Pitch Control Problems

Make sure that the "Pitch" button is turned on (LED is lit) before trying to change the pitch. If it is, make sure that it's not disabled in the settings.

There is a fine adjust on the pitch control circuit board, however if it is staying at Zero at the extremes then it's time for a new pitch control :(

More then likely the pitch controls need cleaned. Try cleaning with a good lubricating
spray like Craig's Deoxit!

You can try adjusting the pitch's gain, which is located on the pitch control circuit board. Only problem is that you'll have to take apart your turntable in order to get to that section (its on the bottom).

If that does not work, your pitch might be bad, or one of the main circuit drive IC's might be bad.

Hope this helps some.

- OPTiC
Master Tech, 1200s.com
Technics Parts : DJ Repair

it sounds like the problem is the pitch control. this is a common problem that can be fixed pretty cheap check out 1200s website they offer alot of help and replacement parts for this issue.

HI Mattgood2

I believe this is a common problem more evident in decks that have a very hard life,
You pitch controls are probably due for replacements so I suggest you take then to the service agents to service them,
unless you know how to do the servicing

I grew up with Decks under my fingertips so I have seen this before and remember the only satisfing fix was a service and the pitch controls had to be replaced,

I thought I would have a go re-servicing myself and found far too many things to cover once the covers were off,

There are many things that need attention on the inside of these decks and the precise placement of each component is vital to the correct operation of this unit,peace of mind really

It takes a small amount of care to maintain these decks,
when they die or fail get a pro to fix the problem.
guess work only makes you look like an "Amatuer"

Please dont be offended (by my words) Ive done it too,LOL
I had a full dance floor and then nothing,the decks got replaced

What have you used to clean the pitch control sliders???

Hi I had the exact same problem!! I was using a 4 gig kingston memory card. I formatted the card to 2 gigs, it still had the same problem, then i erased all the movies and reformatted it again. It seemed to work fine after that. But i have requested a replacement handset anyway due to a battery problem when i turn off the phone the battery still wastes. I got a replacement today. and i also bought a 2gig micro to replace the 4 gig just incase the phone will be having the same random problems.

maybe you should try a firmware update .follow the links on the vestax website about product support .

Hello, Mr. Dixon.
I had the same problem and i decided it whit this procedure:

1. Restoring Factory Default Settings



2. Set the PITCH Slider to the center ( 0 ) position.

3. With the CDX-05 in the start mode displaying “no Disk” hold down EJECT and TIME/ENTER and press FILTER. The TEMP display in the LCD reads 0.0 and the procedure is complete.

Good luck!
Peter Petrov

You have to understand any sort of calibration meter will only tell you if the pitch control is faulty - or excessively too fast/too slow. If your units are just 'off' then that is a matter of a simple calibration of your pitch controls back to original factory specs. Also, just so you know, the pitch controls on the 1200s are not really calibrated when they leave the factory. They are basically installed, set a default setting, then shipped off. So, you'll often times have 2 turntables with sequential serial numbers, but they are both off.

Here is a tutorial on calibrating your unit back to original factory settings: TECHNICS SL1200MK2 / SL1210MK2 TURNTABLE PITCH CALIBRATION

You can also print this out and give it to the technician who serviced your units. Also ask him what kind of calibration meter, or unit did he use to test? Just curios.

- TWEAK AV LAB
The ORIGINAL TURNTABLE Technicians.