Clearaudio Avantgarde User manual

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clearaudio electronic Hi-Fi Components GmbH
Spardorfer Str. 150 ●D-91054 Erlangen ●Tel. [phone] ●FAX [phone]
www.clearaudio.de ●www.analogshop.de ●[email protected] / copyright 2008 clearaudiio
User manual
Bedienungsanleitung
Version1.2_E+D_14.08.2008
Made in German
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Dear audio enthusiast,
Thank you for your decision to purchase a Avantgarde turntable from clearaudio. This
turntable is manufactured to the highest degree of tolerance and quality.
Please take a moment to read this owner’s manual to ensure correct set up, to avoid
any possible damage and to learn how proper care of your Avantgarde turntable which
will give you many years of musical enjoyment and pleasure.
Enjoy listening to music and have fun with your new clearaudio Avantgarde turntable.
clearaudio electronic GmbH
CE-MARKING
The clearaudio
Avantgarde meets the regulations concerning electromagnetic
disturbance (EMC) and low-voltage appliances.
COPYRIGHT
Recording und reproduction of any sound-material may require the consent of the
creator.
Please acknowledge the information given in the
- Copyright Act 1956,
- Dramatic and Musical Performers Act 1958,
- Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1072,
any more recent legal regulations.
WARNINGS
Don’t expose your turntable to rain or humidity.
Don’t handle the mains leads with wet hands.
Don’t place or insert anything into the equipment or through ventilation holes.
No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.

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Contents
1. Package contents 4
2. Installation and set up 5
3. Speed calibration 6
4. Special instructions 7
5. Service 7
6. Technical data 8
Warranty information 17

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1. Package contents
The clearaudio Avantgarde turntable is delivered in a special packaging to ensure its
safe transport. Please store the original packaging in case of any transportation and
shipping.
Please use the list on page 4 in order to check the complete content of the package.
1. Complete preassembled clearaudio
Avantgarde chassie
9. Screw-driver made out of aluminium
2. High-precision turntable platter made of
solid silicon acrylic, incl. upper part of
turntable bearing
10. Precision level gauge
3. Complete preassembled stand-alone
motor
11. Grounding cable to ground the bearing
screw
4. Pulley made of acrylic including fixing
screws
12. Tube of oil for servicing the platter
bearing
5. Two drive belts / Silent Belt 13. Warranty Card (not shown)
6. A pair of white gloves
7. clearaudio Clever Clamp (Record Clamp)
8. Hex key wrenches
1. 2.
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2. Installation and set up
First please put on the white gloves to avoid finger prints on the surface of the acrylic
chassis during installation.
1. Place the chassis with the spikes upside down on a
clean and levelled surface. Now take the turntable
platter incl. the upper part of the bearing and place it
carefully on the axis as shown in the right picture.
During this procedure please pay attention not to place
any of the grease on the acrylic surface of the chassis.
There should not be any air left inside the bearing.
2. Be sure that the two markings (platter, upper part of the
bearing) are positioned as shown in the above figure.
3. The following adjustment is very important:
should the air bubble in the level gauge not be in the black
circle (see at the blow up), please ensure then that your
underground so will be according aligned. Only if the
turntable will be aligned you will receive the optimum on
sound.
4. Place the pulley on the motor spindle. The distance
between the pulley and the motor housing should be
approx. 1mm. Tighten the little screws inside the pulley
with the aluminium screwdriver provided.
Picture 1: Placing the platter
Picture 2: Right positioning of the bearing
Picture 3: Alignment of the turntable
Picture 4: Placing the pulley

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5. Take the motor and place it in the indent of the
chassis. The switch should be on the outside of the
turntable and the space between motor and chassis
approx. 1cm
6. Place the belt first round the platter, then round the smaller diameter of the pulley
(33 1/3 rpm). For a better figurative representation the belts shown in the user
manual are in black colour (original transparent).
7.The tension of the belt can be changed by turning the
motor about its axis. The tension is correct if the
correct turntable speed is achieved within 10 seconds.
If the tension is too high, the motor could start
to vibrate a little bit. If the tension is too loose, the
turntable will not achieve a constant and correct speed.
If you have a hum noise in the platter bearing, please
ground the bearing with the grounding cable! Please put
the male plug in the hole of the bearing screw.
8. For mounting the tonearm and the cartridge, please use
the special user manual for your tonearm and
cartridge!
clearaudio wish you a lot of pleasure with your
Avantgarde turntable!
3. Speed calibration
Install the drive belt, first around the platter, then around the motor pulley. There are
two diameters on the motor pulley:
• smaller for 33 1/3 rpm
• larger for 45 rpm
To correctly adjust the belt tension, turn the motor around its axis. Proper tension will
be achieved through eccentric placement of the motor pulley or if you have enough
space on your platform, just change the distance between the motor and the turntable
chassis. The belt tension is correct if the belt can be deflected by approximately ¾inch
by a finger.
Picture 5: Placing the motor
Picture 6: Turning the motor
Picture 7: Grounding the bearing

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4. Special instructions
Please take the time to fill out the enclosed warranty card and return it to clearaudio
or your local distributor / dealer. If you do not return this card within 14 days of
purchase the guarantee will only be for a period of two years from the date
of purchase. During any transportation of the turntable, always remove the platter
and inverted bearing. If this is not done, DAMAGE COULD OCCUR!
Please regularly check the mains leads of your motor assembly. If there is any damage
to any wires or the mains plug, have them replaced immediately by a qualified person
(your dealer or distributor).
To clean the turntable, use only special acrylic cleaner, which is not alcohol based.
Otherwise you could damage the material (hair cracks and spots on the
acrylic surface).
5. Service
If any service or repair on all clearaudio products is necessary, please contact your
dealer / distributor or contact clearaudio directly. We will inform you about your
nearest service location.
PLEASE RETAIN ALL ORIGINAL PACKAGING. You will need it if this unit has to be
transported and/or shipped.
Clearaudio electronic GmbH
Spardorfer Str 150
91054 Erlangen
Germany
Tel/Phone: [phone]
www.clearaudio.de
www.analogshop.de
[email protected]

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6. Technical data
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Construction principle: Geometrically resonance-optimized chassis,
beltdrive, AMG sandwich principle
Speeds: 33 1/3 rpm / 45 rpm
Drive unit: Stand-alone synchronous motor
Platter bearing: Patented, inverted bearing with polished ball
inside
Platter: Silicon acrylic, surface absolutely plain
Speed variation: ±0,1 %
Weight: Approx. 19 Kg, with motor
Dimensions: Approx. 470 mm x 390 mm x 190 mm
Warranty: 5 years (see chapter 5 and page 17)
Illustrations and technical information not binding
Subject to change without notice.
* Only if the warranty card is filled out correctly and sent back to clearaudio.
Stand: August 08

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Sehr verehrte clearaudio-Kundin, sehr geehrter clearaudio – Kunde,
Sie haben sich für das clearaudio Avantgarde Laufwerk entschieden, ein hochwertiges
Produkt der clearaudio electronic GmbH.
Bitte lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung aufmerksam durch. Sämtliche Hinweise
dienen langjähriger musikalischer Freude mit dem clearaudio Avantgarde Laufwerk
und verhindern Fehlbedienungen.
Wir wünschen Ihnen viel Freude mit Ihrem neuen clearaudio Avantgarde Laufwerk.
clearaudio electronic GmbH
Lesen Sie diesen Abschnitt in jedem Fall, bevor Sie ein Gerät an das Stromnetz anschließen.
CE-MARKIERUNG
Der clearaudio
Avantgarde entspricht den Bestimmungen über elektromagnetische
Störfreiheit (EMC) und denen über Niederspannungsgeräte.
GERÄTENETZEINSTELLUNG
Ihr clearaudio-Produkt wurde so konstruiert, dass es der Haushaltsleistung und den
Sicherheitsbestimmungen in Ihrer Region genügt. Dieses Produkt kann nur mit 230 V
Wechselstrom betrieben werden.
URHEBERRECHT
Aufnahme und Wiedergabe jeglichen Tonmaterials kann die Zustimmung des Urhebers
erfordern. Beachten Sie dazu folgende Informationsschriften.
- Copyright Act 1956 (Urheberrechtsgesetz 1956)
- Dramatic and Musical Performers Act 1958 (Gesetz über dramatische und musikalische
Aufführungsrechte, 1958)
- Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972 (Künstlerschutzgesetze von 1963 und 1972)
- Sämtliche nachfolgende, gesetzliche Verfügungen und Bestimmungen.
WARNUNGEN
Das Gerät nicht Regen oder Feuchtigkeit aussetzen.
Das Netzkabel nicht mit feuchten oder nassen Händen anfassen.
A
uf dem Gerät dürfen keine Gegenstände mit offener Flamme aufgestellt werden
(Brennende Kerzen o.Ä.)!

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Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Lieferumfang 12
2. Aufbau und Inbetriebnahme 13
3. Drehzahleinstellung 14
4. Besondere Hinweise 14
5. Wartung und Service 15
6. Technische Daten 16
Garantieinformationen 17