Origin Live Aurora MKI - Manual (Page 6)

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Fit the belt over the motor pulley and sub-platter.
Set the belt tension by positioning the motor housing relative to the turntable. Ideally the centre of the pulley
should be approximately 124mm from the centre of the bearing house.
Note: It is very common for people to set the belt tension too tight, which can slightly degrade performance. The
optimum setting is where there is enough tension to turn the platter without audible wow and flutter but no more.
This may take some experimentation.
It also aids performance to clean all the running surfaces with mentholated or surgical spirit.
Ensure that the motor pod is not touching the plinth.
Place the platter on the sub platter. The motor pod should be positioned such that the pulley is situated inside
the rim of the platter. To adjust the tension of the belt, move the motor pod towards or away from the centre of
the turntable. The belt should be tight enough to turn the platter with out any wow or flutter but not be set too
tight because this will degrade the performance.
Level the deck
To check the level of the turntable always use the platter as your reference, not the plinth, as there is usually a
very slight discrepancy. Fine levelling of the deck is possible by either levelling the support that the turntable is
standing on or alternatively y ou can insert the cork discs supplied under one of the rubber feet.
C O N N E C T I N G U P T H E P O W E R S U P P L Y .
Now that you have positioned the motor pod you need to plug in the control box and transformer.
1. Plug the smaller male dc connector from the motor into the left hand of the two holes at the back of
the control box (See Fig A below)
2. Plug the male dc connector from the transformer (low voltage input) into the right hand socket (when
looking at the back of the box) another way of describe it is the socket directly behind the LED.
3. You will know that the motor kit is connected up correctly when the LED comes on (This light will
remain lit all the time that the motor kit is plugged in at the mains supply).
The location of the control box should preferably be kept away from strong electromagnetic fields such as
those generated by transformers, amplifiers, power supplies etc.
NEVER LEAVE THE POWER SUPPLY PLUGGED IN IF THE CONTROL BOX IS
DISCONNECTED FROM IT – In rare cases this can damage the transformer.
Photo showing motor pod and sub-
platter added.