Lenco L-175 User Manual

L-175

Direct drive glass turntable

User Manual

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Table of content

Table of content ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------4-5 Initial starting-up ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Mount and adjust --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Mains connection --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Amplifier connection ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Playing a record ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Record to PC -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Maintenance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 To replace the stylus ---------------------------------------------------------------- 9 To disassemble the cartridge ----------------------------------------------------- 9 Important recommendations ------------------------------------------------------- 9 Audacity quick guide ---------------------------------------------------------- 10-25

Dear customer,

Thank you for buying this Lenco product. Quality and usability is our top priority. In order to let you fully enjoy this turntable, we have manufactured this product using high quality standards, materials, components, and care.

Please read all safety instructions and national restrictions, before you use this turntable.

Note:

This user manual was printed prior to the development of this product. When operability or other functions needed improvement, priority went to the product specification itself, and not to this manual. In such instances, the instruction manual may not entirely match all the functions of the actual product. Therefore, the actual product and packaging, as well as the name and illustration, may differ from the manual. The screen shown as an example in this manual may differ from the actual screen display.

Lenco is not liable for any consequential damage.

Description

1. Counterweight

The counterweight is used for precise adjustment of the stylus pressure on the vinyl, to properly balance the tone arm.

2. Anti-Skating Control

Use this to set the anti-skating function of the tone arm.

3. Tone arm Lever

Use this lever to lower and raise the tone arm.

4. Tone arm Lock (arm rest)

Use this to lock the tone arm in place when not in use.

5. Headshell

This holds the stylus (“needle”) in place and provides protection by means of its removable stylus protection cap (not shown)

6. Platter:

Place the record here when playing.

7. 33/45 RPM Switch (33/STOP/45):

Select 33 or 45 rpm for playing a vinyl, switch to “STOP” to pause the playing. Switch to 33 or 45 again, to continue the playing from the pause point.

8. Signal Connectors

Plug in the RCA cable, and connect the cable to audio amplifier.

9. Pre-Amp ON/OFF selector

* ON: Connect the RCA cable to LINE-IN terminal of amplifier. * OFF: Connect the RCA cable to PHONO-IN terminal of amplifier.

10. USB port

Connecting to PC for recording the music from vinyl to PC.

- With Full-Speed Transceivers

- Fully Compliant With USB 1.1 Specification

11. Auto Stop Switch

While the tone arm playing to the end of the record, it will automatically stop. The records have various ending points, if the record is auto-stop before playing to the end, please switch off the auto-stop function.

12. Power supply jack:

To plug-in DC24V/1A switching adaptor for power supply.

13. Power Switch:

During PAUSE mode (33/STOP/45 switch is on “STOP” position), the motor is still activated, switch off the player after use to save energy.

When installing the L-175 please make sure not to place it directly on top of your Amplifier. (Amplifiers are known to cause hum noise on turntables.)

Initial starting-up

Mount and adjust

1) Place the aluminum turntable platter.

2) Insert the counterweight on the end of the tone arm, lock it into place.

3) Adjusting the stylus pressure

Turn the anti-skating knob counter-clockwise to “0”. Pull down the protective cover of the stylus. Place the lever for the tone arm lift in the front position. Open the tone arm lock. Seize the handle of the tone arm and lead it to just before the turntable platter so that it can be moved upwards and downwards. (Be careful not to hit the stylus against anything.)

4) Turn the counterweight until the tone arm remains in a horizontal

position and does not move upwards or downwards. If the tone arm moves upwards: Turn the counterweight counter-clockwise. If the tone arm moves downwards: Turn the counterweight clockwise.

5) Put the tone arm back onto the arm rest and lock it.

6) The counterweight is with a rotary ring with a scale. The white line on

the tone arm points to a value on this scale. Without turning the counterweight, only turn the ring to “0”

7) The scale indicates the stylus pressure in grams. The pressure of the

stylus supplied with this turntable is 3 g, turn the counterweight counter-clockwise to “2.5”. If another stylus is used, adjust the stylus pressure indicated in the corresponding specifications of the stylus.

8) Adjusting the anti-skating facility

When playing a record, forces occur on the stylus which are compensated by the anti-skating facility. For this purpose, adjust the anti-skating knob from “0” to the value equals to the stylus pressure, with for the supplied stylus system , it’s “2.5”.

Mains Connection

An external switching power adaptor (DC24V/1A) is supplied with this turntable. Your unit is ready to be connected to a main voltage of 110V/60Hz or 230V/50Hz.

Amplifier Connection

There is a Phono/Line selector next to the RCA jack on the rear panel of the turntable.  If your amplifier has “PHONO” input, switch the selector to “PHONO”,

and connect the RCA plug to the PHONO INPUT of your amplifier.

 If your amplifier hasn’t “PHONO” input, switch the selector to “LINE”,

and connect the RCA plug to the “LINE” input of your amplifier.

Red plug into R channel input, White plug into L channel input.

With the PRE-AMP switch at ON never connect to a Phono input. Audio will be strongly distorted then and there is a risk that Amplifier and/or speakers will be damaged.

Playing a record

1) Place the record on the turntable. If it is a 45 rpm, you need to place

the adaptor on the record spindle.

2) Choose the playing speed, record

3) Release the pick-up arm clip.

4) Place the cartridge vertically over the first track of the record the

turntable.

5) When it play to the end of the record, the platter is auto-stop, push the

lift button to lift the tone arm and lead it back to the arm rest.

6) When the auto stop system is activated, the platter will stop in a few

seconds, if you want to repeat playing the same side of the vinyl, need to release the auto-stop as following:

i) Move the tonearm to arm rest, and them put it on the track you to

play. Or,

ii) Switch the 33/STOP/45 knob to “STOP” , then switch to 33 or 45.

7) If you want to pause the playing, switch the knob on the left side to

“STOP”, and switch it to 33 or 45 to continue the playing.

8) After finish the playing, please switch off the power to save energy.

Record to PC

Connect USB to PC for editing the music with your favorite digital editing software. With this unit, we offer you a disc with a PC music editing program, please refer to the instructions attached to this manual for the operation.

Maintenance

TO REPLACE THE STYLUS (FIG.A)

- Put the rest (11) clip on the pick-up arm.

- Remove the protective cap from the stylus.

- Pull the stylus in the direction of arrow (A) and remove it.

- Put in the new stylus following the reverse procedure.

- Replace the protective cap on the stylus.

TO DISASSEMBLE THE CARTRIDGE (FIG.B)

- Put the rest clip into the pick-up arm.

- Remove the stylus (see section above).

- Release the pick-up head, push the cartridge in the direction of

arrow.

- Disconnect the four link wires at the level of the pick-up head.

TO INSTALL NEW CARTRIDGE

- Connect the four link wires as shown in figure.

- Push the cartridge into head shell

- Re-position the stylus

- Replace the protective cap on the stylus.

Important Recommendations

We advise you to clean your records using a rag impregnate with an antistatic product for maximum enjoyment of your records and also to make them last. We would also point out that for the same reason your stylus should be replaced periodically (approximately every 250 hours) Dust the stylus from time to time using a very soft brush dipped in alcohol (brushing from back to front of the cartridge)

WHEN TRANSPORTING YOUR RECORD PLAYER DO NOT FORGET TO:

 Replace the protective cap on the stylus.  Put the rest clip into the pick-up arm.

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