User manual THORENS TD 240

[. . . ] Shipping costs to THORENS or to an authorized service centre must be prepaid because otherwise the parcel will be rejected upon arrival. After repair or service the unit will be returned to you free of charge. Whenever you ship this turntable kindly use the screws for the security during transportation. [. . . ] ALWAYS KEEP THE SHIPPING CARTON IN A DRY PLACE FOR THE EVENT THAT THE RECORD PLAYER HAS TO BE PACKED AGAIN FOR TRANSPORTATION. IN THIS CASE IT IS IMPORTANT TO DETACH THE PLATTER AND PUT IT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SHIPPINGBOX, JUST AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY DELIVERED TO YOU. TD 240_E 5 Adjusting tone arm and pick-up cartridge Turn the tracking force adjuster (1) to "0" and the anti-skating knob (2) counter-clockwise until it stops (Fig. Screw the tonearm counter weight (3) onto the rear tonearm tube (Fig. Unlock the tone arm (4) and move it a bit towards the centre of the platter. Bring the lift-lever (5) into position DOWN while holding back the tone arm (Fig. By turning the counter weight (3) the tone arm can be precisely balanced in order to make it hover freely above the platter. You can now adjust the tracking force (1) and the anti-skating force (2). Adjust to 1. 5 mN (MilliNewton) for the factory-installed pick-up cartridge AT 95 E. As for the required anti-skating force refer to the table below: Fig. 5 Scale 1 1, 25 1, 5 2 2, 5 3 Tracking force (1) = = = = = = 10 12, 5 15 20 25 30 mN mN mN mN mN mN Anti-skating force (2) 1 1, 25 1, 5 2 2, 5 3 Fig. 6 TD 240_E 6 Mounting or exchanging a pick-up cartridge Instead of the factory-supplied pick-up cartridge any other cartridge with standard half-inch mounting holes and a weight between 3 and 10 grams can be installed. To do this loosen the collar-lock (9) and pull off the head shell (Fig. Unscrew the cartridge and carefully remove the coloured signal leads from the cartridge pins with a pair of tweezers. Screw the new cartridge onto the head shell but do not tighten. Attach the leads to the pins while observing the correct coding. Fig. 7 Please note: The example shown in Fig. [. . . ] Unlock the tone arm from its rest and move it above the lead-in groove of the record. The motor and platter will now start turning. By lowering the lift-lever (5) the tone arm gently declines, thus being very kind to your precious records. [. . . ]