Technics RS-B965

i Replacing, Installing and Adjusting the Head
Adjustment Screws and Head Screws ®
1. Remove the head by removing the two head Screw H:
screws (see Fig. 1). For height adjustment Screw A:
For azimuth adjustment
2. Install the head with the two head screws,
holding the head facing in the direction of arrow
1 (toward the left) (see Fig. 1).
3. Install the head alignment gauge (QZZ0207) in
the mechanism and set the unit to the play
mode.
4. With the check bar, check if it comes in contact
with the head. (See Figs. 2 and 3) Screw T: For tilt adjustment ‘ead screws
Fig. 1
Check bar
Check if the check bar comes in
contact with the head.
Check bar
Head
Fig. 3
* If the check bar and head do not come in contact, adjust the head with the “Tilt Adjustment Screw’.
5. With the check bar, make sure that the check bar and tape guide do not come in contact, and visually
check that the head is placed horizontally (azimuth aligned).
* If the check bar comes in contact with the tape guide, make adjustments as follows. (See Fig. 4.)
[If the check bar comes in contact with the top of the tape guide:]
Turn screw H (height adjustment screw) clockwise (as shown in Fig. 1) until the check bar does not
come in contact with the tape guide. Then turn screw T (tilt adjustment screw) in the same way as
screw H was turned. Finally, turn screw A (azimuth alignment screw) counterclockwise as many
degrees as screws H and T were turned.
[If the check bar comes in contact with the bottom of the tape guide:]}
Turn screw H (height adjustment screw) counterciockwise until the check bar does not come in
contact with the tape guide. Then turn screw T (tilt adjustment screw) in the same way as screw
H was turned. Finally, turn screw A (azimuth alignment screw) clockwise as many degrees as
screws H and T were turned.
Tape guide Tape guide
Check
bar
|
Head
Check
bar
Head
Fig. 4
6. With the check bar, make sure that the check bar does not come in contact with the tape guide on pinch
arm S._ If it does, make adjustment with a hex wrench (1.27mm) until the check bar does not come in
contact with the pinch arm.