Clearaudio TT5 Manuel utilisateur

TT5

Tangential tonearm / Tangential Tonarm

clearaudio electronic®GmbH

Spardorfer Str. 150 • D-91054 Erlangen • Tel. +49 9131 40300100 • FAX + 49 9131 40300119

www.clearaudio.de • www.analogshop.de • info@clearaudio.de

©clearaudio electronic GmbH

Version: 2.1_25.11.2016_E+D

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Made in Germany

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Dear Clearaudio customer,

Thank you for purchasing the Clearaudio

TT5

tangential tonearm.

With Clearaudio

TT5

tangential tonearm you have the possibilty to pickup all abilitites of your

hi- system in conjunction with and adequate cartridge.

Please read this instruction manual carefully to ensure the appropriate care of your tonearm and

to avoid any invalidation of your warranty. The manual will help you with both initial set-up and

ongoing maintenance.

We wish you much listening pleasure with your new Clearaudio

TT5

tangential tonearm.

Clearaudio electronic GmbH

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Warning

Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture.

Do not handle the mains lead with wet hands.

No naked ame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.

Only for use on turntables.

CE-MARKIERUNG

Recording and playback of any material may require consent. For further information refer to the

following:

- Copyright Act 1956

- Dramatic and Musical Performers Act 1958

- Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972

- Any subsequent statutory enactments and orders

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Contents

1. Package contents 4

2. Mounting the Clamping ring 5 - 6

3. Mounting the

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tonearm 7

4. Mounting the cartrdige 7

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adjustment 8 - 11

6. Special notes 12

7. Technical data 13

Warranty information 26

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1. Package contents

The Clearaudio

TT5

tangential tonearm is delivered in specially designed packaging to ensure

safe shipment. Please retain this packaging in case you need to safely transport, ship or store the

tonearm at a future date.

Please check the package contents rst. On removing the tonearm from its packaging, be sure to

handle the tonearm’s sensitive signal cables with the utmost caution.

Note: All threads are right-hand thread (metric).

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3 4

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tonearm; with pre-installed preci-

sion-machined silver carbon arm tube

with aluminum headshell (without

cartridge)

5. 4x counterweights:

1 each of 2.3, 2.6, 4.3 and 8.0 grams

2. Aluminum arm base with M6 x 8 arm

locking screw

6. Tangential alignment gauge

3. 1x hex key / allen key (# 1.5)

1x hex key / allen key (# 2)

1x hex key / allen key (# 2.5)

1x hex key / allen key (# 3)

7. 1 pair of white gloves

4. Clamping ring mounting bolts:

- 3x allen screws M4 x 10

Cartridge mounting screws

(not pictured):

- 2 x M2.5 x 12

8. Not pictured:

Warranty card

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Clearaudio quality certicate and return

delivery note

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Pic. 1: Package content

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2. Mounting the clamping ring

Note: If you already have an aluminum clamping ring, or a round base with a hole of 24.85 mm

diameter, mounted on your Clearaudio turntable please skip to step 3.

Mounting the clamping ring on a Clearaudio turntable:

Mount the aluminum clamping ring on the arm board or turntable chassis (as appropriate) using

the three allen bolts (M4 x 10) and the 3mm allen key supplied.

Take time to ensure mounting surfaces are perfectly level.

Please screw in all three bolts rmly (see Picture 3).

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Pic. 2: Mounting the clamping ring

Pic. 3: Screwing in the bolts

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Mounting the aluminum clamping ring on a non-Clearaudio turntable:

To install the aluminum clamping ring on the turntable chassis, you will need to drill the required

holes. Please refer to the drilling template shown below (Picture 4) for the measurements to mark

the exact drilling holes.

Please be informed, that this drawing is not suitable for use as a mounting tool.

Use a 3.3 mm HSS drill bit, then cut an M4 thread into each hole using an appropriate tap cutting

tool.

If the turntable chassis material is not suitable for cutting threads, please use a 4.5 mm HSS drill

bit to drill the holes through the material. In this case use standard bolts and nuts to x the arm

base.

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Pic. 4: Mounting the aluminum clamping ring on a non-Clearaudio turntable

3. Mounting of the

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tonearm

Put the connectors and the cable through the aluminum clamping ring rst, followed by the

tonearm pillar.

Now set the approximate height and position of the tonearm and secure it with the arm locking

screw in the aluminum clamping ring (see Picture 5). After that you can remove the rubber band,

which is used as an transport securing.

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4. Mounting of the cartridge

Important note: To avoid any damage to your cartridge during assembly, please leave

the stylus guard on your cartridge and proceed very carefully.

Make sure that the tonearm height allows enough space above the turntable platter for cartridge

to be tted. Using the screws supplied (M2.5 x 12 or M2.5 x 14), attach the cartridge on to the

aluminum headshell.

Next, connect the arm cable clips to the cartridge contacts.

Please observe the following color coding:

Red: right channel / R+

Green: right channel / R-

White: left channel / L+

Blue: left channel / L-

Pic. 5: Mounting the Tonarm

Pic. 6: Mounting the cartridge Pic. 7: Mounted cartridge

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adjustment

5.1 Pre-adjusting the tracking force

Note: This step requires removing the stylus guard from the cartridge.

Please proceed with great care to avoid any damage.

Use one of the counterweights supplied to adjust the tracking force, so that the cartridge is lowe-

red with minimal force. The choice of counterweight will depend on the weight of the cartridge.

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Use the supplied 1.5 mm allen key to x the counterweight in place.

Pic. 8: Mounting the counterweight

Pic. 9: Fixing the counterweight in place

5.2 VTA adjustment

VTA adjustment can be carried out using an old LP record.

If possible, use a very at, but not too thick LP.

If you prefer not to use an LP, you can also use the tangential alignment gauge supplied.

Gently lower the cartridge using the cueing lever. The arm tube should be parallel to the LP

surface. It this is not the case, raise or lower the tonearm by loosening the locking screw in the

arm base and moving the tonearm in the appropriate direction. Retighten the arm locking screw

then check again that the arm tube is levelled.

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5.3 Positioning the tonearm horizontally

Loosen the two screws (see Picture 11) by about one turn.

By alternately tightening the screws, you can position the tonearm horizontally, in accordance with

the bubble level.

Pic. 10: Adjustment of the VTA

a b

a = b

Pic. 11: Horizontale positioning

5.4 Adjustment of the azimuth

(vertical position of the cartridge / stylus in the record groove)

Important: Please use extreme caution during this step. Always lift the arm upwards

during the adjustment.

Use the cueing lever to carefully lower the cartridge on to the LP or tangential alignment gauge.

Check the vertical alignment viewed from the front of the cartridge and adjust it if necessary.

The cartridge is optimally positioned when it is perpendicular to the LP surface (see Picture 12).

To achieve the optimal position, lift the cartridge and loosen the two screws in the aluminum

carriage (see Picture 13), then gently turn the arm tube in the desired direction. Try to maintain

the forward / backward position of the tube (optimum: 64 mm from the top of the needle to the

front of the carriage, see Picture 14).

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Pic. 12: Optimal azimuth

Pic. 13: Adjustment of the azimuth

Pic. 14: Ideal position

64 mm

90°

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