Replacing a cartridge

• Refer to the user manual for the cartridge that you will be using if you are replacing the cartridge with a commercially available one.
• After you replace the old cartridge with a new one, you must readjust the overhang and the tonearm’s balance and tracking force.

1. Release the headshell from the tonearm.

   • Use the clamp to secure the tonearm and then remove the headshell gently.

2. Remove the stylus from the cartridge.

3. Remove the lead tips.

   • Be careful not to damage the lead tips.

4. Using a commercially sold, non-metallic slotted screwdriver, remove the installation screws, and then remove the cartridge from the headshell.

5. Refer to the user manual for the new cartridge for mounting instructions and connecting to the lead tips.

   

   1. Installation screws
   2. Plastic washers

6. Using a commercially sold, non-magnetic slotted screwdriver, loosen both of the installation screws, and then adjust the overhang.

   • Refer to Adjusting the overhang.
   • After the adjustments are complete, tighten the screws securely.

7. Attach the headshell to the tonearm.

8. Adjust the tonearm balance and tracking force.

   • Refer to Setting tonearm balance and Setting tracking force to adjust them.