Origin Live MK3 arms ( upward facing points dual pivot) - Manual (Page 3)

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AZIMUTH PIVOT ADJUSTER SCREW
In underside of yoke - Factory set so do NOT adjust
or your arm will cease to work properly
VTA HEIGHT ADJUSTER WHEEL
Half turn clockwise raises arm 0.5mm
Must slacken VTA clamping screw before turning
Reclamp after adjusting to your preferred tension
AZIMUTH CLAMPING SCREWS
(one on each side of yoke) Do not adjust
VTA CLAMP SCREW HERE
Tighten up hard once vta is set
Loosen when adjusting VTA
Do not adjust any other set screws on this level
COUNTERWEIGHT
CLAMPING SCREW
ENCOUNTER , ILLUSTRIOUS
& CONQUEROR
Do NOT adjust grub screw
on opposite side
of vta clamping screw
VTA (vertical tracking angle) adjuster wheel
It is important to experimentally set the optimum arm height
by listening to different vta settings. If the arm base is too high
the sound is usually slightly on the bright side and lacking body
in the bass – too low and it veers on the dull side. To enable
precise and repeatable vta setting your origin Live arm has an
integral vta adjuster wheel. This method of height adjustment
is extremely accurate, with obvious benefits in terms of speed of
adjustment. This means better listening comparisons between
different vta settings.
VTA Calibration: The arm must be “unclamped” for the
vta wheel to work – see diagram for clamping grub screw
position. Just under the arm plate is the thin knurled vta height
adjuster wheel – The wheel has silver markings on the edge so
that you to see how far you turn it. There are actually only 2
silver marks to allow you to count each half revolution of the
wheel. Every half revolution is equivalent to a 0.5mm increase
in height. Rotating the wheel clockwise (looking down on the
wheel) raises the arm and lowering is the opposite.
Clamping: For the sake of speed in vta setting, we recommend
that you leave the arm unclamped during the comparisons.
However it will sound FAR better clamped tight, once you have
arrived at the vta “sweet spot”. An Allen key is provided for this
purpose and the position of the clamping grub screw is shown
in the relevant diagram.
The wheel is capable of raising the arm around 30mm but not
more than 20mm is recommended for optimum performance.
Thank you for purchasing an Origin Live arm. Enjoy getting
closer to the original sound and enter the heart of your music.
We hope to serve you in the future.