TD202 - Turntable THORENS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL TD202 THORENS

The counterweight is used for precise adjustment of the stylus pressure on the vinyl, to properly balance the tonearm.

02. Anti-Skating Control

To set the anti-skating force of the tonearm.

Use this lever to lower and raise the tonearm.

04. Tone arm Lock (arm rest)

To lock the tone arm in place when not in use.

This holds the needle in place and provide needle protection

06. START/STOP switch

To switch to “START” to start the playing or switch to “STOP” to stop the playing

Place the record here when playing.

To provide floor protection, anti-slip safety and comfort

09. 33 / 45 RPM Switch

Select 33 or 45 rpm for playing a vinyl

FEATURES / TOP PANEL19REAR PANEL

10. Grounding terminal

A direct electrical connection to the earth

11. RCA JACKS selector

Plug in the RCA cable, and connect the cable to the audio amplifier

12. Pre Amp ON/OFF selector

ON: Connect the RCA cable to the LINE-IN terminal of the amplifier. OFF: to stop the LINE-IN terminal of the amplifier. 10 11 12 1413 1520 REAR PANEL

Use the USB cable to connect from your turntable to your computer.

14. Power Supply Jack

To connect the power cable for power supply

01. Unwrap the two hinges and the dustcover.

02. Note that the hinges have a clamp side and a tab side.

03. Note that the dustcover has two spots on its rear edge shaped to accept the clamps.

04. Carefully push the clamps onto the dustcover in these locations

05. Now snap the two clamps into the areas indicated at the back of the turntable to accept them.

01. Place the aluminum turntable platter over the center spindle. Place your fingers through one of the access holes

and grab the rubber belt and stretch it over the motor pulley. Be sure the belt is not twisted. Spin the platter a few times to be sure the belt runs smoothly. Now place the rubber platter mat on top of the platter so the ribbed sections point upward

02. Insert the headshell into the tone arm and fix it by turning the collar.

03. Insert the counterweight on the end of the tone arm, rotating it until it threads into place.

04. Rotate the antiskating knob counterclockwise until it is set to “0“. Make sure the gauge is pointing in your direc-

05. Place the lever for the tone arm lift in the front position so that the lift bank lowers.

06. Open the tone arm lock. Seize the handle of the tone arm and move it just outside the edge of the platter so

that it can float up and down. Remove the protective cap from the stylus. (Be careful not to hit the stylus against anything.)

07. Turn the counterweight until the tone arm floats level. If the tone arm moves up: Turn the counterweight coun-

ter-clockwise. If the tone arm moves down: Turn the counterweight clockwise

08. Put the tone arm back onto the arm rest and lock it.

09. The counterweight has a rotary ring with a scale. Without turning the counterweight, only turn the ring until the

zero “0” aligns with the indicator line.22 INITIAL STARTING UP

10. The scale indicates the stylus pressure in grams. The pressure of the cartridge supplied with this turntable is

2.0g, turn the entire counterweight counter-clockwise to “2” and the anti-skating to “2“. If a dierent cartridge is used, adjust the stylus pressure and the antiskating indicated to the corresponding specifications. MAINS CONNECTION An external switching power adaptor is supplied with this turntable. There are the RCA jacks on the rear panel of the turntable. You can use it to connect to your amplifier. You also could switch the selector to “ON” or “OFF”, and connect the RCA plug to the “LINE” input of your amplifier.

01. Place the record on the turntable. If it is a 45 rpm, you need to place the adaptor on the record spindle.

02. Choose the playing speed.

03. Release the pick-up arm clip.

04. Place the cartridge vertically over the first track of the record the turntable starts turning.

05. Lower the cue lever to place the stylus in the groove

06. When playback is complete, push the cue lever to lift the tone arm and move it back to the arm rest.

07. If you want to pause the playback, switch the knob to “o”, and switch it to 33 or 45 to continue the playback.

08. After finish the playback, please switch o the power to save energy.23

TO REPLACE THE STYLUS

• Put the rest clip on the pick-up arm.

• Remove the protective cap from the stylus.

• Pull the stylus to the lower front and remove it.

• Put in the new stylus following the reverse procedure.

• Put the rest clip on the pick-up arm.

• Remove the stylus to prevent damage.

• Remove the two cartridge fixing screws.

• Disconnect the four link wires at the back of the cartridge.

TO INSTALL NEW CARTRIDGE

• Connect the four link wires.

• Take care of the receptacle’s colors.

• Install the cartridge in the head shell.

• Install the two cartridge fixing screws.

• Re-install the stylus.

• Replace the protective cap on the stylus. IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS We advise you to clean your records using a rag impregnate with an antistatic product for maximum enjoyment of your records and also to make them last. MAINTENANCE24 We would also point out that for the same reason your stylus should be replaced periodically (approximately every 250 hours). Dust the stylus from time to time using a very soft brush dipped in alcohol (brushing from back to front of the cartridge). WHEN TRANSPORTING YOUR RECORD PLAYER DO NOT FORGET TO: Replace the protective cap on the stylus. Disconnect the drive belt by stretching it over the motor pulley, and allow it to wrap back around the inner drive area and then remove the platter by pulling it straight up o the spindle. Put the rest clip into the pick-up arm. MAINTENANCE25 Turntable section Drive System Belt Drive Motor DC Motor Speed 33 1/3 RPM, 45 RPM Rotation Speed Variation +/–2% Wow and Flutter 0.2% Signal-to-Noise Ratio 67dB or higher (A-weighted, 20kHz LPF) 60dB or higher (unweighted, 20kHz LPF) Platter Aluminum Die-cast Diameter of Platter 12“, 300mm Specification26 Tonearm section Alumi tube Type Static Balance, Straight Eective Arm Length 8.8“, 223.6mm Stylus Pressure Range 0 to 4g Supported Cartridge Weight 3.5 bis 6.0g Overhang 18.6mm Anti-skating Adjustment Supported Specification27 Cartridge section Type MM type (Audio-Technica AT-95E) Stylus Construction Bonded Diamond Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz Channel Separation >18dB Channel Balance 2.5dB Vertical Tracking Angle 20 degrees Supported Load Impedance 47k ohms Output Voltage 2.5mV (1kHz, 3.54cm/sec.) Stylus Pressure 2.0g +/–0.5g Cartridge Weight 5.7g +/–0.5g Head-shell Weight 11g (including Screws, Nuts and Wires) Specification28 Analog Output Connector RCA Pin jack (Gold-plated) Power AC 100 to 240V, 50/60Hz Power Consumption 1.5W (less than 0.5W at Standby) Overall Dimensions (W x D x H) 420 x 355x 141mm Weight Approx. 3.9 kg Specification29MANUEL D’UTILISATION30 MANUEL D’UTILISATION TD202 BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG USER GUIDE