ortofon OM 5E Moving Magnet Cartridge Owner’s Manual
- June 16, 2024
- ortofon
Table of Contents
ortofon OM 5E Moving Magnet Cartridge
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Ortofon Moving Magnet cartridge. At Ortofon we constantly look for new technology to be used in our products, thus we assure the highest level of performance and quality. It is our aim to bring you many hours of new and surprising experience in listening to your precious collection.
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 or dismounting the unit.
Mounting The Cartridge
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Remove stylus unit with stylus guard before working with leads and screws. Handle all parts carefully.
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Please correlate the colour code for the terminals on the drawing with the colour codings on the cartridge.
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Fasten the cartridge to the headshell using a pair of screws enclosed the packing. Do not tighten the screws completely before the stylus unit has been remounted.
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Adjust tonearm parallel to record surface, set tracking force and antiskating acc. to the cartridge’s recommended technical data.
For more information please refer to Ortofon HiFi FAQ: www.ortofon.com/support/support-hifi/faq- installation.
Stylus Care
To maintain optimal sound reproduction and to minimize wear on your record as
well as on your stylus, we recommend the following procedure before and after
each playback: remove dust carefully from record surfaces by using a fine anti
static brush or cloth before every use. Ortofon do not recommend the use of
solvents of any kind for cleaning of either record surface or stylus. If
necessary, records may be washed in lukewarm demineralized water with a dash
of sulphonic soap. 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.
The use of solvents on the stylus and cantilever may damage stylus cement;
interior parts of the cartridge can be affected seriously by the intrusion of
solvents.
The Ortofon warranty service will not be valid in cases where such treatment
has caused malfunction of your cartridge.
For cleaning the stylus, use fiber brush a few times along the cantilever in
the direction of the stylus tip, whenever you play a new record or change
sides. 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. This will take all normal dust and most of the
slick release agent from new records. Following this treatment there will
normally be no need for further stylus cleaning.
Please remember to remove dust from the diamond tip before and after playback
of each record.
Technical Data
Technical Data | OM 5S | OM 5E | Super OM 5 |
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Output voltage at 1,000 Hz, 5 cm/sec | 4.5 mV | 4 mV | 4 mV |
Channel balance at 1 kHz | 2 dB | 2 dB | 2 dB |
Channel separation at 1 kHz | 20 dB | 22 dB | 22 dB |
Channel separation at 15 kHz | 12 dB | 15 dB | 15 dB |
Frequency response | 20-20,000 Hz +/-3 dB | 20-20,000 Hz +/-3 dB | 20-22,000 Hz |
+/-3 dB
Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force)| 60 µm| 60 µm| 60
µm
Compliance, dynamic, lateral| 20 µm/mN| 20 µm/mN| 20 µm/mN
Stylus type| Spherical| Elliptical| Elliptical
Stylus tip radius| R 18 µm| r/R 8/18 µm| r/R 8/18 µm
Tracking force range| 1.5-2.0 g (15-20 mN)| 1.5-2.0 g (15-20 mN)| 1.5-2.0 g
(15-20 mN)
Tracking force, recommended| 1.75 g (17.5 mN)| 1.75 g (17.5 mN)| 1.75 g (17.5
mN)
Tracking angle| 20°| 20°| 20°
Internal impedance, DC resistance| 750 Ohm| 750 Ohm| 1 kOhm
Internal inductance| 450 mH| 450 mH| 580mH
Recommended load resistance| 47 kOhm| 47 kOhm| 47 kOhm
Recommended load capacitance| 200-500 pF| 200-500 pF| 200-500 pF
Cartridge color (body/stylus)| Black/Black| Black/Black| Black/Black
Cartridge weight incl. extra weight| 5 g| 5 g| 5 g
Cartridge weight excl. extra weight| 2.5 g| 2.5 g| 2.5 g
Replacement stylus unit| Stylus S| Stylus 5E| Stylus 5E
) Typical value| | |
Customer Support
Ortofon A/S Stavangervej 9 DK-4900Nakskov
Denmark
www.ortofon.com
References
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