Pro-Ject Audio Systems T2 W User manual

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Pro-Ject T2 W

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Dear Music Lover,
Congratulations and thank you for choosing Pro-Ject Audio Systems record player.
Your T2 W turntable has been handcrafted and rigorously tested by skilled technicians to give you years
of enjoyable, trouble-free service.
Please contact your dealer if you require additional assistance.
Important:
Your turntable was shipped partially disassembled in order to avoid damage to sensitive parts. Please
check immediately to make sure that neither the packaging nor the device was damaged in transit. If you are
missing parts or if the unit is damaged, please do not operate and contact your dealer.
Contents
Product illustrations 4
Setup
1. Platter and drive belt installation 5
2. Cartridge installation, stylus exchange 5
3. Vertical Tracking Force setting (VTF) 6
4. Maintenance and cleaning 6
5. Switching ON and OFF, changing replay speed 7
6. Anti-skating 7
7. Connection to the amplifier 8
Technical parameters 9
Troubleshooting, warranty, service 10
Exploded view of the packaging 11
Please do your part to help protect the environment:
Disposal of packaging material:
Pro-Ject packaging is carefully designed to protect your component from damage in transit and you are
strongly urged to keep the original packaging in order to safely ship or otherwise transport your turntable in
the future.
However, the packaging materials were chosen to be environmentally friendly, so if you must discard the
packaging, please recycle.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Controls, features and connections
1 PLATTER & FELT MAT
2 CHASSIS
3 SPEED CONTROL BUTTON
4 MOTOR WITH PULLEY
5 DRIVE BELT
6 SUB-PLATTER
7 TONEARM COUNTERWEIGHT
8 ANTI-SKATING ADJUSTMENT SCREW WITH SCALE
9 TONEARM REST / REMOVABLE TRANSPORT LOCK
10 TONEARM LIFT LEVER
11 TONEARM TUBE
12 HEADSHELL WITH FINGER LIFT AND PRE-MOUNTED CARTRIDGE
13 LID
14 LID HINGES
15 HINGE FASTENERS
16 POWER SUPPLY SOCKET
17 LINE RCA OUT, ETHERNET, Wi-Fi RESET SWITCH, Wi-Fi ON/OFF BUTTON, Wi-Fi STATUS LED
Accessories
1 SINGLE ADAPTOR
2 ALLEN KEY 1,5mm
3 COUNTERWEIGHT no. 105 (FOR CARTRIDGE WEIGHT 5 –11.5g)
4 TWO-POINT CARTRIDGE ALIGNMENT PROTRACTOR
5 CONNECTION CABLE (CONNECT IT E RCA)
6 SETUP GUIDE
7 UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLY

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SETUP
1. Platter and drive belt installation
Please remove drive belt from accessories box and install it as shown in the following illustration. Put the felt
mat on the top of the platter.
2. Cartridge installation, stylus exchange
* If you purchased this turntable in a package that included the cartridge, this has already been done for
you.
Install the cartridge into the aluminium headshell, using the appropriate hardware included with your
cartridge. All cartridges with half inch mounting holes can be fitted.
Connect the cartridge as indicated below:
•White left channel L+
•Red right channel R+
•Green right channel R-
•Blue left channel L-
For correct cartridge alignment, use the two-point cartridge alignment protractor provided with your T1
accessories. If unfamiliar with two-point setup, please refer to your dealer.
A damaged or worn stylus may harm your record collection and should be replaced.
Please remove stylus protection before pulling the stylus from the cartridge and replace for a new one.
Stylus type is exchange for pre-mounted cartridge Sumiko Rainier: Stylus Sumiko Rainier. If in doubt, consult your
local dealer or distributor.

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3. Vertical Tracking Force setting (VTF)
The T2 W comes with the counterweight already assembled on the tonearm, and the tracking force is factory
pre-adjusted.
To adjust or fine tune the tracking force manually, loosen the hexagonal screw on top of the counterweight
(6) using the allen key provided. Remove the stylus protection cover and place the stylus pressure gauge onto
the platter. To set the required VTF, lower the tonearm lift lever (10) as indicated in the illustration and place
the tip of the stylus on one of the points on the scale. For example, the Sumiko Rainier requires 20mN of
tracking force, so place the stylus on the 20mN point.
If the stylus gauge becomes level when the tonearm is lowered down onto the desired point, then the correct
pressure has been achieved. However, if there is insufficient or excessive pressure, the gauge will either not
move or tilt down.
To adjust the amount of pressure, carefully move the counterweight (11) along the support rod, until the
stylus pressure is sufficient to raise the pressure gauge to the level position. Moving the counterweight (6)
away from the cartridge will reduce pressure and towards will increase pressure. Finally secure the
counterweight (6) using hexagonal key provided.
4. Maintenance and cleaning
Your record player requires little or no regular maintenance. Remove dust with a slightly moistened antistatic
cloth. Never use a dry cloth because this will create static electricity which attract more dust! Antistatic
cleaning fluids are available at specialist stores but must be applied sparingly to avoid damage to rubber
parts. It is recommended to fit the needle cover before cleaning or maintenance is carried out to avoid damage.
If the player is not used over a long period of time the drive belt can be removed to prevent unequal stretching.

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5. Switching on and off, changing replay speed
The turntable is equipped with a three-position switch for ON/OFF and electronic speed change. To play
records at 33 rpm. press this switch (3) to the rear side. To play records at 45 rpm. press this switch (3) to the
front side as shown on illustration below.
6. Anti-skating
The anti-skating force is pre-adjusted from the factory corresponding to the tracking force.
Sumiko Rainier recommended tracking force 20mN = anti-skating set to 2 (middle position).
You can adjust the anti-skating by rotating the anti-skating setting screw to the left or right.
Anti-skating setting screw
7. Connection to the amplifier
The record player has gold plated female RCA phono sockets with LINE output (the internal phono preamp
of the T2W is always on). Connect the RCA outputs of your T2 W to a line input (such as AUX, CD, Tuner,
Tape or Video) on your amplifier. Take care to connect the left and right channels correctly. The right
channel is usually marked red, the left channel black or white. The earthing wire of the tonearm lead should
be connected to the earth terminal on your amplifier (if provided).
The analogue RCA output remains purely analogue and is not digitized, not affected by any
additional delay or in any other way influenced by the Wi-Fi capabilities of the turntable. You can rest
assured that the analogue output will always give you the pure analogue output signal.

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8. Wi-Fi
App Control: Please download the App “Pro-Ject Control” (Android
and iOS) to control the Wi-Fi functionalities of your T2 W.
Browser Control: You can enter die IP address of your T2 W into
any webbrowser on a device connected to the same network and
control the Wi-Fi functionalities of your T2 W in exactly the same
way as with the App.
You can use IP Scanners or get the IP address from the
“Pro-Ject Control” App. Alternatively, the Pro-Ject Control
App will show you the IP address of your turntable as well,
after you connected it to your network via ethernet or Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi Startup
The Wi-Fi module of your T2 W will boot up as soon as you connect the power supply to your turntable. You
can see its status from the colour of the LED:
Red static: Wi-Fi module starting up
Red blinking: Module started up, no ethernet or Wi-Fi connection established
Green static: Connected to ethernet or Wi-Fi network
Blue static: Streaming audio
Blue blinking: Previous streaming receiver unavailable
Network Connection
Ethernet: Connect an ethernet cable, the network connection will be
automatically established and LED turns green. Ethernet is
recommended for lossless streaming (note that also your streaming
receiver should be connected via ethernet and not Wi-Fi to avoid
connectivity issues).
Wi-Fi: You can add the T2 W to your Wi-Fi network via our “Pro-Ject
Control” App. Connect your T2 W to power and wait until Wi-Fi
module has finished booting (Status LED). Then open the “Pro-Ject
Control” App and you will see your turntable in the list of devices
waiting to be connected to a Wi-Fi network. If the turntable and the
Wi-Fi Setup don’t show up immediately, don’t worry. It can take 10
seconds to scan for available devices. Press “Wi-Fi Setup” and follow
the next steps.
Stream Control Button
Wi-Fi Control LED
Ethernet Socket
Wi-Fi Reset Button
RCA Line Output

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Wi-Fi setup is done via BLE (= Bluetooth Low Energy), so please make sure your phone is granting
Bluetooth access to the “Pro-Ject Control” App. For BLE, you do not need to pair your phone to the
turntable. BLE always, doesn’t matter which BLE device, works WITHOUT pairing. A low energy
Bluetooth connection can be established on the fly automatically, just by having Bluetooth turned on
and access granted to the App.
Please allow 10-15 seconds for your phone to discover the turntable after first starting the app,
depending on how fast the Bluetooth connection is. If necessary, restart your phone after granting
access.
Wi-Fi Control Button
Press for 2 seconds: Turns Wi-Fi on or off
Short press: When turned on, start streaming to the previously selected streaming device
The Wi-Fi Control Button is a quick interface for you to start streaming to the streamer that you previously
selected in the Pro-Ject Control App or T2 W webinterface. You can also turn off the Wi-Fi module should
you wish to declutter your Wi-Fi network. Energy consumption is negligible in idle mode when the module is
turned on. But it won’t hurt to turn the module off, if you don’t use your turntable for longer periods to save
energy consumption.
In usual operation you will probably not need this button, as you will choose which device to stream to in
your App or webinterface. But once you have chosen an output streamer once, you can comfortably start
streaming to it again in a later session, by just pressing the button once. This saves time and there is no need
to break out the App or webinterface.
Pro-Ject Control App & Webinterface
With the Pro-Ject Control App or the T2 W’s webinterface you’ll do most of your interaction with the T2 W.
After connecting the T2 W to your network, choose which device to control (should you have more than one
on your network) from the main screen and from there choose which output device you want stream your
turntable to. You can stream to as many output devices as your network connection can handle. To stop the
stream simply select the output device again, the blue outline will go away, and streaming to that device will
stop.
Allow some time after choosing an output device and sending the stream to them. Each device reacts
differently past and reports the status back. Some are almost instantaneous and some take a few
seconds. The T2 W uses UPNP to hand over the digital audio streams and the streams itself are
either MP3 or FLAC, and implementations can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

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The more output devices you stream to, the more network bandwidth you need. The T2 W has very
powerful Wi-Fi and ethernet and internal processing power and can in theory handle hundreds of
lossless audio streams at the same time. The bottleneck is most likely your Wi-Fi access point or Wi-Fi
pollution (too many different Wi-Fi networks in too close proximity to each other.
Options Menu
The wheel in the top left corner takes you to the options menu.
Automatically starts streaming to the last selected output device
as soon as the motor of the T2 W is turned ON.
Enter Wi-Fi connection data or configure Ethernet
Displays network information
Check back here regularly for Firmware Updates
Settings for language, power management and factory reset
Advanced streaming settings
Streaming Compatibility
The standard audio stream is designed to be compatible with as many devices as possible. Requirements are
that your streamer is UPNP capable and can play MP3 encoded live-streams.
An up-to-date list of compatible manufacturers and devices can be found on the T2 W product page on our
Pro-Ject Audio Systems website.
Lossless Audio Stream
The lossless audio stream in the Advanced Settings is not intended to be compatible with as many devices as
possible, but is intended to be used with high-end streamers like our own Stream Box S2 Ultra in excellent
network conditions. Please make sure to use this setting only on really good W-Fi connections or with
ethernet cables, as lossless requires roughly 6x more bandwidth.
At Pro-Ject Audio Systems the Stream Box S2 Ultra and Stream Box S2 are compatible with the lossless
stream.
A list of lossless compatible devices/manufacturers can be found on the T2 W product page on our Pro-Ject
Audio Systems website.
If the lossless audio stream is turned on, only selected compatible devices will receive it, the rest will continue
to receive the standard compressed stream, so you won’t run into any major bugs or issues.