Clearaudio Satisfy Kardan User manual

User manual
Bedienungsanleitung
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electronic GmbH, 2018/10 Made in Germany
Satisfy Kardan

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Dear Clearaudio customer,
Thank you for your decision to purchase a Satisfy Kardan tonearm from Clearaudio.
This tonearm is manufactured to the highest degree of tolerance and quality.
The Satisfy Kardan is available with Carbon bre, Aluminum black or Aluminum silver tonearm tube.
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 Clearaudio
Satisfy Kardan tonearm which will give
you many years of musical enjoyment and pleasure.
Your Clearaudio team
Clearaudio electronic GmbH
Warning
Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture.
Do not handle the mains lead with wet hands.
No naked ame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.
Only for use on turntables.
CE-MARKING

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Contents
1. List of components .......................................... 4
2. Satisfy Kardan tonearm mounting .................. 5 - 8
3. Special note..................................................... 9
4.Technical data .................................................. 10
Warranty information.......................................... 20

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1. List of components
Clearaudio has developed special and secure packing for your Satisfy Kardan tonearm that ensures
safe transportation.
Please keep this original packing, you will need it if you need to ship the tonearm.
Please check the contents as shown in picture below and in the list at the bottom of this page:
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1. Satisfy Kardan tonearm
with Direct Wire Plus cable 5. Screws: - 3 x hex screw M4 x 10
- 1 x grub screw M6 x 8
2. Clearaudio tonearm base 6. Paper tonearm alignment (not shown)
3.
Satisfy Kardan counterweight 7. User manual, Quality Certicate,
Warranty card and return delivery note
(not shown)
4. Hex wrench:
- 3 mm
- 2.5 mm
- 1.5 mm
Screwdriver
Pic. 1: List of components
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2. Satisfy Kardan tonearm mounting
Mounting the aluminum clamping ring on a non-Clearaudio turntable:
To install the aluminum clamping ring on the turntable chassis, you will need to drill the required
holes. Please refer to the drilling template shown below (Picture 2) for the measurements to mark
the exact drilling holes.
Please be informed, that this drawing is not suitable for use as a mounting tool.
Use a 3.3 mm HSS drill bit, then cut an M4 thread into each hole using an appropriate tap cutting
tool.
If the turntable chassis material is not suitable for cutting threads, please use a 4.5 mm HSS drill bit
to drill the holes through the material. In this case use standard bolts and nuts to x the arm base.
Pic. 2: Dimensions for the correct positions of the boreholes

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Please put careful the cables and the tonearm through the armboard, pay attention that no wire will
be damaged! Now x the tonearm with the 2 screws on the right and the left side, not to much, so
that you can adjust it in the next steps!
Pic. 4: Putting the tonearm through the armboard
Pic. 3: Mount tonearm base
To mount the tonearm base on your armboard, please use the delivered allen screws (M4 x 10), as
you can see in Pic.1 No. 5.

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Insure that the distance from the spindle to the pivot point of the tonearm is exactly 222 mm.
Moving the armboard in one direction or another will allow you to locate the correct position.
Once located, tighten the armboard down. Shown in the picture below. You can also use the optional
Clearaudio cartridge alignment gauge (Art. No.: AC005/IEC www.analogshop.de ).
For the exact adjustments should be the cartridge mounted!
Pic. 5: Distance from pivot to stylus
222 mm
VTA adjustments are accomplished by loosening the lock screw on the side of the armboard base
(shown in picture 5). Once loose, you can move the arm up or down to achieve the desired VTA.
Tighten the screw when nished. Re-check tracking force after adjusting VTA.
Please adjust the tonearm tube parallel to the turntable chassis!
Pic. 6: VTA-adjustment

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Azimuth adjustments are facilitated through the small (1.5 mm) hex wrench (red marked screw)
on the bottom side of the armwand where the headshell enters the arm tube. Once you loosen this
screw, you´ll be able to rotate the headshell a small amount in either direction. Be sure to tighten
the screw when done.
Pic. 7: Azimuth adjustment
Wind the counterweight on the tonearm tube. You can adjust the tracking force of your cartridge by
turning the counterweight (shown in the picture below)
(green arrow = more tracking force / red arrow = less tracking force).
Pic. 8: Screw to adjust the headshell
Pic. 9: Tracking force adjustment

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Now you are ready for the antiskating adjustment.
This also depends on the tracking force of the cartridge and the diamond shape.
alignment of the antiskating tracking force position of the antiskating screw
minimal antiskating >> 10 – 15mN >> see illustration 1
medium antiskating >> 15 – 20mN >> see illustration 2
maximum antiskating >> 20mN and more >> see illustration 3
Illustration 1 Illustration 2 Illustration 3
(minimal antiskating) (medium antiskating) (maximum antiskating)
Pic. 10: Alignment of the antiskating
The general setup is now nished.
Connect your Satisfy Kardan tonearm now with the phono input of your phono-preamplier.
(More information on adequate phono-preampliers and interconnects you can nd on our website
www.clearaudio.de).
Now you are nally ready to play your vinyl records.
Clearaudio wish you a lot of pleasure with your new Satisfy Kardan tonearm.

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3. Special notes
3.1 Maintenance
If you don`t use your
Satisfy Kardan tonearm for a longer time, please move the tonearm lifter in
regular intervals. This avoid that the tonearm hang in a position when you listen to the music again.
3.2 Transportation
Should further transportation of the
Satisfy Kardan tonearm be necessary, please alway use the
original packing material. Otherwise serious damage could occur.
3.3 Service
If any servicing or repair of a Clearaudio product is necessary, please rst contact your dealer or
distributor. Alternatively contact Clearaudio directly and we will advise you of your nearest service
location.
PLEASE RETAIN ALL ORIGINAL PACKAGING. You will need it if this product has to be transported
and/or shipped. Any further questions you may have about this product should be directed to your
local dealer or direct to Clearaudio at:
Clearaudio electronic GmbH
Spardorfer Str. 150
91054 Erlangen
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.clearaudio.de
www.analogshop.de
[e-mail]