Cambridge Audio Alva ST User manual

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Alva ST
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Table of Contents
Alva ST 3 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Introduction 4 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................
What's included with the Alva ST? 5 ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Top view 6 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Rear view 7 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Setting up the Alva ST 8 ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
Getting connected 12 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Operating instructions 14 ............................................................................................................................................................................................
Troubleshooting 15 .......................................................................................................................................................................................................
Technical specifications 16 ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

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Alva ST
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User's Manual

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Introduction
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This guide is designed to make installing and using this product as easy as possible. Information in this document has been carefully checked for
accuracy at the time of printing; however, Cambridge Audio’s policy is one of continuous improvement, therefore design and specifications are
subject to change without prior notice.
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What's included with the Alva ST?
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Inside the box of your Alva ST you will receive:
1. Alva ST Belt-Drive Turntable.
2. Dustcover.
3. Quick Start Guide.
4. 2 x Hinge Assembly.
5. Platter.
6. Counterweight.
7. Slipmat.
8. Removable Headshell with Moving Magnet Cartridge.
9. Power Adaptor with Switchable Plugs.
10. RCA Cable.
11. Ground Lead.
12. Ortofon Stylus Gauge.

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Top view
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1. Standby/On - Switches the unit between standby (indicated by a dim LED) and on (indicated by a bright LED).
2. Start/Stop and Speed Selection Buttons - Use to start or stop platter rotation at either 33, or 45 RPM.
3. Belt Drive Motor.
4. Platter.
5. Tonearm Counterweight - Used to adjust the stylus tracking force.
6. Anti-Skating Dial - Allows adjustment of the anti-skate function.
7. Tonearm Lift Lever - Used to gently lift and lower the tonearm.
8. Tonearm Rest and Clamp - Used to secure the tonearm when not in use.
9. Tonearm.
10. Moving Magnet Cartridge with Elliptical Stylus.
11. Headshell with Finger lift.

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Rear view
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1. Lid.
2. Lid hinges.
3. Ground Connection Screw.
4. Output Level Switch – Select between line level, or phono level output
Line: With the switch set to ‘Line’ the internal phono stage will be used
Phono: With the switch set to ‘Phono’, an external phono stage will need to be used
5. Signal Output Sockets.
6. Bluetooth Status with LED ON/OFF Switch.
7. Bluetooth Pairing Button.
8. DC 12V Power Socket.

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Setting up the Alva ST
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Once you have unboxed your turntable, please remove all of the separate components in preparation for assembly.
1. Gently place the platter on the turntable.
2. Install the drive belt around the motor, ensuring that it sits correctly on the spindle.

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3. Push and rotate the counterweight onto the end of the tonearm, and then carefully install the headshell and cartridge assembly.
4. Place the slipmat on the platter.

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5. Release the tonearm from its rest and remove the stylus guard. Ensure the anti-skating dial is set to ‘0’.
6. Place the stylus tracking force gauge onto the platter and carefully lower the stylus onto ‘2’.
Ensuring that the tracking force is set correctly is important to the performance of your turntable and helps to minimise damage to your records.
To adjust the counterweight, return the tonearm to its rest. Rotate anti-clockwise to increase the balance weight and rotate clockwise to decrease
the balance weight. This process requires care and patience to balance the cartridge properly.
Adjust the counterweight until the stylus force gauge is in balance, and then return the tonearm to its rest. Set the anti-skating dial to ‘2’, matching
the cartridge tracking force.