INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Cartridge alignment tool
Pro-Ject Align it
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Beam
Tonearm type marks (1 = 8,6’’ - 2 = 9’’ - 3 = 9,35’’ - 4 = 10’’ - 5 = 12’’)
Beam fixing screw
Beam adjustment mark
Scale
Adjustment screw
Rod
Rod fixing screw
Overhang marks
Base with spindle hole
Mirror
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Assembly
Slide the beam into the groove in the base from the right (see diagram). Make sure that the beam fixing
screw
is loosened far enough to allow the beam to move easily.
Using the tool
Loosen the rod's fixing screw and remove the rod from the beam. Place the tool on the turntable
platter so that the hole in the base
By sliding the beam
bearing.
After making sure that the base
By reversing the rod so that the pointed end is downward the tool may be used to establish the
vertical axis of Pro-Ject 8.6, 8.6s, 8.6 UniPivot and other manufacturer's tonearms.
to and fro adjust the cup on the end of the rod until it covers the tonearm's upper
fits over the record spindle. Re-fit the rod in the beam .
is flat on the platter, fix the rod's position by tightening the fixing screw .
Adjusting for tonearm length (1" = 2,54cm)
Make sure that the beam adjustment mark lines up with the tonearm type marks (1 – 5) on the beam.
Now adjust the beam and its guide using the adjustment screw
line of the scale
Adjust the scale (1/3 – 5) to the mark given in the following table appropriate to the Pro-Ject turntable type:
1 For 0.5, 1, 1.2, 1.2 E, 1.2 Comfort, 1.9, RPM 1.3, Essential, Debut, Debut Carbon, Juke Box,
Xpression, Xpression Comfort and models equipped with a 8,6" tonearm
2 For 6, 6.1, 6.9, Xperience, 2.9 Wood, 2.9 Classic, Perspective, PerspeX, RPM 4, RPM 5, RPM 5.1,
RPM 6, RPM 6 SB, RPM 6.1 SB, RPM 9, RPM 9 Acryl (X), RPM 9.1, RPM 9.1 Acryl (X),
RPM 9.2 Evolution, Studie and models equipped with a 9" tonearm
3 For 2 and models equipped with a 9.35" tonearm
4 For RPM 10, RPM 10.1 Evolution, Xtension 10 Evolution and models equipped with a 10" tonearm
5 For Studie, Xtension 12 Evolution and models equipped with a 12" tonearm
After adjusting the scale, fix the beam's
.
position by tightening the fixing screw .
until its edge aligns with the uppermost
Cartridge alignment
Mount the cartridge under the headshell. Tighten the screws only enough to just fix the cartridge. Now adjust
the downforce approximately to the manufacturer's recommendation. Check the tonearm height adjustment
and adjust if necessary. Both tasks are described in the instructions supplied with your Pro-Ject record player.
Adjust the cartridge fore and aft using the elongated holes in the headshell so that the needle rests on the
correct overhang mark
Now align the front edge of the cartridge to make it parallel to the lines which run the length of the base.
This adjustment is easier to perform if a thin propelling pencil lead is attached with sticky tape to the front of
the cartridge (provided that this has a flat front edge). Please remember to fasten the cartridge mounting
bolts tightly after completing adjustment. Check the adjustment again after tightening the bolts.
for the tonearm type (1 – 4) when the arm is lowered.
Adjusting azimuth
Loosen the grub screw which fixes the tonearm tube in position as explained in the instructions for use
accompanying your Pro-Ject record player. Lower the arm with the lift so that the needle comes to rest in the
middle of the tool's mirror
surface or until the cartridge's bottom edge is parallel to it. Re-tighten the grub screw. Re-check all
adjustments and repeat the procedures if necessary.
PRO-JECT is a Registered Trademark of H. Lichtenegger.
This guide was produced by: Audio Trade GmbH
Copyright
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2006. All rights reserved.
. Now revolve the tonearm until the needle is perpendicular to the mirror's
The information was correct at the time of going to
press. The manufacturer reserves the right to make
changes to the technical specification without prior
notice as deemed necessary to uphold the ongoing
process of technical development.
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