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MODEL PL-518

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KCT

KUT 12OV only

HGT

COMES

120V only

22OV

IN

THREE VERSIONS DISTINGUISHED AS FOLLOWS:

Canada

U.S.A.

and24OV Europe

(without

model

(without

model

or Oceania model

Remarks

cartridge)

(without

cartridge)

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SPECIFICATIONS .. . .

CONTENTS

3

2. PANEL FACILITIES PART LOCATION

3.

4. MECHANISM

4.'l

4.2

4.3 Auto-Return

4.4 Adjustment

5. KCT. KUT TYPE EXPLODED VIEWS

5.1 Cabinet

5.2

5.3 Mechanism

5.4

6.

7.

7.1 Power 7

Start of Auto-Return

Tonearm

Packing NOMENCLATURE KCT TYPE

PARTS

.2

LIST

Schematic Diagrams

OPERATION AND ADJUSTMENT

Performance.

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM, P.C.

Supply Assembly

AND OPERATION.

. . . Detection Operation

OF

SCREWS,WASHERSAND NUTS

(PWR-032)

. . .

BOARD PATTERN

4 5 6

6 6

7 7

I 10 11 12

13

AND

14 15

8.

KUT TYPE PARTS

8.1

8.2 Power

9. HGT

9.1 Cabinet

9.2 Tonearm

9.3 Mechanism

9.4

10. HGT

10.1 1O.2 Power

10.3 Schematic

Schematic Diagram

TYPE EXPLODED

Packing

TYPE

PARTS

Power

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM. P.C.

LIST

Supply Assembly

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM, P.C. BOARD PATTERNS AND

LIST

Supply Assembly Supply Assembly

Diagram

(PWR-037)

VIEWS

A

B

(PWR-035) (PWR-028)

BOARD PATTERN

. . .

. .

.

AND

17 19

20 21 22 23

24 24

25

1.

SPECIFICATIONS

PL-51

El

Motor and Turntable

Drive

System: Motor: Turntab!e

Platter:

Speeds:

Control

Speed

and Flutter:

Wow

S ignal-to-Noise

Range:

Ratio :

Tonearm Type:

Effective

Arm Length: Overhang: Tracking

Usablc Cart Other

Auto-return mechanism, Detachable dust cover, Strobe light, 40mm-thick

Error:

ridge Weight :

Features

Anti-skating

Insulator

particle

M iscellaneous

Power Requirements: Power Requirements: Power Consumption:

imensions:

D

Weight:

Accessories

EP

adaptor Screwdriver Cartridge mounting Cartridge mounting Cartridge mounting Operating instructions (KCT, Operating

NOTE: Specifications without notice,

instructions

screws nuts washers

(HGT)

and design due

improuements.

to

D irect-drive DC servomotor 320mm 33-ll3

diam.

and 45rpm

(t6

Pole

aluminum

+2%

(WRMS)

Less than More than (with

Static-balance

0.03% 73dB

Pioneer

cartridge

(DlN

type,

S-shaped

221mm

I5.5mm

deg.lcm

deg./in

0.525 (min.)

+g

feet,

board

AC 120V, 50/60H2 AC220'240V

0.21

,

'l0g

(max.)

to

control, Cueing

force

Plug-in type headshell

cabinet

(KCT,

-,

50/60H2 7W 440(W)

11-5116(W)

x 1as(H) x

x s-l l/.16(H)

365(D) mm

9.5kg/201b 15oz

KUT)

.

subject to

possible

slot)

24

die-cast

alloy

B)

PC-1 35)

model

pipe

KUT)

(HGT)

x 1a-3l8(D)

modification

arm

device

I l 6 2 2 I 2

HGT

For Please

Models read the connecttng.

WARNING:

CAUTION

The wires

accordance Green-and-yellow:

Brown:

As the colours

this apparatus

coloured your plug, proceed

The wire must be connected

which is earth symbol yellow. The wire

nected

the letter

The wire

nected

the letter

The

sure

First insert

mains cord

to

Be sure

into the Llnplug the set not to be

in United

Use

note:

employ 3

f<tllowing

THIS

EARTHED.

240V:

in this

with

of the wires

marhings

which

marked by

!

tahich is coloured

to the terminal

N or coloured

which

to the terminal

L or coloured

power

cord should

that the

the wall socket.

Power sutitch

the

female

into

the appliance AC inlet.

used

Kingdom

conductor

instructions

MAINS SUPPLY IS Ar 240

IMPORTANT

mains

following code:

may

identifying as is

to the terminal the letter

or coloured

is

coloured

the AC inlet,

from

an extended

for

only

Australia

and

leads.

mains

carefully

APPARATUS

FACTORY

VOLTS.

lead

Earth

Live

in the mains

not

cotespond

follows.

coloured

which

blue or

brown must

which

brown

be connected

is OFF.

appliance

connector

the wall sochet

ADJUSTED

are

terminals

the

green-and'yellow

E or by

green

or

must be

blue

is marked

black.

is marhed

red.

or

connector

plug

then

is

fully

perioci

Please

before

MUST

BE

VOLTAGE

coloured

of

lead

the

with

plug

the

in

the

safety

green-and-

con'

with

be con'

with

mahe

last,

of the

the cord

inserted

it

when

time.

of

tn

rc

FOR

plug

L lnsert

2. If any

i). Extension cords,

this

three-pin

consult

correctly

plug-sctcke t outlet.

doubt

qualified

a

uired-

YOUR SAFETY

into effectiuely

only

regarding the earthing,

exists

electrician.

if used, musl

earthed

be three'core

3

2. PANEL

FACILITIES

AND

OPERATION

ARM-ELEVATTON

This

lever

controls

ARM

REST

Set the tonearm

LEVER (ARM-ELEVATTON)

the ascent

on

its rest

cs

Closing the clamp

SPEED

Perform played

calibration

ADJUSTMENT

fine

adjustment

with

this

knob, while

dots on

the

platter

and descent

when

it is not

Releasing the clamp

KNOB

of the

Speed of a record

looking

edge.

of tne

playing

(SPEED

ar the strip of

ADJ.)

tonearm.

records.

being

strobe

STROBE

This it lights

LIGHT

light

comes

stroboscopically.

OPERATION

1. Place

2.

3. Set

4.

5. Hold

6.

the record

Set

the SPEED

which

r

Remove clamp.

the stylus want

Observe tion dots is with

..HOW SPEED"

the record

the

position.

the

played.

the

not stationery,

the

TO

on

on when

to be

select switch is

ARM-ELEVATION

the

stylus

headshell

across

on the

SPEED

FINELY

the record

platter

The

appropriate

platter

finely

page

7.

platter

the

played

played.

to

be

cover

by the finger

ADJ.

and release

will strip

edge.

adjust

knob

ADJUST

starts to rotate

on the

to

begin

platter.

to

the speed

lever

to

the Up

the arm

lift

and

the track

to rotate.

of

strobe calibra-

If the strobe

platter

the

according

THE

PLATTER

and

at

move

you

dot

speed

to

SPEED

Push

for

7. Set

8. Adjust

9. After the

10.

SELECT

this

33-.1

13rom.

the ARM-ELEVATION

position.

v

The

stylus

play

and amplifier to

back

and enjoy

return returns platter turntable Secure clamp the stylus.

SWTTCH

switch

mechanism

and

to set

will descend

will

begin.

volume

the

preferred

the

your

record has

is

to

the arm rest. At

stops rotating

is tumed

the tonearm

attach

off.

the stylus cover

(SPEED)

platter

the

and tone controls record.

actuated and

to the

slowly

been

and

to

45rpm and release

lever

to the DOWN

to the record

levels,

the same

and then sit

played,

the tonearm

power

the

arm rest

on

the

auto-

time, the

to the

with the

protect

to

the

PART

3.

i net

Cab

PMM 138 PMM 142

(KCT, (HGT)

LOCATION

(L)

Plate PNW 338

KUT)

assembly

Cam

PXr-226

Tonearm assembly PPD

572

PL.s1B

(R)

Plate PNW.339

Arm

base

PN R.064

Power transformer

PTT PTT-042

(KCT,

041

Power supply PWR.O27 PWR-032 PWR

KUT)

(HGT)

(KUT) (KCT}

035and

assembly

PWR-028

(HGT)

-,

-''''\

"ffl

-;r

dr---

o-

Knob pAC

016

r<noo

PAA-03O

Knob PAD

025

I

rest

Headshell PXA.693 PXA.676 (Black

assembly (KCT. (HGT)

type)

Arm

PXA-421

assembly

KUT)

D,D motor

PXM

058

lamp

Neon PNW.384

holder

4.

MECHANISM

OPERATION AND

ADJUSTMENT

4.1 START

1. The

2. Lever

3. When

tonearm

above

the

Iever

B,

(Fig.

1). the

is started

4.2 AUTO-RETURN

1. When contacts

the

PERFORMANCE

OF

is

turntable.

A,

connected

and

the microswitch

microswitch

and

the

stylus nears

C

(Fig.

lever

moved

turntable

DETECTION

frorrr

to

the

is

turned

Lregins

Lever

M icroswitch

the center

2).

the

arm rest to

tonearm.

is turned

ON,

the motor

to

rotate.

B

shaft,

unlocks

ON

rtq.

I

lever

A

Plate by

'Ihe

4.

0.1mm toward

the record.

'fhe

ference

tl.

Plate ference per

7.

When the is moved revolution

8.

The

(Fig.

A

9.

Gear

turned

atop

end

when

the

center

of

shown

pushed

is

at

a stylus

at

4mm

of

plate

gear

and

rotation

plate

of

the stylus

gear

in

of the record.

the end

toward

the record.

B

the movement

front

tooth

B

revolution

the stylus

record

end of

a-b).

A

by

A

is

moved

plate

of

plat,e

shaft

A has

Fig.

back by

enters the iead-otit groove

B

of the

A.

B

moves

by

.1-a.

movement

of the

the

contacts

are

engaged,

turntable.

toward

approximately

is

advanced

one

revolution

the

dimensional

this

dimensional

of within

performance,

center

tl-re tooth

and

sear

shaft by

of

gear

1mm

one

sear

B

A

of

clif-

dif-

rn

it

is

Turntable

2. Lever

proportional the

tonearm

pushes

C

plate

to

the

(Fig.

Lever

3).

A

by

an amount

amount

Fig.2

directly

of movement

Lever

C

l\

of

Fis.3

F ig. 4-b

PL-51El

4.3 AUTO-RETURN

1. Gear B

2. Lever the tone

Lever A

t).

to the arm rest by lever D

is rotated

D moves

arm

pushed

is

OPERATION

by detection

along

is

lifted

and the tonearm

Lever A

the

(Fig.

of auto-return.

groove

5).

(Fig.

of

6).

gear

B, and

Fis.5

is returned

ADJUSTMENT

4.4

4.4.1 Auto-return Detection

Plate

1.

2.

B contacts the table is rotated, and reset.

Adjust

tacts reached

the

adjusting

the tooth

point

a

gear

of

62mm from

Position

tooth of

the auto-return detector

screw

A when

gear

A,

the turn-

Plate

B

Fis.8

so that

plate

the

B

stylus

the center shaft.

is

con-

has

-i.

_,

When

4.

D

is returned

When lever

5.

tion, lever B microswitch When

6.

motor is

gear

B has

the microswitch

stopped, and

rotated

to its original

D has

returned

pushed

is

is turned

OFF

one revolution, lever

position.

its

to

original

by lever A

(Fig.

7).

is

tumed OFF,

the turntable

also stops.

M icroswitch

Fis.6

posi-

and

Fis.7

the

@

Remove

rubber cap

Adjusting

screw

Fis.9

4.4.2

M)croswitch

Adjust

1. so that lever A Fig.

10-a when arm rest. Adjust

2. Iever B shown in Fig. fastened to

3. Since

this adjustment will adversely effect auto-return return detection

ON Timing

at the adjusting

and the

the adjusting

and the microswitch are

the arm

detection

position

point

shown in

lever B

tonearm

10-c when the tonearm is

rest.

become as shown

is fastened to the

screw

(Fig.

position, must be readiusted.

Fig.10-b

in

10-c) so that positioned

the auto-

F ig. 1

as

the

0-a

4.4.3 Speed

1.

Set the panel

to

speed.

the

Adjust

2.

the speed with the semi-fixed resistor

on the motor

Adlustment

SPEED

ADJ

its mechanical

control

board

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r.p.m.

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i,

,'{ll

ll

'a-J.

,' .

rs

r.p.m.

knob on

center

when

(Fig.

'',

\

the control

adjusting

11).

Lever

F is. 1 0-b

B

Fiq.

1

icroswitch

M

F ig.

10-c