119 Arm Height (VTA) Adjustment
Release the pillar clamp screw, using the 2mm
A/F wrench, by one turn only.
Rotate the VTA thumbwheel clockwise to
increase the height of the tone arm relative to
the base.
To lower the tonearm turn the VTA thumbwheel
anti-clockwise. Finger pressure may be
required to move the arm downwards until it
stops on the arm base, at which point further
movement in either direction can be made as
necessary.
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Use an old but unwarped record for the
following procedures in case of accidental
damage.
Place the arm about halfway across the record
and move the control lever forward to lower it
into the playing position.
As the top of the cartridge is normally its
horizontal datum, correctly fitted it will be
parallel with the tonearm. The alignment
protractor has been designed to act also as a
height gauge. Measure the distance from the
surface of the record to the top of the tonearm
tube at the front of the arm using the left-hand
scale.
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Re-position the alignment protractor about 6mm
from the edge of the record. Using the right-
hand scale repeat the measurement and
compare it with the first one. Adjust with the
VTA thumbwheel until similar readings are
obtained indicating that the arm is level with the
surface of the record. Re-lock the pillar clamp
screw, view the arm in the playing position and
re-adjust as necessary.
Other settings can be noted and used for
special needs.
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