Sony PS-X6 - Overhang Check; Anti-skating Compensation; Lateral Balance Adjustment

Overhang check *3
Check that the stylus overhang is set correctly by using the
Alignment Protractor supplied. Be sure that the Record Size
Selector is set at MANUAL position.
@ Place the hole of the Alignment Protractor over the Center
Spindle.
@ Release the clasp of the Arm Rest and lift up the Cueing
Lever. The Tonearm Platform will rise.
© Bring the Tonearm above the cross point of the two fine lines,
and carefully lower the stylus on the cross point with the Cueing
Lever.
@ Check to see that the Shell is parallel to the thick lines drawn
on the Alignment Protrator as shown in the center illustration.
lf they are parallel, the stylus overhang is set correctly.
6 If the Shell is not parallel, readjust the stylus overhang.
1) Loosen the cartridge mounting screws and slide the cartridge
in the required direction.
2) Re-tighten the screws.
3) Recheck the balance and tracking-force adjustments.
Overhang is too long.
Slide the cartridge
backward.
—t—Correct overhang
Overhang is too short.
Slide the cartridge forward.
After the adjustments are compiete, install the stylus guard.
Anti-skating compensation *4
Turn the Anti-skating Compensator so that the guide mark is
aligned with the tracking-force value used.
Lateral balance adjustment *5
This is fixed, and requires no adjustment.
Lateral
Balancer
(fixed)—~--
After the tonearm adjustments
When the Tonearm adjustments are completed, push the POWER
Switch again and touch the START/STOP Switch to stop the
turntable rotation. This will cause the Tonearm Platform to
rise and be ready for record playing.
*1 Longitudinal balance adjustment
While playing the record, the weight of the tonearm is supported by the arm
pivot and only tracking force is applied to the stylus tip. To accomplish this, the
tonearm must first be balanced horizontally. with the tracking force indicator set
at "0".
*2 Tracking force
After the longitudinal balance adjustment, apply the recommended tracking force
weight so that the stylus tip will trace the music groove accurately.
*3 Overhang
In record playing, because of the pivoted design of the tonearm, the stylus tip
can be perfectly tangent to the music groove at only one point of the record.
At all other portions of the record, there is a slight deviation of the stylus from
tangency. This is called the tracking error, and introduces minute errors in the
amplitude and timing of the reproduced signal as compared to the original, and
other forms of distortion which may be introduced depending on the cartridge
and stylus design.
overhang
center spindle arm ipIvot
off-set angle
stylus tip
stylus tip
Tracking error is minimized by the selection of an optimum “off-set” angle and
“overhang” distance. Overhang is the distance between the stylus tip and the
center spindle. This overhang adjustment is made at the time of installing a
particular cartridge, while the off-set angle is fixed by the manufacturer of the
tonearm.
*4 Anti-skating compensation
While the record is being played, the frictional force between the record groove
and the stylus produces a force that tends to drive the tonearm toward the center
of the record. The anti-skating compensation cancels the above mentioned
force, and is applied in accordance with the tracking force.
Incorrect anti-skating compensation results in sound distortion and uneven wear
on both the stylus and the record
*5 Lateral balance
A lateral balancer (fixed) is provided to prevent the tonearm from moving inward
or outward.