An app such as Frequency Sound Generator by Aleksandar Mlazev can be run on an Android or Apple phone or tablet. When using such an application you must select a sawtooth output as the tests below rely on even harmonics being present.
Step 1 - LO-End :-
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Set all controls their minimum (CCW) position
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Set FSG to 16Hz (fast clicking sound)
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Adjust P101 for an output of 16Hz. The clicks will seem to wander spatially when the FSG and VCO are in sync
Step 2 - Wave Shaper :-
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Set P201 to its mid-position
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Set the VCO to about 300Hz
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Monitor the [SHAPED AC] output
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Adjust P201 for best sine wave sound possible
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Turn [WAVE SHAPE] to maximum and check that the waveform becomes rich in harmoni
Step 3 - HF Trim:-
Stage 1:
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Monitor the [SAW AC] output
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Set [CV-B] pot to '0'
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Apply 0.0V to [CV A]
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Set the FSG to 300Hz
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Adjust [FREQUENCY] and use [CV-B] pot for minimal beating
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Apply 2.0V to [CV A]
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Adjust 5K Lin pot for precisely 75Hz
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Repeat steps (3) to (7) for best accuracy
Stage 2:
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Apply 2.0V to [CV A]
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Set [CV-B] pot to '0'
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Adjust [FREQUENCY] for 300Hz using [CV B] pot for fine tuning
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Apply 0.0V to [CV A]
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Set FSG to 1200Hz
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Adjust P102 for minimal beating
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Repeat steps (1) to (6) for best accuracy
Calibration of the HF Trim is a series of successive approximations so stages 1 and 2 should be repeated several times for optimum accuracy.
NB: In analogue electronics, perfection is necessarily a beat away - but kept as small as humanly possible.