Clearaudio Emotion SE User manual

User manual
Bedienungsanleitung
© clearaudio electronic GmbH, 2018/05 Made in Germany
Emotion SE

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Dear Clearaudio customer,
Congratulation’s to your choice of the Emotion SE turntable, a world class turntable, made by
Clearaudio electronic GmbH.
A resonance minimized shape in combination with a stand alone motor unit, guarantees total
isolation of resonances from the turntable chassis, providing the best music reproduction and
authentic High End imaging. A high precision, patented Clearaudio - CMB-bearing-technology is
completing the analogue pleasure.
Please read this instruction carefully, to avoid any damages or loss of warranty.
These instructions will help you with an easy setup and guarantee the highest pleasure for a long
time.
We wish you a lot of musical enjoyment with your new Clearaudio Emotion SE turntable.
Clearaudio electronic GmbH
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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 1972, any more recent legal regulations.
The Clearaudio Emotion SE meets the regulations concerning electromagnetic
disturbance (EMC) and low-voltage appliances.

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Contents
1. Packing overview ................................................ 4
2. List of components .............................................. 5 - 6
3. Installation and setup ......................................... 7 - 14
4. Special information ............................................. 15
5. Technical data ..................................................... 16
Warranty information ............................................. 32

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1. Packing overview
Pic. 1: Packing overview
1. Layer (top):
Motor-unit, motor-base (not shown)
top of bearing, belt, pulley, ttings
and accessories.
If ordered as package:
Clearaudio Satisfy Carbon tonearm
and/or Clearaudio pickup
2. layer (middle):
Turntable – chassis with integrated
lower bearing part
3. layer (bottom):
Platter

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2. List of components
Clearaudio has developed a special and secure turntable packing to prevent your Emotion SE
turntable from any transportation damage.
Please store this original packing, in case you need to ship the turntable.
Below you can nd the content of delivery of your Clearaudio Emotion SE turntable:
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1Turntable chassis with mounted
lower bearing part, tonearm base
and height adjustable feets
4Motor drive unit with main lead and
motor base
2Turntable platter 5Acrylic motor pulley
3Bearing (upper part) with adjusted
bearing shaft 6Optional: Clearaudio
Satisfy Carbon tonearm
directwired, when ordered as a
package
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Pic. 2.1: List of components

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10 11 12
13 14 15
71 Pair of gloves 13 Screw driver
8Grounding wire for the
Emotion SE
turntable 14 Bearing oil
9 Clearaudio logo, self-adhesive 15 Clearaudio
Smart Stylus Gauge
(without cartridge)
10 Level gauge for the turntable align-
ment 16 Not shown: User Manual
11 2 pcs. drive belt (2 x 292 mm) 17 Not shown:
Warranty card, Clearaudio Quality
Certicate and return delivery note
12 3 pcs. hex wrench (sizes: 1.5 / 2.5 /
3) 18 Not shown: Optional: Clearaudio MM Cartridge
and
Smart Stylus Gauge , only when
ordered as package
Pic. 2.2: List of components

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3. Installation and set up
The setup and installation of the Emotion SE is done quickly and very easy.
Please use the white gloves during this procedure, to avoid scratches.
1.)
You should consider a safe and clean working area for the installation, as near as possible to the
nal position of the Emotion SE turntable.
First take out the motor and tonearm of the packing. Now you should take out the rst packing layer.
After that you can take out the
Emotion SE turntable chassis from the next packing layer.
Place the turntable body on a clean underlay.
To avoid any damages to your bearing, the turntable platter should achieve room
temperature before the set up begin (approx. 20 ° Celsius).
2.)
Take the upper bearing part and place it on the lower bearing part, which is already integrated in the
chassis (picture 3).
3.)
Place the platter with both hands carefully onto the bearing.
Through a lightly (!!) up and down movement the platter will slip onto the bearing upper part
(picture 4).
Avoid major side force to prevent any damages to the ceramic bearing!
Pic. 3: Placing the bearing Pic. 4: Placing the platter
Make sure with gentle pressure that the platter is applying on the complete surface of the bearing.

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4. ) Alignment of the turntable
The following adjustment is very important!
Place the Clearaudio
level gauge on the platter (see Pic. 5) and bring the turntable in level by
turning the corresponding feet in the right direction.
The turntable is in level, when the air bubble in the level gauge is in the center.
Adjust the height of the turntable by turning the feet counter wise with the delivered hex wrench
(shown in picture 6).
Only if the turntable is proper aligned you will receive the best possible sound.
Pic. 5: Alignment of the turntable
Pic. 6: Height adjustment

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The following instructions are for Emotion SE packages.
If you use a tonearm and / or cartridge from dierent manufacturer please follow the instruction
manual of the particular manufacturer.
3.1 Tonearm set-up
1.)
Take the Satisfy Carbon tonearm and slide rst
the signal cable and then the tonearm shaft
into the hole of the tonearm base at the right
upper corner of the Emotion SE turntable
chassis. Please ensure that the tonearm tube
is parallel to the side edge of the chassis
turntable. Tighten the tonearm only slightly
with the provided hex wrench and screws.
Before you nish the tonearm setup, please proceed with the cartridge setup.
The correct height adjustment that is going to be used for the tonearm is depending on the cartridge
you install.
2.)
For the next steps, please mount your cartridge on your tonearm (optional as a package:
Clearaudio Satisfy Carbon tonearm). Please leave the stylus protector on the cartridge.
Use the manufacturer’s instruction manual during this installation procedure and follow the
appropriate instructions.
The headshell wires (cartridge connection leads) are colour coded according to the international
standard:
Pic. 7: Setup of the tonearm
Colour code of the
Satisfy Carbon tonearm wire:
Signal left channel (L+) >> white
Signal ground left channel (L-) >> blue
Signal right channel (R+) >> red
Signal ground right channel (R-) >> green
Please pay attention on every step to avoid any damages to the cartridge!
!
Now adjust the tracking force of the cartridge.
Please follow the instructions according the manual of the cartridge you use.
If you are using a Clearaudio Moving Magnet cartridge you can adjust the tracking force or the
wiring of the tonearm (about 20 mN), by turning the tonearm`s counter weight on the threaded bolt
(backside view of the tonearm).

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3.)
For a more comfortable adjustment, please take the delivered Smart Stylus gauge (only in the
Emotion SE package with tonearm and cartridge) and adjust the tracking force by using the gauge.
Please place the Smart Stylus gauge on the platter and put the cartridge on the ne line which is
marked with the recommend tracking force for your cartridge (e.g. Clearaudio MM cartridge
20 mN (2.0 gram)).
Pic. 8: Use of the Smart Stylus Gauge
✓

tracking force too high!

tracking force too low!
This position of the diamond corre-
lates to a tracking force of 20 mN
(2.0g).
If you would like even more professional set up tools, you can also use other tools like the
Clearaudio Weight Watcher gauge (Art. No. AC094).
For more information on that, please contact your specialist dealer or directly Clearaudio
www.analogshop.de. For contact address see page 14.