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THORENS TD158 manual

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    TD 158_E 2 Contents Page Thorens Factory Warranty 2 Technical Specification 3 Unpacking and Assembly 4 Electrical Connections and Installation 4 Operation of the TD 158 5/6 Tonearm and Pickup Cartridge 7[...]

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    TD 158_E 3 Dear THORENS customer, Thank you very much for your confidence in our product, the record player TD 158 . 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 ach[...]

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    TD 158_E 4 elec troni c- con troll ed DC mo tor 155 V / 60 Hz 50 / 6 0 Hz 1,5 W 33 1 /3 , 45 U / m i n ± 0, 10 / 0,0 4 % Ø 30 4 m m 42 dB 65 dB 211 mm 26° 19, 5 m m 0,1 5° / cm Rad . DM S 25 1 S rot R rig ht cha nn el grün RG rig ht cha nn el g rou nd bla u GL left cha nn el grou nd wei ß L left cha nn el DM S 25 1 S 15 µm 20 mN (22 ,5 - 27 [...]

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    TD 158_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. Put th e platter onto the sub- platt er and press down the two safety spri ngs unti[...]

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    TD 158_E 6 Stylus DN 251 S The stylu s is subject to natural wear and tear du ring normal playing. Therefo re, we recommend y ou occasi onally ch eck the stylus an d, in the case of di amond styli , this should b e carried out af ter approxi matel y 300 pla ying hours. Worn or d amaged (splin tered) styli chisel the modula tion from the grooves and[...]

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    TD 158_E 7 Automatic start, speed sele ction - The record di ameter for au tomati c start is also preselected when th e record sp eed 33 or 45 rpm ( 2 ) is sel ected. - Remove the st ylus gu ard cap by pul ling it forwards and di sengage the tone a rm ( 4 ) - Set switch 5 t o Start. Manual start, cue c ontrol - Select the requi red plat ter speed, [...]

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    TD 158_E 8 M o u n t i n g o r e x c h a n g i n g a p i c k - u p c a r t r i d g e 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 p[...]

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    TD 158_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.thorens .ch , Email: inf o@thorens.ch[...]