Clearaudio Essence mc User manual

User manual
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Dear audio ent husiast,
Thank you and welcome to t he GENERATI ON of Clearaudio MC Cartridges. You have purchased a
product of truly high-end-class with new design features never done before.
Clearaudio MC cartridges represent top quality of German craftsmanship and their superior quality
has been proved and documented in numerous reviews world wide over almost 3 decades.
Starting at the source, the reproduction via vinyl, we can assure you awless musical satisfaction
which is a basic feeling for those who love music as we do.
Clearaudio has developed in research and rened the manufacturing that we could claim:
- this is the reason for a pole position worldwide and you have bought an incomparable product.
Please note:
These operating instructions provide valuable advice for the correct installation of your new
Clearaudio pick-up cartridge. For the ne adjustment however they can only be taken as appro-
ximate values and give only a nearly indication since optimum adjustment will depend to a large
extent on the quality of your record player or tonearm and the data given in the operating instruc-
tions of them.
To en su r e co m p l et e an d a ccu r a t e i n st al l at i o n y ou sh o u l d u se t h e av ai l a bl e su p p or t f r o m y ou r d e al er.
A minimum supporting device recommendation are:
- Clearaudio
Test r ecor d (Art. No. LP43033)
- Clearaudio Setting template (Art. No. AC005/IEC).
- Adjusting mirror or the Clea ra udio Azimut h Opt imizer (Art. No. EL020)
- Clearaudio St y lu s pr essur e g au ge (Art. No. AC094)
Yo u r d e a l er w i l l b e g l a d t o g i v e y o u a n y f u r t h e r su p p o r t , b e c a u se h e k eep s a l l p r e ci si o n ac c e sso r i e s
from Clearaudio given for precise adjustments.
You now own a ne, scientic instrument.
We congrat ulat e you having done an excellent choice for aut hent ic reproduct ion of music.
Clearaudio electronic
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Cont ent s
1. Mounting procedure ................................................. 4
2. Adjusting the Tracking Force ................................... 5
3. Further adjustments ................................................ 5
4. Delivered Accessories .............................................. 5
5. Special instructions .................................................. 6
6. Technical data .......................................................... 7
Warranty information ....................................................... 14 - 15
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1. Mounting Procedure
1. Always handle your cartridge with the protective stylus guard in place.
2. Align t he mount ing holes of t he headshell or tonearm with the holes in the cartridge.
3. Attach tonearm wires to cartridge pins, being careful not to add too much force. Also be sure
proper channel and polarity is maintained.
4. Insert the screws through the headshell holes and engage them to the inner threads of the
cartridge body. Please take care to not overtight them by force.
NOTE: Always try to use Clearaudio cartridge gold clips or damage may result on cartridge pins.
5. Mount the headshell onto the tonearm (if not intergrated), and adjust the overhang as per
tonearm manufacturer‘s specications and tighten cartridge mounting screws fully with the
accesssory screwdriver.
Take care that the cartridge is sitting at and have a full contact to the headshell.
Pl ease r ead t hese in st r uct i o n s car ef ul ly bef or e at t em p t i ng t o co n n ect or in st al l yo u r MC car t r i dg e t o
avoid any loss of warranty. There is a very high possibility of damaging your moving coil cartridge,
while connecting or disconnecting to a preamplier or phonostage which is not properly grounded.
If the ground of your preamplier and ground of your tonearm and turntable are not connected to-
gether, there could be a dangerous situation for your MC cartridge (which will be not covered under
warranty). Under such conditions during the procedure of your tonearm rst cable connecting to
your preamplier, there could be a high hum voltage of up to 150 V 150 Hz respectively 80 V 160
Hz present! (Depending on preamplier-circuit design!) High current which could ow through your
MC cartridge during the plug in procedure could result in damaging and melting very ne MC Coil
gold wires.
This would be not covered by Clearaudio warranty! Therefore, be careful and follow instructions
below:
1. Connecttonearmturntablegroundwithpreamplierground(beforepluggingin
the electrical power supply)
2. Mount MC cartridge into the tonearm
3. Firstplugthetonearmcableintothephonoinputsanyourpreamplier
4. Preampliervolumecontrolmustbeplacedfullydown(position„0„)
5. Plug the main pow er cord into your electrical pow er supply
6. Switch„ON“yourpreamplier
7. Your MC-Cartridge is ready to play!
Pic. 1: Co l o r m a r k i n g o f t he si g n al p i n s
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Left output ( L+ ) >> white
Left ground >> blue
Right out put ( R+ ) >> red
Ri gh t g r ou n d >> green

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Keep calm and concentrated when adjusting the cartridge.
Damaged music reproduction or cartridge fault will never reproduce the one we love: music
ATTENTION:
NOTFORSHELLAC(78RPM)RECORDSSUITABLE!
2. Adjusting the tracking force
Car ef u l l y r em o v e t h e st y l u s pr ot ec t i o n g u ar d . T h i s can b e d o n e b y g r a sp i n g i t f r o m t h e r ear w i t h
thumb and index nger and pulling it rearward gently. The correct tracking force is approximately
2,2 g (+ / - 0,2 g). Please use only these values, as a light tracking force (1 gram or less) would
allow the stylus to jump an the record grooves will cause damage. NEVER exceed 5 grams tracking
force or damage to stylus or cartridge may result. If optimum tracking force cannot be set because
the cartridge is too light for the arm, please use Clear audio headshell spacers, available from the
importer / dealer.
3. Further adjustments
1. The correct position of the cartridge (overhang setting) depends of the length and shape of the
tonearm and of the mounting point of the tonearm bearing. For precise setting you need a setting
template, which is usually supplied or oered by the manufacturer of the respective turntable or
tonearm. Often quite inaccurate paper- or plastic templates are attached, which do not allow precise
adjustments due to the material. Special overhang templates are available through your local dealer
or from Clearaudio (Art. No. AC005/IEC).
2. The distance between the lower edge of the cartridge when lowered to the record surface should
be 0.8 mm.
3. Please adjust the tracking force according to the enclosed original measurement protocol and the
given optimal tracking force. To check the adjustment (trackability) you can use a test records which
is available through you dealer (for example Clearaudio Art. No. LPT83063).
4. Setting the Anti-skating: Many tonearms have a device to compensate the anti-skating force.
Pl ease p r o ceed acco r d i n g t o t h e u ser m an u al o f y o ur t on ear m m a n uf ac t u r er.
Fo r ab so l u t el y c or r e ct set t i n g w e w ou l d a l so l i ke t o r eco m m en d a t est r e co r d .
4. Delivered accessories
- Allen key
- Cartridge mounting screws
Analogue accessories are available at: www.analogshop.de.
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5. Special instructions
5.1 Maintenance
• Always keep the stylus tip clean. When dirt is allowed to build-up and records are played with
a dirty or clogged stylus, a „buzzing noise“ can be heard. Use a high quality cleaning brush or
Clearaudio cleaning uid to clean the stylus tip. Be extremely careful and always brush only
from the back to front.When using a liquid e.g. from Clear audio or other organic cleaner,
always take care not to spill any on the cartridge body. Make sure the liquid will always contact
only the stylus tip or boron cantilever.
• Before playing a record, please remove all dust and dirt from the record surface using a quality
cleaning device. For the best results, a record cleaning machine should be used. Ask your dea-
ler for Clearaudio´ s Matrix-cleaning machines. (e.g.
Sm ar t Mat r i x Prof essi on al , Dou bl e Mat r ix
Pr o f e ssi o na l So n i c , cleaning both sides of LP-record at once!)
• The normally lifetime of a Clearaudio HD Diamond is by careful treatment and correctly adjust-
ment up to 8000 hours!
• Always avoid storing your cartridge near any objects using electrical transformers and motors,
which may generate magnetic elds. Any demagnetisation contact will result in a drop of output
voltage and possible case of distortion or degradation.
• Every new V2 generation Clearaudio MC cartridge consists of very powerful magnets, therefore
use extreme care and not to use any steel or magnetic parts near the cartridge, which may be
attracted to it and possibly damage the stylus or boron cantilever.
• Please note:
Never disconnect your tonearm cable from your preamplier, while your unit is still „ON“. Please
switch your preamplier „OFF“, before starting to disconnect your tonearm connectors from the
phono inputs of your preamplier.
5.2 Service
• The warranty of the essence mc cartridge is 2 years.
• If any service or repair on all Clear audio products is necessary, please contact your
dealer / distributor or contact Clearaudio directly. We can inform you as well about your nea-
rest service location. More warranty information on page 14.
Important-pleasenote:
Any damage caused by failure t o follow t he advice given in t he Clearaudio user manual will
invalidate the product warranty. Clearaudio will assume no liability for any such damage.
PLEASERETAINALLORIGINALPACKAGING. You will need it if this unit has to be transported
and/ or shipped. Any further questions you may have about your product should be directed to the
distributor or directly to Clearaudio.
Cle ar audio w ish you a lot of pleasure list ening t o music!
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6. Technical data
Cart ridge w eight : 8.0 g
Frequency response: 20 Hz - 40 kHz
OutputVoltage: 0.4 mV at 5cm/sec
Crosst a lk: > 32 dB
Channeldierence: < 0.3 dB
Tracking ability: 80 μm
Recommended tracking force: 2.2 g (± 0.2 g)
CartridgeImpedance: 11 Ω
Cant ilever: Boron
Stylus Shape: Micro Line
Com pliance: 9 μ/mN
Coil assem bly: --
Coil m at er ial: OFC-copper
Cart ridge body: Aluminum- magnesium alloy wit h ceramic
surface layer
Warranty: 2 years*
* Provided that the warranty card is correctly completed and returned to Clearaudio within 14 days of purchase.
Clear audio electronic is not responsible for typographical errors in descriptions.
Technical specications subject to change or improvement without prior notice.
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