The early implementation of this feature, however, was not ideal. Life was made easier by the lever-operated cueing device, which for the first time on the Autoslim-chassis was damped with viscous silicone fluid, for gentle lowering to the record surface. Records had to be played manually, with the arm positioned by hand. However, doing this put the overarm into its DOWN position, same as if there were no records on the multiple-play spindle pushing the control to AUTO on the autochanger models would simply result in the arm lifting up and returning to its rest. While fully automatic single-record play with the short spindle was present only in the SP25 Mk III, the record-changer models did have the facility to swing the overarm to the rear, for better access to the platter. Its lack of automatic record size selection in record-changer mode signalled both a money-saving move and an increased attention to single record play. In fact, the Service Manual that was issued by Garrard when the "Autoslim-B" series was introduced was that for the Garrard 3500 with supplement sheets. The Garrard 3500 begat the "Autoslim-B" series of autochangers and the SP25 Mk III (previously discussed).
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