Vestax VRX-2000 Manual

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VRX-2000 OWNER`S MANUAL (preliminary2) VRX-2000 VINYL CUTTING MACHINE Congratulations on your purchase of this quality product from Vestax Corporation: the sensational VRX-2000 Vinyl Cutting Machine. The VRX-2000 can give you superb results in the...

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2 8.1 Top Panel 8.2 Rear View 8.3 Cutting Head Section Section 9 – VRX-2000 Packing Contents Section 10 – Assembly and Set-up 10.1 Platter Assembly 10.2 Ioniser Assembly 10.3 Tracking Arm/Counter Weight Assembly 10.4 Cutting Stylus Assembly 10...

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3 2. Play back cartridge 3. Platter N.B. Please also remove the stylus from the cutting head and place both parts in the original case for transportation. 3.3 CUTTING HEAD The cutting head is fragile. Please do not drop or force undue power or pre...

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4 3.6 BLANK VINYL x Please make sure that the vinyl is perfectly flat when placed on the VRX-2000 for the vinyl cutting procedure. Vinyl that is not perfectly flat will prevent perfect quality recording. x If a bent or warped vinyl is used, the d...

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5 Section 6: FEATURES x In the beginning, cutting vinyl records used to require much more equipment and procedures. The VRX- 2000 allows you to record vinyl in a small space with minimum additional equipment. x The VRX-2000 has a newly designed s...

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6 Section 8: Description of VRX-2000 Components 8.1 Top Panel ...

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7 1. Ioniser: reduces static build up 2. Slider arm base : mechanism to move the cutting arm 3. Tracking arm: arm to hold cutting head and apply correct pressure 4. Tracking arm weight: adjusts cutting pressure 5. Slider cam: locks the cutting a...

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8 8.2 Rear View 28. Limiter bypass switch: turns the internal compressor limiter on or off. Must always be in on position unless external compressor limiter devices are used in the cutting process. 29. Input level select switch: adjusts the input ga...

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9 8.3 Cutting Head Section 37. Cutting stylus holder (A) 38. Cutting stylus holder (B) 39. Heater wire terminal 40. Multipin connector Section 9: VRX-2000 PACKING CONTENT LIST Please make sure all following components are included – if any are...

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10 Section 10: ASSEMBLY AND SET-UP 10.1 Platter assembly 1. Insert platter to center spindle 2. Put platter weight on platter 3. Put silicone mat on top of platter weight. Caution: make sure silicone mat is dust-free 4. Remove the protective sh...

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11 10.4   Cutting stylus assembly Cutting stylus components: x Stylus tip – highest quality sapphire x Heater line – to heat stylus tip to 40-60 degrees centigrade x Lifetime of stylus – 200-300 minutes N.B. Please be careful of sapphire t...

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12 10.5 Cutting head assembly x Before the assembly, please ensure that the cutting head is always to the right x Please assemble the cutting head after installing the stylus. 1. If you lift the cutting arm release lever, the cutting arm lifts up...

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13 Section 11: FINAL ADJUSTMENTS 11.10000Stylus pressure adjustment x Ensure the tracking arm is always to the right. 1. Attach the supplied extra fine weight scale (Figure 11.1-A). Lock the release lever in horizontal position. 2. Holding the ...

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14 N.B. x Too high an input level will burn the coil x If the source material has an extremely wide dynamic range, minimum levels may not be sufficient to achieve the desired result. In this case, use of Vestax SL-201mkii compressor-limiter is requ...

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15 12.2 Troubleshooting 1 Use a test blank to check before going to a final cut. 2 If you have any problems check stylus heat, stylus pressure, stylus angle, static build up, cleanliness of vinyl and any external signal devices you may be using. 3 ...

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16 Section 14: COPYRIGHT ISSUES VESTAX takes no responsibility for copyright infringement. Copyright laws are different in many countries and we strongly suggest that you get all the copyright information before duplicating any artists’ recording...