Thanks so much for the Owner's manual for my Sony PS - FL1. I had purchased the turntable off of eBay. It came in and looked great. Packed well and appeared to be great. I balanced and aligned the tone are and hooked it up. When trying to play a record the tone are would move to the right place and just before it would drop to play it moved back off the edge of the record before touching down. I searched the net for an answer to this issue. No luck. Then I purchased the owners manual and sure enough there was a place to adjust where the stylus touched down. That adjustment solved the problem and saved me a $35 feet to have the player checked out. The manual is well written and easy to understand. It is a must have for anyone with this front loading Sony turntable.
Some years back I pruchased a Sansui G-9000. I had it cleaned up and a problem with the left channel repaired. When I got it back I hooked it up to my tape decks, turn tables, TV and it played great. The only thing I was not really satisfied with was the performance of my Graphic Equalizer. I purchased this owner's manual had poured myself a cup of coffee. The manual is well organized and written in plain language. It also contained the solution to my dissatisfaction. By using the preamp connections coupled I was able to run everything through my graphic equalizer and now enjoy the full potential of my complete system.
An excellent service for the price, however, it would also have been handy if the troubleshooter pages were included. The manual is only sent in the language of your country, thus it looks as though there are some pages missing. Otherwise highly recommended.
I am happy to get a rare TECHNICS SH-9090 Owner's Manual by PDF in clear copy.
Text excerpt from page 5 (click to view)
Electrical Connection
The appliance is designed to be connected to 220 V monophase electricity supply. The connection must be carried out in compliance with the laws and regulations in force. Before the appliance is connected: 1) check that the main fuse and the domestic installation can support the load (see the rating label); 2) check that the power supply is properly earthed in compliance with the current rules; 3) check the socket or the double pole switch used for the electrical connection can be easily reached with the appliance built in the forniture unit. Connect the plug, able to support the load marked on the identification plate, to the cable (Fig. 5). The plug has to be fitted in a proper socket. If connecting the appliance directly to the electric system, it is necessary that you install a double pole switch between the appliance and the electricity supply, with a minimum gap of 3 mm. between the switch contacts and of a type suitable for the required load in compliance with the current rules. The earth cable (yellow/green) must not be interrupted by the interrupter. The connection cable has to be placed in order that, in each part, it cannot reach a temperature of 90 °C. The brown coloured phase cable (fitted in the terminal block contact marked with "L") must always be connected to the network phase.
Neutral
Earth (yellow/green) Fig. 5
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The connection of the voltage cable to the appliance's terminal block is of type "Y". This means that its replacement requires the specific equipment of a technician. In this case, only cable type H05V2V2-F T90 must be used. The cable section must be suitable to the voltage and the working temperature. The yellow/green earth wire must be approximately 2 cm. longer than the phase wires (Fig. 6). To open the terminal block and reach the terminals, proceed as follows: l insert the point of a screwdriver into the visible protrunding part of the terminal block; l exert a light pressure and lift (Fig. 6)
