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1. Verify Azimuth, it is VITAL
check it 1st. I use a mirror 1/8" thick (same thickness as an LP). Viewed from the front while lowered into the groove: any deviation from straight will be oppositely reflected, adjust until reflection is same as the stylus cantilever..
Plymor Rectangle 3mm Beveled Glass Mirror, 4 inch x 6 inch
2. Inward Skate is Pure Science, i.e. REAL.
It is relative to the downward tracking force which you set for ’that’ cartridge (anti-skate OFF/Zero) when setting tracking force. Set it with a digital scale like this one
Neoteck Digital Turntable Stylus Force Scale Gauge 0.01g/5.00g Blue LCD Backlight for Tonearm Phono Cartridge
3. Anti-Skate is VITAL (do not trust a Turntable’s dial, often inaccurate).
Use an LP with a blank side to set it, like this one:
Hudson Hi-Fi Turntable Cartridge Alignment Protractor Mat (Single-Sided Print, no Strobe Included)
Now, give the platter a manual spin; lower your tonearm onto the blank LP and: IT skates IN all by itself (as Science Dictates).
as you adjust/add your anti-skate: you WILL SEE the result. (of skate and reduction of skate as you ADD anti-skate.
After you get a basic Anti-Skate that is working: check it in two places: 1-1/2" in from the outer edge and 1-1/2" from the inward 'end of grooves' leading to the paper label. Find the best compromise of those two settings.
NOW the stylus is centered in the groove as it should be.
4. double check/refine tracking force and anti-skate (every couple of months).
anti-skate OFF/ZERO
set tracking force,
then find the blank LP, add anti-skate.