VPI Black Knight Owners manual

SETUP MANUAL FOR ALL

ARIES 2 AND BLACK KNIGHT

TURNTABLES

READ THIS MANUAL VERY CAREFULLY

NOT FOLLOWING THIS MANUAL WILL VOID YOUR

WARRANTEE

FAILURE TO MAIL IN YOUR WARRANTEE CARD WILL

VOID YOUR WARRANTEE

VPI INDUSTRIES INC., 77 CLIFFWOOD AVE #3B, CLIFFWOOD NJ 07721

PHONE: [phone], FAX: [phone]

www.vpiindustries.com

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• IF YOU ORDERED THE ARIES WITH NO TONEARM, THE
PLATTER WILL BE FOUND BELOW THE MAIN CHASSIS IN THE
LARGER BOX (BOX A)

• IF YOU ORDERED THE ARIES WITH JMW OR OTHER TONEARM
MOUNTED, THE PLATTER WILL BE IN THE SMALLER BOX WITH
THE MOTOR.

• THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR NEW
ARIES TURNTABLE IS TO PLACE IT ON A FLAT LEVEL SURFACE.
IT CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH THAT A FLAT SURFACE
WILL MAKE SETTING UP YOUR NEW ARIES A SNAP.

• THE STANDARD ARIES REQUIRES A SPACE OF 22” X 16” AND THE
EXTENDED ARIES REQUIRES 24” X 16” FOR ITS MAIN FRAME.
THE ACTUAL FOOTPRINT OF THE ARIES LEGS MEASURES 19” X
13” FOR THE STANDARD AND OR 21” X 13” FOR THE EXTENDED.

SPECIFICATIONS

YOUR NEW ARIES TURNTABLE IS A PRECISION INSTRUMENT. IT HAS
BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED AND HAS BEEN RUN FOR AT LEAST TWO
HOURS. THE SPEED ACCURACY, WOW, FLUTTER, AND RUMBLE HAVE
BEEN CHECKED AND THIS UNIT HAS MET ALL OUR SPECIFICATIONS.

MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS: WOW AND FLUTTER – LESS THAN .02

RUMBLE – GREATER THAN 80 db DOWN
SPEED ACCURACY – WITHIN .1%
TOTAL WEIGHT – 64 POUNDS
PLATTER RUNOUT - +/- .001 INCH

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