SME 12 - Operation - Playing a Record; Operation - Tonearm; Maintenance

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12. OPERATION - PLAYING A RECORD
Placetherecordspindlewasheronthespindlefollowedbytherecordand
clamp.Theclampshouldbescreweddownclockwiseenoughtodeect
therecordatintormcontactwiththeplaer.Withangerp,tapthe
recordinthreeplaces equallyover itssurfaceand withalile pracce
it willsoon becomeevidentwhether ornot the record istouching the
plaer.Ifnot,somefurtherghteningoftheclampmaybenecessary.
13. OPERATION - TONEARM
1. Withthecontrolleverintheraisedposionmovethetonearmout
ofthearmrestandposionthetonearmsothatthestylusisover
theselectedrecordgroove.
2. Tolowerthestylusontotherecordmovethecontrolleverforward
unlitisjustpasttopdeadcentre.Thiswillsettheloweringcontrol
inmoon,atwhichpointitwilltakeoverthemovementofthelever,
givingasmoothcontrolleddescent.
 Note: For the correctdescentme the controlmust beoperated
exactly as above. The speed will be increased considerably if the
lever is pushed down instead of being allowed to fall of its own
accord.
3. To raise the stylusfromthe record slowlymovethe controllever
backtoitsoriginalposion.Whenthetonearmisnotinuseitshould
alwaysbereturnedtothearmrestforsafety.
14. MAINTENANCE
1. Therearenocricaladjustmentsorneedfor‘tweak’andonlyvery
lilemaintenanceisrequired.Cleanthedrivebeltoccasionallyby
drawing itthrough a piece ofso ssue orlinen moistened with
lighterfuel.Thesamematerialmaybeusedtocleantheperiphery
ofthemotorpulleyanddrivenpulley.Themainbearingislubricated
for life.
2. Replacethedrivebeltaer1000hoursuse.Areplacementbeltis
availabledirectlyfromSME.
3. Therearenouser-serviceablepartsinsidethepowerunitandspeed
control unit.