Installation Procedures - Esoteric TA-9D Manual Del Usuario

4. Installation procedures

1
Attach the VTA (vertical tracking angle) eleva-
tor to the arm base.
Remove the nut and the washer from the elevator and insert
it through the hole in the arm base. Then, loosely reattach the
washer and nut.
Elevator
Top
Arm base
Washer
Nut
ATTENTION
The arm base has top and bottom sides. Insert the elevator from
the top.
2
Install the arm base.
Align a positioning indentation on the bottom of the arm base
with the pin on the arm base post of the Grandioso T1 when
installing it.
6
Bottom
Arm base attachment
thumbscrew
Arm base post
Pin
ATTENTION
o The arm base has 2 positioning indentations. Choose the
indentation according to the length of the arm.
9-inch arm positioning
indentation
12-inch arm positioning
indentation
This tonearm is 9 inches.
o When placed correctly, the tops of the arm base and the
arm base post should be almost the same height. If there is
a large height difference between the arm base and the arm
base post, the positioning indentation and the pin might not
be aligned. Try installing the arm base again.
3
Tighten the arm base attachment thumbscrew
to fix it in place.
ATTENTION
After fixing it in place, confirm that there is no looseness in the
arm base.
4
Attach the tonearm to the VTA elevator.
o Turn the height adjustment knob for VTA elevator to raise the
elevator to its highest. Then, tighten the 2 arm attachment
screws.
o Align the scale groove for arm height adjustment with the
position of arm attachment screw A, and insert the arm into
the elevator. Then, tighten the arm attachment screws just
enough to prevent the arm from falling out.
Height adjustment scale groove
Arm attachment screw B
Height adjustment knob
Arm attachment screw A