylus moves quickly to the inside or outside of the record, the bias needs to be
increased or decreased.
Note: if unable to get the correct cartridge adjustment, the armboard satellite can be adjusted by
removing the platter and undoing the cap head bolt on the right side of the baseboard.
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