Clearaudio Smart matrix professional User manual

Smart Matrix Professional
Hi-Fi Components clearaudio electronic®GmbH
Spardorfer Str. 150 • D-91054 Erlangen • Tel. [phone] • FAX + 49 9131 40300119
www.clearaudio.de • www.analogshop.de • [e-mail]
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Version: 1.4_23.01.2017_E+D
User manual
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Made in Germany

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Dear Clearaudio customer,
Congratulations!
Thank you for choosing the Smart Matrix Professional record cleaning machine, a high quality product
made in Germany by Clearaudio.
To avoid misuse and achieve the best possible cleaning results with your
Smart Matrix Professional record
cleaning machine, please read the instruction and user manual carefully.
We wish you much pleasure cleaning records with your new Clearaudio Smart Matrix Professional record
cleaning machine.
Clearaudio electronic GmbH
Pic. 1: Warning
IMPORTANT:
Please read before you connect your Smart Matrix Professional to any power outlet:
The Smart Matrix Professional is available in both 230 V and 110 V versions.
The correct voltage is indicated on the rear panel of your Smart Matrix Professional .
Please make sure that you use the right voltage for your machine.
Use your Smart Matrix Professional only with the voltage indicated on the rear panel of the
machine!
CE-Markierung
The Clearaudio Smart Matrix Professional machine is approved according to the regulations of the
CE certication and other international standards and approvals.
NOTE:
This machine is designed to be used in heated or climate controlled surroundings.
Never touch the power cable with wet hands or other wet body parts!
Never place or use any equipment with open ames, such as candles, on top of this equipment!

Contents
1. Packing list 3
2. Smart Matrix Professional overview 4
3. Set-up and operation 5
4. Important operation instructions 9
5. Accessories 10
6. Special instructions 11
7. Technical data 12
Addiontal warranty information 26
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1. Packing list
The Clearaudio Smart Matrix Professional record cleaning machine is packed in customised packing.
We highly recommend that you keep the original packing material in case any future transportation or
shipping is necessary.
After opening the shipping box, please take out the accessory box and place it near to the area where you
want to use the machine. Using both hands lift out the machine and place it onto a stable and waterproof
surface.
IMPORTANT: Never lift the Smart Matrix Professional by the platter!
The Smart Matrix Professional record cleaning machine is manufactured to the highest possible standard.
The included warranty and registration card should be lled out and sent back to Clearaudio within two
weeks of purchase. This will qualify the product for the full warranty period of three years. Please nd more
warranty details on page 11.
Please check the contents included with the machine as shown below:
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Pic. 2: Packing list
1 2 3 4
5 6
1
Smart Matrix Professional machine (shown
with platter, record clamp and vacuum arm) 2Vacuum arm
3Record clamp, to x the record on the
platter 4Power cable
5100 ml
Pure Groove cleaning uid in
application bottle 6
Pure Groove microber brush to apply the
cleaning uid
7Spare microber strips (not shown) 8Warranty card, Clearaudio Quality Card
(not shown)
9User manual (not shown) 10 Optional: Acrylic dust cover (not shown)
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2. Smart Matrix Professional overview
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Power input socket and mains
ON / OFF (on the rear panel)
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Fluid release tube
(on the rear panel)
Operation buttons:
Power on / Stand-by
Platter rotation
Vacuum on / off
Platter
Vacuum arm, including microber
strip
Record clamp
Pic. 3: Smart Matrix Professional overview
Power connection on the rear panel
For switching the mains power on and off.
If the machine is not in use for a long period,
please switch it off at the rear panel.
Pic. 4: Switch off button

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3. Set-up and operation
3.1
Place the
Smart Matrix Professional machine on a clean, dry and stable surface.
The surface should be waterproof. Please make sure that the machine is positioned safely and securely.
TIP: We recommend keeping a towel near the machine to mop up any uid spillage.
Please check that the microber strips are not worn out or dirty before each cleaning session as using worn
or dirty strips could damage to a record.
Dust and dirt can be removed with a toothbrush and rinsing under water.
To change the microber strips, peel them off the vacuum arm and carefully clean the tube with an alcohol
based cleaning uid. Remove the protective backing from the spare microber strip to expose the glue and
stick them alongside the suction slot of the vacuum arm. Please take care not to obstruct the suction slot
with the microber strips.
The Smart Matrix Professional should not be used for 24 hours after changing the microber strips. The
adhesive takes 24 hours to fully cure. If used too soon the strips may not hold properly to the vacuum arm
and could damage your records.
IMPORTANT:
Always check the microber strips before use.
Heavily soiled or worn strips can damage your records.
TIP: Microber strip lifespan is dependent on use. If
you are cleaning a lot of very dirty records you should
change the strips every 200 record sides.
Take the vacuum arm (Pic. 5) and insert it into the hole at the
front left hand side of the machine. Pay attention that the two
pins on the vacuum arm are aligned with the two cut outs in
the machine.
Push the vacuum arm down until it is fully inserted.
To remove the vacuum arm, pull it carefully upwards.
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Pic. 4: Changing microber strips
Pic. 5: Vacuum arm installation

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3.2
Connect the mains cable to your Smart Matrix Professional and then to your wall socket.
The Smart Matrix Professional must always be used with a grounded mains wall socket.
Important: Before connecting your machine to the
mains, always make sure that it is the correct version
for the mains supply voltage in your country. You will
nd an indication sign (sticker) with the appropriate
information on the rear panel.
3.3
The operation of the Smart Matrix Professional is simple:
There are three buttons on the front panel.
Pic. 7: Front panel Smart Matrix Professional
Pic. 6: Connection to the wall socket
Power ON
clockwise rotation
Anti-clockwise rotation
Vacuum on / off

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3.4
For simple and effective record cleaning please follow these steps:
1. Connect the Smart Matrix Professional machine to the mains supply and switch the main switch on the
rear panel on.
2. Take off the vacuum arm from the arm base. Unscrew and remove the record clamp.
Place the Record on the platter and hand-tighten the record clamp onto the spindle.
Replace the vacuum arm into the arm base.
3. Start the machine on by using the front panel button marked „POWER“.
4. Take the bottle with the cleaning uid (in the accessory bag) and cut off the marked top of the
dispenser. Gently hold the Clearaudio
Pure Groove cleaning brush (Art. No. AC015) against the LP surface
and dispense a small amount of the uid onto the record.
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Pic. 8: Manual uid application
Please note:
The uid should just cover the whole record playing surface evenly. Too much uid will spill onto the
Smart Matrix Professional or onto the record label.
5. Gently hold the cleaning brush against the record while the platter makes approximately two complete
turns in each direction (clockwise and anti-clockwise), using the button marked „PLATTER“ to change the
direction of rotation.
Please note:
If too much uid is applied, immediately mop up excess uid with a towel or similar material
to prevent any damage to the record label or to the machine!

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TIP: For very dirty records, we recommend allowing the platter to turn more than twice in
each direction and repeating with a second or even third cleaning and vacuum process.
Please note:
Select anti-clockwise rotation of the platter for vacumming and thereafter do not switch the
rotation during the vacuuming process.
6. Press the ‘VACUUM’ button to start the vacuum process and wait until the record surface is completely
dry. Press the VACUUM button again to stop the vacuum process at which point the vacuum arm will lift
automatically. Please don’t lift up the vacuum arm before this otherwise a line of uid may be left on the
record.
7. Switch the machine off using the POWER button.
8. Remove the record clamp. Flip over the record and repeat the cleaning process for the other side.
3.5 Cleaning uid tank
Please empty the waste uid tank after 30 – 40 cleaning procedures.
For cleaning the waste uid tank, remove the upper cleaning arm and ll 250 ml warm water in the
cleaning uid into the stainless steel tube.
To empty the tank: rst remove the stopper from the uid release tube (on the rear panel of the
Smart Matrix Professional ).
Place the tube in an appropriate vessel to capture the uid as it is ows out. Be sure to securely replace
the stopper in the uid release tube.
Please note:
If you take the machine into operation again, the drain tube must always be closed by the
stopper, so that the vacuum pump can generate the required vacuum for suction. Only
through this we can guarantee a lasting and full function of your cleaning maschine.
The drain tube is xed with screws to prevent to push it back into the machine or to pull it out
too far.
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Pic. 9: Cleaning the waste uid tank

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4. Important operation instructions
 Make sure that there is good ventilation in the room while using the Smart Matrix Professional machine!
Never use foaming cleaning uid! Use only cleaning uids approved for record cleaning machines.
Never use any aggressive, or acid-based uids with your Smart Matrix Professional machine!
Clearaudio recommends Pure Groove record cleaning uid (Art. No. AC084).
 Do not use recycled uid. This could damage the machine or your records.
 Wipe off any uid which spills on to the machine surface immediately with a towel.
 Empty the used uid tank uid after 30 – 40 records have been cleaned.
 Please make sure that you have switched off the vacuum motor while emptying the uid tank otherwise
damage to the machine could occur.
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