EAT C-Major User manual
European Audio Team
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
E.A.T. C-Major
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Dear Music Lo er,
Welcome!
Congratulations on your purchase of our E.A.T. C-Major turntable. Your E.A.T. C-Major was
handcrafted by our skilled technicians here at the European Audio Team. It has been rigorously
tested and is ready and waiting for your enjoyment.
Please take the time to read this manual carefully to ensure that you obtain the ultimate
performance from your E.A.T. C-Major. The tips contained within will ensure that your C-
Major’s condition will remain like new for many years to come!
Please contact your dealer, should you require further assistance in setting up and maintaining
your new turntable.
Important:
Your turntable was shipped partially disassembled in order to a oid damage to sensiti e parts.
Please check immediately to make sure that neither the packaging nor the de ice was damaged
in transit.
If damaged, please do not operate and contact your dealer.
Please do your part to help protect the environment:
Disposal of packaging material
E.A.T. packaging is carefully designed to protect your component from damage in transit
and you are strongly urged to keep the original packaging in order to safely ship or
otherwise transport your turntable in the future.
Howe er, the packaging materials were chosen to be en ironmentally friendly, so if you
must discard the packaging, please recycle.
Disposal of old equipment
If you’re disposing of old electronic equipment, please use a local waste facility
designated for that purpose.
Throughout the manual, this symbol will alert you to potential hazards for the user or the unit,
and how to avoid possible misuse.
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Contents
Product illustrations and key 4-5
Setup
1. Transport screws 6
2. Sub-platter and dri e belt installation 6-7
3. Platter installation 7
4. Tonearm assembly 8
a) Cartridge assembly 9
b) Counterweight assembly 9
c) Vertical Tracking Force setting (VTF) 10
d) Tonearm output connection 11
e) Vertical Tracking Angle setting (VTA) 11-12
f) Azimuth setting 12-13
g) Anti-skating assembly and adjustment 14-16
5. Le eling the turntable 16
6. Using the record clamp, starting the motor, changing the speed 17
Technical specifications 18
Troubleshooting, warranty, ser ice 19
Packaging 20
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KEY: CONTROLS, FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS
1. ON/OFF switch
2. Platter with bonded inyl mat
3. Record clamp
4. Tonearm counterweight
5. Tonearm lift le er
6. Tonearm rest
7. Headshell with finger lift
8. Anti-skating mechanism
9. Floating sub-chassis
10. RCA output with earth connection
11. Power supply connector
12. Motor with motor pulley
13. Dri e belt
14. Sub-platter
15. Transport screws x 3
16. Damped adjustable feet
17. Sub-platter brass housing [see illustration page 6]
18. Dustco er hinges
19. Dustco er hinge fasteners
20. Dustco er
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SETUP
1. Transport screws
Remo e the three transport screws (15 from the carbon part of the chassis before installing
the sub-platter (14 , the drive belt (13 and the platter (2 .
The transport screws are used to ensure safe shipping and transport, and should be
reinstalled prior to any future shipment or transportation of the turntable.
2. Sub-platter and dri e belt installation
Remo e the protecti e co er from the sub-platter (14 .
Install the sub-platter (14 and the drive belt (13 as shown in the following illustrations.
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3. Platter installation
Install the platter (2 on the sub-platter (14 .
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4. Tonearm assembly
The tonearm includes a combination of cardan and uni pi ot bearings, immersed in special
damping fluid.
See the next steps to set up your tonearm.
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a) Cartridge installation
Install the cartridge into the aluminium headshell, using the appropriate hardware included
with your cartridge.
Connect the cartridge as indicated below:
•White left channel L+
•Red right channel R+
•Green right channel R-
•Blue left channel L-
For correct cartridge alignment, use the two-point cartridge alignment protractor pro ided with
your C-Sharp accessories. If unfamiliar with two-point setup, please refer to your dealer.
b) Counterweight assembly
The counterweight has two separate parts:
The first part is the counterweight itself. The second part is an additional insert that enables
optimal balancing of hea ier cartridges.
The counterweight without the additional insert can balance cartridges from 5 to 9 g.
(The weight of the counterweight itself is 110 g.)
The counterweight with the additional insert can balance cartridges from 9 to 17 g.
(The weight of the counterweight with the additional insert is 148 g.)
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c) Vertical Tracking Force setting (VTF)
Before setting the Vertical Tracking Force, confirm the exact weight of your cartridge.
Depending on your cartridge weight, determine whether to use the counterweight with or
without the additional insert, in accordance with the specifications abo e.
Pushing carefully, turn the counterweight onto the rear end of the counterweight support rod
as shown in the illustration below. Place the stylus pressure gauge (not supplied) onto the
platter. To set the required VTF, lower the tonearm lift le er as indicated in the illustration and
place the tip of the stylus on the pressure gauge.
As iewed from the headshell, turning the counterweight counterclockwise (mo ing it in closer
toward the tonearm) increases the VTF, turning clockwise (away from the tonearm) reduces the
VTF. Turn the counterweight appropriately until the VTF shown on the pressure gauge matches
your cartridge’s recommended ertical tracking force specifications.
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