Clearaudio Smart matrix professional User manual

Smart Matrix Professional

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

Version: 1.4_23.01.2017_E+D

User manual

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Made in Germany

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Dear Clearaudio customer,

Congratulations!

Thank you for choosing the

Smart Matrix Professional

record cleaning machine, a high quality product

made in Germany by Clearaudio.

To avoid misuse and achieve the best possible cleaning results with your

Smart Matrix Professional

record

cleaning machine, please read the instruction and user manual carefully.

We wish you much pleasure cleaning records with your new Clearaudio

Smart Matrix Professional

record

cleaning machine.

Clearaudio electronic GmbH

Pic. 1: Warning

IMPORTANT:

Please read before you connect your

Smart Matrix Professional

to any power outlet:

The

Smart Matrix Professional

is available in both 230 V and 110 V versions.

The correct voltage is indicated on the rear panel of your

Smart Matrix Professional

Please make sure that you use the right voltage for your machine.

Use your

Smart Matrix Professional

only with the voltage indicated on the rear panel of the

machine!

CE-Markierung

The Clearaudio

Smart Matrix Professional

machine is approved according to the regulations of the

CE certication and other international standards and approvals.

NOTE:

This machine is designed to be used in heated or climate controlled surroundings.

Never touch the power cable with wet hands or other wet body parts!

Never place or use any equipment with open ames, such as candles, on top of this equipment!

Contents

1. Packing list 3

2. Smart Matrix Professional overview 4

3. Set-up and operation 5

4. Important operation instructions 9

5. Accessories 10

6. Special instructions 11

7. Technical data 12

Addiontal warranty information 26

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1. Packing list

The Clearaudio

Smart Matrix Professional

record cleaning machine is packed in customised packing.

We highly recommend that you keep the original packing material in case any future transportation or

shipping is necessary.

After opening the shipping box, please take out the accessory box and place it near to the area where you

want to use the machine. Using both hands lift out the machine and place it onto a stable and waterproof

surface.

IMPORTANT: Never lift the

Smart Matrix Professional

by the platter!

The

Smart Matrix Professional

record cleaning machine is manufactured to the highest possible standard.

The included warranty and registration card should be lled out and sent back to Clearaudio within two

weeks of purchase. This will qualify the product for the full warranty period of three years. Please nd more

warranty details on page 11.

Please check the contents included with the machine as shown below:

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Pic. 2: Packing list

1 2 3 4

5 6

Smart Matrix Professional

machine (shown

with platter, record clamp and vacuum arm) 2Vacuum arm

3Record clamp, to x the record on the

platter 4Power cable

5100 ml

Pure Groove

cleaning uid in

application bottle 6

Pure Groove microber brush

to apply the

cleaning uid

7Spare microber strips (not shown) 8Warranty card, Clearaudio Quality Card

(not shown)

9User manual (not shown) 10 Optional: Acrylic dust cover (not shown)

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overview

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Power input socket and mains

ON / OFF (on the rear panel)

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Fluid release tube

(on the rear panel)

Operation buttons:

Power on / Stand-by

Platter rotation

Vacuum on / off

Platter

Vacuum arm, including microber

strip

Record clamp

Pic. 3:

Smart Matrix Professional

overview

Power connection on the rear panel

For switching the mains power on and off.

If the machine is not in use for a long period,

please switch it off at the rear panel.

Pic. 4: Switch off button

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3. Set-up and operation

3.1

Place the

Smart Matrix Professional

machine on a clean, dry and stable surface.

The surface should be waterproof. Please make sure that the machine is positioned safely and securely.

TIP: We recommend keeping a towel near the machine to mop up any uid spillage.

Please check that the microber strips are not worn out or dirty before each cleaning session as using worn

or dirty strips could damage to a record.

Dust and dirt can be removed with a toothbrush and rinsing under water.

To change the microber strips, peel them off the vacuum arm and carefully clean the tube with an alcohol

based cleaning uid. Remove the protective backing from the spare microber strip to expose the glue and

stick them alongside the suction slot of the vacuum arm. Please take care not to obstruct the suction slot

with the microber strips.

The

Smart Matrix Professional

should not be used for 24 hours after changing the microber strips. The

adhesive takes 24 hours to fully cure. If used too soon the strips may not hold properly to the vacuum arm

and could damage your records.

IMPORTANT:

Always check the microber strips before use.

Heavily soiled or worn strips can damage your records.

TIP: Microber strip lifespan is dependent on use. If

you are cleaning a lot of very dirty records you should

change the strips every 200 record sides.

Take the vacuum arm (Pic. 5) and insert it into the hole at the

front left hand side of the machine. Pay attention that the two

pins on the vacuum arm are aligned with the two cut outs in

the machine.

Push the vacuum arm down until it is fully inserted.

To remove the vacuum arm, pull it carefully upwards.

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Pic. 4: Changing microber strips

Pic. 5: Vacuum arm installation

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3.2

Connect the mains cable to your

Smart Matrix Professional

and then to your wall socket.

The

Smart Matrix Professional

must always be used with a grounded mains wall socket.

Important: Before connecting your machine to the

mains, always make sure that it is the correct version

for the mains supply voltage in your country. You will

nd an indication sign (sticker) with the appropriate

information on the rear panel.

3.3

The operation of the

Smart Matrix Professional

is simple:

There are three buttons on the front panel.

Pic. 7: Front panel

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Pic. 6: Connection to the wall socket

Power ON

clockwise rotation

Anti-clockwise rotation

Vacuum on / off

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3.4

For simple and effective record cleaning please follow these steps:

1. Connect the

Smart Matrix Professional

machine to the mains supply and switch the main switch on the

rear panel on.

2. Take off the vacuum arm from the arm base. Unscrew and remove the record clamp.

Place the Record on the platter and hand-tighten the record clamp onto the spindle.

Replace the vacuum arm into the arm base.

3. Start the machine on by using the front panel button marked „POWER“.

4. Take the bottle with the cleaning uid (in the accessory bag) and cut off the marked top of the

dispenser. Gently hold the Clearaudio

Pure Groove cleaning brush

(Art. No. AC015) against the LP surface

and dispense a small amount of the uid onto the record.

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Pic. 8: Manual uid application

Please note:

The uid should just cover the whole record playing surface evenly. Too much uid will spill onto the

Smart Matrix Professional

or onto the record label.

5. Gently hold the cleaning brush against the record while the platter makes approximately two complete

turns in each direction (clockwise and anti-clockwise), using the button marked „PLATTER“ to change the

direction of rotation.

Please note:

If too much uid is applied, immediately mop up excess uid with a towel or similar material

to prevent any damage to the record label or to the machine!

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TIP: For very dirty records, we recommend allowing the platter to turn more than twice in

each direction and repeating with a second or even third cleaning and vacuum process.

Please note:

Select anti-clockwise rotation of the platter for vacumming and thereafter do not switch the

rotation during the vacuuming process.

6. Press the ‘VACUUM’ button to start the vacuum process and wait until the record surface is completely

dry. Press the VACUUM button again to stop the vacuum process at which point the vacuum arm will lift

automatically. Please don’t lift up the vacuum arm before this otherwise a line of uid may be left on the

record.

7. Switch the machine off using the POWER button.

8. Remove the record clamp. Flip over the record and repeat the cleaning process for the other side.

3.5 Cleaning uid tank

Please empty the waste uid tank after 30 – 40 cleaning procedures.

For cleaning the waste uid tank, remove the upper cleaning arm and ll 250 ml warm water in the

cleaning uid into the stainless steel tube.

To empty the tank: rst remove the stopper from the uid release tube (on the rear panel of the

Smart Matrix Professional

Place the tube in an appropriate vessel to capture the uid as it is ows out. Be sure to securely replace

the stopper in the uid release tube.

Please note:

If you take the machine into operation again, the drain tube must always be closed by the

stopper, so that the vacuum pump can generate the required vacuum for suction. Only

through this we can guarantee a lasting and full function of your cleaning maschine.

The drain tube is xed with screws to prevent to push it back into the machine or to pull it out

too far.

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Pic. 9: Cleaning the waste uid tank

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4. Important operation instructions

 Make sure that there is good ventilation in the room while using the

Smart Matrix Professional

machine!

Never use foaming cleaning uid! Use only cleaning uids approved for record cleaning machines.

Never use any aggressive, or acid-based uids with your

Smart Matrix Professional

machine!

Clearaudio recommends

Pure Groove record cleaning uid

(Art. No. AC084).

 Do not use recycled uid. This could damage the machine or your records.

 Wipe off any uid which spills on to the machine surface immediately with a towel.

 Empty the used uid tank uid after 30 – 40 records have been cleaned.

 Please make sure that you have switched off the vacuum motor while emptying the uid tank otherwise

damage to the machine could occur.

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