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Assembling the Turntable
Locate the McIntosh MCC10 Moving Coil Cartridge, Tools and Mounting Hardware from the Accessory Box. In the following steps the Cartridge will be installed in the Tone Arm Headshell of the Turntable.
CAUTION: To prevent possible damage to the Cartridge Sty- lus, DO NOT remove the clear protective cover at this time.
1.Using an appropriate tool, at- tach the four color coded wire lead connections coming from the front underside of the Tone Arm onto the rear of the McIn- tosh Moving Coil Cartridge as
follows. Refer to figures 4, 5, 6 | Figure 4 | |
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Rear View of McIntosh MCC10 Cartridge |
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Blue wire | Green wire | |
EL | ER |
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White wire | Red wire |
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L | R |
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Cartridge Pin Identification Wire Color |
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ER | Green |
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R | Red |
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EL | Blue |
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L | White |
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2.Locate in the Hardware Package two M2.5 x 4.5mm mounting screws.
3.Position the Cartridge up to the underside of the Tone Arm Headshell, with the top rear edge of
the Cartridge parallel to and touching the molded
ridge of the Headshell. Refer to figures 7 and 8. Tone Arm Headshell
Molded ridge
Figure 7
Cartridge |
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Mounting | Tone Arm Headshell |
Screws |
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Top rear edge of cartridge
Figure 8
4.Insert the two screws (from step 2) through the top of the headshell and into the Cartridge Body and fasten them with a small screwdriver. Make sure
the sides of the Cartridge are parallel to sides of the Tone Arm Headshell before tighten- ing the screws. Refer to figure
9.
5. Remove any shipping restraining ma- terials from the
Tone Arm Rest Holder. Refer to
figure 10.
6. Remove the foil tape from the Tone Arm Support Arm to
free the
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Red Color “O” Ring from the | Figure 11 | ||
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Arm Counter |
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Weight. Loosen up |
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the knurled knob to |
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premit installing the |
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counter weight onto |
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the rear of the Tone |
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Arm. Position the | Anti- |
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Counter Weight on |
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Skate |
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the Tone Arm so the |
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Cord | Red “O” Ring | ||
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Counter Weight lines |
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