Goldmund Studietto Owners manual

GOLDMUND STUDIETTO

TURNTABLE

USER MANUAL

WARNING !

This high quality turntable possess new technical features which are quite necessary for an
accurate tracking of the today's records.

Only a careful use can provide all satisfactions you are expecting.

The mounting instructions must be SCRUPULOUSLY carried out.

All handling must be performed according to the following instructions to avoid to
deteriorate the turntable.

Nevertheless, if the instructions are perfectly carried out, you will notice that the use of the
GOLDMUND STUDIETTO is quite simple and convenient.

IMPORTANT

BEFORE READING THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS.

1. PRELIMINARIES

Please read very carefully the following instructions. This high-precision turntable will
provide the best tracking conditions for any high quality tone arm and phono cartridge.

For exacting technicians, musicians, and all those who demand the very best in record
transcription, we strongly recommand the use of our analog servo-driven radial tonearm
GOLDMUND T5.

2. UNPACKING

You will find in the packing:

- the dust cover,

: PLEASE DO NOT CONNECT ANY WIRE OR MOVE ANY PART

- the turntable by itself,

- the mounting accessories:

the power supply

one spare spring

one pack of screws and tools,

- the turntable platter.

To unpack the above-mentionned parts, please follow these steps:

Unpack first the cover. Take care of avoiding to scratch it by keeping the cover
on a soft, non-abrasiv surface.

Pull out the foam and cardboard protecting the table and the protection and
accessories around it. Take the table out of the box carefully.

Take out the platter. Keep the whole packing for future use.

WARNING:

warranty repair, please note that it must be repacked in the original packing. Otherwise new
packing will be charged as well as the repair of damages occured due to poor packing
conditions.

3. POWER SUPPLY

Your unit is built to operate with the mains voltage of your area. Check on the power supply
unit in any doubt. If you move after purchasing the turntable to an area using different
mains voltage, consult your local GOLDMUND dealer to exchange your power supply unit.
Every power supply unit can operate indifferently with 50 or 60 Hz mains.

To avoid any hum or vibration disturbance, put the power supply in a mains socket as far
apart as possible from the turntable itself. Allow some clearance for air circulation around
the power supply, as this unit, in normal use, generate some heat.

4. TURNTABLE LOCATION

If you need to return the table to the factory orto your local representative for a

Select a very rigid support for your turntable. Due to the exceptionnal quality of its
suspension, the GOLDMUND STUDIETTO turntable is less critical than any other design in
placement selection. Feedback is mostly so low that no special precaution is required.
Nevertheless, position the table as far as you can of the speakers if you want to totally
avoid the air coupling between the speakers and the table.

Select a position of the furniture where the table is set to have the most rigid possible
position on the floor. Solid coupling is essential, and if your support is standing on a
suspended floor, optimal result requires that you arrange the support to have at least one
foot over a supporting beam or close enough from a supporting wall.