User manual THORENS TD 190-1

[. . . ] 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. Any damage or malfunction caused by failure to observe the instructions contained in this manual as well as damages occurred in transport or shipping are not covered by this warranty. [. . . ] lf these letters are missing then most likely the right channel is marked red, perhaps by featuring a red plug at both ends, and the left channel is marked white or black accordingly. The RCA-plugs are inserted into the phono input jacks of an amplifier or receiver. The separate single litz-wire is making a connection to ground and is to be fastened underneath the ground screw of the amplifier or receiver. Fig. 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 190_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 OMB 10. 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 190_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. 8 is applicable only for the pick-up cartridge OMB 10!For the precise adjustment of the so-called stylus overhang push the head shell with cartridge into the supplied mounting gauge. The adjustment is correct if the stylus is flush with the V-shaped recess in the gauge as viewed from above. [. . . ] 11) Manual start and tone arm lift Bring the lift-lever (5) into position UP. 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. [. . . ]