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PROFESSIONAL DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE
OWNER'S MANUAL
VESTAX CORPORATION
2-37-1Kamiuma,Setagaya-ku,Tokyo154-0011Japan
Phone:03-3412-7011Fax:03-3412-7013
VESTAX America
2750C29thAveSuite.115Hollywood.Fl33020
Phone:303-766-5269Fax:303-766-2196
E-mail:vestax-corporation@msn.com
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VESTAX Europe Ltd.
18st.ChristophersRoad,Haslemere,SurreyGU271DQEngland.
Phone:(0)1428-653117Fax:(0)1428-661021
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CONGRATULATION Thank you for purchasing the Vestax PDX-d3S, Professional Direct Drive Turntable. Please read this owner's manual carefully before you start to use yours, so that you will fully understand all of the special features and enjoy the full use of the product. CONTENTS FEATURES 3 NOTES 3 A. S. T. S 4 (ANTI SKIPPING TONE-ARM SYSTEM) EACH PARTS NAME 5 BEFORE USE 5 ASSEMBLY AND SET-UP 6 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 7 ADJUSTMENT 8 OPERATION 9 DIGITAL CONTROL 10 REMOTE CONTROL 11 SPECIFICATI
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read instructions-All the safety and operating instructions 12. Power-Cord Protection-Power supply cords should be should be read before the appliance is operated. routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by intems placed upon o
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19. Replacement Parts-When replacement parts are required, be 21. Carts and Stands-The appliance should be used only with sure the service technician has used replacement parts a cart stand that is recommended by manufacturer. specified by the manufacturer or have the same 22. An appliance and cart combination should be moved with characterristics as the original parts. Unauthorized care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other
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A.S.T.S(Anti Skipping Tone-arm System) A.S.T.S(Anti Skipping Tone-arm System) has been developed with years of experience and a number of trials, searching for the innovative tone-arm for professional DJ's.This system breaks all of the historic common sense, achieving its non skipping performance in hard scratching. A.S.T.S consists of two inventions, short/straight arm and TH (Tracing Hold) balance system. TH balance system gives horizontal movement in addition to vertical. This movement gives
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d3S/E 02.5.16 2:08 PM 5 EACH PARTS NAME FRONT Turntable SYNC ON/OFF SW Center Spindle Spare Cartridge Stand Balance Weight Power Switch EP Adoptor Holder Arm Rest Tone Arm Headshell Pitch Control Fader START/STOP Button Detachable Stylus Illuminator Jack Speed Select Button REAR Remote-control Jack Power Cord Output Jack Ground Terminal BEFORE USE CHECKLIST OF PARTS This unit includes the following parts 1 Turntable Unit 2 Turntable Platter 3 Slip Mat 4 Shell Weight 5 Headshell 6 Balanc
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ASSEMBLY AND SET-UP Installation of Turntable Platter 1 By placing the turntable platter on the center spindle, the platter adjusts to match the spindle by itself. 2 Place the slip mat on the platter. 3 Extra care should be taken to avoid damaging magnet by dropping it. NOTE Never connect the AC power plug before assembly has been completed. Installation of Balance Weight 1 Place the balance weight on the rear shaft of the tone-arm winding the balance weight clockwise. Method of Using Slip M
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d3S/E 02.5.16 2:08 PM 7 3 Insert the headshell into the front part of the tone-arm. Turn thr 4 Adjustment of Overhang LOCK RING to the directoin of the arrow shown the fig until As shown in the illustration, overhang indicates the distance fixing the headshell. from the stylus to end of headhshell. Please set the distance to 50mm. If the overhang adjustment is not properly made, the stylus will not be able to trace the record grooves correctly. 50mm NOTE Be share not to touch stylus during
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ADJUSTMENT Adjustment of Horizontal Zero 1 Release the tone-arm from the armrest to free. 2 Turn the balance weight clockwise or counter clockwise until the tone arm is balanced horizontally. NOTE Be careful not to touch your finger to the stylus tip. Illustration of Adjustment 3 Return the tone-arm to the armrest. The balance weight and cartridge are balanced, the tone-arm is held horizontal. Excessive forward advancement of the balance weight causes the cartridge side to be lowered. Exc
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OPERATION 1 Place the record on the turntable mat. 2 Press the power switch button provided at rear panel to turn "ON" position. 3 Remove the stylus protector if cartridge is detachable one. 4 Push the start/stop button, then platter will start to turn. 5 Move the tone-arm position over the record. Put it down to the record, and play will begin. 6 Set the turning speed to 33 1/3rpm or 45rpm by pushing the speed select switch in obedience to the playing record RPM. NOTE A manual method of o
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DIGITAL CONTROL 1 FADER PITCH SPAN SELECT SWITCH Pushing the switch, fader pitch span can be selected between 3%, 6%, 12%. while watching the display 7 push this , switch continuously until the indicated value of span to select snd stop pushing. refer to fig.1 2 1 fig1. FADER PITCH SPAN SELECT SWITCH 4 3 5 NOTE When the display return to pitch meter selected value of span is set. but the value of span has 6 7 error 0.9% because of limit of electric function. The display indicate the value
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REMOTE CONTROL It is possible to control two turntables remotely. 1 Prepare for 3.5mm monaural phone plug cable Turn on Sync ON/OFF SW. 2 Connect REMOTE OUT JACK at the rear panel with another PDX-d3S REMOTE IN JACK at the rear panel by using the cable. 3 The player connected at the REMOTE OUT JACK is MASTER of the PDX-d3S. The player connected at the REMOTE IN JACK is the Slave of the PDX-d3S. 4 Pushing START/ STOP SWITCH of the master PDX-d3S will make the connection between master PDX-d3
