Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TD 240 Thorens
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TD 240_E 2 Contents Page Thorens Factory Warranty 2 Technical Specification 3 Unpacking and Assembly 4 Electrical Connections and Installation 4 Tonearm and Pickup Cartridge 5 Vertical alignment of ca.
TD 240_E 3 Dear THORENS c ustomer, Thank you v ery much for your confidence in our product, the record pl ayer TD 240 . With the purchase of t his devi ce you have acqui red a precisi on instru- ment for the purpose of pl aying back anal ogue records.
TD 240_E 4 100 – 240 V (A C ) 50 / 60 H z 1, 5 W 33 1/3 , 45 , 78 U / m in ± 0, 0 7/ 0, 0 4 % Ø 304 m m 46 dB 72 dB 211 m m 26° 19, 5 m m 0, 1 5° / c m R a d.
TD 240_E 5 Unpacking and set - up Take the reco rd player and all accessories out of the carton. Remove t he two transp ortation locks (Fi g. 1) by appl ying lateral pressure. The locks are locat ed under neath the pl atter at the front left and at th e rear ri ght.
TD 240_E 6 Adjusting tone arm and pick-up cartridge Turn the tracki ng force adjuster ( 1 ) to "0 " and t he anti-skati ng knob ( 2 ) counter-clockwi se until it stops (Fig . 6). Screw the tonea rm cou nter weigh t ( 3 ) onto the r ear tonearm tub e (Fig.
TD 240_E 7 Mounting or e xchanging a pick-up cartr idge Instead of the factory-s upplied pi ck-up cartrid ge any other cartri dge with standard hal f-inch moun ting holes and a w eight between 3 and 10 grams can be install ed. To do this l oosen the col lar-lock ( 9 ) an d pull off the head shell (Fig.
TD 240_E 8 Selecting Sp eed With t he knob on the l eft the speed can b e set at 33, 45 und 78rpm (Fi g. 10) Selecting record d iameter With t he button ( 6 ) on th e right near the tone a rm, the diam eter of the reco rds can be pr e-set, whe reby 17 cm is used for "Si ngle" and 30 cm for "Long Play (LP)" vinyl records.
TD 240_E 9 Thorens Export Com pan y Ltd. Im Hübel 1, CH- 4304 Gieb enach – Basel / Switzerlan d Tel. ++41 (0) 61 – 8 13 03 37 Fax Tel. ++41 (0) 61 – 8 13 03 39 Internet: http://w ww.
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