European Audio Team E-Flat Service Manual

European Audio Team

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

E.A.T. E-Flat

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Dear Music Lover,

!

Welcome!

Congratulations on your purchase of our E.A.T. E-Flat turntable. Your E.A.T. E-Flat was
handcrafted by our skilled technicians here at the European Audio Team. It has been rigorously
tested and is ready and waiting for your enjoyment.

Please take the time to read this manual carefully to ensure that you obtain the ultimate
performance from your E.A.T. E-Flat. The tips contained within will ensure that your E-Flat’s
condition will remain like new for many years to come!

Please contact your dealer, should you require further assistance in setting up and maintaining
your new turntable.

Important:

Your turntable was shipped partially disassembled in order to avoid damage to sensitive parts.
Please check immediately to make sure that neither the packaging nor the device was damaged
in transit.

If damaged, please do not operate and contact your dealer.

Please do your part to help protect the environment:

Disposal of packaging material

E.A.T. packaging is carefully designed to protect your component from damage in transit
and you are strongly urged to keep the original packaging in order to safely ship or
otherwise transport your turntable in the future.

However, the packaging materials were chosen to be environmentally friendly, so if you
must discard the packaging, please recycle.

Disposal of old equipment

If you’re disposing of old electronic equipment, please use a local waste facility
designated for that purpose.

Throughout the manual, this symbol will alert you to potential hazards for the user or the unit,
and how to avoid possible misuse.

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Contents

Product illustrations and key 4-5

Setup

1. Protective covers, sub-platter and drive belt installation 6

2. Platter installation 7

3. Tonearm assembly 8
a) Tonearm installation 9
b) Cartridge installation 10
c) Vertical Tracking Force setting (VTF) 10
d) Tonearm output connection 11
e) Vertical Tracking Angle setting (VTA) 11
f) Anti-skating assembly and adjustment 12

4. Leveling the turntable 14

5. Using the record clamp, starting the motor, changing the speed 15

Technical specifications 16

Troubleshooting, warranty, service 17

Packaging 18

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KEY: CONTROLS, FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS

1. Platter with bonded vinyl mat

2. Record clamp

3. Chassis

4. Tonearm counterweight

5. Tonearm lift lever

6. Tonearm rest

7. RCA output

8. Power supply connector

9. Anti-skating mechanism

10. Headshell with finger lift

11. Speed control panel

12. Drive belt

13. Sub-platter

14. Tonearm connector

15. Damped adjustable feet

16. Motor with motor pulley

17. Sub-chassis damping

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SETUP

1. Protective covers, sub-platter and drive belt installation

The main bearing shaft (18) and housing in the sub-platter (13) are protected by special plastic
covers. These covers shield against dust and dirt and keep the bearing shaft and housing
sufficiently lubricated. If necessary, lubricate the shaft with grease from the enclosed
accessories. Maximum amount is 0.5 ml. Use the scale on the supplied syringe to measure the
desired quantity and distribute the lubricant evenly.

Remove the protective covers from the main bearing shaft (18) and from the sub-platter (13).
Install the sub-platter and the drive belt (12) as shown in the following illustrations.