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POWER DRIVE 2.2 USER INSTRUCTIONS A MERICAN A UDIO ®[...]
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© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Power Drive 2.2™ Instruction Manual Page 2[...]
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© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Power Drive 2.2™ Instruction Manual Page 3 CAUTIONS REGARDING HANDLING.......................................................................................................4 INST ALLA TION GUIDLINES........................................................................................................[...]
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W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN, LIQUIDS, OR MOISTURE The serial and model number for this unit is located on the rear panel. Please write down the numbers here and retain for future reference. Model No._____________________________ Serial No._____________________________ Purchase Notes: Date of P[...]
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ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, [...]
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PRODUCT INFORMA TION © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Power Drive 2.2™ Instruction Manual Page 6 WA RRANTY INFORMA TION The POWER DRIVE 2.2™ carries a TWO year (730 days) limited warranty. This warranty cov- ers parts and labor . Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase and warranty. All returned service [...]
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Packing View and Parts List REF . NO DESCRI PT I ON P A R T NO Q'TY 2 POLYBAG FOR SLIPMAT (310x400mm) Z-505-DJ2500H-092 1 SLIPMAT Z-612-BJ235OD-052 1 3 DUST COV E R Z-701BJ2300-1710 1 4 TURNTABLE PLATTER Z-200-TT100-232BS POLYBAG FOR T URNT A BLE (356X457mm) Z-505-DJ2500H-001 1 1 6 POLYFOAM LEFT (L) Z-506-DJ2550-237 1 7 POLYFOAM RIGHT (R) Z-50[...]
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QUICK-ST ART Tu r n t a b l e Q u i c k - S t a r t : 1. C h a n ging P latter Sp eed Use th e RPM selecto rs ( 6 & 7) to ch ange the platte r speeds. Pr ess both the 33-r pm (6 ) an d 4 5-rpm (7) speed selectors at the same time t o r o ta t e t h e p l atter at 78 -RPM s. 2. St a r t / St opping P latter Use th e Star t / Stop Button (5 ) t o[...]
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Some assembly required before y ou can begin to use y our ne w Pow er Drive 2. 2. Please fol low the assembly instr uction b elo w b ef ore at temptin g to use yo u new turn t able. ASS EMB L Y : Befo re you begin assembly plea se be sure all pa r ts and acc essorie s hav e arriv ed intact. P lease use the check list belo w to identify and order pa[...]
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SET -UP NO T ES : • Do not connect the A C pow er plug bef ore assembly has been comple ted. • Befo re turning the po wer on , mak e sure once agai n all the connections and pow er v oltage settings are c orr ect. Alwa ys tu rn of f the po wer wh en connecting or disconnecting. • Rea d this manual care fully bef ore using the unit. Be su re t[...]
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6. C ou nte rw eight ( 27): Loc ate and re mov e t he tone arm C oun ter w eight (27) from the p ackaging. Slide Coun ter w eight (27) onto the rea r of the T onearm (2 1 ). T urn it ligh tly and it will scre w onto th e rear sha f t of the t onearm . Tu r n t a b l e C o n n e c t i o n s : 1. C o n n e c t the unit ' s stereo output lea ds t[...]
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SET -UP Tu r n t a b l e I n stalla tion: 1. Do not place the unit in a location where it will be exposed to direct sunlight or near an y t ype of heating appliance. 2. Do not place the unit in a loca tion where ther e is high humidit y or a lo t of dust. 3. Cartridge may pick up sl ight sound pressure or vibrations of near by sp e a k e r s . F or[...]
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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 1. EP Adapter - This adapter allows you to play standard 7” EP vinyl records with large center holes. Place the adapter on the Center Spindle (8) 7" records. 2. Platter - This platter connects directly to the center spindle (8). The platter and center spindle (8) holds a vinyl record perfectly center . The platter also[...]
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5. ST ART/ST OP Button - This over sized push button controls platter motion. When the unit is turned on the platter will not auto- matically begin to spin. Pressing the button once will engage the high torque motor and spin the platter , pressing this again will stop the platter . 6. 33-rpm Speed Selector Button - Engaging this button will rotate [...]
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( 1 3 ) function must be turned of f in order for the pitch function to operate. 13. Quartz Lock Select Button - This button is used to turn the pitch function on and off. When the Quartz function is activated the platter will hold the RPMs at 0% pitch, regardless of the Pitch Slider (14). When the quartz function is inactive the Pitch Slider (14) [...]
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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 19. Stylus Headshell - The included headshell is used to connect your stylus with the tone arm. 20. Headshell Locking Nut - After attaching the headshell to the tonearm, this locking nut will securely hold the headshell to the tonearm. 21. S-Shaped T one Arm - The tonearm is the mechanism that holds the head- shell and stylus[...]
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2-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY A. American Audio ® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser , American Audio ® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 Y ear (730 days) from the date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of America, includi[...]
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SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL Model: American Audio ® Power Drive 2.2 - Direct Drive Phono T urntable System: 3-Speed Direct Drive Phono Turntable T able Dimensions: 17.72” (W) x 13.86” (D) x 5.85" (H) 450 (W) x 352 (D) x 148.5 (H) mm Installation: Place on flat surface or mount in flat case Weight: 23.59 Lbs. / 10.7 Kgs Power supply: AC 1 15v~[...]
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© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Power Drive 2.2™ Instruction Manual Page 19 NOTES[...]
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©American Audio® American DJ® Group of Companies World Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-2650 Fax: 323-582-2610 W eb: www .americandj.com E-mail: info@americandj.com[...]