Clearaudio Avantgarde User manual

vant

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clearaudio electronic Hi-Fi Components 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 2008 clearaudiio

User manual

Bedienungsanleitung

Version1.2_E+D_14.08.2008

Made in German

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Dear audio enthusiast,

Thank you for your decision to purchase a

Avantgarde

turntable from clearaudio. This

turntable is manufactured to the highest degree of tolerance and quality.

Please take a moment to read this owner’s manual to ensure correct set up, to avoid

any possible damage and to learn how proper care of your

Avantgarde

turntable which

will give you many years of musical enjoyment and pleasure.

Enjoy listening to music and have fun with your new clearaudio

Avantgarde

turntable.

clearaudio electronic GmbH

CE-MARKING

The clearaudio

Avantgarde

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 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. Package contents 4

2. Installation and set up 5

3. Speed calibration 6

4. Special instructions 7

5. Service 7

6. Technical data 8

Warranty information 17

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1. Package contents

The clearaudio

Avantgarde

turntable is delivered in a special packaging to ensure its

safe transport. Please store the original packaging in case of any transportation and

shipping.

Please use the list on page 4 in order to check the complete content of the package.

1. Complete preassembled clearaudio

Avantgarde

chassie

9. Screw-driver made out of aluminium

2. High-precision turntable platter made of

solid silicon acrylic, incl. upper part of

turntable bearing

10. Precision level gauge

3. Complete preassembled stand-alone

motor

11. Grounding cable to ground the bearing

screw

4. Pulley made of acrylic including fixing

screws

12. Tube of oil for servicing the platter

bearing

5. Two drive belts / Silent Belt 13. Warranty Card (not shown)

6. A pair of white gloves

7. clearaudio Clever Clamp (Record Clamp)

8. Hex key wrenches

1. 2.

9.8.

12.

11.

10.

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2. Installation and set up

First please put on the white gloves to avoid finger prints on the surface of the acrylic

chassis during installation.

1. Place the chassis with the spikes upside down on a

clean and levelled surface. Now take the turntable

platter incl. the upper part of the bearing and place it

carefully on the axis as shown in the right picture.

During this procedure please pay attention not to place

any of the grease on the acrylic surface of the chassis.

There should not be any air left inside the bearing.

2. Be sure that the two markings (platter, upper part of the

bearing) are positioned as shown in the above figure.

3. 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.

4. Place the pulley on the motor spindle. The distance

between the pulley and the motor housing should be

approx. 1mm. Tighten the little screws inside the pulley

with the aluminium screwdriver provided.

Picture 1: Placing the platter

Picture 2: Right positioning of the bearing

Picture 3: Alignment of the turntable

Picture 4: Placing the pulley

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5. Take the motor and place it in the indent of the

chassis. The switch should be on the outside of the

turntable and the space between motor and chassis

approx. 1cm

6. Place the belt first round the platter, then round the smaller diameter of the pulley

(33 1/3 rpm). For a better figurative representation the belts shown in the user

manual are in black colour (original transparent).

7.The tension of the belt can be changed by turning the

motor about its axis. The tension is correct if the

correct turntable speed is achieved within 10 seconds.

If the tension is too high, the motor could start

to vibrate a little bit. If the tension is too loose, the

turntable will not achieve a constant and correct speed.

If you have a hum noise in the platter bearing, please

ground the bearing with the grounding cable! Please put

the male plug in the hole of the bearing screw.

8. For mounting the tonearm and the cartridge, please use

the special user manual for your tonearm and

cartridge!

clearaudio wish you a lot of pleasure with your

Avantgarde

turntable!

3. Speed calibration

Install the drive belt, first around the platter, then around the motor pulley. There are

two diameters on the motor pulley:

• smaller for 33 1/3 rpm

• larger for 45 rpm

To correctly adjust the belt tension, turn the motor around its axis. Proper tension will

be achieved through eccentric placement of the motor pulley or if you have enough

space on your platform, just change the distance between the motor and the turntable

chassis. The belt tension is correct if the belt can be deflected by approximately ¾inch

by a finger.

Picture 5: Placing the motor

Picture 6: Turning the motor

Picture 7: Grounding the bearing

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4. Special instructions

Please take the time to fill out the enclosed warranty card and return it to clearaudio

or your local distributor / dealer. If you do not return this card within 14 days of

purchase the guarantee will only be for a period of two years from the date

of purchase. During any transportation of the turntable, always remove the platter

and inverted bearing. If this is not done, DAMAGE COULD OCCUR!

Please regularly check the mains leads of your motor assembly. If there is any damage

to any wires or the mains plug, have them replaced immediately by a qualified person

(your dealer or distributor).

To clean the turntable, use only special acrylic cleaner, which is not alcohol based.

Otherwise you could damage the material (hair cracks and spots on the

acrylic surface).

5. Service

If any service or repair on all clearaudio products is necessary, please contact your

dealer / distributor or contact clearaudio directly. We will inform you about your

nearest service location.

PLEASE RETAIN ALL ORIGINAL PACKAGING. You will need it if this unit has to be

transported and/or shipped.

Clearaudio electronic GmbH

Spardorfer Str 150

91054 Erlangen

Germany

Tel/Phone: +49-(0)1805/059595

www.clearaudio.de

www.analogshop.de

[email protected]

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6. Technical data

Construction principle: Geometrically resonance-optimized chassis,

beltdrive, AMG sandwich principle

Speeds: 33 1/3 rpm / 45 rpm

Drive unit: Stand-alone synchronous motor

Platter bearing: Patented, inverted bearing with polished ball

inside

Platter: Silicon acrylic, surface absolutely plain

Speed variation: ±0,1 %

Weight: Approx. 19 Kg, with motor

Dimensions:

Approx. 470 mm x 390 mm x 190 mm

Warranty: 5 years (see chapter 5 and page 17)

Illustrations and technical information not binding

Subject to change without notice.

* Only if the warranty card is filled out correctly and sent back to clearaudio.

Stand: August 08

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Sehr verehrte clearaudio-Kundin, sehr geehrter clearaudio – Kunde,

Sie haben sich für das clearaudio

Avantgarde

Laufwerk entschieden, ein hochwertiges

Produkt der clearaudio electronic GmbH.

Bitte lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung aufmerksam durch. Sämtliche Hinweise

dienen langjähriger musikalischer Freude mit dem clearaudio

Avantgarde

Laufwerk

und verhindern Fehlbedienungen.

Wir wünschen Ihnen viel Freude mit Ihrem neuen clearaudio

Avantgarde

Laufwerk.

clearaudio electronic GmbH

Lesen Sie diesen Abschnitt in jedem Fall, bevor Sie ein Gerät an das Stromnetz anschließen.

CE-MARKIERUNG

Der clearaudio

Avantgarde

entspricht den Bestimmungen über elektromagnetische

Störfreiheit (EMC) und denen über Niederspannungsgeräte.

GERÄTENETZEINSTELLUNG

Ihr clearaudio-Produkt wurde so konstruiert, dass es der Haushaltsleistung und den

Sicherheitsbestimmungen in Ihrer Region genügt. Dieses Produkt kann nur mit 230 V

Wechselstrom betrieben werden.

URHEBERRECHT

Aufnahme und Wiedergabe jeglichen Tonmaterials kann die Zustimmung des Urhebers

erfordern. Beachten Sie dazu folgende Informationsschriften.

- Copyright Act 1956 (Urheberrechtsgesetz 1956)

- Dramatic and Musical Performers Act 1958 (Gesetz über dramatische und musikalische

Aufführungsrechte, 1958)

- Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972 (Künstlerschutzgesetze von 1963 und 1972)

- Sämtliche nachfolgende, gesetzliche Verfügungen und Bestimmungen.

WARNUNGEN

Das Gerät nicht Regen oder Feuchtigkeit aussetzen.

Das Netzkabel nicht mit feuchten oder nassen Händen anfassen.

uf dem Gerät dürfen keine Gegenstände mit offener Flamme aufgestellt werden

(Brennende Kerzen o.Ä.)!

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Lieferumfang 12

2. Aufbau und Inbetriebnahme 13

3. Drehzahleinstellung 14

4. Besondere Hinweise 14

5. Wartung und Service 15

6. Technische Daten 16

Garantieinformationen 17

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