Clearaudio TT3 Manuale utente

User manual

Bedienungsanleitung

electronic GmbH, 2017/11 Made in Germany

TT3

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Dear audio enthusiast,

Congratulations! You have purchased one of the best Tangential tonearm available in the World of

High-Fi.

Your Clearaudio

TT3

tonearm has the capability to extract unprecedented performance from abso-

lutely ANY phono cartridge!

To achieve the full performance and to avoid any damages of this tonearm, please take the time to

get familiar with your Clearaudio tonearm.

You’re Clearaudio

TT3

tonearm will give you many years of musical enjoyment and pleasure.

Clearaudio electronic GmbH

Warning

Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture.

Do not remove the cover from the equipment.

Do not insert anything into the equipment through the ventilation holes.

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. List of components ..................................................... 4

2. Mounting the tonearmbase ........................................ 5

TT3

set up .................................................................. 6 - 8

TT3

adjustment ......................................................... 8 - 11

5. Special instructions ................................................... 12

6. Technical data ............................................................ 13

Warranty information ......................................................... 26 - 27

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1. List of components

The Clearaudio

TT3

tonearm is delivered in a special packing to ensure its safe transport.

Please check the contents as shown in the picture below.

Important note:

Please take special care of the tonearm cable while unpacking your Clearaudio

TT3

tonearm!

Note: all threads are metrical!

1. Tonearm

TT3

complete assembled

6. 4 pcs. Counterweights:

2.3 g; 2.6 g; 8.0 g

2. a Precision Dural Aluminum tonearm base

Height adaptor 7. Alignment gauge to adjust tangential tracking

3. 1x Hex wrench (# 1.5)

1x Hex wrench (# 2)

1x Hex wrench (# 2.5)

1x Hex wrench (# 3)

8. Not shown:

1 pair of white gloves

4. High-precision silver carbon bre headshell

pipe and stainless steel headshell

(without cartridge)

9. Not shown:

Warranty card; user manual; Clearaudio

Quality Certicate (CQC) and return delivery

note

5. Screws for bases:

3x screws M4 x 35 (tonearm base)

3x screws M4 x 40 (height adaptor)

Screws for cartridges (no pic.):

2x M2.5 x 12

2x M2.5 x 14

Pic. 1: List of components

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2 a

2. Mounting the tonearm base

Mounting the tonearm base on a Clearaudio turntable:

Mount the tonearm base (see picture 2) with the three screws and the hex key wrench (#3) onto

the tonearm mounting platform.

Please tighten all three screws as shown in the picture below.

Pic. 2: Mounting the tonearm base

Pic. 3: Tightening the screws

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Tonearmbase

Height adapter

Pic. 4: Drilling template

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Mounting the tonearm base on a turntable of other manufacturers:

In order to mount the tonearm base on the turntable chassis please rst drill three holes into the

turntable chassis. To nd out the right position of these drills please take the measurements out of

the drawing template (see picture below). For this step use a 3.3 mm drill. After you have drilled the

three holes, cut the windings with a proper screw-tap. If the material of the turntable chassis is not

suitable to be tted with windings please use a 4.5 mm drill for the holes. In this case you will need

some longer screws with nuts to x the tonearm base.

Now you can mount the tonearm base on the clean and dry surface of the turntable chassis.

TT3

set up

For the next steps please remove the foam, that is used for transportation safety of the tonearm

carriage.

To place the tonearm it is required that the two rods of the

tonearm base are in vertical position. To achieve this,

please pull out the small pivot on the side of the tonearm

base and pull the two rods in the vertical position. Now

you can slide the tonearm with its two precise drills onto

the two rods of the base. Do this until the threaded bolt

in the middle between the two drills of the tonearm fully

rests in the drilling of the tonearm base.

Pic. 5: Placing the tonearm on the tonearm base

Pic. 6: Tighten the screw of the VTA-

assembly

Pic. 10: Correct position of the headshell

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Tighten the screw of the tonearm base as shown in picture 6.

For the next step please remove rst all counterweights

from the headshell.

Slide the headshell through the proper drilling in the carriage

of the tonearm. When sliding the headshell, turn the headshell

(as shown in pic. 8) so that the positioning shaft of the

headshell can pass the main rod of the tonearm.

After passing the rst main rod, turn the headshell back

(as shown in pic. 9).

Pic. 7: Setting up the headshell

Pic. 8: Turrning the headshell Pic. 9: Turning the headshell back

Positioning shaft

To tighten the headshell, please move the carriage to the right side of the tonearm.

Lock the headshell in the carriage from above through the small hole in the top of the cover plate

by using the hex key wrench (#1.5) (Pic. 11).

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Pic. 11: Locking the headshell

TT3

adjustment

4.1 Adjustment of the cartridge

The now following adjustment requires an already mounted cartridge on the headshell. Therefore

please follow the instructions in the users’ manual of the cartridge manufacture.

Please do not remove the needle protection of the cartridge!

Attention:

This tonearm is suitable for cartridges from 7 g net weight!

If your cartridge is easier, please use an additional weight (headshell plate).

Connect the pins of the tonearm cable with the corresponding pins of the cartridge.

Please take care of the colour codes.

Red: right channel / R+

Green:right channel / R-

White: left channel / L+

Blue: left channel / L-

Adjust little stylus pressure. The exact stylus pressure will be adjusted later.

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Therefore take one or more counterweight(s) (depending on the weight of your cartridge) and

slide them onto the headshell as shown in picture 12. Adjust little stylus pressure, while sliding the

counterweight(s) in the direction of the cartridge.

Pic. 12: Set up of counterweight(s)

Now lock the counterweight(s) by using the hex key wrench # 1.5.

It is easier, if the tonearm is in vertical position (as shown in picture 13).

Pic. 13: Locking the counterweight(s)

4.2 VTA - adjustment

The following adjustment can be done with

an old and used record. This LP should be at.

Instead of a record you can also use the

delivered linear tracking gauge.

To achieve the right height of the cartridge

you can move the tonearm by turning the

VTA screw on the top of the tonearm

(shown in picture 14).

Pic. 14: Height adjustment

The carbon headshell tube should be parallel to the

surface of the record (without needle protection

and cartridge lifted down record!).

To ensure a stable function mode of the tonearm,

please tighten the screws on the side of the tone-

arm (allen wrench wrench # 2; see pic. 15).

Please unlock the screws to change the height of

the tonearm.

The tonearm angle can be adjusted with the screw in the tonearm base (see pic. 16 b). The tonearm

angle is correct adjusted, if the bubble level is centered.

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Pic. 15: Adjustment of the tonearm

Pic. 16 a: Bubble level

Adjust the correct stylus pressure as instructed in the cartridge´s user manual.

To achieve the exact stylus pressure we recommend the use of the clearaudio digital stylus pressure

gauge “Weight Watcher” (Art.-#: AC 094; also available at www.analogshop.de).

4.3 Adjustment of the azimuth (vertical needle-position in the groove)

Please be very careful by the following steps:

Lift your cartridge up (!)

Take a straight bar or rod (e.g. hex key wrench) which can

be placed on the top of the cartridge.

Place this piece on top of the headshell as shown in the

picture 17 and secure it with a piece of adhesive tape.

a b

a = b

Pic. 17: Adjustment of the azimuth

Pic. 16 a: Adjustment of the tonearm`s tilt angle

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