Numark TT1600MKII Guide D'utilisation Rapide page 3

PLATTER SETUP
WARNING: Incorrect Platter setup can lead to poor turntable performance, platter instability or permanent motor
damage.
1. Start by placing the rubber drive belt around the inner bottom ring of the turntable platter. This should
come preinstalled, but check to make sure that it is not twisted or damaged.
2. Install the Platter on the center spindle and press it down firmly. Check to make sure that it rotates
uniformly and does not wobble excessively.
3. Rotate the platter so that the one of the holes is aligned with the Start Stop button on the front corner of
the turntable. The brass motor spindle should be visible through this hole.
4. Reach into the hole and pull the rubber drive belt off of the inner ring, and install it over the motor spindle.
Be careful not to twist the rubber drive belt during this step. Check to make sure the platter rotates
uniformly. If the drive belt is properly installed, there should be a slight amount of tension that brings the
platter to a stop after spinning it freely.
TONEARM SETUP
1. Begin by rotating the counterweight clockwise until it is in the complete forward position (NOTE: this is also
the maximum amount of pressure that can be applied to the cartridge.)
2. Now there should be a feeling of weight and resistance when the head shell is raised and lowered. Begin
rotating the counterweight counter-clockwise (away from the pivot point) until the weight and resistance
feeling is gone. If done properly, the tone arm will pivot with very little resistance back and forth indicating
that there is exactly 0 grams of stylus pressure.
3. With the counterweight in its new position further away from tone arm pivot point, grasp the scale ring of
the counter weight and rotate it until "0" is in the vertical position.
4. Finally, rotate the counterweight (and scale ring) clockwise (towards the pivot point) until the desired
amount of weight is reached. If the scale rotates 360 degrees beyond the zero point, the new scale ring
reading should be added to 3.5.
*The included head shell and cartridge assembly requires a minimum of 3 grams and no more than 5 grams
for optimum performance.
Setting the Anti-Skate Adjustment
In most cases, the Anti-Skate should be set to its minimum setting. Anti-Skate compensates for inward
tracking forces that occur with certain cartridges when the stylus nears the center of the record. If the
turntable is experiencing excessive skipping during back-cueing and scratching while nearing the center
spindle, try increasing the Anti-Skate in the increments indicated on the dial. Start by adding an increment
of 1, test its performance, than increase it more, and so on.