AC-205 LIFTER ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENTS
Adjustments are made with the set right side up and the platter in place. On the right side of the set there is a 1 inch opening with access to three screwdriver adjustments. The top left sets the low or rest point. The bottom center sets the high or up point. The top right is a factory set adjustment of the cycle speed, this should be the last adjustment made and then only if needed.
Set the lifter arm stop point so that the arm would drop in the leading grove of a record. With the power off, manually move the reset arm to find the proper setting.
Place the tone arm on its rest and turn the set and the lifter on. Adjust the low (top left) so that the lifter arm is just above the top deck. Press and hold the reset button and adjust the high adj. (lower) so the needle is about 1/8" off the record. Release the reset button and reset the low point. The low and high adjustments interact slightly and you must work back and forth a couple of times.
REFINING THE ADJUSTMENTS
Most callers never reset to the start of the record. You may place the stop to the point you are going to use for your records and reset the high point. This will result in a lower setting off the record and a softer needle drop. However, it will have to be reset if the stop is moved.
If necessary the speed may be adjusted to your desires. If the tone-arm bounces when lifted from the center of the record, the speed is TOO FAST. If the high point is correct and the needle slides across the record the speed is TOO SLOW.