Pro-ject Audio Essential III Flexi-Range Use Instruction

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

Pro-Ject Essential III Flexi-Range

Dear Music Lover,

Congratulations and thank you for choosing Pro-Ject Audio Systems record player.

Your Essential III turntable has been handcrafted and rigorously tested by skilled technicians to give

you years of enjoyable, trouble free service.

Please contact your dealer if you require additional assistance.

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 you are missing parts or if the unit is damaged, please do not operate and contact your

dealer.

Contents

Product illustrations 4

General setup

1. Platter and drive belt installation 5

2. Cartridge installation, stylus exchange 5

3. Vertical Tracking Force setting (VTF) 5-6

4. Anti-skating force adjustment 6

5. Azimuth setting 6

6. Turntable types and their functions 7

a) ESSENTIAL III 7 b) ESSENTIAL III BLUETOOTH 8 c) ESSENTIAL III PHONO 9 d) ESSENTIAL III SB 10 e) ESSENTIAL III DIGITAL 11-12 f) ESSENTIAL III RECORDMASTER 12-13

Technical parameters 14

Troubleshooting, warranty, service 15

Exploded view of the packaging 16

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Disposal of packaging material:

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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.

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ESSENTIAL III FLEXI-RANGE

GENERAL INFORMATIONS

Controls, features and connections

1 PLATTER & FELT MAT

2 DRIVE PULLEY

3 DRIVE BELT

4 TONEARM COUNTERWEIGHT (4a) DOWNFORCE SCALE

5 TONEARM LIFT LEVER

6 TONEARM REST (66) REMOVABLE TRANSPORT LOCK

7 TONEARM TUBE

8 HEADSHELL WITH FINGER LIFT AND PRE-MOUNTED ORTOFON OM10

9 ANTI-SKATING WEIGHT WITH WIRE

10 ANTI-SKATING WEIGHT SUPPORT HOOP

11 ANTI-SKATING STUB WITH ADJUSTMENT SCALE

12 LID

13 LID HINGES

14 HINGE FASTENERS

15 POWER SUPPLY SOCKET

Accessories

1 ANTI-SKATING WEIGHT

2 HOOK TOOL FOR SPEED CHANGE

3 SINGLE ADAPTOR

4 ALLEN KEY 1,5mm

5 COUNTERWEIGHT no. 00

6 TWO-POINT CARTRIDGE ALIGNMENT PROTRACTOR

7 UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLY

8 CONNECTION CABLE (CONNECT IT E RCA)

9 INSTRUCTION FOR USE

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SETUP

1. Platter and drive belt installation

Please remove brown paper insert which holds the platter in transport position. Put the felt mat on the top of the platter. Install the drive belt as shown in the following illustration.

2. Cartridge installation, stylus exchange

* If you purchased this turntable in a package that included the cartridge, this has already been done

for you.

Install the cartridge into the aluminium headshell, using the appropriate hardware included with your

cartridge. All cartridges with half inch mounting holes can be fitted.

Connect the cartridge as indicated below:

• White left channel L+

• Red right channel R+

• Green right channel R-

• Blue left channel L-

For correct cartridge alignment, use the two-point cartridge alignment protractor provided with your Essential III accessories. If unfamiliar with two-point setup, please refer to your dealer.

A damaged or worn stylus may harm your record collection and should be replaced.

Please remove stylus protection before pulling the stylus from the cartridge and replace for a new one.

Stylus type is exchange for pre-mounted cartridge Ortofon OM 10: Stylus OM 10. If in doubt, consult your local dealer or distributor.

3. Vertical Tracking Force setting (VTF)

Before setting the Vertical Tracking Force, confirm the exact weight of your cartridge. The counterweight supplied (no. 00) is suitable for cartridges from 3,5 to 5,5g. An alternative counterweight (no. 01) for cartridges between 6 – 9g is available on request. Pushing carefully, turn the counterweight onto the rear end of the tonearm tube. With the tonearm lift in lower position, carefully rotate the counterweight until the tonearm tube balances out. Once the tonearm is correctly balanced, return it to the rest. Hold the counterweight without moving it, and gently revolve the downforce scale ring until the zero is in line with the anti-skating stub.

Rotate the counterweight counter clockwise (seen from the front) to adjust the downforce according to the cartridge manufacturer's recommendations. One mark on the scale represents 1 mN (= 0,1g / 0,1 Pond) of downforce.

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Please note: Adjust the VTF prior to installing the anti-skating weight.

4. Anti-skating force adjustment

Hang the loop of the thread of the anti-skating weight in the groove of the anti-skating stub corresponding to the downforce applied to your cartridge and feed the thread through the loop of the wire support.

The anti-skating force must be adjusted corresponding to the downforce as follows:

VTF Groove in the stub

10 - 14mN 1st from bearing rings

15 - 19mN 2nd " " "

20mN and bigger

3rd " " "

5. Azimuth setting

The cartridge needle must be perpendicular to the record in order to trace the groove wall modulations correctly.

The azimuth (angle) is precisely set by the factory. In the event that you need to modify this setting, however, follow the instructions below.

Loosen the small azimuth screw, again using the 1.5 mm allen key.

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DO NOT REMOVE THE AZIMUTH SET SCREW COMPLETELY!

Loosen the screw just enough to be able to gently rotate the arm tube and set the azimuth to the correct position. The correct position can be checked from the front view, preferably with the needle placed on a mirror placed on the platter. Once the azimuth setting is correct, gently re-tighten the azimuth setting screw.

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