

Please remember to remove dust from the diamond tip before and after playback of each record.

Cleaning of stylus by means of a fine antistatic brush.Cleaning of record by using record cleaning machine once in a while. Cleaning of record by means of fibre brush before and after every use.With proper care we find that up to 1000 hours is possible without degradation of performance. In order to keep electrical contacts clean and to lubricate the knurled nut on the tonearm, Ortofon recommends occasionally a light spray of contact cleaner like DeoxIT ®Gold G-Series into the tonearm socket. Please remember to remove dust from the diamond tip before and after playback of each record.A new stylus protection guard can be purchased on the Ortofon webshop . The stylus protection guard provided for the cartridge is designed to be easily replaced and removed. Please mount the stylus guard onto the cartridge whenever the cartridge is not in use in order to avoid accidental damage to the stylus or cantilever.Review quote from Analog Planet, Jul 25, 2012, by Michael Fremer: ".The Onzow Zerodust is recommended only if you can prevent your platter from moving when you lower the stylus into the mound of gel, and only occasionally, unless you exercise extreme caution each and every time." NB: Ortofon do not recommend the use of the Onzow Zerodust stylus cleaner. The Ortofon warranty service will not be valid in cases where such treatment has caused malfunction of your cartridge. Also, interior parts of the cartridge can be affected seriously by the intrusion of solvents. The use of solvents on the stylus and cantilever may damage stylus cement.Occasional use of record washing machine can be recommended. The detergents should be allergy- & environmental friendly, without perfume or as little as possible: a few drops to a few liters of waters, no lather. If necessary, records may be washed in lukewarm demineralized water with a dash of sulphonic soap. Ortofon do not recommend the use of solvents of any kind for cleaning of either record surface or stylus.
HOW TO SET AN SME TONEARM HOW TO
Watch this video that explains how to clean your stylus: Following this treatment there will normally be no need for further stylus cleaning. This will take all normal dust and most of the slick release agent from new records. Use the brush in the forward direction from the rear of the cartridge towards the stylus tip and never from stylus tip to the rear of the cartridge and never from side to side.
