Clearaudio Statement 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] /clearaudio copyright 2008
User Manual
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The Statement Turntable
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Made in Germany
Version-1.3_10-23-08_English

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Dear Statement owner,
Congratulations on your purchase of the
Statement turntable.
You have purchased a state-of-the-art turntable, the
Statement , a world class product from
clearaudio electronic GmbH.
The special resonance-optimised construction, the external motor-unit and the patented
clearaudio - CMB-bearing-technology guarantees absolute speed stability, pure pleasure in
listening and reproduction absolutely faithful to the original.
Thank you very much your confidence.
Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that your
Statement turntable is correctly installed
ready to take you to a new dimension of music reproduction.
We hope you will enjoy your new clearaudio
Statement turntable.
clearaudio electronic GmbH
Please read the warning before connecting your
Statement turntable to the mains supply.
CE-MARKING
The clearaudio
Statement meets the regulations concerning electromagnetic disturbance
(EMC) and low-voltage appliances.
COPYRIGHT
Recording and 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.
WARNING
Don’t expose your Statement-turntable to rain or excessive humidity.
Don’t handle the mains lead with wet hands.
Don’t place or insert anything into the equipment or through ventilation holes.
No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.

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Contents
1. Packing content 4
2. Construction overview 6
3. Set up and operation 7
4. Motor adjustment 16
5. Special directions 17
6. Service 18
7. Technical data 19
Warranty information 20

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1. Packing content
The
Statement turntable is packed and delivered on either a Euro pallet or two half size Euro
pallets. The Packing is specially made for the
Statement - turntable and should be retained for any
repacking.
Please note:
The
Statement - turntable is very heavy and will require at least two people to unpack and set up.
Attention / Warning :
IMPORTANT!
Before it is fully assembled there are strong magnetic fields around the main
bearing, these could interfere with heart pacemakers and so the Statement
should not be set up by anyone with a pacemaker.
The Statement turntable is extremely heavy and should not be assembled by
anyone with back problems.
The two wooden boxes contain the turntable stand and the pendulum weights, as well as five (5)
separately packed cartons containing all other parts (e.g. massive metal cross, acrylic chassis,
bearings etc).
Please check the accessories contents according to the following list before you set up the
turntable.
1. Two pairs of white gloves 5. Three bases as counter weights (40 mm)
2. Two belts 6. Four bases as flat pads
3. Tool for adjustment of stainless steel
discs (pendulum weight)
7. Polishing paste
4. Three bases as counter weights (20 mm) 8. A set of hex key wrenches
1 2 34
5 6 78

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9. Bearing oil 13. Bubble level gauges
10. Acrylic cleaner 14. Not shown:
Two wooden blocks
11. Aluminium screw driver 15. Not Shown:
User manual
12 Statement clamp 16. Not shown:
Warranty card, clearaudio certificate card
(QCQ)
9 10 11
12 13

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2. Construction overview

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3. Set up and operation
1.
Select the position in which you will use the
Statement turntable.
Place the
Statement turntable base in this position on the four
supplied feet.
2.
Place the two wooden blocks beneath the
Statement base
as shown.
Pic. 1: Placing the Statement
Pic. 2: Placing the Statement

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IMPORTANT!
Being careful not to damage the bearing spindle on top of the pendulum shaft, assemble the
pendulum, starting by sliding a solid metal disc over the pendulum shaft so that it rests on the
wooden blocks. Be sure to place a felt mat between each metal disc, building the pendulum with
three solid discs at the bottom, then six half-cut-away discs, then two more solid discs, finally
adding the solid disc engraved with the words clearaudio
Statement.
Please note:
If you are using the
Statement TT1 tangential tonearm, position the half-cut-away discs with the
cut-away section at the rear of the turntable.
3.
Place the four cork damping plates on top of the four corner
pillars.
Again, being careful not to damage the bearing spindle on
top of the pendulum shaft, lower the stainless steel cross
frame over the pendulum shaft so that it rests on the four
cork damping plates.
Disc engraved with
“
Clearaudio Statement”
Disc, solid (2 pcs.)
Disc, half cut away
(6 pcs.)
Disc, solid (3pcs.)
Place a felt mat in
between each stainless
steel platters
Place 4 pcs. damping
plates if not assembled
already from the factory
Pic. 3: Placing the discs
Pic. 4: Placing the cork damping plates

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5.
Set the cross shaped massive metal part through the spindle onto the four cork
6.
Tighten the bearing to the shaft by tightening the screws in the bearing collar (8x).
Pic. 5: Placing the metal part
Pic. 5.1: Placing the metal part
Pic. 6: Tighten the bearing

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7.
Lift the pendulum shaft to align the V-shaped groove in the pendulum shaft with the locking
screws in the gimbal bearing. Lock the gimbal bearing to the pendulum shaft by fully tightening
the eight screws so that they locate in the groove of the pendulum shaft.
IMPORTANT!
Carefully lift the whole upper section, raising the
pendulum off of the wooden blocks.
8.
Remove the wooden blocks from beneath the turntable
and carefully lower the upper section back onto the
four cork damping plates.
Pic. 7: Lifting the upper part
Pic. 8: Removing the wooden spacers