muovimies
Super Member
Good advice and suggestions in this thread. You need to make sure everything is right with the setup (double check that cue-lever thing Mr. Pig, mentioned, have had that happen to me) and determine if the cartridge is working properly. If it indeed arrived defective you need to get in touch with the seller, you can still get your money back. If there's a local hifi shop close to you that know anything about turntables, you could have them take a look at it, they should be able to tell you if it looks OK, or even have them set it up for you (if they know their way around turntables well).