Protect Your Records

Track Listening Time

Know When to Replace Your Stylus

Turntable phono cartridges have a stylus (needle) that should be replaced after every 1,000 hours of use, sometimes even sooner, depending on the cartridge. A worn stylus degrades sound quality and can damage your valuable record collection. Unfortunately, most turntable owners have no idea how much time is actually on their stylus, especially as the months and years go by.

Now you can track your stylus usage easily and precisely- with StylusTimer™! The StylusTimer™ is a unique, patented chronograph designed for use with turntables. At only $19.95 with free shipping, StylusTimer™ is a must-have accessory for all vinyl lovers and turntable users.

With StylusTimer™ you will:

Know precisely how many hours are on your stylus or cartridge

• Track break-in hours and changes in sound quality over time

• Protect your record collection from damage from a worn stylus

• Know when it is time to replace or upgrade your stylus or cartridge

• Maximize your investment, especially important with high-end cartridges

• Track time on your turntable drive belt

• Track tube time with vacuum tube components

• Have fun watching the hours climb, tracking your listening habits

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We recommend a two-handed approach for simplicity and to quickly train yourself to start and stop your StylusTimer each and every time you play a record. You will find it to be an intuitive, coordinated process that quickly becomes part of your record playing routine.

1. Put your StylusTimer to the left of your turntable.

2. Set the stylus above the lead-in groove, then put your right fingers on the tonearm cuing lever and your left fingers on the StylusTimer.

3. As you lower the arm with your right hand, push START with your left hand. If you want to time your usage with extreme precision you can press START when the stylus actually makes contact with the record. You will hear a beep and the H will flash to show it is recording hours.

4. At the end of playback (or if playback is interrupted) when you raise the arm with your right hand, press STOP with your left. You will hear two beeps and the H will stop flashing. Cumulative hours up to 9,999 will be recorded.

5. StylusTimer™ records hours (not minutes). The display will read 0000 until 1 hour has been recorded. If the H is flashing after you push start it is recording properly.

Resetting your StylusTimer™

StylusTimer is designed to require deliberate effort to reset, so an accidental push of the RESET button will not cause you to lose your recorded time. To reset, hold the RESET button down until the display resets to 0. This takes slightly more than 3 seconds.

Stylus Lifespan

Clean records mean your stylus will last longer, dirty & scratched records mean it will last less. A lifespan of 1,000 hours is a good rule of thumb for a high quality stylus playing a mix of new & old records.

Battery

Remove the battery door and insert a AAA battery (not included.) Alkaline batteries are recommended. Because of the internal back-up power it is possible the StylusTimer™may have been activated during shipping. If your StylusTimer™ is running when you insert the battery, simply press Stop and then hold down Reset until StylusTimer™ resets to 0. Hours are remembered during battery changes. A low battery indicator will tell you when it is time to change the battery. Because of the internal back-up power it is possible to trigger the StylusTimer™ when no battery is inserted, so we recommend you change it before the screen blanks due to low power.