TP 82 - Turntable THORENS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL TP 82 THORENS

215mm 232,8mm 17,8mm 23,66° 66,0mm 120,9mm 11g 0,63% Bearwald / Löfgren „A“ 360g lose Kabel 18mm dia Gewicht TP 82 Technische Änderungen vorbehalten. Made in Germany.12 Notizen13 Tonearm and Pick-Up Cartridge The tonearm counterweights are removed for ship- ping. Screw the large counterweight onto the rear sec- tion of the tonearm, then the smaller, eccentric weight. The smaller weight should always sit as close as pos- sible to the large weight without touching it. Adjust the tracking force and the azimuth. ➔ Page 14/15 The bias weight is also removed for shipping and needs to be fi tted to the tonearm. ➔ Page 16 The TP 82 tonearm can accommodate most pick-up cartridges with a distance of 12.7 mm (½ ”) between the mounting holes. To connect the pick-up cartridge, push the four colour-coded cartridge tags onto the cartridge pins. If the cartridge pins are not colour-coded, connect them as follows: R right channel (signal) ➔ red G right channel (earth) ➔ green L left channel (signal) ➔ white G left channel (earth) ➔ blue Fig. 114 Tracking Force The tracking force can be adjusted by rotating the to- nearm counterweights (➔ Fig. 2). The closer the coun- terweights are to the pick-up cartridge, the higher the tracking force. The smaller, eccentric weight is used to adjust the azimuth (➔ Page 15). It should sit as close as possible to the large weight without touching it. The correct tracking force can be set with the help of the stylus gauge. Lower the tonearm lift, move the to- nearm out over the platter and carefully lower it until the stylus of the pick-up cartridge comes to rest on the sty- lus gauge. The stylus guard must be removed for this procedure. Great care should be taken to avoid damaging the stylus. Note: Refer to the user manual of your pick-up cartridge to determine the correct tracking force. Do not move the ring that sits around the middle of the tonearm tube (➔ Page 13, Fig. 1). It serves as a vi- bration damper and is effective only at its original position. Fig. 215 Azimuth To adjust the azimuth, rotate the smaller, eccentric counterweight. ➔ Fig. 3 The azimuth setting is correct when the pick-up car- tridge is exactly perpendicular to the platter surface. ➔ Fig. 4 Fig. 4Fig. 3 90°16 Anti-Skating Force (Bias) The interaction of stylus friction and cartridge bearing forces produces a force which pulls the tonearm to- wards the centre of the record (referred to as skating force). This force can be offset with the help of anti-skat- ing force, which, in the case of the TP 82, is produced by a bias weight. Lead the bias weight string through the hanger guide and hook the string’s loop over the tonearm’s bias shaft (➔ Fig. 5). The string can be located in one of six grooves on the bias shaft. The further out the string loop on the bias shaft, the higher the anti-skating force. The amount of anti-skating force required depends on the type of pick- up cartridge and the tracking force used. Fig. 5 The amount of anti-skating force required depends on the type of pick-up cartridge used. If you change the cartridge for a different type, use a test record to determine how much anti-skating force is required.17 Further Tonearm Adjustments The tonearm headshell allows an overhang adjustment of ±2.5 mm to be made, which may be necessary when installing a new pick-up cartridge. To adjust overhang, loosen the screw holding the headshell and move the headshell as required. ➔ Fig. 6 Overhang can be further adjusted by +2.5 mm at the rear of the tonearm. To do so, loosen the screw at the top of the bearing housing by one or two turns at most and move the tonearm tube as required. ➔ Fig. 7 The screw at the top of the bearing housing must not be loosened too far, let alone removed completely, as this may result in damage to the tonearm! Take care not to over-tighten the screws after making adjustments. Fig. 6 Fig. 718 Technical specifi cations subject to change without notice. Made in Germany. Technical Speci cations Tonearm speci cation Distance tonearm pivot to stylus Effective length Stylus overhang Angular offset Inner null Outer null Effective mass Maximum distortion between null-points Geometry Weight Connestors Mounting hole Antiskating