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Hi-Fi Components clearaudio electronicGmbH
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User Manual
Made in Germany
Version 3_22.11.13_E
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User manual
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Dear audio enthusiast,
Thank you for your decision to purchase the patented
Statement TT 1 tangential
tonearm
from Clearaudio. This tonearm 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 clearaudio Statement TT 1 tangential
tonearm, which will give you many years of musical enjoyment and pleasure.
This section must be read before any connection or setup is made, so that the warranty will
not be void.
CE-MARKING
COPYRIGHT
Recording and playback of any material may require consent. For further information refer to
the following:
-Copyright Act 1956
-Dramatic and Musical Performers Act 1958
-Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972
Any subsequent statutory enactments and orders
Warnings
Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture.
Do not remove the cover from the equipment.
Do not insert anything into the equipment through the ventilation holes.
Do not handle the mains lead with wet hands.
No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.
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Contents
1. Package contents 4
2. Package overview 5
3. Front and back view of assembled TT 1 tonearm 6
4. Assembly and operation 7 - 8
5. Statement TT 1 tonearm mounting on Statement 9 - 12
6. Cartridge pre-adjustment / adjustment 13 - 14
7. Transportation advice 15
8. Service - information 15
9. Warranty 16
10. Technical data 17
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1. Package contents
The Clearaudio
Statement TT 1 Tangential
tonearm is delivered in specially designed
packaging to ensure its safe transport. Please check the contents as shown in picture below
and in the list at the bottom of this page:
1
Tonearm chassis
2
Armwand, incl. cable
3
Round mounting base ( 2x )
4
Installation gauge for the tonearm base
5
Bag of mexkey wrenches
6
Main counter weight
7
Exchangeable counter weight 10g ( e.g.
GOLDRING) and 5g (e.g. for TITANIUM)
8
Precision glastube for bearing device/
carriage
9
Hex key screws: to mount tonearm on 2x
round bases
10
2x big hex key bolts
11
White pair of gloves
12
Quartz tube assembly kit
13
Installation gauge for cartridges
14
Cartridge/ Headshell mounting screws
15
Instruction manual (not shown)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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2. Package view
The Statement TT 1 is packed in a special foam packing and comes almost completely
assembled.
Tonearm chassis, not including the armwand.
The armwand and the glastube are packed seperatly and need to be installed.
The accessories, tools etc. are packed as well separately.
Picture 1: Package view
Picture 2: Armwand and glastube
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3. Clearaudio STATEMENT TT1/ tangential tonearm
Picture 3: Front and back view
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4. Preassembly and operation
After checking the package contents as described, place the parts on a clean, safe and flat
surface to get ready for the setup. The assembly and setup is fairly simple and straight
forward as many parts have been already preassembled at the factory. Please use the white
gloves provided, to prevent scratches and/or fingerprints during assembly.
First you start to assembly the 2 main tonearm stainless steel round base (stainless steel
cylinders) on to the Statement turntable. Please note, you might have to take off the
previous cylinders, please use only the provided one’s, as they are matched in heigt for the
TT1 tonearm.
Do not tighten the cylinders completely, you should be still able to turn them.
40 mm
40 mm
Picture 4: Putting the stainless steel round base
onto the Statement turntable
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Now place the installation gauge (4) for the tonearm base on top of the two cylinders (3)
while all four pins on the bottom of the installation gauge, must fit into the threats machined
into the cylinders. You might have to turn the cylinders for correnty aligning.
Tighten the 2 bolts, with the provided hex key, while holding ( pressing ) the gauge down.
Attention: any misalignment will leat to a problem to place the TT1 tonearm later !
4
3
3
3
3
4
Picture 5: Placing the installation gauge
Picture 6: Placing the installation gauge
Picture 7: Tighten the gauge
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5. Statement TT1 tonearm mounting on Statement
Now you can place the tonearm chassis on top of the 2 cylinders. Take it carefully with one
hand at the top cover (tower bridge), so that the sliding bars are not moving. While holding
it in place, over the 4 machined threads, start inserting the provided (4) hex key screws and
tighten them.
Please note: Always hold the tonearm in place while fixing the 4 screws!
Tighten the screws, one by one, gently but firm.
Picture 8: Placing the tonearm chassis on the top
Picture 9: Tighten the screw of the tonearm
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Please note:
You might have to readjust the leveling of the Statement turntable, when finished with the
complete setup.
The following steps must be done with a lot of caution !
Take the precision glastube and the armwand / carriage assembly and slide it into the
glastube. The headshell mounting area is facing into the direction that the cut out gap of the
tube in the back.
Please note: There is no tension force allowed to the very fine/ thin tonearm cable.
Damage can occure !
Place the glastube assembly kit as described:
first the piece with the round rubber at the right end of the glastube in position (inserting),
then the round stopper into the left side of the glastube.
Now slide the glastube into the machined precision tube holder (at the back of the TT1
tonearm) and place it into the buffer by pushing it into the left rubber ring
Attention: Put the glastube flat into the cut out, then push it leftwards!
Damage can occure !
Picture 10: Finished view of the tonearm installation
Picture 11: Precision glastube
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