Clearaudio Innovation Wood User manual

Innovation
Clearaudio electronic®GmbH
Spardorfer Str. 150 • D-91054 Erlangen • Tel. [phone] • FAX + 49 9131 40300119
www.clearaudio.de • www.analogshop.de • [e-mail]
© Clearaudio electronic GmbH 2016
Version: 2.5_13.10.2016_E
User manual
Made in Germany
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Innovation Wood
Picture: Package with
Clearaudio tonearm „TT3“
and Clearaudio cartridge
„Titanium V2 “.
Picture: Package with
Clearaudio tonearm
„Universal“ and Clearaudio
cartridge „da Vinci V2 “.

Dear Clearaudio customer,
Congratulation’s to your choice of the Innovation / Innovation Wood (in the following: Innovation named)
turntable, a world class turntable, handmade in Germany by Clearaudio electronic GmbH.
Resonance minimizing chassis construction in a sandwich in combination with the innovative motor unit
(low noise level and high turning moments), guarantees total isolation of resonances from the turntable
chassis, providing the best music reproduction and authentic High End imaging. A high precision,
maintenance free sinter bronze bearing is completing the analogue pleasure.
The Clearaudio patented CMB-Bearing-Technology, an inverted bearing with jewelled and polished
ceramic bearing shaft and a bronzed liner, provides frictionless analog enjoyment.
Please read this instruction manual carefully, to avoid any damages or loss of warranty.
This manual will help you for an easy setup and guarantees the highest pleasure for a long time.
We wish you a lot of musical enjoyments with your new Clearaudio Innovation turntable.
Clearaudio electronic GmbH
This section must be read before any connection is made to the mains supply.
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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 ame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.
CE-MARKING
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 230 V or 110 V AC (50 Hz and 60 Hz).
COPYRIGHT
Recording und reproduction of any sound-material may require the consent of the creator. Please acknow-
ledge 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.
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The Clearaudio Innovation meets the regulations concerning electromagnetic disturbance
(EMC) and low-voltage appliances.

Contents
1. Packing overview 4
2. List of components 5 - 6
3. Installation and setup 7 - 12
4. Fine adjustment of the motor 13
5. Service and special instruction 14
6. Technical data 15
Warranty information 16
Stroboscope Testrecord user manual 17 -18
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1. Packing overview
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Pic. 1: Packing overview
Accessories,
user manual,
warranty card,
Clearaudio Quality
Card,
Stroboscope Testrecord
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turntable chassis incl.
mounted lower bearing
part and integrated
motor unit;
optional: Tonearm
Stainless steel-sub-
platter; Delrin or Acrylic
platter;
power supply;
upper bearing part and
– cap
optional: Cartridge
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2. List of components
Clearaudio has developed a special and secure packing for your Innovation turntable that ensures a safe
transportation.
Please keep this original packing, if you need to ship the turntable.
Below you nd the part list of the Clearaudio Innovation turntable:
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Pic. 2: List of components
123
4
7a 7b
1. Turntable body with mounted lower
bearing part 5. Bearing part
2. Stainless steel sub-platter 6. 3 x Flat Pads
3. Delrin or Acrylic (Wood version)
turntable platter 7. Optional: Clearaudio
Universal (7 a) or
Magnify (7 b) tonearm with counterweight to
adjust the tracking force
4. Power supply 8. Mounting clip for stainless steel sub-platter and
hex key
Pic. 7b: Clearaudio Magnify tonearm
Pic. 7a: Clearaudio
Universal tonearm
56
8
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Continuation of components list
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910 11
12 13 14
15 16 a 17
9. 1 Pair of white gloves 15. Bearing oil for occasional use
10. Grounding - wire for the Innovation
turntable (to connect in the bottom
bearing part) 16 a
16 b
Optional in package:
Clearaudio MC cartridge
da Vinci
Clearaudio MC cartridge Talismann
Clearaudio Smart Stylus Gauge
11. Level gauge for the turntable
alignment
17. Clearaudio Stroboscope Testrecord
(Art. No. AC038) to adjust the exact speed
12. 1 pcs. at belt 18. Optional in package:
Turntable + tonearm + cartridge
No illustration:
Cartridge alignment gauge for
Unify or Universal tonearm (optional)
13. 4 pcs. hex wrench; sizes: #1,5; #
2,5; #3; #7
19. Not shown: warranty card, Clearaudio Quality
Card, Sales return paper
14. Screw driver 17. Not shown: User Manual
Pic. 2.1: List of components
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Please double check the tightness of all bolts, hardware, and mounting pods, as temperature uctuations
during transit may have caused the hardware to become loose.
16 b
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3. Installation and setup
The setup of the Innovation turntable is easy as the turntable chassis is pre-assembled and has been
tested at the factory.
Please use the white gloves enclosed in order to avoid scratches or unwanted ngerprints (platter).
The Innovation turntable requires a space for setup of at least 18.90 inch x 19.29 inch.
18.90 inch
/ 480 mm
19.29 inch / 490 mm
Pic. 3: Required set - up space
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Please follow the description step by step:
1.)
First take out the three black at pads out of the accessory bag.
Place these at pads on your hi-rack or another suitable base, where the nal position of your Innovation
turntable will be.
2.)
After that, take the Innovation turntable body of the next packing layer and place the spikes of the
turntable on the at pads.
Pic. 4: Innovation with tonearm base
Pic. 6: Oiling the bearing shaft
3.)
To avoid hum noises it can be necessary to ground the bearing. For that please plug in the provided ground
cable into the hole of the screw from the bearing at the bottom side of the turntable.
Pic. 5: Grounding the bearing of the Innovation
4.)
Remove the protective security tape from the bearing housing.
Place two drops of the synthetic bearing oil on the ceramic bearing shaft.
(also available at www.analogshop.de, Art. No. AC068)
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5.)
Take the stainless steel platter with both hands carefully out of the box.
Remove the lamination of the scale ring on the lower side of the turntable.
Please remove the lamination extreme carefully and avoid any soiling and scratches.
Push the delivered bearing part carefully through the hole in the stainless steel sub-platter and mount the
bearing part with the sub-platter by using the mounting clip.
6.)
In the next step remove the lamination of the sensor, mounted on the turntable chassis (picture 6: red
frame).
Please remove the lamination extreme carefully and avoid any soiling and scratches.
Pic. 7: Connection sub-platter and bearing upper part
Pic. 8: Removing the lamination
7.)
With both hands you can place the stainless steel platter
carefully onto the bearing.
Through a lightly (!!) up and down movement the platter will
slip onto the bearing upper part (picture 8).
Make sure with gentle pressure that the platter is applying on
the complete surface of the bearing.
Avoid major side forces to avoid any damages to the
ceramic bearing!
Pic. 9: Setup stainless steel platter with
upper bearing part
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8.)
Now you can remove the mounting clip with the delivered hex wrench.
9.)
Take the Delrin platter with both hands out of the box and set
the platter carefully onto the bearing.
The at side of the platter should face to the stainless steel
platter and the side with the cut-out (for the record) should
face up.
To avoid any damages on your bearing, the Delrin platter
should have room temperature before the setup begins
(approx. 20 ° Celsius).
Avoid major side forces to avoid any damages to the
ceramic bearing!
Pic. 10: Removing of the mounting clip
Pic. 11: Setup Delrin platter and bearing cap
You will nd suitable adjustment equipment under www.clearaudio.de or www.analogshop.de.
10.)
To install the tonearm, please follow the user manual of the manufacturer.
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