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TD 190_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 cartridge 6 Operation of the TD 190 7[...]
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TD 190_E 3 Dear THORENS c ustomer, Thank you v ery much for your confidence in our product, the record pl ayer TD 190 . With the purchase of t his devi ce you have acqui red a precisi on instrum ent for the purpose of pl aying back anal ogue records. This appl iance however requi res your att ention with r espect to set-up, p lacement and handling [...]
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TD 190_E 4 elec tron ic -con trol l ed DC m otor 100 – 2 40 V (AC ) 50 / 6 0 Hz 1,5 W 33 1/3 , 4 5 , 78 U / m in ± 0, 07/ 0,0 4 % Ø 30 4 m m 46 dB 72 dB 211 mm 26° 19, 5 m m 0,1 5° / cm Ra d. rot R rig ht cha n nel Ortofon grün RG rig ht cha n nel gro un d OMB 10 bla u GL left cha n nel gr oun d wei ß L left cha n nel Nad el 10 18 x 8 µ m [...]
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TD 190_E 5 Unpacking and set - up Take the reco rd playe r and all accessories out of the carton. Remove t he two transp ortati on locks (Fi g. 1) by appl ying lateral pressure. The locks are locat ed unde rneath th e platter at th e front left and at th e rea r right. Put the pl atter onto the sub-pl atter and press d own the two safety spring s u[...]
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TD 190_E 6 Adjusting tone arm and pick-up cartridg e Turn the tracki ng force adjuster ( 1 ) t o "0" and the anti-skati ng knob ( 2 ) counter-cl ockwise until it stops (Fig . 6). Screw the tonea rm cou nter weig ht ( 3 ) onto the rear tonearm tub e (Fig. 5). Unlock the ton e arm ( 4 ) and move i t a bi t towards the centre o f the platt e[...]
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TD 190_E 7 Mounting or e xchanging a pick-up cartridge Instead of the factory-s upplied pi ck-up cartri dge any other cartri dge with standard hal f-inch mounting holes and a w eigh t between 3 and 10 grams can be install ed. To do thi s loosen the colla r-lock ( 9 ) and pull off the head shell (Fig . 7). Unscrew the ca rtridg e and carefull y remo[...]
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TD 190_E 8 Selecting Sp eed With t he knob on the l eft the speed can be set at 33, 45 und 78rpm (F ig. 10) Selecting record d iameter With t he button ( 6 ) on t he right n ear the tone a rm, the diam eter of the reco rds can be p re-set, wh ereby 17 cm is used for "Si ngle" and 30 cm for "Long Play (LP)" vinyl records. Thi s f[...]
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TD 190_E 9 Thorens Export Com pan y Ltd. Im Hübel 1, CH- 4304 Gieb enach – Bas el / Switzerl and Tel. ++41 (0) 61 – 8 13 03 37 Fax T el. ++41 (0) 61 – 8 13 03 3 9 Internet: http://w ww.thorens .ch , Em ail: info@thorens.ch[...]