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Thorens TD 170-1 manual

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    TD170_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 6 Operation of the TD 170 7[...]

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    TD170_E 3 Dear THORENS customer, Thank you very much for your confidence in our product, the record player TD 170 . With the purchase of this device you have acquired a precision instrument for the purpose of playing back analogue records. This appliance however requires your attention with respect to set-up, placement and handling in order to achi[...]

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    TD170_E 4 e l ec t r oni c - c ont r ol l ed D C m o t or 100 – 240 V ( AC) 50 / 6 0 H z 1,5 W 33 1 /3 , 45 , 7 8 U / m i n ± 0,12 % Ø 304 m m 46 dB 68 dB 211 m m 26° 19,5 m m 0,15° / c m R ad. r ot R r i ght c hanne l Or t o f on gr ün R G r i ght c hanne l gr o und OMB 10 bl au G L l e f t c ha nnel gr ound w e i ß L l e f t c ha nnel N a[...]

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    TD170_E 5 Unpacking and set - up Take the reco rd player and all accessories out of the carton. Insert each h inge i nto the respective recess (Fig . 3). Hold the dust c over paral lel to the hi nges (openi ng angl e approximatel y 60°), i nsert and push as far as i t will go. Being in this positi on the dust cover may be rem oved at any tim e. Fi[...]

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    TD170_E 6 Adjusting tone arm an d pick-up ca rtridge Remove styl us guard care fully. Turn th e anti- skating knob ( 2 ) coun ter-clockw ise until it stops (Fi g. 6). Screw the tonea rm cou nter weigh t ( 3 ) onto the r ear tonearm tub e (Fig. 5). Unlock the ton e arm ( 4 ) a bit towards th e centr e of the plat ter. Bring t he lift-lever ( 5 ) in [...]

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    TD170_E 7 Mounting or e xchanging a pick-up cartri dge 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. Unscrew th e cartridge a nd carefull y remove the coloured si gnal leads from the cartrid ge pins wi th a pair of tweez ers.[...]

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    TD170_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 reco rd diam eter 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. Thi s f[...]

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    TD170_E 9 ALIGNMENT T EMPLAT E[...]

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    TD170_E 10 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.thorens .ch, Email: inf o@thorens.ch[...]