VPI Industries ARIES 3 Benutzerhandbuch

SETUP MANUAL FOR THE

ARIES 3 TURNTABLE WITH

CLASSIC 3 ARM

READ THIS MANUAL VERY CAREFULLY

NOT FOLLOWING THIS MANUAL WILL VOID YOUR

WARRANTEE

VPI INDUSTRIES INC., 77 CLIFFWOOD AVE #3B,

CLIFFWOOD NJ 07721

www.vpiindustries.com

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR NEW

ARIES-3 TURNTABLE IS TO PLACE IT ON A FLAT LEVEL SURFACE.

IT CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH THAT A FLAT SURFACE WILL

MAKE SETTING UP YOUR NEW ARIES A SNAP.

THE STANDARD ARIES-3 REQUIRES A SPACE OF 22” X 16” FOR

ITS MAIN FRAME. THE ACTUAL FOOTPRINT OF THE ARIES-3 LEGS

MEASURES 19” X 13”

SPECIFICATIONS

YOUR NEW ARIES-3 TURNTABLE IS A PRECISION INSTRUMENT. IT HAS

BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED AND HAS BEEN RUN FOR AT LEAST TWO

HOURS. THE SPEED ACCURACY, WOW, FLUTTER, AND RUMBLE HAVE BEEN

CHECKED AND THIS UNIT HAS MET ALL OUR SPECIFICATIONS.

MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS: WOW AND FLUTTER –LESS THAN .02

RUMBLE –GREATER THAN 80 db DOWN

SPEED ACCURACY –WITHIN .1%

TOTAL WEIGHT –60 POUNDS

PLATTER RUNOUT - +/- .001 INCH

INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNPACKING AND SETUP

If you are reading this manual, you must have opened up the main

turntable box. In this box you will find the main ARIES-3 chassis,

tonearm, and all tools needed. Remove all packaging, noting how it fits

together. If you ever need to send the Aries 3 back for service you must

pack it properly. Save the packaging if you can, it will be very expensive

to order it later.

If you ordered the JMW-10.5i Memorial tonearm with your ARIES-3, the

tonearm is packed in this box and should be removed carefully. The base

of the tonearm is mounted directly to the ARIES-3 Solid Delrin tonearm

board, follow the directions for the JMW-10.5i Memorial tonearm and

carefully set up the cartridge.

If you ordered the ARIES-3 cut for another tonearm, follow the tonearm

manufacturer’s recommendations for proper setup. Remember that

cartridge setup is a complicated but satisfying endeavor. If you take your

time and protect the stylus you will ultimately be rewarded with a good

sounding unit that you will not be afraid of working on.

Before lifting out the main chassis, remember that the feet are attached

to the bottom of the unit. Do not put the unit down on any furniture that

could be damaged by these feet. Remove the protective bag and set the

ARIES-3 chassis down and center it on the shelf it will be resting on.

Lift out the platter and pull off the tape covering the spindle hole.

Carefully place the platter over the spindle and let it slide down. The

platter bearing has grease in it so none is needed at this time. The

ARIES-3 needs no lubrication for at least one year. A Chrome hardened

ball running on a large Teflon surface takes the weight of the platter.

This requires no lubrication to perform its task.

Spin the platter and see if it feels like it is running freely. If all is okay

and the platter feels free but not loose proceed to the motor.

Open the 12X12X12 box and place the motor in the circular cutout to the

left of the ARIES-3 chassis with the switch facing left. Center the motor

in this cutout with roughly a ½” space between it and the chassis all the

way around. The motor needs no lubrication at this time and should be

relatively noise free. It was just shipped and will be much quieter after a

few hours running.

Remove the drive belt from the bag and place the belt on the small pulley

groove and around the turntable platter. The drive pulley is designed for

33 and 45 operation with the smaller section being 33 and the larger

section being 45. The motor pulley of your ARIES 3 is designed to let you

slightly adjust the speed at 33 and 45. The center groove on the pulley

in each diameter is the correct speed. If you need to increase or

decrease the speed slightly you can move the belt up or down for fine

adjustment. Most people will just leave it on the center groove and never

worry about it. If you hear any noise when starting the turntable put

baby powder on the drive belts.

Level the turntable using a 9” or 12” long bubble line level placed next to the

spindle on the platter. The feet rotate in their sockets and will move up and

down allowing fine leveling of the ARIES-3. A level turntable will always

sound better than an unleveled one and will put less strain on the main bearing.

If you need to remove the armboard you should use the 9/64” Allen wrench

supplied.

THE CLASSIC 3 TONEARM

A NEW BASE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR YOUR TONEARM. IT

WILL SUPPORT THE ARM AT THE VTA TOWER AND AT THE

CUEING MECHANISM. THIS SUPPORT GIVES THE ARM MUCH

GREATER RIGIDITY AND PROVIDES DEEPER TIGHTER BASS

RESPONSE.

THE ARMS NOW HAVE THUMBSCREWS INSTEAD OF SET

SCREWS FOR EASIER SETUP AND ADJUSTMENT OF VERTICAL

TRACKING ANGLE (VTA, SRA)

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

NOT FOLLOWING THIS MANUAL WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTEE.

FAILURE TO SEND IN THE WARRANTEE CARD WILL VOID YOUR

WARRANTEE.

Be very careful when handling the tone arm. The internal arm wire is

exposed at the headshell and at the rear of the arm. The Nordost

Valhalla wire is very delicate and physical damage to the wire is not

covered by the warranty after the arm is removed from its box.

Please do not touch the unipivot bearing parts. Finger oils on the bearing

cup in the upper bearing housing or on the lower pivot point in the arm

base assembly can cause blemishing of the bearing and possible

corrosion. Also, the point is sharp, be careful.

There are a number of setscrews on the Classic 3 Tone Arm. The Allen

wrenches that come with your arm will only fit the setscrews that you will

need to adjust. All other screws are factory set and should not be

adjusted, except by our trained technicians. Resetting any of the factory

settings is not covered by the warranty.

UNPACKING YOUR JMW MEMORIAL TONE ARM

This instruction manual was lying on a large foam pad. Remove the pad

and put it nearby on your work surface.

You will now see a number of things in plastic bags:

Allen wrenches for cartridge mounting and fine VTF adjustment

Hex nuts, and washers (for cartridge mounting)

Arm mounting and alignment tool

Damping fluid

Take all these items out and set them aside. Be careful with the damping

fluid. It should be kept sealed until it is used.

You can now see the arm tube and counterweight, with its delicate

Valhalla wire and Lemo connector, and the arm base assembly. If your

arm is pre-mounted on a tone arm board, remove the small foam piece

covering the "front" of the arm board. Set it aside with the other packing

material.

Now, here's the hard part. Leave the arm tube and arm base assembly

where they are -- safe in their packaging.

A. CARTRIDGE MOUNTING:

Remove the arm tube from the box (taking special care not to strain or

damage, the delicate 4-color wire and Lemo connector) and place it right

side up on the foam pad.

FOR CARTRIDGES WITH THREADED MOUNTING HOLES:

Use the screws supplied by the cartridge manufacturer to mount the

cartridge. Any other screws may not fit the thread properly and may

even damage the threads and cartridge. USE ONE OF THE SUPPLIED

WASHERS UNDER THE SCREW HEAD.

For all cartridges with pass through mounting holes use the hardware

supplied with the arm. Remember to use the washers under the screw

heads to prevent damage to the finish on the JMW arm. In this step, the

connectors will be attached to the cartridge's terminals. Disregard the

color of the insulators on the cartridge clips.

THE COLOR CODE OF THE WIRES IS AS FOLLOWS:

RED = right hot BLACK OR WHITE = left hot

GREEN = right ground BLUE = left ground

IF YOUR PHONO SECTION INVERTS PHASE, THE HOT BECOMES

THE GROUND COLOR

The arm tube should be on its side on the foam pad when doing this.

Using tweezers or fine tipped pliers grip the center of the red wire's

connector (do not grip the wire) and push it onto the cartridge's right hot

terminal pin. In the same way, connect each of the remaining connectors

to its respective cartridge terminal. Do not push the connectors all the

way on, as this could damage the cartridge. Always back up the cartridge

with your finger when pushing on the clips.

The Classic 3 tone arm comes with one large dropped counterweight

installed on the rear shaft of the tonearm. For most cartridges you will

only need this large weight. The counterweight is held in position by a

setscrew.

Pick up the arm tube, taking care not to strain or damage the fine 4-color

wire and Lemo connector.

For now, position the large counterweight as close to the bearing housing

as you can (toward the front of the arm) but not touching the balance

ring. The object here is to balance the arm while keeping the

counterweight as close to the bearing housing as possible. This results in

the least inertia for a given cartridge weight.

In some rare cases it may be necessary to use two counterweights

together or a larger counterweight. Contact your dealer if a second or

larger counterweight is needed.

B. TRACKING FORCE AND AZIMUTH

Place the arm tube assembly on the lower bearing, taking care not to

strain or damage the 4-color wire and Lemo connector. Place the arm in

its rest.

At the rear of the arm base assembly is the connector block. Plug the

Lemo connector into its receptacle on top of the block. Notice that the

connector can plug in only one way. Align the red dots on the arms plug

with the red dot on the receptacle. Push gently, do not force the plug.

Make sure the turntable is level. Refer to your turntable instructions and

use a bubble level to check level. In most cases, the best place to put

the level is on the platter.

With a unipivot arm it is particularly important to level the

turntable.

Move the counterweight until the arm has a very slight downward

tracking force, just enough to keep it from moving sideways on the

platter or enough to keep it in the groove of the record

Next, the lateral balance or azimuth must be set. Because the phono

cartridge is offset, there is an unbalancing force that tilts the arm to one

side. For the cartridge to properly track the record groove, the stylus

must be ninety degrees to the record surface. Move the counterweight so

a slight tracking force is applied and the stylus just sits on the record

surface.

Rotate the counterweight as needed to bring the arm into correct lateral

balance to set azimuth. When the azimuth has been set, you can lightly

tighten the setscrew located on the top of the counterweight. You can

use the azimuth ring or the counterweight to set correct azimuth. Lay

the long thin rod supplied behind the cartridge mounting screws into the

V groove and use it as a guide for setting azimuth.

Long thin rod

90 degrees

Unlike other unipivot arms, the Classic 3’s lateral balance weight does not

hang off to the side of the arm. Instead, its position around the bottom

of the upper bearing housing places the weight below the pivot point.

This increases mass below the pivot and increases arm stability.

C. TRACKING FORCE (VTF):

Tracking force is adjusted by moving the counterweight forward and back

just a bit at a time. At least initially, you will be setting the tracking force

twice. The first time will be before the cartridge's overhang is set. After

this is done, you will need to double check the tracking force and adjust it

as needed.

The Classic 3 does not have a built-in tracking force gauge, but a Shure

Stylus Force Gauge is supplied with your arm on a new unit. Following

the gauge instructions set the tracking force to the cartridge

manufacturer recommendation plus 1/10 of a gram more. We always

recommend going to the high side when it comes to tracking force. High

frequency vibrations can cause a light-tracking cartridge to cause more

damage to the grooves than running a cartridge at a heavy setting. Make

sure the damping fluid is not installed when setting this force.

VERY IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE THE TONEARM IS PARALLEL TO THE

PLATTER WHEN SETTING THE TRACKING FORCE. IF IT IS NOT THE END

RESULT WILL BE HIGHER OR LOWER VTF THAN YOU WANTED.

In the rear of the counterweight stub there is a large hole, in this hole is

a screw that is used for fine adjustment of VTF. Use the large wrench

supplied for this operation. Most times you will not need this but it is

there if you want to really fine tune. You will need a digital tracking force

gauge to use this feature properly.

D. ANTI-SKATING:

REMEMBER: A 10.5” ARM NEEDS VERY LITTLE ANTI-SKATING FORCE

Anti-skating is one of the least understood forces acting on a tonearm.

Skating force is created by friction between the stylus and the record,

causing a force vector in a direction towards the center of the record

when the headshell of the tonearm has an offset angle. Putting a stylus

down on a flat, groove less record will cause the arm to move toward the

center of the record. Arm manufacturers have tried to compensate for

this force, but that is impossible because the force is constantly changing

as the music and velocity change.

VPI has conducted careful listening tests and determined that every

tonearm we tried sounded better with its mechanical anti-skating disabled

and the tracking force very slightly increased.

VPI has a unique solution to anti-skating: the coiled wire of the JMW

Memorial Tonearm acts as a spring and pushes the arm back without

affecting the sound quality. You now have the option of installing a

mechanical anti-skate for those that want it.

Adjust the counterweight so there is no down force on the cartridge.

Swing the tonearm toward the spindle and release it. The arm should

swing out toward the outer edge of the turntable.

If you try adjusting the anti-skate with a groove less

record, you will ruin the twist in the tonearm wire and

void your warranty. Do this with the mechanical anti-

skate if you want that much anti-skate.

IF ADDITIONAL ANTI-SKATE IS NEEDED FOR WORKING WITH TEST

RECORDS YOU CAN GO TO THE MECHANICAL ANTI-SKATE SUPPLIED.

E. OVERHANG ADJUSTMENT: (FIG. 2)

This adjustment will yield the lowest distortion in the last third of the

record, the hardest to track, when playing a typical 12" record. Do not

go crazy over this adjustment. You do not know if the stylus is aligned

properly on the cantilever. You are also facing a constantly moving

target when playing a record. The arm is moving in 3-dimensions and

will only approximate the accuracy you have built into your alignment.

Place the Alignment Jig into position by sliding the narrow end with the

circular cutout between the arms lateral balance weight and the platform

that supports the armrest. Make sure that the jig's cutout fits against

and around the bearing well.

While holding the one end against the bearing well, swing the other end

(with the hole) over the turntable's spindle so that the spindle holds the

jig in place. Check figure 1 on the last page.

While the arm is in its rest, loosen the screws that hold the cartridge just

enough that the cartridge can be moved back and forth.

Carefully swing the arm over the grid at the far end of the jig and place

the stylus as close to the dot in the center of the grid as possible. Using

a lighted magnifier will make this job very easy.

BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE THE CARTRIDGE'S STYLUS:

Move the cartridge so that the stylus rests on the dot. Now, viewing the

cartridge from above, line it up so that its sides are symmetrically

positioned between the lines of the grid. If the cartridge has parallel

sides, these should be made parallel to the grid lines. Also make sure

that the cartridge is centered between the sets of lines. Follow figure 2 in

the back of the manual. If you can see the cantilever clearly you can

align the cantilever to the alignment grid. This is difficult and may

produce no increase in sound quality.

Double check the adjustments made above. The cartridge needs to be

both centered and "square" between the gird lines and have the stylus

resting on the dot.

The alignment gauge does not have a hole or dimple to hold the stylus.

While the printed dot makes it harder to keep the stylus in place, this

method was chosen to avoid the possibility of damaging the stylus

cantilever or the diamond tip as the cartridge is positioned.

Place the arm back in its rest.

Without letting the cartridge move, tighten the screws holding the

cartridge to the arm head. Make it tight, but don't over do it and strip

the threads or distort the cartridge body.

Double check the lateral balance and tracking force and adjust as needed.

Increase the tracking force by 1/10 of a gram above the cartridge

manufacturer’s highest recommended force.

F. ARM HEIGHT:

Unlike many tone arms, the JMW's height is both easy and repeatable to

vary. The knob next to the bearing housing bears a scale numbered from

zero to ninety-nine. Below the knob there is an index mark engraved on the

front of the support pillar.

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