Thanks so much for the Owner's manual for my Sony PS - FL1. I had purchased the turntable off of eBay. It came in and looked great. Packed well and appeared to be great. I balanced and aligned the tone are and hooked it up. When trying to play a record the tone are would move to the right place and just before it would drop to play it moved back off the edge of the record before touching down. I searched the net for an answer to this issue. No luck. Then I purchased the owners manual and sure enough there was a place to adjust where the stylus touched down. That adjustment solved the problem and saved me a $35 feet to have the player checked out. The manual is well written and easy to understand. It is a must have for anyone with this front loading Sony turntable.
Some years back I pruchased a Sansui G-9000. I had it cleaned up and a problem with the left channel repaired. When I got it back I hooked it up to my tape decks, turn tables, TV and it played great. The only thing I was not really satisfied with was the performance of my Graphic Equalizer. I purchased this owner's manual had poured myself a cup of coffee. The manual is well organized and written in plain language. It also contained the solution to my dissatisfaction. By using the preamp connections coupled I was able to run everything through my graphic equalizer and now enjoy the full potential of my complete system.
An excellent service for the price, however, it would also have been handy if the troubleshooter pages were included. The manual is only sent in the language of your country, thus it looks as though there are some pages missing. Otherwise highly recommended.
I am happy to get a rare TECHNICS SH-9090 Owner's Manual by PDF in clear copy.
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final alignment. 8. Install and tighten 8, 10-32 screws to fix the platter to the bearing spindle. 9. Once the platter is in place wait for the spindle displace the extra oil and fully seat. This will take up to one hour so be patient. When fully seated the gap between the platter and the base will be about 0.10� (slightly less than 1/8th inch). WARNING, do not spin the platter until the bearing has fully seated! 10. Thread the chrome record centering pin into the top of the spindle. Tighten the centering pin with pliers will keep it from backing out while using the clamp.
The red LED comes on when the motor is coming up to speed. After 10-15 seconds the green LED should also come on indicating that the speed is within 1%. The green LED will flash several times before coming on steady. After the green light has been on for about 4 seconds then the red LED will turn off indicating that the speed is locked in. To turn off the motor press the controller button again or slow down the platter by hand. Holding the pushbutton down for more than one second will switch between 33.3 and 45 rpm.
II. Armboard Setup
The model 360 armboard is secured by a 3/8� bolt extending from the armboard to the bottom of the 360 base. A 3/16� allen wrench and a ratchet with a 11/16� socket are required to adjust and tighten the armboard. 1. Start by using the 3/16� allen wrench to set
the armboard tension so that the armboard is steady but loose enough that it can be adjusted by hand. The allen wrench is inserted into the center of the armboard bolt from underneath the turntable base. Install the tonearm and cartridge and adjust the overhang by rotating the armboard. After the overhang adjustment is complete tighten the armboard bolt. Start by using the 3/16� allen wrench to tighten the armboard bolt. The proper amount of torque is roughly what can reasonably be exerted using a small allen wrench. Next tighten the armboard bolt locking nut using a ratchet and a 11/16� socket. Only use light pressure when tightening the armboard nut. Install motor and battery option as described in the Motor manual. Place the black Delrin washer packaged with the record clamp over the record centering pin. The Delrin washer must be placed directly on the platter and under the record.
V. Drive Belts
Teres turntables come with a drive belt fabricated from ½� mylar tape. We prefer the sound of mylar tape but there is not a clear consensus about the best drive belt material. Other materials such as silk thread, fly fishing line and rubber belts have been used with good results.
VI. Additional Information
Detailed product information and updates are available from the Teres web page. Http://www.teresaudio.com
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III. Operation
The Teres controller utilizes an embedded microcontroller that makes operation simple and elegant. To start the motor press the controller button or give the platter a push.
