Balancing The Tonearm; Connection Diagram - Akai Professional BT500 Guide D'utilisation

Balancing the Tonearm

1. Attach the headshell (found in the box in the foam) to the tonearm.
2. Make sure the protective stylus cover is on the stylus.
3. Place the counterweight on the back of the tonearm (with the text facing toward the front of the turntable).
4. Adjust the Anti-Skate wheel to 0.
5. Lower the Raise/Lower Lever.
6. Move the tonearm horizontally left to where it would be when it plays on a 12" record.
7. Grab the counterweight from the rear and move it toward you on the tonearm until the tonearm stops
bouncing and appears to float—halfway up, halfway down.
8. Once you have it floating, carefully adjust the tracking force dial on the front of the counterweight so 0 is on
the center line of the tonearm.
9. Choose a counterweight amount. The counterweight can be adjusted in one of two ways: Pull/slide to provide
coarse adjustment or rotate to provide fine adjustment. The tracking force range for the included cartridge is
1.5-2.5 grams, with 2 grams (20 mN) recommended. Generally, you want to use the smallest value possible in
the recommended range without causing the record to skip.
10. Set the Anti-Skate wheel to your preferred setting (this may be the same value you chose for the
counterweight) which ensures good sound and that the record does not skip.
Note: Selecting more than the recommended weight for your cartridge can lead to prematurely wearing out
your stylus and/or records.
11. Enjoy your records!

Connection Diagram

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