Instructions

Thank you for purchasing an Ortofon Cadenza cartridge. Cadenza (from
Italian: meaning cadence) refers to a portion of a concerto in which the
orchestra stops playing, leaving the soloist to play alone in free time.
At Ortofon we constantly look for new technology to be used in our
products and pushing the performance of existing technology. Thus we
assure the highest level of performance and quality.
And again it is our aim, to bring you many hours of new and surprising
experi
ence in listening to your precious collection.
Please note
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Warning
This phono cartridge is only for mounting on tonearms and must not be
used for other purposes.
o avoid damages on the stylus or cantilever please keep the stylus
guard on the cartridge any time when mounting or dismounting the unit.
Mounting the cartridge
Fig. 1. Connecting.
Please correlate the colour code for the terminals on the drawing with
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have the same position as normal for Ortofon cartridges. We recommend
to mount the enclosed lead wires on cartridge and tonearm before fixing
the cartridge. The length of the enclosed lead wires will fit a distance
between cartridge and tonearm terminals of 35 mm, which will work with
most headshells.
he colour codings on the cartridge. The terminals for right and left channel
Mounting
For mounting the cartridge to the headshell you have 3 pairs of screws
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pairs of screws at your disposal. It is of great importance to use the right
length of screws when mounting the cartridge. Using too long screws
may stop the screws inside the cartridge resulting in insufficient mounting
in the headshell. The choice of screw length is depending on the thickness
of the headshell, and a maximum of 3 mm free screw length under the
headshell: For headshells up to 2 mm use 3 mm screws. For headshells
between 2 mm and 3.5 mm use the 5 mm screws from the packing. For
headshells between 3.5 mm and 5 mm use the 6 mm screws. Mount the
cartridge loosely to the headshell at this moment.
t your disposal. For mounting the cartridge to the headshell you have 3
Fig. 2 Azimu
th adjustment
With the Ortofon Cadenza cartridge it is possible to adjust azimuth,
even when the cartridge is mounted in tonearms with fixed headshell.
The adjustment is very important for achieving maximum channel
separation and may be necessary when the cartridge for some
reason is not perpendicular to the record surface.
Because of the little rise on the clamping plate between the screw
holes, you can tilt the cartridge approx. 2 degrees, when you fasten or
unscrew either of the screws.
Correct azimuth is then established by observing the reflected
image of the 2 parallel cartridge frontlines, in the record surface.
The cartridge frontlines must form a straight line with the reflected lines.
Do not over-tighten the screws when adjusted.
The tonearm must be parallel with the record surface at recommended
tracking force.
Connection to amplifier
For amplifiers only having MM-input sockets, we recommend to use
one of the Ortofon MC transformers.
Regardless which amplifier there is been used, be sure that the ampli-
fier will take up to 25 mV in the MM-input socket
Antiskating and stylus care
For the Cadenza stylus types just set normal antiskating, according to
recommended tracking force.
Stylus care
Ortofon do not recommend the use of solvents of any kind for cleaning
of either record surface or stylus.
If necessary, records may be washed in handwarm demineralised
water with a dash of sulphonic soap.
Clean record surface carefully from dust by using fine antistatic brush
or cloth before every use.
The use of solvents on stylus and cantilever may damage stylus
cement and interior parts of the cartridge can be affected seriously by
the intrusion of solvents.
The Ortofon warranty will not be valid in cases where such treatment
has caused malfunction.
For cleaning the stylus, use the enclosed fibre brush several times along the
cantilever in the direction of the stylus, whenever y
ou play. This will take all
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stylus protection guard can be purchased on the Ortofon webshop
www.ortofon-shop.com.
ormal dust and most of the sticky release agent from new records. A new
Cartridge
frontlines
Reflected
image
Record
Fig. 2
Fig. 1
Ortofon exchange service
Ortofon offers, through its dealers, an Exchange service, please
contact your dealer if you need this service.
Ortofon also offers Special Repair service for the Cadenza Series
cartidges, please contact your local Ortofon Authorised dealer if you
need this service.