Technics SL-1100A User manual

"WARNING. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD

, DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR

MOISTURE.

"

Technics

by

Panasonic

DIRECT

DRIVE PLAYER

SYSTEM

SL-1100A

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

Re

ad

the

se

instructions co

mplet

ely. before o

pe

rating'

t-hi

s set.

---

--

We

want

to

thank

you

for

selecting the

SL

·

1100

DIRECT

DRIVE

PLAYER

SYS

T

EM

.

To receive

optimum

performance

from

the

SL·l100,

we

reco

mmend

that

you

read these ope

rating

instru

ctio

ns

car

efull

y.

PARTS

IDENTIFICATION

OPERATION

AND

FUNCTION OF CONTROLS

(TURNTABLE

SECTION)

oROTOR

(S

ee

Fig.1-

f)

)

Thi

s

unit

uses a

direct

drive

motor.

Th

erefo

re, the

rotor,

which

is

the

r

otat

ing

part

of the

motor,

is

connected

directly

to

the

turntable

platter.

The

spindle

of the

motor

and the s

haft

of the

turntabl

e

platter

are the

same.

For

th

is

reason,

to

maintain

the

high

performance

described in

the

specificat

ions,

it

is

not

desirable

to

appl

y a large am

ount

of ex·

ternal force to the ro

tor

and the spi

ndle

of

the

motor

.

The

rot

or

is,

theref

or

e, clamped securely to

protect

the

deli

ca

te

an

d

important

parts

during

transportation.

Be sure to

remo

ve these

fittings

~

carefully,

and

save

them

fo

r

future

use,

as

w hen,

for

exalnple,

the

player

must

again be

transported

.

(C

autio

n)

The

rotor

of

the

motor

is

constructed

so

th

at

it

cannot

be re

moved

in

ord

er

to

maintain

its

high

perf

or

man

ce

for

a long

time

.

Do

not

attempt

to remove the removal

prevention

fitting

@

for

the

rotor

.

6PILOT

LAMP

(Se

e Fig,1- 6 )

€)POWER SWITCH/SPEED SELECTOR (S

ee

Fig,1- €) )

Set the "speed

se

lec

tor"

to

the desired posi tion

(33

or

45

,

depending

upon

the speed of

th

e

record

to

be

played).

The

pil

ot

lamp

will

be

light

ed.

The

turntable

platter

will

not

rotat

e unless

you

push the

"STAR

T "

button

.

OSTART

BUTTON

(See

Fig_1-

0)

Push the

"STA

RT

"

button

and the

turnt

able

platter

wi

ll

rotate

..

St

arting

rotation

power

is

large

with

co

m

plet

e

stability

of speed

reached

withi

n one-half

ro

t

ation

at 33·1/3

r.p

.m .

0STOP

BUTTON

(S

ee Fi

g,1

- 0 )

Push the " ST

OP"

butt

on

when

you

want

to s

tOP

the

rotation.

The

turntabl

e

platter

will

continue

to

rot

a

te

f

or

a sho

rt

time

because of

its large

inertial

for

ce.

0VARIABLE

PITCH

CONTROLS

(

Se

e Fig,1-

0)

Adjus

t

the

"variable

pitch

controls"

if

ne

cessa

ry. These are designed

to

provide

adjustment

of

the

selected speed by ±5%.

Select the speed of the

turntable

platter

by

setting

the

"s

peed s

elector"

to the desired

position.

The

rotating

turntable

p

latter

when

illuminated

by

conven

ti

onal

fluorescent

lamp

or

by

neon

lamp

may

show

move

-

ment

of

the marks

on

the

strobo

disc.

if

so,

adjust

the

"variable

p

itc

h

contrOls"

until

the

strobo

marks

are

statio

nar

y.

A

fter

the

necessary

adjustment

has

been

ma

de, the speed

wi

ll

not

change and re-adjus

tment

wi

ll

not

be ne

cessa

ry.

The

s

trob

o

marks

molded

aro

u

nd

the

turntabl

e

platter

are used

to

check the correct speed

of

rotation

for

50

Hz

(European),

and

60

Hz

(U.S.A.

).

Adjust

it

s

rotation

according

to the s

trobo

label.

OSTROBO

MARKS

(S

ee

Fig.1- 0 )

(l)STROBO

LABEL

(S

ee Fig.1 -(l) )

0SPEED

AD

JUSTMENT SCREWS (S

ee

Fig.1- 0 )

If

.

for

any

reason, the

adjustment

ca

nnot

be successfully

made

,

use

a (- )

tip

scre

wdriver

to

adjust

the

appropriate

speed a

dju

stmen

t screws

(33

or

45

) loca ted beneath the

turntable

platter.

Turn

ing

th

e speed

adjustment

screws

to

the

right

or

left

wi

ll increa

se

or

decr

ease

the speed respectively.

CDA

C

OUTLET

~(See

Fig.1-

aD

)

Thi

s one is designed w

ith

a view

to

future

us

e,

that

is

for

your

special

co

nv

enience such

as

for

neon lamp or

stylus

illumination

light.

4J)SPECIAL

OIL

(See

Fig.1-

4J)

)

Th

e bearing

part

s

of

this set are

de

signed

wi

th

an

ultra

·

pre

scise

fin

ish

to

prevent

the

generation

of

"Wow

a

nd

Flutter".

A special

oil

has

been used to

maint

ain the

high

·per

forman

ce

efficiency

of

thi

s set

by

fo

rming

a

unif

orm

film

of

oil

over

the

parts

. F

or

this

reason,

use

only

the oil

included

with

this

se

t

for

its

lubri

ca

tion

.

Even

if

there

is

oil

leakage

around

the

oil

hole

or

the

rotor,

ca

used

during

trans

portation

,

it

will

not

effect

the

performance

.

Before

u

se,

apply

about

2

drops

of

oil

into

the

oil

hole.

To

lubri

ca

te, open the

tip

of

th

e v

essel

with

a needle.

After

lubricating,

cover the

ve

sse

l w

ith

the

cap

to

prevent

the leakage

of

oil.

Never

use

any

other

type

of

oil.

To

lubricate,

remove

the

turntable

platte

r and

apply

about

2

drop

s

of

oil

into

the

oil

hole.

It

is

sufficient

to

lubricate

the

se

t

once

afte

r

app

r

oxi

mately

2,000

hour

s

of

use.

T

wo

thousand

hours

are

equiva

l

ent

to

5-1

/2

years,

if

the set is used

one h

our

a

day,

or

to

8

month

s if u

sed

8

hours

a

day.

This

period

is

much

longer than h

as

been necessary

on

previous,

con·

ventional

motors.

Do

nOt

apply

too

much

oil,

nor

more

often

than

necessary.

00lL

HOLE

(See

Fig,1- 0 )

ClIOUTPUT

TERMlNALS

(See

Fig.1-

ClI

. Fig.

3-

ClI

)

Co

nne

ct

the

pickup

co

rds

fr

om

the

a

rm

panel to the

output

termin

al

s.

RED

(R)

IIiII

ChanneI

WH

ITE

(L)

o Channel

BLACK

(U

shaped)

-.

H or

I!mDI

(Pickup

Earth)

«II

SCREW

HOLES

(FOR

ARM

PANEL

)(See Fig.1- «II)

epTURNTABLE

MAT

(S

ee

Fig,1-

ep

)

4(jTURNTABLE

PLATTER

(S

ee Fig.1-

4(j

)

Th

e tu

rntable

platter

is a

35

cm

(1

3-25/3

2")

uItra·large

diameter

2kg

(4.4

Ib)

weight

and

has

inertial

moment

of

32

0kg

·cm 2

(109

.5 Ib-in2

).

Each

turntable

platter

is

dynamic

a

ll

y balanced.

4D

PLA

YER

CABI

NET

(See

Fig.2-

4D

)

4Ji)BOTTOM

COVER

(See

Fig.2-

CE)

)

CP>AUDIO-INSULATED LEGS

(See

Fig.2-

CP>

)

The

a

udio·in

s

ulated

l

egs

are designed

to

el

iminate

vibration

entirely

by

using special

material

s inside

them

.

Adiust

the

he

ight

and level

of

the

player

system

by

turning

the

l

egs.

WOUTPUT

TERMINALS

(Se

e Fig,2- W )

C

onnect

th

e pi

ckup

cords

provided

in

this

set

to

the

pl

ayer

o

utput

terminals

and

co

nnect

the same cha

nne

l

to

the

amplifier.

R (RE

D)

o

Channe

l

L

(WHITE)

E

(U

s

haped)

--

H

..

Chan

nel

or

6m1

IDAC

OUTL

ET @

(See

Fig.2-ID )

~

AC

POWER

CORD

(See

Fig.1-

~

)

~

DUST

COVER

(See

Fig.1-

~

)

FEATURES

(TURNTABLE SECTION)

035

CM

(13-25/32") ULTRA-LARGE

DIAMETER

TURNTABLE PLATER

35cm

(13-25/32")

ultra-large

diameter,

and

2kg

(4_4 Ib) heavy

weight

turntable

platter

has

an

inertial

moment

of

320

kg-cm2

(109.5Ib-in

2)

and the

turntable

platter

h

as

been

dynamically

balanced_

Around

the

turntable

platter

are

strobo

marks

which

are used

to

check

its

speed.

f)DIRECT

DRIVE

MOTOR

There

is

no

"wow

"

or

"flut

t

er"

caused

by

transmission

mechanism

_

There is no

vibration

because

this

motor

has

no

high-speed

rotation

mechanism.

The

rumble

is

extremely

low.

~ELECTRONIC

COMMUTATOR BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR

The

DC

motor

is

not

affected

by

fluctuations

of

the

power

supply

frequency

.

Starting

rotation

power

is large,

with

complete

stability

of speed reached

withi

n

one

-

half

r

otation

at

33-1/3

r_p.m_ Since there

is

no

electro-magnetic

hum,

the

signal

to

noi

se

ratio

(rumbl

e)

is

ex-

cellent.

And,

because the

motor

includes

an

electronic

commutator,

starting

is

perfectly

accurate,

There

is,

therefore,

no

speed

instability

or

brush

deterioration

as

is

often

noted

in brush

commutators,

no

pulse noise generated

by

brush

sparking and

no

sound caused

by

rubbing

of

brushes.

OROTATION

OF THE

TURNTABLE

PLATTER CAN

BE

STOPPED AT

ANY

TIME

Th

is is

a

feature

which

is

not

found

in

players

which

have speed

reduction

and transmissions de

vic

es

such

as

a

belt

or

idl

er.

If

such

stoppin

g

is

attempted

on

ordinary

players,

the

belt

or

idler

will

soon

deteriorate

and

efficiency

soon

becomes

poor.

In

this

player

system, such

stopping

causes

no

problem

other

than a s

light

increase

of

the

motor

current.

whic

h

is

not

really

a

problem.

0ELECTRONIC

STABILIZATION

CONTROL

Because this

se

t includes special

circuitry

to

sta

bili

ze

the speed

elec

tri

ca

ll

y . speed stab

ility

is

extremely

good.

0ELECTRICAL

SPEED CHANGE

Ther

e is

no

mechanism

to

change

the

position

of

the

belt

or

idler.

There

is,

therefore,

no

"wow"

or

unwanted

speed change.

ONO

EFFECT FROM

FLUCTUATIONS

OF

POWER

SUPPLY

FREQUENCY

OR

VOLTAGE

Since the

motor

is

the

DC

type,

the

rotation

speed does

not

depend

on the

power

sup

ply

frequency.

And,

be

cause a

DC-stabilizer

is used,

the set is

not

affected

_by

changes

of

the

power

supply

voltage, even

if

the

fluctuation

is large.

(l)SEMI-PERMANENT

HIGH

PERFORMANCE

Unlike

there is

no

reduction

or

transmission mecha-

nism,

such

as

a

belt

or

id ler.

The

motor

rotates

the

turntable

platter

dir

ect

l

y,

at

an

ultar-Iow

speed.

Wear

of

parts

is

therefore,

reduced

to

the

ex

trem

e

minimum

and

high-

performance

efficiency

can

be

maintained

semi-permanently.

(i)POWER CONSUMPTION

IS

1/100TH

THAT

OF

ORDINARY

MOTORS

Motor

power

consumption

is

only

0.1W,

which

is

less

than

1/100th

that

of

a

conventional

AC

mOIDr.

(There

is a

power

consumption

of

about

4W,

in

addition

to

the

drive,

on

o

ther

electronic

circui

try).

(TONEARM SECTION)

ODETACHABLE

ARM PANEL

Arm

panel

can be de

ta

c

hed

by

unscrewing

just

in

case

you

might

decide

to

change

the

tonearm

.

f)EASY

BALANCING

AND

STYLUS PRESSURE CONTROL

By

a

smooth

rack-and

-pi

nion

type

movement,

the balance

weight

can

be

adjusted

easily.

After

adjusting

the balance,

pull

the o

ut

si

de

of

the

s

tulys

pressure

knob

outward,

and the scale

will

be reset

aut

omatica

lly

to

the

zero

position.

Now

you

can

add

th

e

amount

of

sty

lus

pr

essu

re

you

desire

by

directly

reading

the scale.

~FEATURE-TOUCH

CUEING

Feather-touch

cueing

is

viscous-damped in

both

directions

for

gentle

decent

and ascent.

The

tonearm

will

be

set

dow

n

exactly

on

the

SpOt

you

desire.

PLACEMENT

OF

PLAYER

AUXILIARY

PARTS

o Use the

player

system in a sta

ble

and

horizontal

position,

where

• DUST COVER

..

··

·······

"'

0 • SPECIAL

OIL·

--

....

0

there

is

little

or

no

vibration.

•

PICKUP CORDS

·_·

..

·....·0 • POLISHING CLOTH

..

' 0

f)

Use the

player

system

as

far

away

from

the speakers

as

possible •

(-)

TIP

DRIVER

0 •

SCR

EWS

(for cartridge) 0

and isolate the

player

system

from

sound

radiation

from

them_ • ADAPTOR ··

··

....

0 •

AUXILIARY

WEIGHT- 0

~

Avoid

placing

th

e

player

excessively

hot

or

cold

places,

particularly

near heaters.

.TONEARM

(See

Fig.2-

fJ)

, Fig.3) . @ljBALANCE

WEIGHT

(See

Fig.3-

@lj

, Fig.

S)

High qual

ity

universal tonea

rm

IS

desIgned especIally

for

direct

drive

This

balance

weight

is

espe

cially

designed

for

easy

adjustment

of

zero

play

er

system.

Most

remarkable

features

of

thi

s

tonearm

are easy balance.

operation,

durable

structure

and

auto

ma

tic

reset

mechanism

of

stylu

s

In

addition,

all

functi

ons are

built-in

on

the upside

of

the

tonearm

pressure

control.

Therefore

,

adjustment

of

zero balance and

stylus

such

as

anti-skating

force

control

and

styl

us pressure

contro

l,

therefore,

pr

essu

re

can

be

ea

s

ily

and

rapidl

y

accomplished.

operation

is

easy,

Install

the balance

we

ight,

which

is

packed

in

the

parts

box,

on the rear

of

the

tonearm.

By

turning

the

sty

lus press

ure

knob

to

the

arrow,

as

shown

in the

(TONEARM SECTION)

picture,

adjust

the zero balance.

(that

is

floating

the

tonearm

free.)

After

adjustment,

pull

the

outside

of

the

stylus

pre

ssure

knob

in

the

tJ)HEAD

SHELL

(See

Fig.3- fj) , Fig.4)

direction

of

the

arrow,

then

the scale

will

be reset

automatica

lly

to

the

Insert the h

ea

d shell in the

end

of

the

tonearm

,

and

secure

firmly

by

zero

position

.

turning

the locking

nut

of

the

tonea

rm

in

the

direction

of

the

arrow,

Adjust

the

stylus

pressure

by

turning

the

stylus

pressure

knob

to

the

as

shown in

the

picture

. Be sure

to

connect

the

lead

wires

to

the

arrow

in the

picture

according

to

the

stylus

pressure

of

the

cartridge

terminals

according

to the

instructions

included

with

the

which

you

us

e.

cartridge.

The

cartridge

sho

uld

be inserted

in

the head shell so

that

If

the

cartridge

weight

is

beyond

9.5g,

use the

auxiliary

weight,

then

the spacing

between

the

stylus

tip

and the

plug

is

52mm

(2-1/16")

the

tonearm

accepts

any

cartridge

whose

weight

is

from

9

to

15.5g.

as

shown in the

pictur

e.

WARM

BASE

(See

Fig_2-

W )

0LOCKING

NUT

(See

Fig.3-

~

) If

it

is necessary

to

adjust

the

height

of

the

tonearm,

loosen

two

screws and

move

the

tonearm

up

or

down.

fjANTI.SKATING

FORCE

DEVICE

(See

Fig.3-

fD

, Fig.

S)

Skating

for

ce

is

that

frictional

force

caused by

contact

between

the

Eli)CUEING

LEVER

(See

Fig.3-

Eli)

)

tip

of the

sty

lus and the record

groove,

and

is

applied

to

the s

tylus

Afte

r separating the

tonearm

from

the

arm

re

st, and then

moving

the

as

a side pressure

depending

upon

the

relat

ionship

of

the

geometrical

cueing lever

toward

fl

"!":

position

(as

shown

in the

picture),

the

position

of

the

tonearm.

tonearm

will

raise.

Hold

the

tonearm

and

pla

ce

the

tip

of

the

stylus

Thi

s force

res

ults

in

an

unbalance

of

the con

tact

pressure

between

I

above

th

e groove

of

the

record

from

which

you

desire

to

pla

y. When

th

e

stylu

s

tip

and each groove

wall

of

the

record,

an

increase

of

the

cueing

lever is m oved to the @"!":

position,

the ton

e

arm

w

ill

distortion

a

deterioration

of

the

performance,

a decrea

se

of separation descend

slowly

and the

performan

ce

will

begin.

characteristi

cs

and

abnormal

wear

of

the stylus

tip

and the rec

ord

grooves. F

or

thi

s reason,

it

is

necessary to co

mp

ensate

this

ska

ting

@D

ARM

LI FT

(See

Fig.3-

@D

)

force.

The anti

-s

kating

for

ce

mechanism

performs

this

compensation

function.

@DARM

REST

(See

Fig.3-

@D

)

Th

e

quantityof

anti-skating

force is

in

pro

portion

to

the

sty

lus

pre

ssure

and, therefore,

it

sh

ou

ld be

adjusted

according

to

the

stylus

pressure.

~ARM

PANEL

(See

Fig.3-

~

)

Turn

th

e

adjustment

knob,

as

shown

in

th

e

picture,

to

th

e

sa

me

number

as

stylus

pressure

sC<lle

indicate

s.

SPECI

FICATIONS

g (TURNTABLE SECTION)

Type

Di

rect

drive

player

system

Turntable

platter

Aluminium

die-cast:

35cm

(13

-

25/32"

)

diameter

320

kg-cm2

(109

.5 Ib-in2)

inertial

moment,

2 kg

(44

Ib)

we

ight

Turntable

speeds

33-1/3

and

45

r.p.m.

Motor

20

-15 poles

ultra

low-speed

electronically

commutat

ed

brush

less

DC

motor

Power

supply

AC

120V

60Hz,

Power

change

method

4W

Speed

change

method

Electronic

change

Variable

pitch

control

Indi

v

idual

adjustment

by

var

iabl

e resistor,

±5%

adjustment

range

Wow

and

flutter

0.03%

WRMS

Rumble

-50

dB

(DIN

A)

-70

dB

(DIN

R)

Build-

up

time

1/2

rotation

at

33-1/3

r.p.m.

Dimensions

51.0

x

390

,x

19.5 em (W x 0 x H) (2

0-1/16"

x 15-

3/8"

x

7-11/16")

Weight

13

.0

kg

(28.7

Ib)

wi

th

dust

cover

(TONEARM SECTION)

Type

EPA-110

Directly

reading s

tylu

s pressure

adjustment,

static

-balance

type,

universal head shell,

anti-

skating

for

ce

devic

e

Effective

length

235

mm

(91/4")

Overhang

14mm

(9/16")

Tracking

error

angle

Within

±

1.75'

Stylus

pressure

0-

5 g

Spe

c

ili

c

at

ions, designs and

other

details

are subject

to

change,

withou

t

prior

notice.

-

t))-

-----

Auxiliary

we

ight

Stylu

s

pr

essure

knob

Fig

3

Fig

1

Fig

2

Fig

4

\

Auxiliary

weight

,

.

Fig

5

Technics SL-1100A User manual

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