WARNING! To meet international safety standards the power supply unit is earthed through
the yellow/green wire of the power cord and particular care must be taken to ensure that this is
connected so as to maintain effective earthing should the original mains plug be changed.
Connect the low voltage output cable from the power supply unit by inserting the mini-DIN
plug into the socket at the rear of the base. Take care to see that it is pushed fully home. An
on-off switch is situated on the back of the power supply unit.
13. Fitting the Model 10 Precision Pick-up Arm
1. Unpack and check all items against the packing list on page 6. In the unlikely event that
something is missing notify your dealer and SME Limited immediately.
2. The heads of the base clamp bolts are presented to the rear of the tone-arm for ease of
access. Using the 3mm A/F ball-ended wrench, see that both are lightly locked and then
released by three-quarters of a turn only. This will enable the pillar to be moved
vertically in the base. The clamp bolts must not be re-locked until installation and
adjustments have been completed. The movement is internally spring loaded so settings
will not be lost in the meantime.
3. Remove the four socket cap screws M3 x 12 from the Model 10 sub-chassis (Arm
Mounting). These have been provided in case you should wish to use another model
from the wide range of SME precision pick-up arms.
4. Position the arm on the sub-chassis, engage the small location pins protruding from the
underside of the arm base into the narrow slot in the sub-chassis. Fit a washer to each of
the M4 x 18 socket cap screws and insert them from under the sub-chassis through the
slots on either side and screwing them up into the tapped holes in the arm base. Position
the turntable so that the sub-chassis overhangs the edge of the table allowing the cap
screws to be tightened with the ball-ended hexagon wrench 3mm A/F and then released
by three-quarters to one turn to allow for arm adjustment.
5. Plug in the audio lead. The socket at the bottom of the arm pillar rotates through 315
degrees allowing a wide choice of position.
The ground lead serving the arm should be connected to the ground terminal of the
pre-amp and those from the phono plugs to the ground terminal on the piece of
equipment to which the plugs are connected, ie. transformer, head-amp of pre-amp.
The system has been designed for a high signal to noise ratio and if this is not achieved,
multiple ground paths or the over proximity of mains equipment will be likely causes.
WARNING: To prevent bridging the compliance of the turntable’s suspension, the audio lead
and the low voltage cable from the power supply must be routed clear of the turntable base and
the surface on which the turntable is mounted. Failure to do this can result in acoustic feeback.
14. Fitting the Cartridge
1. Before fitting the cartridge see that its stylus guard is in position as a precaution against
accidental damage.
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