Clearaudio Concept User manual

Hi-Fi Components clearaudio electronic®
GmbH
Spardorfer Str. 150 ●D-91054 Erlangen ●Tel. [phone] ●FAX [phone]
www.clearaudio.de ●www.analogshop.de ●[email protected] ●copyright clearaudio2010
Made in Germany
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Bedienungsanleitung

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User manual / Bedienungsanleitung
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Dear clearaudio customer,
Thank you for purchasing the clearaudio Concept – turntable.
The clearaudio
Concept - turntable sets a new timeline in turntable manufacturing.
Highest demands and Made in Germany, combined with technology and a timeless design
start a New Era.
The
Concept is equipped with the innovative Concept - tonearm using a friction free
magnetic bearing technology.
A high quality moving magnet cartridge is completing this set up. All parameters have been
already adjusted at the clearaudio factory, even the tracking- and anti-skating force are
adjusted. This genuine, timeless and modern design guarantees a flawless musical
enjoyment for decades.
Please read this instruction manual carefully, to avoid any damages or loss of warranty.
This manual will help you for an easy set-up and guarantees the highest pleasure for a long
time.
We wish you a lot of listening pleasure with your new clearaudio Concept - turntable.
clearaudio electronic GmbH
This section must be read before any connection is made to the mains supply.
CE-MARKING
The clearaudio Concept meets the regulations concerning electromagnetic disturbance
(EMC) and low-voltage appliances.
EQUIPMENT MAINS WORKING SETTING
Your clearaudio product has been prepared to comply with the household power and safety
requirements that exist in your area. This product can be connected to INPUT: 100 V – 240 V
~/ 50 – 60 Hz / 150 mA; OUTPUT: 12 V= / 450 mA
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.

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Page
Usermanual 1–8
Bedienungsanleitung 9 - 16
Contents Page
1. Packing overview 3
2. Part list 3
3. Set up 4
4. Important notes 6
5. Service 7
6. Technical data 8
Warranty information 17

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1. Packing overview
clearaudio has developed a special and secure packing for your
Concept -turntable that
ensures a safe transportation.
Please keep this original packing, if you need to ship the turntable.
2. Part list
1. Accessories: Level gauge, allen wrench
(Size 2), drive belt, , power supply
(incl. adaptors: EU, UK; US, AUS),
Bearing oil, User manual, Return
delivery note, Warranty Card
3. Turntable - platter
2. Turntable chassis with tonearm and
cartridge
Accessories-box,
user manual,
warranty card,
return delivery
note
Turntable -
Platter
Concept
turntable chassis
incl. integrated
motor unit and
tonearm with
cartridge
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3. Set up
The set up of the
Concept - turntable is easy as the turntable chassis, tonearm and the
cartridge are pre-assembled and all parameters have been already adjusted and tested at the
clearaudio factory.
The
Concept - turntable requires a place for set-up of at least 17 inch x 14 inch.
1.)
Please take first the
Concept - turntable chassis out of the package and place it on a suitable
surface. After that please take the accessory box out of the package.
2.)
Please remove the adhesive security tape from the sub-platter.
3.)
Take the drive belt out of the accessory box and place it around the sub-platter and around
the motor pulley.
4.)
Take the platter out of the package and place it carefully with both hands onto the shaft.
5.)
Now remove carefully the adhesive security tape
from the tonearm and the cartridge.
Pic. 2: Removing the security tape
Pic. 3: Set up of the platter
Pic. 4: Removing the tapes

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6.)
As all parameters have been adjusted at the clearaudio factory you only need to align the
turntable with the supplied level gauge.
Should the bubble of the level-gauge not be in the centre of the black circle, you can achieve
the perfect levelled position by screwing the feet of your
Concept – turntable while turning
them clock or counter clock wise till you reach the levelled position. Please fix the ideal
position of the spikes by using the lock screw again.
Only if the turntable is in the ideal levelled position you will get the best sound out of your
Concept - turntable.
8.)
Connect the one side of the supplied external Power supply to the socket on the backside of
the
Concept – turntable and the other side to a live AC outlet. After that connect the tonearm
to your phonostage.
Your
Concept - turntable is now completely set up and ready to play.
We wish you a lot of listening pleasure!
Pic. 5: Alignment of the turntable
Pic. 6: Height adjustment of the feet
Pic. 7: Connecting the Power supply
Lock screw

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4. Important notes
Adjustment of the tracking force
Please check or adjust the tracking force always without a record on the platter!
The already pre-adjusted and recommended tracking force for the
clearaudio
Concept cartridge is 2.4 g.
Adjustment of the tonearm height
As everything on the turntable is pre-assembled and tested, including tonearm and cartridge,
there is usually no need to change any parameters on the
Concept - turntable.
If you want to change the height of your tonearm please refer to your nearest qualified
dealer or service personnel.
Your dealer can make the height adjustment on the side of the tonearm base of your
turntable (see pic. 8).
clearaudio assumes no liability for wrong handling or any damages, if non
qualified persons take any action on adjustments.
Adjustment of the Anti-skating
As everything on the turntable is pre-assembled and tested, including tonearm and cartridge,
there is usually no need to change any parameters on the
Concept - turntable.
If you want to change your cartridge and to adjust the Anti-skating please refer to your
nearest qualified dealer or service personnel.
Your dealer will find the Anti-skating – bolt on the underside of the turntable (see pic. 9).
clearaudio assumes no liability for wrong handling or any damages, if non
qualified persons take any action on adjustments.
Pic. 9: Adjustment of the Anti-skating
Pic. 8: Adjustment of the tonearm height

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IMPORTANT:
If any transportation of the
Concept - turntable should be necessary, please pay attention to
pack the platter with the machined away side into the package and to turn the turntable feet
back!
Further transportation advice:
If any transportation of the
Concept - turntable should be necessary, please always remove
the turntable platter (see above) and fix the platter as well as the tonearm and the cartridge
stylus protection.
Otherwise serious damage can occur!
clearaudio assumes no liability for damages which occur by wrong packing!
5. Service
If any service or repair on a clearaudio product is necessary, please contact your dealer /
distributor or contact clearaudio directly. We can inform you as well about your nearest
service location.
PLEASE RETAIN ALL ORIGINAL PACKAGING. You will need it if your turntable needs to
be transported and/or shipped. Any further questions you may have about this turntable
should be directed to the distributor or directly to clearaudio at
clearaudio electronic GmbH
Spardorfer Str 150
91054 Erlangen
Germany
Tel/Phone: [phone]
www.clearaudio.de
www.analogshop.de
[email protected]
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Pic. 10: Packing of the platter

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6. Technical data
Concept - Turntable:
Construction: Resonance-optimised chassis
Speed ranges: 33 1/3 45 and 78 RPM
Drive unit (motor): Decoupled DC motor with low noise bearings
Bearing: Polished and tempered steel shaft in a sintered bronze
bush, runs on a mirror of Teflon
Platter: POM, 30 mm thickness
Speed variation: +- 0.04 %
Weight: approx. 7.5 kg incl. motor, tonearm and cartridge
Dimensions: mm approx. 420 mm x 350 mm x 140 mm
inch approx: 16,.54 x 13.78 x 5.51
Warranty: 2 years
Tonearm:
Construction: Friction free tonearm with magnetic bearing technology
Tonearm weight: 280 gram
415 gram (incl. counter weight)
Cartridge balance range: 2.5 gram – 17 gram
Null points: Inner: 66,00 mm
Outer: 120.9 mm
Audio lead: Clearaudio
directwire 1.2 m from tonearm:
Cable-capacity: 156pF/m
Cable – induction: 0,52µH/m
Cable – resistance: 0,46Ω/m
Overhang: 17.31 mm
Overall length: 302 mm
Effective length: 9 inches (exact 239.31 mm)
Distance from pivot: 222 mm
Offset angle: 23,00°
Maximum offset angle according to the radius: 0.123 °/cm
Anti-skating factor at a radius of 62.9 mm and
126.9 mm:
0.43
Mounting style: Linn / clearaudio
Warranty: 2 years
Cartridge / Pick-up:
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
Output Voltage (1kHz, 5cm/s): ~ 3,3 mV
Channel Separation (1kHz): > 20 dB
Channel Balance (1kHz): < 2 dB
Tracking Ability: 80 µm
Tracking Force: 1.9 – 2.5 gram
Coil Impedance (1kHz): 0,66 kOhm
Coil Inductance: 0,42 H
Load Resistance: 47 kOhm
Load Capacitance: 100 pF
Cantilever: Aluminium coated
Weight: 8.0 gram
Warranty: 2 Years
* please fill out the warranty card and send it back to clearaudio within 14 days.
clearaudio electronic is not responsible for typographical errors in descriptions. Technical
specifications subject to change or improvement without prior notice. Availability as long as stock
lasts. Copies and imprints, including extracts, require written conformation from clearaudio
electronic GmbH; Germany
Stand: Septembre 2010

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Sehr verehrte clearaudio – Kundin, sehr verehrter clearaudio – Kunde,
Mit dem clearaudio
Concept Plattenspieler beginnt der Aufbruch in eine neue Ära im
Plattenspielerbau.
Der
Concept Plattenspieler zeichnet sich durch hervorragende Verarbeitungsqualität Made in
Germany, fortschrittliche Technologien und Materialien sowie zeitlosem Design aus.
Der
Concept verfügt über einen innovativen Tonarm mit reibungsfreier Magnetlagerung.
Abgerundet wird dieses Komplettpaket durch einen hochwertigen clearaudio Moving Magnet
Tonabnehmer. Der
Concept ist werksseitig komplett eingestellt und spielbereit. Sogar die
Auflagekraft des Tonabnehmers und das Antiskating sind einjustiert.
Das originelle und zeitlos moderne Design garantiert Spielfreude für Jahrzehnte!
CONCEPT = Innovatives Konzept zum attraktivem Preis – Qualitäts- Verhältnis!
Um die volle Qualität des
Concept - Laufwerkes nutzen zu können, lesen Sie bitte diese
Bedienungsanleitung aufmerksam durch. Alle Hinweise dienen dazu, Ihnen viele Jahre
Musikgenuss zu bereiten und Fehlbedienungen zu vermeiden.
Wir bedanken uns bei Ihnen für Ihr Vertrauen und wünschen Ihnen viel Freude mit Ihrem neuen
clearaudio
Concept - Laufwerk.
clearaudio electronic GmbH
Lesen Sie diesen Abschnitt in jedem Fall, bevor Sie ein Gerät an das Stromnetz anschließen.
CE-MARKIERUNG
Der clearaudio Concept 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.
INPUT: 100 V – 240 V ~/ 50 – 60 Hz / 150 mA; OUTPUT: 12 V= / 450 mA
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.