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JEWELä, SAPPHIREä,
STARä and NOVAä Turntables
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY BEFORE BEGINNING SET UP AND OPERATION!
UNPACKING
The SOTA turntable comes bolted to a plywood board, which “floats” in a cardboard sleeve. Begin by placing the turntable carton on a large, sturdy work surface. Open the box top, fold the box flaps back, invert the box and lift off. The turntable and the cardboard sleeve will remain on the work surface as you lift off the outer carton.
Place the turntable and sleeve on edge with the front feet down. Set the following parts aside, which you will find attached to the bottom of the packing board:
(1)Armboard (Wood, Composite or COSMOS with three (3) appropriate mounting screws and hex key for installation).
(1)3/32” Hex Key, used for transit set screws and for Wood Armboard screws
(1)Control Panel Cover
(1)Bubble level
(1)Ground Wire
(1)Bag of lead shot, weighing 2 lb. – 14.5 oz. (SAPPHIRE, STAR, and NOVA only. Note: STAR and NOVA lead shot is packed with pump unit.)
(2)Lead slugs (SAPPHIRE, STAR and NOVA only)
(1)“Dummy” Plug (STAR and NOVA only)
(1)Reflex Clamp (NOVA only)
NOTE: Save ALL the turntable packing materials for re-use, should the turntable ever need to be shipped.
Using a wrench or nut-driver, remove the lower two shipping bolts, which are adjacent to the feet (See Figure 2). Cut the tape securing the inner sleeve and remove the inner sleeve. Loosen the third shipping bolt one turn, and gently lower the table with attached packing board back onto its feet. Now, position the last shipping bolt over the edge of the work surface and remove it. Lift the table from the shipping board
(save the shipping board) and set the turntable on the work surface. Carefully unpeel the plastic wrapping and save. If included, lift the Dust Cover straight up and off.
For the JEWEL and SAPPHIRE only, remove the power supply from the armboard well and set aside.
Figure 2
Place the turntable on its side with the controls down. Remove the feet and the foam pads. (Save the foam pads.) Replace the feet, screwing them each in approximately two full turns. Loosen the transit screw lock nuts, and then using the supplied 3/32” hex key, release (unscrew) one transit set screw – leave the other in place until the unit is ready to play. Loosen the transit set screw about ¼”, and then use the transit nut to lock the transit screw in place. (See Figure 3).
Figure 3
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Put the table on its feet and remove the cardboard shims from under the pulley and the three pads from around the platter, sliding them out towards the motor. (Save all pads and shims.) Care should be taken not to disturb the belt. Position the control panel and press in place.
SET UP
STEP 1
(JEWEL only) Place the bubble level on the platter at the mid-point of the cartridge sweep. Adjust the feet so that the platter is level. At this point the platter should appear parallel to the cabinet. Similarly the underside of the sub-assembly and the bottom of the cabinet should appear to be parallel. Variations of 3/32” are acceptable. Now proceed to Step 3.
STEP 2
(ALL except JEWEL) Place the bubble level on the platter at the mid-point of the cartridge sweep (see Figure 4). Place the bag of lead shot upright (vertically) in the armboard well, positioning it to “perch” on the bar between the arm tube hole and the balancing reservoir. The bag should not make any contact with the cabinet. Adjust the feet so that the platter is level. At this point the platter should appear parallel to the cabinet. Similarly the underside of the sub -assembly and the bottom of the cabinet should appear to be parallel. Variations of up to 3/32” are acceptable. Now remove the bag of lead shot but not the bubble level.
STEP 3
Attach the tonearm (complete with counterweight, head shell and cartridge) to the armboard and insert the board into the turntable’s armboard mounting block. On JEWEL only, insert the three armboard mounting screws, tighten securely using the supplied hex key, and proceed directly to Step 7.
STEP 4
Balance the arm and cartridge approximately. Rotate the tonearm towards the spindle to clear the shot reservoir. (See Figure 4.) The bubble should be off-center towards the arm. If it is also biased towards the REAR, carefully remove the armboard and add one or both of the lead slugs by inserting them into the holes at the rear of the arm mounting block. (If you need to remove the lead slugs, use the allen wrench provided to push the slug out from the hole beneath the slug). When the lead slugs have been installed as needed, replace the armboard assembly with mounting screws, but do not tighten yet.
STEP 5
Place a small paper or styrofoam cup (i.e. very light) on the armboard, being careful to keep it clear of the cabinet. Rotate the tonearm towards the spindle to allow room for the cup. (See Figure 4.) Pour lead shot into the cup until the bubble in the level is centered. If the platter is not exactly level, minor adjustments of
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