Shure Phonograph SS4 User Guide
MODEL
DATA
SHEET
DISCRETE 4-CHANNEL
QUADRAPHONIC
DYNETIC
PHONOGRAPH STYLUS
The Model SS4 Stylus is the replacement stylus for the
Quadraphonic Dynetic Cartridge, specifically designed for playback or four channel discrete as well as conventional stereo,
mono, and four-channel matrixed records.
The special hyperbolic stylus tip is designed to give increased
contact area and extended high frequency response.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE:
OUTPUT VOLTAGE:
cm/sec. peak vcloclty. Balance between channels is within
2.0 dB.
GRIP COLOR:
TRACKABILITY:
or track the
To provide an unbroken fiow of signals from the record,
phonograph cartridge must be able to track the grooves. Sienals
recorded at a higher level (measured in cm/sec.) are morehifa-
cult to track.
Four-channel discrete
channel discrete recordinas
Trackability of SC4 Cartridge at a stylus force
Shure/SME Arm and Shure TTRl03 Test Record
Smoke.
This indicates how well, a stylus, can follow
slgnals In a record groove w~thout loslng contact.
From 30 to 45,000 Hz.
FREOllENCY
IN
HERTZ
FIGURE
2.5
millivolts per channel at 1,000 Hz at
1
~lavback ulaces a tremendous reauire-
ui
7
granis,
is
Hz.
-
-
400 Hz.
1,000
10,000 Hz. - 44
14
24
cm/sec.
cm/sec.
cm/see
a?
SC4
thc
using
follows:
5
FREQUENCY
IN HERTZ
TRACKABILITY
FIGURE
TRACKING FORCE RANGE:
This is the amount of force required of the stylus tip to play
a
record properly. The lighter the tracking force, thc longer
tile stylus and records will last, provided that tracking is
maintained.
SIGNAL POLARITY:
will produce a
CHANNEL SEPARATION
over the respective frequency range is as follows:
10,000 Hz to 35,000 Hz
minimum channel separation at all other frequencies is
The
10 dB
Minimum: 2.00 grams
Optimum:
Maximum: 2.50 grams
Stylus movement toward the outer groove
pos~tlve output voltage on both channels.
:
100 Hz to 10,000
2
2.25
grams
The minimum channel separation
Hz
. .
. . .
20 dB
.
.
.
.
15 dB
EASY STYLUS REPLACEMENT
Gras~ the molded housing of the
stvliisl,~tw~en thumb and forefinger.
~-
GenLly withdraw the stylus by ,fulling ~t forward out of the cartndge.
Grasp the replacement stylus between thumb and forefinger and insert it into the stvlus socket. Press
Into socket" until the molded
stylus
houslng of the stylus mates wlth the
cartndge case Care must be taken
not to allow a finger to
molded housing of the stylus,
sultlng in damage to the stylus tip
or shank
TO PRESERVE STYLUS LIFE:
1.
Follow the turntable or tonearm instructions when adjusting
antiskating force in the suspension. system of
2.
Do not handle the tonearm while it
can cause the arm to sweep across the record.
3.
If it is necessary to manually place the tonearm in the
record groove while turntable is rotating, release it as soon
as the stylus engages the record groove.
4.
To prevent the stylus from striking the edge of the turn-
table or record, correct any improper set-down adjustment
or malfunction of the turntable changing mechanism.
5.
Take care to properly insert the stylus into the cartridge
assembly, and the cartridge and shell assembly
arm receptacle.
6.
Us? the proper vertical tracking force setting for each cart-
ridge.
7. Do not use badly warped cracked or imperfect records.
When dusting the turntablb, protect the stylus with the stylus
8.
guard.
SUGGESTIONS FOR CLEANING YOUR STYLUS:
stylus, use a camel's-hair brush (No. 2 size or smaller) dipped
lightly in alcohol or alcohol-distilled water solution;
alcohol is preferred. (WARNING:
cleaning solutions may cause corrosion and permanent stylus
damage.) The alcohol will
may have coated the stylus tip. The brush bristles should
be trimmed to a length no longer than
hrush the stylus with a forward movement from the rear (terminal end of cartridge) to the front. NEVER brush or wipe the
stylus from front to back or side to side.
SPECIAL NOTE:
used in Shure Quadraphonic
critical component. To maintain the original performance standards of your cartridge, be certain that any replacement stylus
you buy bears the following certification on the package: "This
Quadraphonic
Brothers Inc." AVOID INFERIOR IMITATIONS. THEY WILL
SERIOUSLY DEGRADE THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR CARTRIDGE. ALL GENUINE "DYNETIC" STYLI ARE MANU-
FACTURED BY SHURE
on your Shure styjus, wrlte for booklet:
World of
Dynetic stylus is precision manufactured by Shure
a
Stylus.
sllp off the
re-
STYLUS REPLACEMEW'I"
FIGURE
operation
.the tonearm.
IS
In
3
since thls
~nto the tone-
To clean the
Commercial
record or sf$:
remove any sludge deposits which
l;
inch (.64 cm.) ALWAYS
The Quadraphonic Dynetic stylus assembly
Dynetic cartridges is the most
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