Performance SE User manual Made in Germany Hi-Fi Components clearaudio electronic GmbH Spardorfer Str. 150 ● D-91054 Erlangen ● Tel. +49(0) 1805/059595 ● FAX +49(0) 09131/51683 www.clearaudio.de ● www.analogshop.de ● info@clearaudio.de /clearaudio copyright 2012 Version-1.
Performance SE User manual Dear clearaudio-customer, you have purchased a state-of-the-art turntable, the Performance SE, a world class product of clearaudio electronic GmbH. The special resonance-optimised construction, the external motor-unit and the patented clearaudio - CMB-bearing-technology guarantees absolute speed stability, pure pleasure in listening and reproduction in accordance to the original. Thank you very much for your confidence.
Performance SE User manual Contents 1. Packaging overview 4 2. Packing contents 5 3. Set-up and operation 7 4. Tonearm- and pick-up setting 9 5. Azimuth-setting 17 6. Antiskating-setting 17 7. Service 18 8. Special directions 19 9.
Performance SE User manual 1. Packaging overview 1. Layer (top): Motor-unit, motor-basis (not shown) top of bearing, belt, pulley, fittings and accessories If ordered as set: satisfy tonearm and/or pickup 2. Layer (middle): Turntable - chassis 3.
Performance SE User manual 2. Packing contents The clearaudio Performance SE-turntable is delivered in a especially designed and custom packaging. Please check the contents according to the following list before you set up your new clearaudio Performance SE-turntable. 1 4 3 2 5 6 1 Chassis with built-in bearing and tone arm base 2 3 Top of the CMB - bearing 4 5 Motor-unit with attached power cord 6 Page 5 Turntable platter 6-cut pulley for 230V motor or 2-cut pulley for 110 V motor, incl.
Performance SE User manual 8 7 9 11 10 12 14 15 13 16 7 Synthetic bearing oil (2,5 ml) 8 Level gauge 9 Optional: Satisfy Tonearm 10 Ground wire ( if hum occures ) (drilling for ground wire on the backside of the tonearmbase) 12 Optional: Maestro MM pick-up 11 clearaudio Smart Stylus Gauge (without cartridge) 13 2 Silent belts 2mm (1 for replacement) 14 Pair of white gloves 15 Allen wrench size 3 16 Screwdriver ( for fixing the pulley ) 17 Warranty-certificate ( card ) Page 6
Performance SE User manual 3. Set-up and operation The Performance SE -turntable consists of several devices, as described in No 2 (Packing content). The set up is easy as some of the components are pre-assembled at the factory. Please make use of the white gloves enclosed in order to avoid scratches or unwanted fingerprints (platter). Please follow the description step by step: The Performance SE requires a space of at least 16,54 inch x 12,99 inch for positioning.
Performance SE User manual Place the pre-mounted chassis on your hifi-rack or another suitable base. Picture 2: Performance SE chassis Please remove the protective seal from the bearing shaft and place two drops of the synthetic bearing oil on the ceramic bearing shaft. Slip the bearing top onto the bearing shaft of the turntable (please remove the safety strip first). Now you can set the platter carefully onto the bearing.
Performance SE User manual 4. Tonearm- and pick-up setting Satisfy-Tonearm mounting Please fix the base of the satisfy-tonearm on the basis on your Performance SE-turntable chassis using the short screws (M4x20). Tighten the screws of the satisfy-tonearm base using the allen screwdriver enclosed. Picture 5: Satisfy - tonearm mount base Pass the cables of the satisfy-tonearm carefully through the tonearm base. Please make sure that the cables will not damaged or bent too much.
Performance SE User manual Secure the tonearm only slightly using the fixing screws (marked red in the picture 1 and 2) so you can still move it for exact adjustment. After adjusting the vertical position you should tighten the fixing screws to place the tonearm in it’s final position.
Performance SE User manual Use the enclosed headshell screws (2x M 2,5) to fix the pick-up/cartridge to the headshell of the tonearm. Picture 9: Mounting the cartridge For a more comfortable adjustment, please take the delivered “Smart Stylus gauge” and adjust the tracking force by using the gauge. Please place the Smart Stylus gauge on the platter and put the cartridge on the fine line which is marked with the recommend tracking force for your cartridge (e.g. clearaudio MM cartridge 20 mN (2,0 gram)).
Performance SE User manual For pre-setting the tracking force, screw the counter weight on to the threaded back of the tonearm. Take the tonearm tube from the armrest and support it with one hand while screwing the counter weight with the other hand cautiously towards the centre of rotation of the tonearm. When the tonearm is balanced, the tracking force is should be zero.
Performance SE User manual In order to align the cartridge now, push the enclosed template on the turntable spindle as shown in the picture. The arrow must point to the centre of the rotation axle of the tonearm. Picture 12: Cartridge alignment gauge Position the pick-up/cartridge in the aligning area of the template marked by a pattern of lines.
Performance SE User manual The pick-up/cartridge is adjusted correctly, if the needle points to the reference centre on the template and the printed lines are parallel to the sides and front of the pick-up/cartridge. The front of the pick-up/cartridge system should be parallel to the printed lines when looked at from above. When loosening the central screw on the headshell you can adjust the position of the pick-up/ cartridge. Tighten the screw on the headshell again to secure the position.
Performance SE User manual Turning the counter weight forward or backward (green arrow = more tracking force/backward = less tracking force) you can now set the exact weight of the pick-up /cartridge. Picture 17: Changing the tracking force Now mount the pulley on the motor-unit. Slide the pulley onto the motor axis. Make sure the distance between the bottom of the pulley and the motor-chassis is about 3 mm. Tighten the pre-mounted screws with the enclosed screwdriver.
Performance SE User manual Put the belt around the platter and the pulley. The pulley is equipped with 6 little grooves fort the belt. Those with a smaller diameter are used for the speed 33 1/3 U/m, those with the bigger diameter are used for the speed 45 U/m. The middle groove is used for the exact speed. The upper groove increases the speed a little bit, the lower groove reduces the speed a little. Important: Turn the platter now by hand, to ensure the perfect positioning of the belt around the platter.
Performance SE User manual 5. Azimuth-setting Please note that the azimuth is pre-set exactly. If for any reason the azimuth must be altered to compensate the geometry of some pick-up/cartridges, follow these steps: loosen the screw on the bottom side of the tone arm near the headshell. Now you can adjust the azimuth by turning the headshell gently in the tonearm. When finished, lock the screw again. Picture 23 + 24: Loosen the screw to set the azimuth 6.
Performance SE User manual 7. Service If any service or repair on all clearaudio products is necessary, please contact your dealer / distributor or contact clearaudio directly. We can inform you as well about your nearest service location. Transportation advice: If any transportation of the Performance SE -turntable should be necessary, please always remove the turntable platter. Otherwise serious damage can occur! The bearing hole needs to be covered as well, to avoid any dust coming into the bearing.
Performance SE User manual 8. Special directions The clearaudio Performance SE does not require an extensive maintenance. If the Performance SE -turntable is for a longer time not in use, please disconnect the motor from the mains supply. Every two years you can lubricate (only if you will recognize speed variations) the bearing of the turntable platter with the supplied oil. In this case it is enough to put 4 or 5 drops of the oil onto the bearing shaft.
Performance SE User manual 9. Technical data Construction: Resonance-optimised chassis, highly compressed wood with aluminium frame sandwiched in two aluminium plates Versions: Performance SE aluminium silver Performance SE Aluminium black Speed ranges: 33 1/3 RPM or 45 RPM Drive unit (motor): Decoupled motor-unit, synchronous-motor, belt-drive Rumble: DIN IEC 98 by method A / 92 dB Bearing: Patented, Inverted bearing and polished ceramic axle, incl.
Performance SE User manual To achieve the full clearaudio warranty (Performance SE 5 years), it is necessary that you fill out and send the corresponding part of the warranty registration certificate /card back to clearaudio, within two weeks after purchase. Only if the product is returned in it’s original packing clearaudio can provide the warranty of 5 years. ENGLISH WARRANTY For warranty information, contact your local clearaudio distributor.
