REED 5A Manuel utilisateur

Angling 90°

tangential

pivot

tonearm

Model

User manual

Figure 1

1. Tonearm assembly

a) Unpack box contents (Figure 1).

Please read the User Manual before starting

to assemble tonearm. Not following

assembly instructions may permanently

damage the tonearm.

Figure 2

b) Remove the top packaging layer.

c) Take out the template [2], a counterweight

[3], all the accessories [4] and the top

bearings [5] (Figure 2).

Figure 3

d) Take out the tonearm parts: tonearm body

[6], armwand [7], front link [8] and

tonearm frame with lever [9] (Figure 2 and

Figure 3).

Figure 4

e) Take tonearm frame with lever [9] and put

it on armwand [7] so that the armwand

[7] passes through the tonearm frame [9]

(Figure 4).

Figure 5

f) Set armwand [7] on tonearm frame pivots

[9a] and [9b] and check if they are in

correct positions (Figure 5). Needle of the

bearing must be embedded in

sapphire V cup.

Figure 6

g) Take the hex (allen) key from accessories

[4] and top bearing [5] (Figure 2). Top

bearing must be screwed out of

bearing protection.

h) Set the front link [8] on a bottom bearing

of the front link vertical axis [8b] (Figure

6).

i) Screw in the top bearing [5] of the front

link [8] vertical axis and tighten it with

your fingers without applying excessive

force. Needle of the bearing must be

embedded in sapphire V cup. (Figure

6).

j) Check if the front link vertical axis bearings

[8a] and [8b] are in correct positions

(Figure 6).

Figure 7

Figure 8

Figure 9

k) Take the hex (allen) key from accessories

[4] and top bearing [5] (Figure 2). Top

bearing must be screwed out of

bearing protection.

l) Take the tonearm frame with lever and

armwand [9] and set it on a bottom

bearing [11b] of the back link [11] vertical

axis (Figure 7). Needle of the bearing

must be embedded in sapphire V cup.

m) Screw in the top bearing [5] of the back

link [11] vertical axis and tighten it with

your fingers without applying excessive

force. Needle of the bearing must be

embedded in sapphire V cup. (Figure

8).

n) Check if the back link vertical axis bearings

[11a] and [11b] are in correct positions

(Figure 9). Needle of the bearing must

be embedded in sapphire V cup.

Figure 10

o) Set tonearm lever [9c] on the tonearm

front link [8] so that the lever bearing

needle [9d] would be embed in sapphire V

cup of the tonearm front link [8] (Figure

10).

Figure 11

p) Check if the tonearm lever bearing [9d] is

in correct position. Needle of the bearing

must be embedded in sapphire V cup.

Check if the armwand can move freely.

Fasten armwand [7] using fastening screw

[6a] (Figure 11).

Figure 12

2. Tonearm mounting:

Mount the tonearm onto a turntable using

template [2] (Figure 2).

a) On the turntable, mark three tonearm base

mounting holes (Figure 12) using Reed

mounting drawing and check the position of

holes using a Reed template [2] (Figure 2).

b) Drill three 4.2 mm holes and thread them

with M5 thread.

c) Fix the armboard in a designated place

using a Reed template (Figure 12).

Figure 13

d) Take the tonearm base [10] (Figure 2)

and set it on the armboard so that the

centers of three holes overlap armboard

holes. Fix the tonearm base with three

M5 screws (Figure 13).

Figure 14

e) Set tonearm body [6] on the base [10].

Fixing screw [6b] must match with the

groove [10a] in tonearm base. Fix the

screw [6b] with hex (allen) key (Figure

14).

Figure 15

Figure 16

f) Fix the screw [6c] on the other side of

tonearm body [6] with hex (allen) key

[4] (Figure 15).

g) Attach a cartridge of your choice to the

headshell. Check cartridge position with

Reed protractor [1] (Figure 1) after Step

3, Step 4, Step 5 and Step 6.

h) Put counterweight frame [3] onto the

holder [7a] and fasten it with the fixing

screw [3a] (Figure 16).

WARNING!

Before using your tonearm (making

adjustments or playing LPs) make sure

that all bearings of front link and back link

vertical and horizontal axis are in correct

position (Figure 5, 6, 9, 11).

Failing to set bearings and pivots

correctly may permanently damage

the cartridge, tonearm and LP.

Be careful while connecting or

disconnecting wire connectors to the

cartridge, because tonearm wiring is

very fragile. For connecting and

disconnecting wires, use tweezers.

Always pull the wire by its connector

and never pull by wire itself.

Figure 17

Figure 18

Figure 19

Figure 20

3. Vertical tracking force (VTF)

adjustment (Figure 18)

a) Screw counterweight weight [3b] out of the

frame [3] until front of a counterweight

aligns with frame’s surface (i. e. it should

not stick from a frame)

b) Set tonearm balance by sliding

counterweight frame [3] on the holder [7a].

c) After setting the balance fasten

counterweight frame [3] with a fixing screw

[3a].

d) Screw in the counterweight weight [3b]

forward by two segments. After VTA setup

(Step 4) finalize VTF using scales.

4. VTA (Vertical Tracking Angle)

adjustment

a) VTA adjustment screw [6d] must be

screwed in and rest in a pit [10b] of

the tonearm base [10] (Figure 19).

b) Rotate armwand on the record and let

down cartridge.

c) Loosen the tonearm base fixing screw

[10c] with hex (allen) key [4b] (Figure

20).

d) Adjust armwand height by making it

parallel to the record. To regulate

height, screw in or out VTA adjustment

screw [6d] with hex (allen) key [4a]

(Figure 20).

e) Finalize VTF using scales.

Before setting tonearm adjustments

set the turntable to a horizontal

position (Figure 17).

Figure 21

Figure 22

Figure 23

5. Tonearm horizontality adjustment

a) To adjust tonearm horizontality you have

to screw in or out tonearm horizontality

screws [6e], [6f] and [6g] (Figure 21

and Figure 22) with hex (allen) key.

b) Tonearm level bubble [6i] must be

in center of level (Figure 23).

c) When tonearm horizontality is adjusted

all tonearm horizontality screws [6e],

[6f] and [6g] must be fixed (Figure 21

and Figure 22).

Before setting tonearm horizontality

check again if the turntable is set to

a horizontal position (Figure 17).

By adjusting three screws –[6e],

[6f] and [6g], the anti-skating force

adjusted by manufacturer can be

adjusted manually.

Figure 24

Figure 25

Figure 26

6. Azimuth adjustment (Figure 24)

a) If you need to adjust azimuth, hold the

armwand cylinder [7b] and loosen

azimuth adjustment screw [7c] by using

hex (allen) key [4].

b) By carefully turning the armtube [7]

clockwise or counterclockwise adjust

azimuth and tighten azimuth adjustment

screw [7c]. While adjusting azimuth

do not apply excessive force –it can

damage tonearm bearings.

7. Check if the tonearm is mounted

correctly with protractor [1] (Figure 1)

and template [2] (Figure 2)

a) Protractor hole should be mounted on

the turntable spindle.

b) Needle of the cartridge should follow the

line towards the center of the turntable

spindle.

c) Needle of the cartridge should match

zero points on the protractor.

(Figure 25)

d) Check tonearm setup using Reed 5T-5A

template [2] (Figure 2). Template’s

small hole should be aligned with small

hole in the headshell and the needle of

the cartridge (Figure 26). Max allowed

deviation is +/- 1 mm. If deviation is

bigger, please check your tonearm setup

according to steps 2-a, 2-b, 2-c, 2-d and

2-e of this manual.

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