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Thank you for choosing the Ortofon Moving
Magnet cartridge. At Ortofon we constantly lookfor new technology to be used in our products,
thus we assure the highest level of performanceand quality. Reflecting our extensive experience
in industrial design and technological know-how,
we present the Ortofon VNL cartridge – a model
tailored uniquely to the unrelenting demands ofmodern turntablists and portablists.

WARNING
This phono cartridge is only for mounting on tonearms
and must not be used for other purposes.

PLEASE NOTE
To avoid damages on the stylus please keep the stylus
guard on the cartridge any time when mounting ordismounting the unit.

MOUNTING THE VNL CARTRIDGE
1. Remove stylus unit with stylus guard before working
with leads and screws. Handle all parts carefully.
2. Please correlate the colour code for the terminals
on the drawing with the colour codings on the VNL
cartridge.

White L+

Green RGRed R+

Blue LG

3. Fasten the VNL cartridge to the headshell using apair of screws enclosed the packing. Do not tightenthe screws completely before the stylus unit has
been remounted.
4. Adjust tonearm parallel to record surface, set
tracking force acc. to the cartridge’s recommended
technical data. For best backcueing performanceuse “0” for antiskating.
For more information please refer to Ortofon DJ FAQ:
www.ortofon.com/support/support-dj/faq-setup.

THE OPTIMUM TRACKING
WEIGHT SETTING
Tracking Force Recommended refers to the optimal
weight which will result in the best combination ofgroove holding and sound. Take care not to deviate
outside of the Tracking Force Range, as it may result inskipping, poor sound quality, or unnecessary wear on
your vinyl.

STYLUS CARE
• Remove dust carefully from record surfaces by using afine antistatic brush before every use.

• We do not recommend the use of solvents of any kindfor cleaning of either record surface or stylus, as they
can weaken the stylus or cause damage to the internal
components of the cartridge.
• For cleaning the stylus, use stylus brush a few times
along the cantilever in the direction of the stylus tip,
whenever you play a new record or change sides. Usethe brush in the forward direction from the rear of thecartridge towards the stylus tip and never from stylus
tip to the rear of the cartridge and never from side toside.
• Remove dust from the diamond tip before and after
playback of each record.
• Make sure to follow setup guidelines as suggested by
the specifications found in the manual (or found on ourwebsite).

SPECIFICATIONS

Output voltage at
1,000 Hz, 5 cm/sec.

6 mV

6 mV

6 mV

Channel separation
1 kHz

20 dB

20 dB

20 dB

Frequency
Response

20 Hz – 20 kHz–2 / +4 dB

20 Hz – 20 kHz–2 / +4 dB

20 Hz – 20 kHz–2 / +4 dB

Tracking ability at 315 Hz
at recommended tracking 100 µm
force

90 µm

90 µm

Compliance,
dynamic lateral

16 µm/mN

15 µm/mN

14 µm/mN

StylustypeSpherical
R 18 µm

Spherical
R 18 µm

Spherical
R 18 µm

Tracking force
range

3–5g

3–5g

3–5g

Tracking force
recommended

4g

4g

4g

Internal impedance,
DC resistance

700 Ohm

700 Ohm

700 Ohm

Internal
inductance

450 mH

450 mH

450 mH

Recommended
load resistance

47 kOhm

47 kOhm

47 kOhm

Recommended
load capacitance

200 – 600 pF200 – 600 pF

200 – 600 pF

Cartridge weight
including extra
weight

6.5 g

6.5 g

6.5 g

Get more information about
Ortofon DJ cartridges

08-20/5-800161-12

Ortofon A/S
Stavangervej 9DK-4900 Nakskov
Denmark
support@ortofon.dk
www.ortofon.com