Owners Manual

( 華 )
HANA Moving Coil Phono Cartridges
Owner
'
s Manual
(Hana EL,EH,SL,SH: 4 models)
Connectingheadshellleadwiresto
eachHANAterminalpin.
Red:Rightpositive(+)
Green:Rightnegative(-)
White:Leftpositive(+)
Blue:Leftnegative(-)
HANA-SL
NudeDiamondShibata
Aluminum
0.5mv/1KHz
<1.5dB/1KHZ
2gr
70μm/2gr
28dB/1KHz
15-32,000Hz
30Ω/1KHz
>400Ω
5gr
Black
ModelNo.
Stylus
Caitilever
Outputlevel
Outputbalance
VerticalTrackingforce
Trackability
Channelseparation
Frequencyresponse
Impedance
SuggestedloadImpedance
Cartridgeweight
BodyColor
HANA-EH
SyntheticElliptical
Aluminum
2mv/1kHz
<2dB/1KHz
2gr
70μm/2gr
25dB/1KHz
15-25,000Hz
130Ω/1KHz
47KΩ
5gr
MossGreen
HANA-SH
NudeDiamondShibata
Aluminum
2mv/1kHz
<1.5dB/1KHz
2gr
70μm/2gr
28dB/1KHz
15-32,000Hz
130Ω/1KHz
47KΩ
5gr
Black
HANA-EL
SyntheticElliptical
Aluminum
0.5mv/1KHz
<2dB/1KHz
2gr
70μm/2gr
25dB/1KHz
15-25,000Hz
30Ω/1KHz
>400Ω
5gr
MossGreen
華HanaMovingCoilCartridgesSpecification
■Productsline
HANA-EH:HighOutput/EllipticalStylustobeconnecteddirecttoMMphonostage
HANA-EL:LowOutput/Ellipticalstylustobeconnectedtostep-updevice,orMCphonostage
HANA-SH:HighOutput/ShibataStylustobeconnectdirecttoMMphonostage
HANA-SL:LowOutput/ShibataStylustobeconnectedtostep-updevice,orMCphonostage
■Caution
●Besurenottodamagevulnerablecantileverorstyluswhenconnectingwithheadshell.
●NeversolderheadshellleadwiresdirectlytoHANAterminalpins,whichmightbreakinner
cartridgemovingcoilwires.
●Donotputanyunnecessarypressureoncantileverstylusbyfingers,whichiscarefullytunedat
thefactory.Unusualpressurewillcausemovingcoilcartridgestoloosetheirfactoryset
compliance.
●Tocleanthestylus,usetheincludedsmallbrush.Gentlymovethebrushfrombacktofront
(movingfromcantileverbase,tostylustip)toremovedustordebris,builtupduringplayback.
●VTF(VerticalTrackingForce)setting:
Nominaltrackingforceis2gforallHANAMCmodels.
(Note:IncreaseVTFvalueslightly,ifroomtemperatureisbelow20degreesCentigrade,or68
degreesFahrenheit;also,thecartridgewillwarmupafterplayingmusicforafewminutes,
increasingcomplianceslightly,duetothekineticenergyofthedisk)
■Installation
●ConnectingwithHeadshell
FixHANAtoyourheadshellwithsuppliedscrewsandnuts.Paycarefulattentionthatthecartridge
isnottwistedorangledwhenattachingittotheheadshell.Makesurethatthereisnoforeign
objectbetweenthebodyandtheheadshellortonearmforbestsound.Makesurethetopofthe
cartridgeisflattotheheadshellortonearm.Ifthecartridgeisnotflat,itwillbedifficulttoachieve
correctazimuthandzenith.Makesurethatthebodyofthecartridgeisparalleltotheedgeofthe
headshelltoassurecorrectoffsetangleandgeometry.Fingertightenveryfirmly,butdonotuse
excessforcethatmightstripthescrewsordistortthebodyofthecartridge.
■Warranty
Themanufacturer'swarrantywillapplytonormalusageandoperationfor2yearsaftershipping
datefromthemanufacturer.However,thewarrantydoesnotapplytoanydamagebyabuse.This
istobedeterminedbymanufacturerforwarrantyeligibility.Thewarrantycoversdefectsin
materialsandcraftsmanship,butnotabuse.Pleasehandleyourcartridgecarefully.Donotuse
excessforcewheninstallingorcleaningyourcartridge.Ifyouareunsure,pleaseaskyourdealer
forassistance.
Ifyouaccidentallydamageyourcartridge,themanufacturerdoesofferagenerousretipplan.This
alsoappliestocartridgesthatareoutofthewarrantyperiod.
hana
華
21
109 4.5
12.7
φ2.7
16.8
8
2.6
8
16.8
12.1
15
2.9
3.5
3.5
5
12
1
2.9
GREEN
R-
RED
R+
BLUE
L-
WHITE
L+
■Productfeature
HANAcartridgesusehighrigidityaluminumcantilevers,andcross-shapedarmatures,providing
youwithbrilliantandgorgeoussound( “brilliantandgorgeous”aretheoriginalJapanese
meaningof“華” ).Hana“SH”and“SL”usenudenaturaldiamondShibata-stylus,capableof
excellenthighfrequencyresponse,givingyousupremetransparencyandexcellenttrackability.
ank you very much for purchasing a HANA MC cartridge!
HANA cartridges are competitively priced, but with high quality sound reproduction,
and ease of use and setup. In particular, the highoutput models, HANA “EH” and “SH” with 2mv output,
are directly connectible to high output MM Phono inputs,
without using step-up devices, still providing you with high quality MC sound.
Printed in japan