Technics SL-1200GR2 User Manual

Getting started
1
Attach a cartridge (store-bought)
tentatively.
Follow the cartridge’s instructions to
correctly attach it to the head shell, and
tighten the screws lightly.

If the mounting screws are included in
the cartridge, use them.

When playing SP records, use a cartridge
for SP records.

Use a commercially available mini flat
screwdriver (4 mm).

Be careful not to touch the stylus tip.
Attaching the cartridge

Fit the overhang gauge to the head shell.

Tighten the screw for cartridge.
The overhang can be adjusted optimally.
Overhang gauge
Head shell
(Lead wire) (Terminal) (Lead wire) (Terminal)
Red

R+ (Red) White

L+ (White)
Green

R- (Green)
Blue

L- (Blue)
Screw for cartridge
52 mm
2
Adjust the overhang.
Use the included overhang gauge.

Move the cartridge to line the stylus tip up
with the end of the gauge.

The cartridge should be parallel on
the shell head when viewed from the
top and side (the illustration is the top
view).

Be careful not to allow the cartridge to
slip out of place.
Stylus tip
13
Cartridge spacer unused
* Decide whether to use a cartridge spacer,
following the cartridge height table on page 19.
Cartridge spacer used
Screw for cartridge
Head shell
Lead wire
Washers
Terminal
(Example)
Cartridge
spacer
Stylus
Nuts
Cartridge
Screw for cartridge
Head shell
Lead wire
Washers
Terminal
(Example)
Stylus
Nuts
Cartridge
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Technics SL-1200GR2 Specifications

General

Drive Method	Direct Drive
Motor	Coreless Direct Drive Motor
Effective Tonearm Length	230 mm
Overhang	15 mm
Tracking Force Adjustment Range	0 - 4 g (Direct Reading)
Power Consumption	11 W
Dimensions (W x H x D)	453 x 173 x 372 mm
Power Supply	AC120 V, 60 Hz
Turntable Platter	Aluminum Die-cast
Speeds	33-1/3 rpm, 45 rpm, 78 rpm
Wow and Flutter	0.025% W.R.M.S.
Tonearm Type	Universal Static Balance
Headshell Weight	7.6 g
Applicable Cartridge Weight Range (without auxiliary weight)	5.6 - 12.0 g
Weight	11.5 kg
Signal-to-Noise Ratio	78 dB
Terminals	PHONO x 1, GND x 1