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ADJUSTING THE TONE ARM BAL-

ANCE

Adjust the tone arm balance to keep the

tone arm horizontally balanced (zero

balance) so that proper stylus pressure is

exerted on the vinyl record.

Remove the stylus protective cover.

Stylus protective

cover

Note

Remove the stylus protective cover with care

so as not to damage the stylus.

Make sure that the gauge number

"0" on the anti-skating knob is

aligned with the reference line.

Anti-skating Knob

Attach the counterweight onto the

back of the tone arm.

Slightly push in the counterweight and

rotate in the direction of the arrow until

the face of the gauge ring comes close

to the white line on the tone arm.

Counterweight

White line

Tip

You can rotate the counterweight clockwise to

move it outward or counterclockwise (in the

direction of the black arrow above) to move it

inward.

Unlock the tone arm lock and raise

the tone arm from the tone arm

rest.

Tone arm lock

Rotate the counterweight clockwise

or counterclockwise until the tone

arm is horizontally balanced.

You may find it easier to adjust the tone

arm balance that you rotate the

counterweight a little at a time and take

your hands off to see if the tone arm is

horizontally balanced.

Note

Keep the tip of the stylus untouched with the

rubber mat or the platter while adjusting the

tone arm balance.

Put the tone arm back onto the tone

arm rest.

PS-HX500

ADJUSTING THE STYLUS PRES-

SURE AND THE ANTI-SKATING

FORCE

Once the tone arm is horizontally balanced,

adjust the stylus pressure and the anti-

skating force.

Rotate only the gauge ring on the

counterweight to bring the gauge

number "0" on the ring into

alignment with the white line on the

tone arm.

Gauge ring

Note

Do not rotate the counterweight along with

the gauge ring.

Rotate the counterweight

counterclockwise to bring the gauge

number "3" on the gauge ring into

alignment with the white line on the

tone arm.

Tip

An appropriate stylus pressure value is

recommended for every cartridge. To protect

the stylus and the record against damage,

adjust the stylus pressure to the recommended

value. On your turntable, set the stylus

pressure to "3."

Rotate the anti-skating knob to

bring the gauge number "3" into

alignment with the reference line.

Tip

The anti-skating adjustment is required to

apply proper anti-skating force that cancels

out the inward force produced by the

spinning platter while a vinyl record is being

played.

You need to set the anti-skating force to the

same value as the stylus pressure you set in

step 2.