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When using
other headshells,
make
sure that
the headshell
conliguralion
is compatible.
(See
Fig. 22.)
When
other
types
of
headshells
are
employed,
the
handle
portion
of the headshell
may
strike against
the
inner
upper
su
rf ace
of
the
d ust
cover d
u
ring automatic
m
ot
io
n
of th e to ne-
arm
ln such a
case, we recommend
that
the dust
cover
be left
open during
play
!
Belore detaching
or altaching
the headshell,
be
sure to
iurn
the
power
ol
the amplilier
or receiver
olf.
Detaching
or attaching
of the headshell
with
the volume
con-
trol turned
up
may
cause
damage
to the
speakers
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Dust and
dirt should be
carelully
removed from
stylus tip or
records.
Dust
and dirt on the
stylus tip
or
record
may
not only result in
deterioration of tone
quality,
but also
cause
undue wear
of the
record and the
stylus tip
rtself
Special
stylus tip brushes and
record
cleaners
can be
pur-
chased
in most
e ectronic
supply houses
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Wlpe the
headshell
terminals
lrom
time to time.
Dust and drrt at the headshell termrnals
may
result in rncreased
"HUM"
noise
or
intermitlent
sound
Use
solt
dry cloth
to clean
the
headshell
term nals
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Care
should
be exercised in
handling
the turnlable
platter.
The
turntable
platter
has the rotor
(the
magnet
of the
motor)
directly connected to it
Therefore,
the turntable
platter
should
not be removed from
the motor
shaft unnecessarily
Should
it become necessary
to remove
the turntable
platter,
be sure
first
to
pu
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the AC
power p
ug
out of the
socket
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Wipe
the dust cover and
turntable base
with a
soft, dry
cloth.
Never
use any cleaners
contain ng alcohol.
benzine
or thrnner
Use of
a chemical
dust cloth
should also
be avoide0
Be sure
that the dust cover
s
not
exposed
to
insectrcrde
spray
To
remove
stubborn frnger
prints
or
grease
spots,
detach
the
dust cover and disconnect
the AC
power p
ug
Use
a
soft cloth slrghtiy moistened
wilh a
mrld
soap and
water
so lutron
Do not wipe the dust
cover during
play,
or the tonearm
may be
attracted
toward the dust cover
due to the
generation
of
static
e iect rrc
ity
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Lubrication (See
Fig. 23.)
Apply
2 or
3
drops of oil once after
every 2000 hours of
opera-
tio n
The time
interval
is much longer
than that lor
oonventional
type
motors
(200
500 hours)
Please
purchase
original oil
(Part
number is
SFWO
010.)
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About strobe dot
pattern
The strobe-illumination of this unit employs
a
strobe-illumi-
nator
(LED/red
illumination
lamp) synchronized
with the
pre-
cise frequency
of
the
quartz
Noie:
The LED
illuminator
is not
synchronized
with f luorescent
lam
ps
Adiustments
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Adf
ustment of arm-lift height (See
Figs.24and25.)
The arm-lift height
(distance
between
the stylus
trpand record
surlace when
cueing lever is
at the
up
position)
has
been
adjusted at
the tactory
before
shipment
to
approxrmately
5
to 10 mm
For using
different
cartridges available
on the
market
or when
further
adjustments are
particularly
necessary,
make adlust-
ment as follows.
1 Move
the tonearm toward the
center spindle
Attach the stylus
protector,
if
available
to
guard
the
stylus
tip
f
rom damage
Turn the adl ustment screw
clockwise
or
counterc
ockwrse
while
pushing
the
arm
lrft down
Clockwise
rotation
-distance
between the record
and
stylus trp is
reduced
Counterclockwise
rotation
drstance between
the
record
and
stylus
tip
is
increased
Note:
As the
adjusting
screw
has a
hexagonal
head,
be
sure to
make the
adjustment
while depressing
the arm
lift.
or
the
screw
wrll rot move f reely
Also
be sure that the hexagonal
head retracts
correctly
into the
arm
lift when the atter
is released
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Adjustment lor
automatic
start
position
(See
Fig. 26.)
(Remove
the rubber
cap
)
ln
cases where
the sty us tip
sets down outside
of the record
-rotate
clockwise.
ln
cases where the
stylus tip sets down
too far in
the recorded
g
roove
-rotate
counterclockwise.
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Adjustment
lor automatic return
position
(See
Fig. 26.)
(Remove the turntable mat
)
ln
cases where
the tonearm
tends
to return beiore the
playing
has
finished
-rolale
clockwise
ln
cases where the tonearm
f a ls to return after the last
groove
o1
the record
has been
played
-rolale
counlerclockwise.
Featu
res
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Front
panel
controls
provide
exceptional
con-
venience
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Quartz-phase-locked
direct drive
plus
lull cycle
F'G
(Frequency
Generator) and integral
rotor-
platter
motor
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Precision
aluminum
diecase turntable
base
u-
nique
to Technics is
used.
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"TNRC"*
base
malerial
provides
an acoustic
shield
."TNBC"
..
Technics
Non-Resonance
Compound
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Smooth braking is
achieved
with
the fuily
etec-
tronic
system,
which also
makes
possible
almost
instantaneous
speed
change.
I Low-mass,
low-friction
gimbal
suspension
tone-
arm
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Viscous-damped
cueing
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Anti-skating
control
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Hinged,
detachable
dust
cover
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Auto-start,
auto-stop,
auto-return
and
pro-
grammable
repeat
play
make
the
SL-Q3
a
pleasure
to use.
Since
everything is automatic,
you
don
t need to
touch the
tonearm unless
you
want to move to a
particular
cut on the
record
The
"memo-repeat"
feature allows
you
to repeat a record
up
to six times, or
indefinitely
if
you prefer
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