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generator Frequency servo automatic turntable system

MoDEL: SL-220

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MODEL NUMBER

SERIALNUMBER
Matsushita Electric of Canada Limited MgW185 40 RonsonDrive,Rexdale, Ontario, (41 Telephone: 6) 248-5551
Print ed in J a o a n S FN U222CO1 F 0478D1

Beforeoperatingthis set, pleaseread theseinstructions completely

We want to thank you f or selectingthe SL-220. we For optimum performance, recommendthat you readthese instructionscarefully.

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Partsidentification
AC powerplug G r o u n dw i r e ( GN D ) 45-rpmadaptor Hi n g e w B a l a n ce e i g h t S t y l u s - pr e ssu r r i n g e co A n t i - s k a t i n g n tr o l kn o b Ar m cl a m p

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C u e i n gk n o b Stop knob

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Beforeuse
Ca utio n: Ne ve r co nn ect the AC power plug bef or e as s em b l y h a s bee n como lete d. Atta ch the d ust cov er las t , s o t hat as s em bly and a d i u s t m e nts ca n b e made m os t c onv enient lv .

Assembly set-up and

platter O Installation the turntable of
1 . P l a c et h e t u r n t a b l ep l a t t e ro n t h e c e n t r es p i n d l e . 2 . A t t a c h t h e b e l t t o t h e c a p s t a nu s i n g t h e r i b b o na s sh o w n i n t h e p i c t u r e .( S e eF i g . 2 . ) A n d t h e n , r e m o v et h e r i b b o n . 3. Placethe turntablemat on the platter.

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T u rnta ble un it... Tu rnta blep latte r . Tu rnta ble mat.... Dust co ve r 45-rpmadaptor. Bala nceweig ht . Hea dshe ll g Ove rha ng au ge .

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O Installation of the cartridge
1. Connectthe lead wires to the cartridgeterminals. The terminalsof most cartridgesare colour coded. Connect each lead wire to the terminal of the same co tour. White (L+) .... . . . . Lef t c hannel( + ) . . . . Lef t c hannel( - ) Blu e(L -) Re d(R+) . Right c hnnel( + ) . Right channel(-) Green(R-) and t ight e n a t w i t h 2. In sta ll a ca rtridge t o t he heads hell, screws providedwith the cartridge.(SeeFig. 3.)

O Installationof the headshell/cartridge assembly (See Fig. 5.) into Insert headshell/cartridge the assembly thefront end (in nut of thetubular andturnthelocking clockwise arm,
t h e d i r e c t i o n s h o w n b y t h e a r r o w " A " ) , w i t h t he h e a d sh e l l / c a r t r i d g e a s s e m b l y f i r m l y h e l d h o r i z o n t a l l y.

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'1 Remove the stylus protector, if your cartridge has a . d e t a c h a b l eo n e . B e c a r e f u l n o t t o t o u c h y o u r fi n g e r s to the stylus tip. 2. Flelease arm clamp and lift the tonearmf rom the arm the rest to free it. Note: . Wh e n y o u m o v e t h e t o n e a r m t o w a r d s th e ce n tr e s p i n d l e , t h e t u r n t a b l e p l a t t e r w i l l m o v e sl i g h tl y, e ve n i f t h e s p e e d s e l e c t k n o b i s a t t h e " . " po si ti o n , b u t this movementis not significant. . l f t h e t o n e a r m p u l l s t o w a r d t h e a r m r e st w h e n th e t o n e a r m i s h e l d i n a f r e e s t a t e a s s h o w n i n th e p i ctu r e ( S e e F i g . 7 ) , r o t a t e t h e t u r n t a b l e p l a t te r cl o ckw i se about 10 times. T h i s w i l l d i s e n g a g et h e a u t o m a t i cm e c h a ni smfr o m th e t o n e a r m g e a r , w h i c h i n r a r e c a s e s m a y h a ve m o ve d o u t o f i t s n o r m a l p o s i t i o n d u r i n g t r a n s p or ta ti o n .

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3. Turn the e ntire b alanc eweight c loc k wis e ( indic ate db y t he a rrow "A") or c ount er c loc k wis e( indic at ed by t h e bala n c e d arro w "8") u ntil the t onear m is appr ox im at ely h orizon tally(flo at sf r eely ) .( See Figs .7 and 8. ) 6 . A f t e r a d j u s t i n g t h e h o r i z o n t a l " 0 " b a l a nce , tu r n th e b a l a n c ew e i g h t c l o c k w i s e i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f th e a r r o w a n d a l i g n t o t h e c o r r e c t s t y l u s p r e s s u r e.( Fo l l o w th e cartridge manufacturer's recommendation.)(See Fig. 10.)

C e n tr el i n e

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Note: S e t t h e s t y l u s p r e s s u r e t o t h e m a x i m u m r e co m mended value for your cartridge in cases where the record has an extremely high recording level, or where the unit is ooerated in a room at low temp e r a t u r e , o irn p l a c e s i n w h i c h t h e u n i t i s su b l e cte dto vibrations.

@Adjustment the anti-skating control of

S e t t h e a n t i - s k a t i n g o n t r o l k n o b t o t h e s a m e va l u e a s th e c . s t y l u s p r e s s u r e ( S e eF i g . 1 1 . ) . Note: Wh e n a c a r t r i d g e w i t h i n t e g r a l d u s t b r u sh i s u se d , f o l l o w t h e c a r t r i d g e m a n u f a c t u r e r 'sr e co m m e n d a t i o n f o r a d j u s t i n g b o t h s t y l u s p r e s s u r e a n d a n ti skating force.

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O Installation the dustcover of

Place the dust cover into position from directly above, holding it at both sides. For detaching the dust cover, be certain first to raise it as illustrated before removal.(See Fig. 12.) Note: pl O p e n i n go r c l o s i n go f t h e d u s t c o v e r d u r i n g a ysh o u l db e a v o i d e d T hi s m a y n o t o nI y c a u s eu n d e s r e dvib r a ti n s,b u t . i o a l s o r e s u l ti n s k i p p i n go f t h e s t y l u s .

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the arm clamp. @ Release ) Set the cueing knob to the "V " position.(See Fig. 14.) @ Move lhe lonearm over the desired grooye. position.(See Fig. 15.) O Set lhe cueing knob to he tonearm will descend slowlv onto the record and p l a yw i l l b e g i n .

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1 . Pla ceth e u nit in a s t able and hor iz ont alpos ilion ,w h e r e the re is little o r no v ibr at ion. as 2. Lo ca teth e un it as f ar away f r om t he s peak er s p o s s i b l e a nd isola teth e unit f r om s ound r adiat ionf r om t he m . 3. Do no t p lace the unit wher e it is ex pos ed t o dir e c t s u n , d ust, mo istu reo r heat . 4. Keep it in a well ventiiatedplace.

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Wh e n p l a y h a s l i n i s h e d , t h e l o n e a r m w i l l a uto m a ti ca l l y return to the arm rest (auto-return) and the turntable platter will stop rotation, ( T h e t u r n t a b l e p l a t t e rw i l l c o n t i n u e t o r o t a t e b r i e fl y d u e to its own inertia.) Note: A t t e r p l a y i s c o m p l e t e d ,f a s i e n t h e t o n e a r m w i th th e a r m c l a m p a n d s e t t h e s p e e d s e l e c t k n o b t o t h e " . " p o si tion. A t t a c h t h e s t y l u s p r o t e c t o ra g a i n , i f y o u h a v e on e , to p r o tect the stylustip from damage.

9Connections
1. Co nn eclth eAC power plug. Con ne clth e AC powerplugt o an AC walls oc k et( 12 0 V , A C ) . 2. Connectthe output terminals. Amplifier or Receiver Output terminals L$hite) -----+ If R(Red) "_.---...+ El GND (Spadelus) -------> GID Channel Channel

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T When you play a 45-rpmrecord with a large centrhole

Place the 45-rpm adaptor on the centre spindle. Set t h e s p e e d s e l e c t k n o b t o t h e " 4 5 " p o s i ti o n .

How to operate
(l Place a record on the turntable mat. ) Set the speed select knob to the desired record speed. (See Fig. 13 .)

I Howto suspend play

position. Set the cueing knob to the "I" T h e s t y l u s t i p o f t h e c a r t r i d g e w i l l b e l ifte d fr o m th e record.

I How to stop play

S e t t h e s t o p k n o b t o t h e " s t o p " p o s i t i o n . ( Se e Fi g . 1 6 .) - h e t o n e a r m w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l yr e t u r n t o t h e a r m r e st a n d he turntable will stop rotating.

G)Removethe stylus protector, if your cartridge has a detachable one.

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Notesand Maintenance
O Do not grasp or hold the lonearm durlng operation of lhe automatic-returnmechanism. O When you use other headshells, check the headshell configuration for compatibility. (See Fig. 17.) Whe n o the r type s of heads hells ar e em ploy ed , t h e h an dle p ortio n of t he heads hell m ay s t r ik e agains t t h e inn er, u pp er surfac e of t he dus t c ov er dur ing a u t o m atic mo tion o f th e t onear m . I n s uc h c as e, we r ec o m m en d th e du st cov er be lef t open dur ing play .

@ How to remoyeand install the turntable plalter (SeeFig. 18.) T h e b e l t i s c o n n e c t e dt o t h e c a p s t a na n d t h e i n n e rd r i ve r i m o f t h e t u r n t a b l ep l a t t e r . Before removing the turntable platter,.releasethe belt from the capstan. Wh e n r e i n s t a l l i n gt h e t u r n t a b l ep l a t t e r ,l o w e r i t o ve r th e t u r n t a b l es h a t t a n d t h e n p u t t h e b e l t o n t o t h e c a p sta n .

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o N ol e: Be carefu noT to l et otl or grease contact the bel t. l f grease rnacvertentl y contacts the bel t, di sc onnec t the AC pow er cord Ti rst and w i pe the bel t cl ean w rth al c ohol .

Before detaching or atlaching the headshell,be sure to lurn the power of the amplifier or receiveroff. No ise pro du ce d b y det ac hing or at t ac hing of t he he a d she ll, with the vo lum e c ont r ol t ur ned up, m ay ' c a u s e damage to the speakers.

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@ When play is finished, be sure to secure lhe tonearm with the arm clamp. After play is finished, if the unit is not to be used for some time, care should be taken to secure the tonearm to pro tectth e stylus t ip. F o r th e sa me rea s on,t he s t y lus pr ot ec t or s hould a l s o be attached. ' Wipe the headshellterminalsf rom lime to time. Dust and dirt at the headshell terminals may result in increased"HUM" noise or intermittentsound. Use a soft dry cloth to clean the headshellterminals. @ Wipe the dust cover and lurntable base with a soft, dry cloth. o Never use any cleaners containing alcohol, benzine or th inn er. . Use o f a ch em ic ally t r eat ed dus t c lot h s hould a l s o be a vo ide d. Be s ur e t hat t he dus t c ov er is not e x p osed to inseclic ide s Pr aY. . To remove stubborn finger prints or grease spots' detach the dust cover and disconnect the AC power p lug . Use a so lt cloth s light ly m ois t enedwit h a m ild s o a p and water solution. o Do not wipe the dust cover during play, or the tonearm may be attracted toward the dust cover due to the generationof static electricity. O Dust and dirt should be carefullyremovedf rom stylus tip or records. Dust and dirt on stylus tip or record may not only result in dteriorationof tone quality,but cause undue wear of t he recordan d th e s t y lus t ip it s elf. Special stylus tip brushes and record cleaners can be purclased in most electronicsupply houses.

OAdjustmenl of arm-lift height (See Figs. 19 and 20.)

T h e a r m - l i f t h e i g h t d i s t a n c e b e t w e e n t h e s tyl u s ti p a n d record surfacewhen cueing knob is at "v" has been a d j u s t e d a t t h e f a c t o r y b e f o r e s h i p p i n g to a p p r o xi mately 5 to 10 mm. r F o r u s i n g d i f f e r e n t c a r t r i d g e s a v a i l a b l eo n th e m a r ke t o r w h e n l u r t h e r a d j u s t m e n t sa r e p a r t i c u l a r l yn e ce ssa r y, a make ad.lustment s follows: 1 . P u t o n t h e s t y l u s p r o t e c t o rt o p r o t e c t t h e s t yl u s ti p f r o m damage. 2 . S e t t h e s p e e d s e l e c t k n o b t o t h e " o " p o s i ti o n to preventthe turntable platterfrom rotation. 3 . M o v e t h e t o n e a r mt o w a r d st h e c e n t r es p i n d l e . 4 . T u r n t h e a d j u s t m e n ts c r e w c l o c k w i s e o r c o u n te r cl o ckw i s e , w h i l e p u s h i n g t h e a r m l i f t d o w n . ( S e e Fi g .2 0 .) Clockwiserotalion - distance between the record and stylus tip is reouceo. Counterclockwise rolalion d i s t a n c e b e t w e e n t h e r e c o r d a n d s t y l us ti p i s i n creased. r

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" + " direction his increasesthe speed of the iurntable rotation, and the strobe dot pattern seems to flow in the same d i r e c t i o n a s t h e r o t a t i o n a l d i r e c t i o n o f t he tu r n ta b l e 0latter. "-" direction This decrease the speed of the turntable rotation, r e s u l t i n gi n a s t a t e o p p o s i t et o t h a t i n t h e " + " d i r e cti o n . Note: Strobe dot patlern
The strobe-i l l umi nator/pi l ot l amp of thi s uni t empl oy s the commerci al l y avai l abl e pow er source. The frequenc y oT such pow er source, w hen actual l y measured, has a f l uc tuati on of about 2010. such a fl uctuati on o f the pow er As sou rce al fects the strobe i | | um i nator, the strobe dot pattern al so seems to f l uctuate l o a certai n extent. But the uni l i s not affected bV these fl uctua ti ons of the pow er source, si nce a D C motor i s empl oye d. In other w ords, rotati on of the pl atl er w i l l be constan l , and s l i ght shi fts i n the movement of the dots si mpl y ref l ec t normal dri ft i n the pow er-source frequency.

@ Adjustment for automatic return position (See Fig. 22.) @Speedadjustment(with pitch control knobs) (SeeFig. 21.)
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1 Placea re co rdon t he t ur nt ablem at . 2 Se t the spe edselec t k nob t o t he s peedt o be adju s t e d . J Adju st the spe edwhile play inga r ec or d. The stro be -illum inat or / pilot pwill be lit lor illum i n a t i n g lam the strobedots. Wh iietu rnin gthe pit c h c ont r olk nobseit hert o "* " s i d eo r "-" side , ad just s o t hat t he s t r obe dot s oi t he t ur n t a b l e platter look as if they were stationary.The state under represents the which the strobedots seemto be stationary co rrect nu mbe rof r ev olut r ons .

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Features
O New Type Frequency Generator Servo Control
One of the major secrets behind the razor-sharpaccuracy and superb quality of sound lies in the new type (Frequency Generator)servo controlled DC motor, and greatly improved highly reliablelC circuitry. Even the slightest hint of speed changeand drift is correctedimmediately.

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Turntable section
Type: Frequencygeneratorservo automatic turntable system (auto-return,auto-stop) Belt drive Frequency Generator Servo DC motor A l u m i n u md i e - c a s t ,30 .4 cm ( 1 2 ") 33-1/3and 45 rpm Individualadjustmentcontrols, adjustment range 60/o WRMS (JlS C5521) 0.0450/o peak (lEC 98A Weighted) +0.060/o -70 dB (lEC 98A Weighted)

Drlve method: Motor: Turntable platter: Turntable speeds: Pltch conlrols: Wow and llutter: Rumble:

SpeedSwitching @Electronic

gone is the old Even though this turntable is belt-driven, conventional pulley type speed changing mechanism. Speed switching in this unit is fully electronic, thereby adding to the high degree o'f mechanical precision and reliability.

g All Front-Panel Controls

The advancementto complete front-panelcontrol marks a big step forward in turntableoperation,not only becauseof the greater convenience,but also because of the greater protectionfrom dust, as the dust cover can stay closed.

Tonearm section
Type: Effectlve length: Overhang: Frlctlon: Etfective mass: Tracklng error angle: tubular arm, staticUniversal balancedtype 23cm (9-1/16") 1 . sc m ( 1 9 / 3 2 " ) a Wi t h i n 7 m g ( h o r i z o n ta l l y n d vertically) 1 3 g ( w i t h o u tc a r t r i dg e ) Within 2'32' (at the outer groove of 30 cm (12") record) Within 0'32' (at the innergrooveof 30 cm (12") record 22"

@Tonearm f CueingGonlrolledrom FrontPanel

The tonearm is raised and lowered softly by a viscousdamped cueing lifter. Even with the dust cover closed, a cueing can be easily performedas the control is locatedon the f ront panel.

O Automatic Tonearm Return

t Fo r g rea ter o pe r at ionalc onv enienc e, he t onear m r e t u r n s to th e a rm rest aut om at ic ally . Offset angle: Adlustable stylus pressure range:

@ Xignly SensitiveGimbal SuspensionSystem

With the hig h-p r ec is ion piv ot bear ings em ploy e d f o r t h e horizontal and vertical iournals of the tonearm, in concert with the a do pti on of t he gim bal s us pens ion sy s t e m , a high-sensitivity arm of less than 7 mg friction has been ' attained,thus making it possibleto f ully realizethe performan ce of h igh -c om plianc e c ar t r idges .

0 to 3 g (styluspressuredirect readingtype) weight range: 5 . 5 t o 8 . 5 g Cartridge 1 4 . 5t o 1 7 . 5g ( i n c l u di n gh e a d shell) 9g Headshellwelght:

General
Power supply: Power consumptlon: Dlmenslonc (H xwx D) Welght: 120VAC, 60 Hz 3W 1 2 . 6x 4 3 . 0x 3 7 . 5 c m (4-31/32"x 16-59/64"x14-49/64") 4 . 5k g ( 9 . 9 l b . )

Pilch Controls O Independent

Permitsrecord speed (at both 33'/. and 45 rpm) to be variedby up to 60/0.

Lamp Strobellluminator/Pilot @ Precision

With the built-in strobe-illuminator/pilot lamp, accurate speedadjustmentscan be made rapidlyand easily.

ForceMechanism @Anti-skating

We i g h t a n d d i m e n s i o n s h o w n a r e a p p r o x i ma te . S p e c i T i c a t i o ns u b J e c tt o c h a n g e w i t h o u t n o ti ce s

The well-designedanti-skating force mechanism ensures minimum side thrust with different cartridges and guarantees accurate center-of-the-g roove tracking.

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