Clearaudio Concept 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2010

Made in Germany

Version-2.3_08.10.10_E+D

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User manual

Bedienungsanleitung

Concept

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Dear clearaudio customer,

Thank you for purchasing the clearaudio

Concept

– turntable.

The clearaudio

Concept -

turntable sets a new timeline in turntable manufacturing.

Highest demands and Made in Germany, combined with technology and a timeless design

start a New Era.

The

Concept

is equipped with the innovative

Concept

- tonearm using a friction free

magnetic bearing technology.

A high quality moving magnet cartridge is completing this set up. All parameters have been

already adjusted at the clearaudio factory, even the tracking- and anti-skating force are

adjusted. This genuine, timeless and modern design guarantees a flawless musical

enjoyment for decades.

Please read this instruction manual carefully, to avoid any damages or loss of warranty.

This manual will help you for an easy set-up and guarantees the highest pleasure for a long

time.

We wish you a lot of listening pleasure with your new clearaudio

Concept

- turntable.

clearaudio electronic GmbH

This section must be read before any connection is made to the mains supply.

CE-MARKING

The clearaudio

Concept

meets the regulations concerning electromagnetic disturbance

(EMC) and low-voltage appliances.

EQUIPMENT MAINS WORKING SETTING

Your clearaudio product has been prepared to comply with the household power and safety

requirements that exist in your area. This product can be connected to INPUT: 100 V – 240 V

~/ 50 – 60 Hz / 150 mA; OUTPUT: 12 V= / 450 mA

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.

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Page

Usermanual 1–8

Bedienungsanleitung 9 - 16

Contents Page

1. Packing overview 3

2. Part list 3

3. Set up 4

4. Important notes 6

5. Service 7

6. Technical data 8

Warranty information 17

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1. Packing overview

clearaudio has developed a special and secure packing for your

Concept

-turntable that

ensures a safe transportation.

Please keep this original packing, if you need to ship the turntable.

2. Part list

1. Accessories: Level gauge, allen wrench

(Size 2), drive belt, , power supply

(incl. adaptors: EU, UK; US, AUS),

Bearing oil, User manual, Return

delivery note, Warranty Card

3. Turntable - platter

2. Turntable chassis with tonearm and

cartridge

Accessories-box,

user manual,

warranty card,

return delivery

note

Turntable -

Platter

Concept

turntable chassis

incl. integrated

motor unit and

tonearm with

cartridge

2. Second la

1. First la

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3. Set up

The set up of the

Concept -

turntable is easy as the turntable chassis, tonearm and the

cartridge are pre-assembled and all parameters have been already adjusted and tested at the

clearaudio factory.

The

Concept

- turntable requires a place for set-up of at least 17 inch x 14 inch.

1.)

Please take first the

Concept

- turntable chassis out of the package and place it on a suitable

surface. After that please take the accessory box out of the package.

2.)

Please remove the adhesive security tape from the sub-platter.

3.)

Take the drive belt out of the accessory box and place it around the sub-platter and around

the motor pulley.

4.)

Take the platter out of the package and place it carefully with both hands onto the shaft.

5.)

Now remove carefully the adhesive security tape

from the tonearm and the cartridge.

Pic. 2: Removing the security tape

Pic. 3: Set up of the platter

Pic. 4: Removing the tapes

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6.)

As all parameters have been adjusted at the clearaudio factory you only need to align the

turntable with the supplied level gauge.

Should the bubble of the level-gauge not be in the centre of the black circle, you can achieve

the perfect levelled position by screwing the feet of your

Concept

– turntable while turning

them clock or counter clock wise till you reach the levelled position. Please fix the ideal

position of the spikes by using the lock screw again.

Only if the turntable is in the ideal levelled position you will get the best sound out of your

Concept -

turntable.

8.)

Connect the one side of the supplied external Power supply to the socket on the backside of

the

Concept

– turntable and the other side to a live AC outlet. After that connect the tonearm

to your phonostage.

Your

Concept

- turntable is now completely set up and ready to play.

We wish you a lot of listening pleasure!

Pic. 5: Alignment of the turntable

Pic. 6: Height adjustment of the feet

Pic. 7: Connecting the Power supply

Lock screw

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4. Important notes

Adjustment of the tracking force

Please check or adjust the tracking force always without a record on the platter!

The already pre-adjusted and recommended tracking force for the

clearaudio

Concept

cartridge is 2.4 g.

Adjustment of the tonearm height

As everything on the turntable is pre-assembled and tested, including tonearm and cartridge,

there is usually no need to change any parameters on the

Concept

- turntable.

If you want to change the height of your tonearm please refer to your nearest qualified

dealer or service personnel.

Your dealer can make the height adjustment on the side of the tonearm base of your

turntable (see pic. 8).

clearaudio assumes no liability for wrong handling or any damages, if non

qualified persons take any action on adjustments.

Adjustment of the Anti-skating

As everything on the turntable is pre-assembled and tested, including tonearm and cartridge,

there is usually no need to change any parameters on the

Concept

- turntable.

If you want to change your cartridge and to adjust the Anti-skating please refer to your

nearest qualified dealer or service personnel.

Your dealer will find the Anti-skating – bolt on the underside of the turntable (see pic. 9).

clearaudio assumes no liability for wrong handling or any damages, if non

qualified persons take any action on adjustments.

Pic. 9: Adjustment of the Anti-skating

Pic. 8: Adjustment of the tonearm height

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IMPORTANT:

If any transportation of the

Concept

- turntable should be necessary, please pay attention to

pack the platter with the machined away side into the package and to turn the turntable feet

back!

Further transportation advice:

If any transportation of the

Concept

- turntable should be necessary, please always remove

the turntable platter (see above) and fix the platter as well as the tonearm and the cartridge

stylus protection.

Otherwise serious damage can occur!

clearaudio assumes no liability for damages which occur by wrong packing!

5. Service

If any service or repair on a clearaudio product is necessary, please contact your dealer /

distributor or contact clearaudio directly. We can inform you as well about your nearest

service location.

PLEASE RETAIN ALL ORIGINAL PACKAGING. You will need it if your turntable needs to

be transported and/or shipped. Any further questions you may have about this turntable

should be directed to the distributor or directly to clearaudio at

clearaudio electronic GmbH

Spardorfer Str 150

91054 Erlangen

Germany

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

www.clearaudio.de

www.analogshop.de

[email protected]

Pic. 10: Packing of the platter

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6. Technical data

Concept - Turntable:

Construction: Resonance-optimised chassis

Speed ranges: 33 1/3 45 and 78 RPM

Drive unit (motor): Decoupled DC motor with low noise bearings

Bearing: Polished and tempered steel shaft in a sintered bronze

bush, runs on a mirror of Teflon

Platter: POM, 30 mm thickness

Speed variation: +- 0.04 %

Weight: approx. 7.5 kg incl. motor, tonearm and cartridge

Dimensions: mm approx. 420 mm x 350 mm x 140 mm

inch approx: 16,.54 x 13.78 x 5.51

Warranty: 2 years

Tonearm:

Construction: Friction free tonearm with magnetic bearing technology

Tonearm weight: 280 gram

415 gram (incl. counter weight)

Cartridge balance range: 2.5 gram – 17 gram

Null points: Inner: 66,00 mm

Outer: 120.9 mm

Audio lead: Clearaudio

directwire 1.2 m from tonearm:

Cable-capacity: 156pF/m

Cable – induction: 0,52µH/m

Cable – resistance: 0,46Ω/m

Overhang: 17.31 mm

Overall length: 302 mm

Effective length: 9 inches (exact 239.31 mm)

Distance from pivot: 222 mm

Offset angle: 23,00°

Maximum offset angle according to the radius: 0.123 °/cm

Anti-skating factor at a radius of 62.9 mm and

126.9 mm:

0.43

Mounting style: Linn / clearaudio

Warranty: 2 years

Cartridge / Pick-up:

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz

Output Voltage (1kHz, 5cm/s): ~ 3,3 mV

Channel Separation (1kHz): > 20 dB

Channel Balance (1kHz): < 2 dB

Tracking Ability: 80 µm

Tracking Force: 1.9 – 2.5 gram

Coil Impedance (1kHz): 0,66 kOhm

Coil Inductance: 0,42 H

Load Resistance: 47 kOhm

Load Capacitance: 100 pF

Cantilever: Aluminium coated

Weight: 8.0 gram

Warranty: 2 Years

* please fill out the warranty card and send it back to clearaudio within 14 days.

clearaudio electronic is not responsible for typographical errors in descriptions. Technical

specifications subject to change or improvement without prior notice. Availability as long as stock

lasts. Copies and imprints, including extracts, require written conformation from clearaudio

electronic GmbH; Germany

Stand: Septembre 2010

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Sehr verehrte clearaudio – Kundin, sehr verehrter clearaudio – Kunde,

Mit dem clearaudio

Concept

Plattenspieler beginnt der Aufbruch in eine neue Ära im

Plattenspielerbau.

Der

Concept

Plattenspieler zeichnet sich durch hervorragende Verarbeitungsqualität Made in

Germany, fortschrittliche Technologien und Materialien sowie zeitlosem Design aus.

Der

Concept

verfügt über einen innovativen Tonarm mit reibungsfreier Magnetlagerung.

Abgerundet wird dieses Komplettpaket durch einen hochwertigen clearaudio Moving Magnet

Tonabnehmer. Der

Concept

ist werksseitig komplett eingestellt und spielbereit. Sogar die

Auflagekraft des Tonabnehmers und das Antiskating sind einjustiert.

Das originelle und zeitlos moderne Design garantiert Spielfreude für Jahrzehnte!

CONCEPT = Innovatives Konzept zum attraktivem Preis – Qualitäts- Verhältnis!

Um die volle Qualität des

Concept

- Laufwerkes nutzen zu können, lesen Sie bitte diese

Bedienungsanleitung aufmerksam durch. Alle Hinweise dienen dazu, Ihnen viele Jahre

Musikgenuss zu bereiten und Fehlbedienungen zu vermeiden.

Wir bedanken uns bei Ihnen für Ihr Vertrauen und wünschen Ihnen viel Freude mit Ihrem neuen

clearaudio

Concept

- Laufwerk.

clearaudio electronic GmbH

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

CE-MARKIERUNG

Der clearaudio

Concept

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.

INPUT: 100 V – 240 V ~/ 50 – 60 Hz / 150 mA; OUTPUT: 12 V= / 450 mA

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.

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