04-19/5-800163-12 rev.

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Moving Magnet cartridges

DK-4900 Nakskov

www.ortofon.com
Stavangervej 9
Ortofon A/S

Denmark
Technical Data OM 5S OM 5E Super OM 5
Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5 cm/sek 4.5 mV 4 mV 4 mV
Channel balance at 1 kHz 2 dB 2 dB 1,5 dB
Channel separation at 1 kHz 20 dB 22 dB 22 dB
Channel separation at 15 kHz 12 dB 15 dB 15 dB
Frequency range at -3 dB 20-20,000 Hz 20-25,000 Hz 20-25,000 Hz
Frequency response 20-22,000 Hz 20-20,000 Hz +/- 2 dB 20-20,000 Hz +/- 2 dB
Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force*) 60 µm 65 µm 65 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 (15-20.0 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 580 mH
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
5g 5g 5g
Cartridge weight excl. extra weight 2,5 g 2,5 g 2,5 g
Replacement stylus unit Styus 5S Stylus 5E Stylus 5E
*) Typical value
Thank you for choosing the Ortofon Moving Magnet For more information please refer to Ortofon HiFi FAQ:
cartridge. At Ortofon we constantly look for new www.ortofon.com/support/support-hifi/faq-installation.
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 Stylus care
experience in listening to your precious collection. To maintain optimal sound reproduction and to
minimize wear on your record as well as on your
Warning stylus, we recommend the following procedure before
This phono cartridge is only for mounting on tonearms and after each playback: remove dust carefully from
and must not be used for other purposes. record surfaces by using a fine antistatic brush or
cloth before every use. Ortofon do not recommend
Please note the use of solvents of any kind for cleaning of either
To avoid damages on the stylus please keep the stylus record surface or stylus. If necessary, records may be
guard on the cartridge any time when mounting or washed in lukewarm demineralized water with a dash
dismounting the unit. of sulphonic soap. The detergents should be allergy- &
environmental friendly, without perfume or as little as
Mounting the cartridge possible: a few drops to a few liters of waters, no lather.
1. Remove stylus unit with stylus guard before working
with leads and screws. Handle all parts carefully. The use of solvents on the stylus and cantilever may
2. Please correlate the colour code for the terminals on damage stylus cement; interior parts of the cartridge
the drawing with the colour codings on 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.

White L+ Green RG For cleaning the stylus, use fiber brush a few times
along the cantilever in the direction of the stylus tip,
Red R+ Blue LG
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
3. Fasten the cartridge to the headshell using a pair side. This will take all normal dust and most of the
of screws enclosed the packing. Do not tighten the slick release agent from new records. Following this
screws completely before the stylus unit has been treatment there will normally be no need for further
remounted. stylus cleaning.
4. Adjust tonearm parallel to record surface, set
tracking force and antiskating acc. to the cartridge’s Please remember to remove dust from the diamond tip
recommended technical data. before and after playback of each record.