Clearaudio Master Innovation User manual

Hi-Fi Components clearaudio electronic®GmbH

Spardorfer Str. 150 D-91054 Erlangen Tel. +49 9131 40300100 FAX +49 9131 40300119

www.clearaudio.de www.analogshop.de info@clearaudio.de copyright clearaudio2014

User manual

Innovation and

Innovation Wood

Version 2.0 02.04.14_E

Innovation

Figure: package with

Clearaudio tonearm „Universal“

and Clearaudio cartridge „da

Vinci“.

Innovation

Innovation Wood

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Dear Clearaudio customer,

Congratulation’s to your choice of the

Innovation

Innovation Wood

(in the following:

Innovation named) turntable, a world class turntable, handmade in Germany by Clearaudio

electronic GmbH.

Resonance minimizing chassis construction in a sandwich in combination with the innovative

motor unit (low noise level and high turning moments), guarantees total isolation of

resonances from the turntable chassis, providing the best music reproduction and authentic

High End imaging. A high precision, maintenance free sinter bronze bearing is completing

the analogue pleasure.

The Clearaudio patented CMB-Bearing-Technology, an inverted bearing with jewelled and

polished ceramic bearing shaft and a bronzed liner, provides frictionless analog enjoyment.

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 musical enjoyments with your new Clearaudio

Innovation

-turntable.

Clearaudio electronic GmbH

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

CE-MARKING

The Clearaudio

Innovation

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 230 V or 110 V AC

(50 Hz and 60 Hz).

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. Packing overview 3

2. Part list 4

3. Installation and set up 6

4 Fine adjustment of the motor 12

5. Service and special instruction 13

6. Technical data 14

Warranty information 15

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1. Packing overview

Accessories, user

manual,

warranty card,

Clearaudio

Quality Card,

Stroboscope

Testrecord

Innovation

turntable chassis

incl. mounted

lower bearing

part and

integrated motor

unit;

optional:

tonearm

Stainless steel-

subplatter ;

Delrin or Acrylic

platter;;

power supply;

upper bearing

part and –cap;

optional:

cartridge

Figure 1: Packing overview

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2. Part list

Clearaudio has developed a special and secure packing for your

Innovation

-turntable that

ensures a safe transportation.

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

Below you find the part list of the Clearaudio

Innovation-

turntable:

Turntable body with mounted lower

bearing part

Stainless steel sub-platter

Delrin or Acrylic (Wood version)

turntable-platter

power supply

Bearing part

3 x Flat Pads

Optional: Clearaudio

Unify 9” or

Universal

tonearm with counterweight to

adjust the tracking force

Mounting clip for stainless steel sub-

platter and hex key wrench

Figure 2 a:

Clearaudio Unify tonearm

Figure 2 b:

Clearaudio Universal tonearm

7 b

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1 Pair of white gloves

10.

Grounding - wire for the

Innovation

turntable (to connect in the bottom

bearing part)

11.

Level gauge for the turntable alignment

12.

2 pcs. drive belts

13.

3 pcs. allen –keys; sizes: # 2

(optional: Universal Tonearm: # 3 / #

14.

Aluminium precision screw driver

15.

Bearing oil for occasional use

16. a.

16 b

Optional in package:

Clearaudio MC cartridge “da Vinci”

Clearaudio MC cartridge “Talismann”

Clearaudio Smart Stylus Gauge

17.

Clearaudio Stroboscope Testrecord

(Art. No. AC038) to adjust the exact

speed

18.

Optional in package:

Turntable + tonearm + cartridge

No illustration: cartridge alignment

gauge for

Unify or Universal

-tonearm

(optional)

19.

Not shown: warranty card, Clearaudio

Quality certificate card, Sales return

paper

20.

Not shown: User Manual

16 a

16 b

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please double check the tightness of all bolts, hardware, and

mounting pods, as temperature fluctuations during transit may have caused the hardware to

become loose

3. Installation and set up

The set up of the

Innovation

turntable is easy as the turntable chassis is pre-assembled

and has been tested at the factory.

Please use the white gloves enclosed in order to avoid scratches or unwanted fingerprints

(platter).

The

Innovation

turntable requires a space for set-up of at least 18,90 inch x 19,29 inch.

19,29 inch / 49 cm

18,90 inch

/ 48 cm

Pic. 1: Required set - up space

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Please follow the description step by step:

1.)

First take out the three black flat pads out of the accessory bag.

Place these flat pads on your hifi-rack or another suitable base, where the final position of

your

Innovation

–turntable will be.

2.)

After that, take the

Innovation

-turntable body of the next packing layer.

and place the spikes of the turntable on the flat pads.

3.)

To avoid hum noises it can be necessary to ground the bearing. For that please plug in the

provided ground cable into the hole of the screw from the bearing at the bottom side of the

turntable.

4.)

Remove the protective security tape from the bearing housing.

Place two drops of the synthetic bearing oil on the ceramic bearing shaft

(also available at www.analogshop.de).

Pic. 2: Innovation with tonearm base

Pic. 4: Oiling the bearing shaft

Pic. 3: Grounding the bearing of the Innovation

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5.)

Take the stainless steel platter with both hands carefully out of the box.

Remove the lamination of the scale ring on the lower side of the turntable.

Please remove the lamination extreme carefully and avoid any soiling and

scratches.

Push the delivered bearing part carefully through the hole in the stainless steel sub-platter

and mount the bearing part with the sub-platter by using the mounting clip.

6.)

In the next step remove the lamination of the sensor mounted on the turntable chassis

(picture 5: red frame).

Please remove the lamination extreme carefully and avoid any soiling and

scratches.

7.)

With both hands you can place the stainless steel platter

carefully onto the bearing.

Through a lightly (!!) up and down movement the platter will

slip onto the bearing upper part (picture 6).

Make sure with gentle pressure that the platter is applying on

the complete surface of the bearing.

Avoid major side forces to avoid any damages to the

ceramic bearing!

Pic. 6: Removing the lamination

Pic. 5: Connection sub-platter and bearing upper part

Pic. 7: Set up stainless steel platter

with upper bearing part

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8.)

Now you can remove the mounting clip with the delivered hex key wrench.

9.)

Now take the Delrin - platter with both hands out of the box and set the platter carefully

onto the bearing.

The flat side of the platter should face to the stainless steel platter and the side with the cut-

out (for the record) should face up.

To avoid any damages on your bearing, the Delrin-platter should have room temperature

before the set up begin (approx. 20 ° Celsius).

Avoid major side forces to avoid any

damages to the ceramic bearing!

You will find suitable adjustment equipment under www.clearaudio.de or

www.analogshop.de

10.)

To install the tonearm, please follow the user manual of the manufacturer.

11.)

To mount and adjust a cartridge, please follow the user manual of the manufacturer.

Pic. 8: Removing of the mounting clip

Pic. 9: Set up Delrin platter and bearing cap

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