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PROFESSIONAL DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE
OWNER'S MANUAL
VESTAX CORPORATION
1-18-16 Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0023 Japan
Phone : 03-3412-7011 Fax : 03-3412-7013
E-mail : info@vestax.com
www.vestax.com
VESTAX Europe Ltd.
Unit 5, Riverwey Industrial Park
Alton, Hampshire GU 34 2QL, England.
Phone : (0)1420-83000 Fax : (0)1420-80040
www.vestax.co.uk
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CONGRATULATION Thank you for purchasing the Vestax PDX-2000MkII/MkII Pro, Professional Direct Drive Turntable. Please read this owner's manual carefully, so that you will fully understand all of the special features and enjoy the full use of this product. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RlSK OF ELECTRlC SHOCK ( ) DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVlCING TO QUALIFIED SERVlCE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead, symbol
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IMPORTANT SAFEGURDS 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 13. Protective Attachment Plug-The appliance is equipped with an should be read before the appliance is operated. attachment plug having overload protection. This is a safety feature. See In
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FEATURES • NEW DESIGNED DC MOTOR Newly designed DC motor creates. 1.7kg torque and super fast start and brake within 1/4 rpm. • ANTI SKIPPING TONE-ARM SYSTEM, TRACING HOLD BALANCE SYSTEM The heavy-duty A. S. T. Stone arm is also newly designed for this model. Its stability and elaborateness enables non-skipping performance in any occasion. New designed A. S. T. S (Anti Skipping Tone Arm System) and TH (tracing hold) balance TONE-ARM system protect skipping performance in hard scratching. And th
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A.S.T.S (Anti Skipping Tone-arm System) The A.S.T.S (Anti Skipping Tone-arm System) was years in trial and development. Initially the quest was to improve on the tracing of tone arms available at the time, but soon the quest mutated into designing a completely new tone arm and hold system. The result of this laborious task has enhanced the turntables potential immensely and is now incorporated into all Vestax professional level turntables. The system breaks with ill foundered traditional tone a
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PARTS Front Turntable Platter(Option 2 ) Spare Cartridge Stand Center Spindle Tone-Arm Height Fixed Screw Balance Weight(Option 5 ) Power Switch Dynamic Needle Pressure Adjustment Knob EP Adapter Holder Tone-Arm Height Gauge Tone Arm Arm Rest Slip Mat(Option 3 ) Headshell (Option 4 ) START/STOP Button Speed Select Button Pitch Control Fader Detachable Stylus Illumination Jack START/BRAKE CONTROL Reverse Switch Ultra Pitch Fader Quartz Lock Button Rear Remote-control Jack SERIAL NO. RL REMOT
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ASSEMBLY AND SET-UP Turntable Assembly DRIVER qPlace the platter on the center spindle. The platter will adjust itself to best fit over the spindle. w Adjust the positioning of the platter so that the screw holes line e up perfectly. r e Screw and tighten accordingly. w r Place the slip mat on the platter. *** Care should be taken to avoid dropping either/both, the platter or the cabinet. q • If the player is operated without fixing the screws, the platter may not rotate properly. • Do not plug
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eThe overhang of your cartridge needs to be adjusted to best suit the A.S.T.S tone arm. For best tracking and stylus pressure a distance of 50mm (as shown) should be set. 50mm To avoid premature damage to the stylus take care to avoid touching it during any adjustment(s). rInsert the head shell into the front part of the tone arm. Turn the looking ring in the direction shown below until the head shell is firmly fixed in place. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION Power Connection Player Installation Plug
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Connecting Phono terminal With the RCA cable (accessory 7) and the GND cable (accessory 8), connect the output terminals and the GND terminal on the Ensure that the GND (ground) terminal is firmly connected to a mixer or amplifier. If the GND terminal PDX-2300 rear panel, and the phono input terminals to the is not correctly connected HUM may persist. respective terminals on your amplifier/mixer. Example PDX-2000MkII/MkII Pro REAR PANEL PDX-2000MkII / MkII Pro PDX-2000MkII / MkII Pro RCA JACK W
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Adjustment of Stylus Puressure qHold the balance weight with one hand as shown in the Balance Weight drawing, and rotate only counter ring to bring the numeral "0" of the ring into alignment with the center line on the tone-arm Rotate this part rear shaft. Counter Ring In case the balance weight moved, do the adjustment of horizontal zero balance again. wTurn the balance weight to present the reading on the gauge to Balance Weight the designed stylus force of your cartridge. As counter ring move
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OPERATION q Place a record on the slip mat. wSwitch on the unit using the Power on/off switch located on the rear panel. e Remove the stylus protector if applicable. r Start the platter spinning with the START/STOP button. t Position the tone arm over the record and gently lower to begin playback. y Set the playing speed to either 33 1/3 or 45 RPM. When turned on this unit is set to play at 33 1/3 RPM. To adjust to a 45RPM speed setting, press the 45 RPM button. This unit does not use a cue lev
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Adjustment of Quartz Locked Control and Pitch qWhen the indicator lamp is lit showing the operating condition for the pre-determined speed (33-1/ or 45 rpm). wDuring the operation of pre-determined speed, Pitch control fader can not be functioned. And once press the quartz control button, the indicator lamp is put out the speed can be adjusted pitch control fader. eDuring the operation of above w, if you want to change to speed to the pre-detemined one, press the quartz button. The indicator
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Start Speed You can adjust the starting speed of the platter by adjusting the SPEED ADJUSTMENT 'START' dial. A clockwise rotation slows down the starting speed whilst an anti clockwise rotation will speed it up. At its maximum setting after pressing the START button, the PDX-2000MkII/MkIIPro has an amazingly quick start up (to full speed) of around 0.5 seconds. Brake Speed As well as being able to change the start speed, you can alter the speed at which the platter brakes or slows down. A clockw
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SPECIFICATION 22AZ851010
