Sony PS-LX310BT User's Manual
Sony PS-LX310BT User's Manual
Sony PS-LX310BT User's Manual
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PS-LX310BT
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Features
PS-LX310BT is a stereo turntable system designed for analog playback of vinyl records.
Assemble your turntable to use it for the first time.
Audio cable
Note
• Be sure to connect to and use a BLUETOOTH wireless technology enabled audio device with a volume
adjustment function. Audio tracks may be played at very loud volumes if you connect your turntable to a
device from which you cannot adjust the volume.
• Devices, including TVs, smartphones, and computers, cannot receive streams that are sent from your
turntable if the turntable is connected to a BLUETOOTH device.
• Your turntable is not an analog record player designed for DJ (Disk Jockey) use. Stopping or reversing the
rotation of the vinyl record by hand will cause malfunctions.
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Table of Contents
Precautions....................................... 3
Features............................................ 4
Parts and Controls............................ 6
Getting Started
Checking the Supplied Items........... 9
Assembling the Turntable...............10
Connecting Your Turntable............. 12
Maintenance
Cleaning the Stylus..........................18
Replacing the Stylus........................18
Replacing the Drive Belt..................19
Cleaning the Dust Cover and the
Turntable Body................................19
Additional Information
Troubleshooting............................. 20
Repair Services................................ 21
Specifications..................................22
Customer Support Websites...........23
Trademarks......................................23
Index................................................23
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Parts and Controls
Front/Side
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Tone arm (page 15) Stylus (page 18)
The stylus's protective cover was attached
SIZE rotary switch knob (page 15) when you purchased your turntable. Attach the
Rotate to set to the appropriate size of the cover when assembling your turntable and
vinyl record to be played. when you are not using your turntable for a
long time.
Tone arm rest (page 16) Note
Place the tone arm here while you are not The stylus is a high precision component.
playing a vinyl record. Handle it with care to avoid damage.
Note
Cartridge body (page 18)
There is a hole on the lower side of the tone
armrest. Pass a string through the hole and fix
the tone arm and the tone arm rest before START button (page 16)
carrying your turntable.
STOP button (page 16)
SPEED rotary switch knob (page 15)
Rotate to set to the appropriate rpm of the UP/DOWN button (page 16)
vinyl record to be played.
Headshell
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Rear
DC IN 12V jack
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• Dust cover hinges (2)*
Getting Started
Checking the Supplied • AC adaptor (1)
Items
Make sure that you have all of the supplied
accessories listed below. If you find
anything missing, contact your dealer or the
Getting Started
customer support website. (See page 23.)
• Platter (with drive belt) (1)
• Operating Instructions (this manual)
* The 45 rpm adaptor and dust cover hinges are
attached to a side surface of your turntable's
packaging material.
Note
Keep the packaging materials in case you need to
transport your turntable for repair.
• Mat for the platter (1)
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Attaching the platter
Assembling the
Turntable
1 Place the platter on the spindle.
Note Keep the platter level while placing it on
• When you purchased your turntable, a stylus's the spindle.
protective cover was attached to the stylus.
Leave on the cover as you assemble your
turntable.
• Do not connect your turntable to a power outlet
with the AC adaptor until you are finished with
assembly.
Platter
• The stylus is a high precision component. Do not
touch the stylus while handling it. Touching the
stylus with your fingers, or banging the stylus Motor
into the platter, may cause damage to the stylus. pulley
• To move your turntable after assembling the
turntable,
Spindle
– attach the stylus's protective cover,
– remove the platter, and
– pass a string through the hole in the tone arm
rest and fix the tone arm and the tone arm
rest.
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3 Peel off the adhesive tape, pull and Attaching the dust cover
hold the red ribbon, and then hook
the drive belt around the motor
pulley. 1 Insert the supplied dust cover
hinges to the hinge pockets on the
dust cover.
Hinge pockets
Getting Started
Dust cover hinges
Note
• Be careful to not let the drive belt twist. If the
drive belt is twisted while placing it around
the motor pulley, the speed will become 2 Align the attached hinges with the
unstable and the platter will stop after it hinge pockets on the rear of your
begins rotating. If this happens, place the turntable and push in the dust
drive belt around the motor pulley again.
• When placing the drive belt around the
cover.
platter, do not stretch the drive belt roughly.
Doing so degrades the drive belt, which
causes the sound's pitch to fluctuate and be
too high.
• If the drive belt comes off of the platter's
inner circle while you are placing the drive
belt around it, temporarily remove the
platter. Turn the platter over and wind the
drive belt around the circumference of the
inner circle. Then, start again from the
beginning of the procedure.
• Be sure to remove the red ribbon after you
place the drive belt around the motor pulley.
The red ribbon is intended to help you with
this work. Placing the drive belt around the
motor pulley is still possible without the red Tip
ribbon. The red ribbon is no longer needed To remove the dust cover from the turntable,
once you have attached the platter. fully open the dust cover, grasp both sides
near the bottom of the cover, and then gently
4 Place the mat for the platter onto pull it out in the upward direction.
the platter.
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2 Switch the OUTPUT SELECT switch
Connecting Your on the back of the turntable
Turntable according to the connected audio
device's jack.
• If the audio device has a PHONO
Connecting via the audio input jack (connected to the PHONO
input jack)
cable Set the switch to PHONO. An audio
signal from the MM cartridge is output
Note from the audio cable without passing
• Be sure to turn off the audio device, such as a through the phono preamp built into
stereo system or an amplifier, before connection. the turntable. The phono preamp for
• Be sure to make all the connections before you
the audio device is used.
connect the AC adaptor to a power outlet.
1 Connect the audio cable, which • If the audio device does not have a
PHONO input jack (connected to the
comes out from the back of the
AUX input jack, VIDEO input jack,
turntable, to the PHONO input jack,
etc.)
AUX input jack, or analog input jack
Set the switch to LINE. The audio signal
for the audio device. that passes through the phono
Connect the white plug to the white (L) preamp built into the turntable is
jack and the red plug to the red (R) jack. output from the audio cable.
Note
• If you are only using the BLUETOOTH
connection and not connecting the turntable
to another device using the audio cable,
place the audio cable so that its metal tips
do not touch each other or any metallic parts
from racks or other devices. Then, set the
Note OUTPUT SELECT switch to LINE to use the
Be sure to insert the plugs firmly into the jacks. turntable.
Loose connection will cause playback noises. • Connecting the audio cable to the PHONO
input jack and setting the OUTPUT SELECT
switch to LINE may produce a very loud
sound that may break the amp or speaker.
Always set the switch to PHONO when
connecting to the PHONO input jack.
Connecting the audio cable to an analog
input jack, such as an AUX input jack, and
setting the OUTPUT SELECT switch to PHONO
produces only a very quiet sound. Always set
the switch to LINE when connecting to the
analog input jack.
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Tip
The OUTPUT SELECT switch is set to LINE at the
Connecting with the
time of purchase. BLUETOOTH function
3 Connect the AC adaptor. You can enjoy playing vinyl records by using
your turntable's BLUETOOTH function to
connect wirelessly to a playback device (not
supplied) that supports BLUETOOTH
wireless technology, such as BLUETOOTH
speakers or BLUETOOTH headphones.
Getting Started
The jolts from pressing the BLUETOOTH
button/ PAIRING button while playing a
vinyl record may cause the stylus to skip.
We recommend connecting to BLUETOOTH
Note before playing a vinyl record.
To avoid noise interference, place the AC
Note
adaptor body away from your turntable as far
as possible. Do not connect to headphones for which you
cannot adjust the volume. Audio tracks may be
played at very loud volumes.
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2 Press and hold your turntable's Note
BLUETOOTH button/ PAIRING button If you are only using the BLUETOOTH connection
for about 2 seconds, and then release it. and not connecting your turntable to another
device using the audio cable, set the OUTPUT
The BLUETOOTH indicator rapidly flashes blue. SELECT switch on the back of the turntable to LINE
to use the turntable.
Tip
• Once you have paired your turntable and device,
you can connect to the paired device simply by
giving a short press to the BLUETOOTH button/
PAIRING button to enable your turntable's
BLUETOOTH function. You can also connect to
the paired device and play vinyl records by
pressing the START button on the front of the
turntable when the BLUETOOTH indicator is lit
orange (in standby).
• Press the BLUETOOTH button/ PAIRING
button to disengage from the BLUETOOTH
connection. The BLUETOOTH indicator turns off.
• You can register information for a maximum of
8 devices paired to your turntable.
You can delete all information for paired devices
by pressing and holding the BLUETOOTH
button/ PAIRING button for about 10 seconds,
and then releasing it.
3 Turn on the pairing mode for the If you cannot register (pair) devices
playback device that supports • If there are playback devices, which
BLUETOOTH wireless technology, to support BLUETOOTH wireless technology
which you want to connect. nearby, that have the BLUETOOTH
function enabled, but some of them are
not the device with which you want to
pair, disable their BLUETOOTH function
and try pairing again.
• With the pairing operation, the device
with which you do not want to pair may
be turned on and connected to the
turntable automatically. If this occurs,
change the device's setting not to turn on
by the BLUETOOTH connection, turn off
the device, and try pairing again.
The above illustration is one example of • You cannot pair your turntable with
a device that is connecting. smartphones, TVs, or computers. The
turntable can use the BLUETOOTH
For how to turn on the pairing mode for function to send data to playback devices
the device to which you want to connect, that support BLUETOOTH wireless
refer to the user's instructions supplied technology; however, because the
with the device. turntable cannot receive data from
The BLUETOOTH indicator stops flashing smartphones, TVs, or computers, the
blue and remains lit when pairing is turntable cannot pair with them.
complete.
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2 Use the SPEED rotary switch knob to
Listening to a Vinyl select the rotation speed
Record appropriate for the vinyl record.
Note
Place only one vinyl record on the platter at a
time.
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4 Remove the stylus protective cover. 6 Adjust the volume using the audio
device.
To stop playback
Press the STOP button. The tone arm
returns to the tone arm rest. The platter
stops rotating.
To pause playback
Stylus protective
Press the UP/DOWN button to raise the
cover
stylus off the vinyl record. The platter keeps
rotating.
Note
• When closing the dust cover, close it slowly
to avoid making physical force that may
cause the stylus to skip.
• During playback, keep your hands away from
the tone arm and the turning vinyl record.
• During playback, do not change the settings
with the switches on the rear of your
turntable.
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Playing via a BLUETOOTH
connection
To connect your turntable for the first time to
a playback device that supports BLUETOOTH
wireless technology using the BLUETOOTH
function, you must register (pair) the device
in advance. (See page 13.)
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3 Hold the cartridge body () with
Maintenance one hand, grasp the stylus with the
other, and then pull the stylus in the
direction of the arrow to remove it
Cleaning the Stylus from the cartridge body.
The stylus is a high precision component.
Handle it with care to avoid damage.
Use a commercial cleaning product for
cleaning the stylus.
2 Attach the stylus protective cover to 3 Push the stylus in the direction of
the stylus. the arrow until it clicks into place.
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5 Turn the platter upside down and
Replacing the Drive Belt remove the drive belt.
The drive belt will wear or may even break
over time. In such a case, replace it with a
new one.
To obtain a spare drive belt, contact your
dealer or the customer support website.
(See page 23.)
1 Turn off your turntable and the 6 Wind a new drive belt around the
platter while keeping it untwisted.
connected audio device and unplug
Follow the steps in “Assembling the
the AC adaptor from the power
Turntable” to finish assembly. (See page
outlet.
10.)
2 Remove the mat for the platter.
Maintenance
Note
Spare drive belts do not have the red
3 Unhook the drive belt from the indication ribbon attached.
motor pulley.
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You hear noises.
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BLUETOOTH connections
Repair Services
You cannot pair via the BLUETOOTH When you find your turntable not working
wireless technology. properly, first review the suggestions listed in
“Troubleshooting” to find out if your problem
• If there are playback devices, which support
needs repair.
BLUETOOTH wireless technology nearby, that
have the BLUETOOTH function enabled, but
If the suggestions do not help solving the
some of them are not the device with which
problem, contact your dealer or the customer
you want to pair, disable their BLUETOOTH
support website. (See page 23.)
function and try pairing again.
• With the pairing operation, the device with
Spare components retention period:
which you do not want to pair may be
Sony retains functional turntable components
turned on and connected to the turntable
for repair (components required to maintain
automatically. If this occurs, change the
the turntable functions) for at least eight years
device's setting not to turn on by the
after discontinuation of the product, as
BLUETOOTH connection, turn off the device,
instructed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade
and try pairing again.
and Industry of Japan, and will provide repair
Additional Information
• The procedure for turning on the pairing
services during this retention period.
mode differs depending on the playback
Depending on the component that needs
device that supports BLUETOOTH wireless
repair, however, repair services may still be
technology. For details, refer to the user's
provided beyond the retention period. For
instructions supplied with the device.
more information, contact the customer
support website. (See page 23.)
You cannot connect your turntable to the
playback device, which supports
Before you contact your dealer or the customer
BLUETOOTH wireless technology, to which
support website (page 23), you are advised
you want to connect.
to have the following information at hand:
If there are playback devices, which support • Model number: PS-LX310BT
BLUETOOTH wireless technology nearby, that • Serial number at the bottom of your
have the BLUETOOTH function enabled, but some turntable:
of them are not the device to which you want to • Description of the defect(s): Please describe
connect, disable their BLUETOOTH function. as much as you can.
• Date of your purchase:
You cannot connect your smartphone, TV,
• Your dealer name:
or computer.
Your turntable can use the BLUETOOTH If the stylus or the drive belt is damaged or
function to send data to playback devices that worn out due to improper use, repair services
support BLUETOOTH wireless technology; will be provided at your expense.
however, because your turntable cannot
receive data from smartphones, TVs, or
computers, your turntable cannot connect to
them.
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Customer Support Index
Websites 45 rpm adaptor........................................9, 15
audio cable..................................................12
For information about purchasing spare
cartridge body......................................... 7, 18
components, accessories, and other support
dust cover hinges.................................6, 9, 11
services, visit the customer support website
headshell...................................................... 7
designated to your area of residency.
mat for the platter................................6, 9, 11
For customers in Europe: noise............................................................20
http://www.sony.eu/support platter............................................. 6, 9, 10, 20
pulley..................................................... 10, 19
For customers in the U.S.A.: rotation speed.............................................15
http://esupport.sony.com/US spindle.....................................................6, 10
tone arm....................................... 7, 15, 16, 20
For customers in Canada:
http://esupport.sony.com/CA/
Additional Information
For customers in other countries/
regions:
http://www.sony-asia.com/support
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