User manual THORENS TD 800

[. . . ] The manufacturing of this drive and the assembly takes place completely in Germany at the highest engineering standarts - this still guarantees highest quality after years. Understandably you want to start as immediately as possible with listening to music. We ask you however: Please read this guidance before the first use attentively, so that you can use the drive optimally. We tried to put all the necessary information into this manual. [. . . ] Make sure that there is not water or humidity close to the turntable or the PS 800 power supply. The PS Power pack operates with 115V/230V main voltage. Do never open it before pulling the main plug. There are no user serviceable parts inside the PS 800. In any case of a damage or question please contact your importer or us. Setup of the turntable To avoid damages during transport your turntable comes carefully packed and separated. Take out carefully all the included parts. Place the included plates for the spikes where you want to have the turntable playing. Adjust the correct height by turning the spikes. Check the correct adjustment with a spirit level. Now place the turntable platter with his axle over the bearing and let it slide into it. Take care that the front end of the axle is not crashing onto the bearing bottom. Then place the rubber belt around the platter and the motor. Now put the feltmat on the platter Connecting the motor Connect the motorcable with the power pack Ps 800. The backside of the ps 800 offers 1 connector for motor. So plug in the motor cable into the Ps 800 and lock the screws. Make sure that the ON/OFF switch at the front side is in Off position and the speed selector is on 33 rpm. Then plug in the 3-pin connector from the external AC/AC adaptor to the plug on the back of the PS800. Then connect the main power cable to the AC/AC adaptor. Never plug or unplug a motor while the Ps 800 is running. Anti Skating(Bias) adjustment Set the bias adjustment knob to the same number as the tracking force. [. . . ] Rotate the tracking force knob to the specified tracking force given by the cartridge manufacturer. Mostly the best result are achieved by using the upper value of the given range. For TP 250 please turn the counterweight clockwise and move it forward to the headshell to increase the tracking force. Technical Specifications TD 800 Drive System: Thorens Belt drive Motor: Fully electronically regulated AC-Synchronius motor Speed: 33, 45 rpm Speed Select: electronically Platter: 300 mm / 3 kg, non magnetic Tonearm: Thorens TP 250 Antiskating: magnetic Automatik: none Switch off: none Capacity of signal leads: 120 pF Power Supply: Electronically regulated Power Supply for AC Motor. Dimensions (wxdxh): 420 x 350 x 125 mm Weight: 8 kg Colors available: Aluminium, black TD 810 Drive System: Thorens Belt drive Motor: Fully electronically regulated AC-Synchronius motor Speed: 33, 45 rpm Speed Select: electronically Platter: 300 mm / 4 kg, non magnetic Tonearm: Thorens TP 250 Antiskating: magnetic Automatik: none Switch off: none Capacity of signal leads: 120 pF Power Supply: Electronically regulated Power Supply for AC Motor. [. . . ]