Clearaudio Ambient User manual

Hi-Fi Components clearaudio electronic GmbH

Spardorfer Str. 150 ●D-91054 Erlangen ●Tel. +49(0) 1805/059595 ●FAX +49(0) 09131/51683

www.clearaudio.de ●www.analogshop.de ●[email protected] ●copyright clearaudio2008

User manual

Ambient

Ambient - Black Piano Laquer

Version 1.2._08-04-11_E

Made in Germany

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Dear clearaudio-customer,

you have purchased a state-of-the-art turntable, the

Ambient

, a world class product of

clearaudio electronic GmbH.

The special resonance-optimised construction, the external motor-unit and the patented

clearaudio - CMB-bearing-technology guarantees absolute speed stability, pure pleasure in

listening and reproduction in accordance to the original.

Thank you very much your confidence.

Please read this guide carefully so that you can enjoy all advantages of your

Ambient

-turntable. All information given will help to generate best set up and avoid any possible

damages.

We hope you will enjoy your new clearaudio

Ambient

-turntable.

clearaudio electronic GmbH

Please read the warnings before connecting your

Ambient

-turntable to the mains supply.

CE-MARKING

The clearaudio

Ambient

meets the regulations concerning electromagnetic disturbance

(EMC) and low-voltage appliances.

Recording und reproduction of any sound-material may require the consent of the creator.

Please acknowledge the information given in the

- Copyright Act 1956,

- Dramatic and Musical Performers Act 1958,

- Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1072,

- any more recent legal regulations.

WARNINGS

Don’t expose your performance-turntable to rain or humidity.

Don’t handle the mains leads with wet hands.

Don’t place or insert anything into the equipment or through ventilation holes.

No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.

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Contents

1. Packaging overview 4

2. Packing contents 5

3. Set-up and operation 7

4. Tonearm mounting 12

5. Special information 20

6. Service 20

7. Technical data 21

Warrantyinformation 22

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1. Packaging Overview

1. floor:

Turntablechassis

2. floor:

Motorunit

Power supply unit

Platter incl. Upper part of bearing

3. floor

Optional, if the Ambient

is ordered in a package:

A: Unify tonearm

B: Satisfy tonearm

(according your order)

cartridge, accessories

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2. Package contents

The clearaudio

Ambient

turntable is delivered in a special packaging to ensure its safe

transport. Please check the contents as per list below:

1 Motorunit with included

„mini Syncro“ unit 2

Chassisplate 70-layers wood

sandwich, silver anodised aluminum

top & bottom plate

3 Tonearmbase (preassambled) 4

High-precision turntable platter made

of solid silicon acrylic with patented

CMB bearing

5 Pulley made of acrylic including

fixing screws 6 Power supply unit(incl. 3 different plug

units; EU, USA and GB)

1 2 3

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7 Optional tonearm: (A-Unify/B-Satisfy)

incl. accessory 8 Groundingcable for the bearingscrew

9 Clearaudio Clever Clamp 10 Shynthetic bearing oil (2.5 ml)

11 Screwdriver (for fixing the pulley) 12 levelgauge

13 Silent Belt Ø 1mm (2 x,

therefrom 1 x spare) 14 Pair of white gloves

15 hexkeywrench 16 Warranty card (not shown)

7/A

11910 12

7/B

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3. Set-up and operation

After you have checked the package contents as described in section 2, lay the parts out on a

clean, safe flat surface for the clearaudio

Ambient

assembly. Assembly is fairly simple and

straight forward as many parts have been preassembled at the factory. Please use the white

gloves provided to prevent scratches and/or fingerprints during assembly. The smallest placing

area for your clearaudio

Ambient

is 530 x 330 mm.

33 cm

53,5 cm

11 cm 40 cm

Pic. 1: Placing area Ambient turntable

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Place the premounted chassisplate on a good turntable rack area optimised for low sensitivity of

acoustical feedback.

Unpack the turntable platter with the upper part of the platter bearing. Remove the protective

security tape from the bearing housing and place this unit carefully over the spindle mounted in

the turntable chassis. Do not use too much pressure for this step otherwise you will

cause damage to the bearing. Caution: pay attention not to place any of the grease

on the acrylic surface of the chassis!

Due to the high precision machining there could be left some air inside the bearing. The air will

flow out after several turns of the platter. Please make sure that the two markings on the

turntable platter and on the bearing are in one line (as shown in figure below). The correct

position of these markings is very important, because they had been calibrated at the factory.

Pic. 2: Placing the Ambient turntable

Pic. 3: Placing the turntable platter

Pic. 4: Correct position of turntable platter and bearing

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Place the pulley on the motor spindle. The distance between the pulley and the motor housing

should be approx. 3 mm. Tighten the three little screws inside the pulley with the aluminium

screwdriver provided.

Place now the motorunit beside your Ambient turntable. The distance between the motorunit and

the turntable should be 2 - 2,5 cm!

3 mm

Pic. 5: Placing the pulley on the motor spindle

Pic. 6: Distance between motor unit and Ambient turntable

2 – 2.5 cm

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Place the belt on the pulley of the motor unit. Please turn with your hand the platter some turns,

that the belt is parallel.

The following adjustment is very important:

Should the air bubble in the level gauge not be in the black circle (see at the blow up), please

ensure then that your underground so will be according aligned. Only if the turntable will be

aligned you will receive the optimum on sound.

Pic. 7: Placing the belt on the pulley

Pic. 8: To align the turntable

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