Rega P1 Quick Manual

Your Rega P1 turntable has been designed
to effectively reproduce music whilst being
easy to use. We have omitted all the usual
gimmicks; concentrating the manufacturing
costs on the high quality and design necessary to reproduce records accurately.
Using a manual speed change (for the odd
occasion you may want to play a 45 RPM
record) rather than an automatic mechanism, eliminates speed inconsistencies
and possible damage to the drive belt. The
money we save with this method is spent
on an expensive low vibration motor which
would normally be used on a turntable
costing two or three times the amount. The
simplistic design of the Rega P1 and the
use of extremely high quality components
ensure that your turntable should last for
many years. The tips we give may help
increase the longevity of your TT-1 and
give you maximum musical enjoyment
combined with ease of use.
P1
Top view of turntable
Red (Right channel)
White (Left channel)
Power
Quick set up (factory fitted cartridge only)
Bias
Adjustment
Slider
Your turntable has been designed to be
very simple to set-up and use.
We have designed this turntable so that
correct tracking weight can be achieved by
simply moving the balance weight as close
to the pivot point as possible. Fig 1.
This will automatically set the arm to within
the recommended tracking range for the
factory fitted stylus. (1.5g - 2.0g)
P1
Quick set up guide (fig 1.)
The Bias slider should be set to the same
figure as the tracking weight.
Push balance
weight on as far
as the shaft will
allow.
Advanced Set-up (for use when fitting different cartridges)
Align the cartridge as shown in fig 2.
Ensure the cartridge is sitting square in the
headshell before fully tightening. Make
sure the bias adjustment slider is set to
zero. Screw the balance weight along its
shaft until the stylus is "floating" just 1mm
clear of the record.
The recommended tracking force can now
be applied by rotating the balance weight
so that it moves towards the front of the
arm. A half turn gives 1g tracking force.
Always use a force which corresponds to
the upper limit of the cartridge maker's recommended range. Set the bias adjustment
slider to the same number as the tracking
force control - i.e. 1.5g tracking force = 1.5
on the bias slider.
Balance weight
Advanced set up guide (fig 2.)
Stylus must line up
with the front edge
of the hole
Hints and Tips using your Turntable
1
M o u n t t h e t u r n ta b l e o n a r i g i d , l e v e l s u r f a c e . A l i g h t s h e l f o r
t u r n ta b l e s u p p o r t s c r e w e d t o a w a l l o r i n a n a l c o v e i s i d e a l .
Av o i d m o u n t i n g o n h o l l o w o r h e a v y c a b i n e ts o r a n y t h i n g
m o u n t e d o n a w o o d e n f l o o r.
2
Tr y t o k e e p t h e l i d c l o s e d w h i l e p l a y i n g t h e r e c o r d s . T h i s w i l l
prevent dust falling on to the records and make cleaning
u n n e c e s s a r y. T h e r e m a y a l s o b e a s o n i c i m p r o v e m e n t .
3
Don't use any record cleaner that works while the record is
p l a y i n g o r a n y c l e a n e r s t h a t u s e w a t e r o r s o l v e n ts . I f y o u
keep your records stored in their sleeves, avoid touching the
playing surfaces, play with the lid down and keep all water
a n d f l u i d s a w a y, c l e a n i n g s h o u l d n o t b e n e c e s s a r y. D o n ' t
worry about visible dust on the record surface, this is
b r u s h e d a s i d e b y t h e s t y l u s a n d a n y t h a t c o l l e c ts o n t h e s t y l u s c a n b e e a s i l y b l o w n a w a y. I n g e n e r a l , r e c o r d c l e a n i n g i s
overdone and one should not believe all the claims made by
record cleaner manufacturers.
4
L e a v e t h e t u r n ta b l e r u n n i n g d u r i n g a r e c o r d p l a y i n g s e s s i o n .
S w i t c h o n b e f o r e t h e s e s s i o n a n d o n l y s w i t c h o ff a ft e r y o u
have finished.
5
D o n ' t l i ft t h e c e n t r e h u b o u t f r o m t h e m a i n b e a r i n g . T h e b e a r ing is factory assembled with a film of special thick lubricant.
If the centre hub is removed this film may be disturbed.
6
R e g a t u r n ta b l e s a r e d e s i g n e d t o o p t i m i s e p e r f o r m a n c e f o r
music reproduction and therefore no compromises have been
m a d e t o g i v e q u i c k s ta r t t i m e s . T h e n o r m a l t i m e ta k e n f o r f u l l
speed to be reached is between 2-5 seconds.
7
The arm earth (or ground) is automatically connected
through the arm cable screening. No other earthing should
b e n e c e s s a r y.
8
9
S a v e t h e o r i g i n a l pa c k i n g i n c a s e y o u e v e r n e e d t o t r a n s p o r t
t h e t u r n ta b l e .
D o n ' t u s e a n y p o l i s h e s o n t h e t u r n ta b l e o r l i d . To c l e a n o r
d u s t , w i p e g e n t l y w i t h a s o ft c o t t o n d u s t e r ( s l i g h t l y d a m p o n l y
if necessary).
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Warning: Any attempt to adjust or repair this product by persons other
than Rega personnel may invalidate the guarantee.