Linn Basik Owners Manual

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IntroductionThank you for buying the Linn BASIK turntable. We are sure it will provide you with musical pleasure for many years to come. Linn Products have always stated that the turntable is the most important part of a high fidelity system. If you do not get a good signal from the record then the potential of the rest of your system will never be realised as neither the amplifier nor the speakers can improve the quality of the signal they receive. The Linn BASIK is made to the highest engineering standards and brings a new level of performance to turntables in its price range.

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INSTALLATIONv Carefully remove all packing from box. v Put all the oil from the phial supplied into the bearing housing - NOTE Remove bearing-housing dustcap. v Carefully put the Inner Platter into the bearing housing supporting it as it sinks down to prevent damage to the bearing surfaces. v Fit the Belt around the inner platter and motor pulley (see Speed Selection"). NOTE -“ BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET OIL ON THE BELT v Fit the O O u u t t e e r r P P l l a a t t t t e e r r and Mat onto the inner platter. If your deck is fitted with a Linn AKITO tonearm, set the Tracking Weight as follows:- NOTE -“ the cartridge should be fitted to the arm prior to this procedure -“ remove the arm from the turntable when fitting the cartridge to the arm to prevent damaging the tonearm bearing during fitting. v Make sure the arm is clipped into its rest, the bias is off and the lift/lower device is lowered. With tracking dial facing backward, screw the counterweight clockwise (as you look at the dial) onto the arm, pushing gently to engage the thread. Remove the stylus guard. Holding the fingerlift, unclip the arm and move it to between its rest and the platter.