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  • Page 1

    BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG OPER A TING INSTRUCTIONS NOTICE D’EMPLOI TD 235[...]

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    2 I N H A L T Service und Garantie 2 Auspack en und Montage 4 Elektris che Ans chlüs se und Aufstell ung 4 Tonarm- und Systemeins tellun gen 6 Montage und J ustierun g des Tona bnehme rs 8 Bedienun g des TD 235 10 Technisc he Daten 12 C O N T E N T S Thorens Fac tory W arranty 3 Unpacki ng and s et-up 5 Electric al Conne ctions 5 Adjustin g tone a[...]

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    3 Dear THORENS customer, Thank you very m uch for your confidence in ou r prod- uct, the record p layer TD 235 . W ith the purchase of this device you have acquired a precision instrument for the purpose of playing back analogue records. This appliance however re quires your attention with respect to set-up, placement and h andling in order to achi[...]

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    4 A uspacken und Montage Entnehmen Sie das Gerät und a lle Zubehör teile der Verpackung. Entfernen Sie durch seitlichen Druck die beide n Transpor tsicherungen ( Fig.1) . Sie befinden s ich v orne links und hinten rec hts unter de m Plattenteller. Legen Sie nun den Plattenteller auf den Antriebs-tel ler und drück en die beiden Sicher ungsfedern [...]

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    5 Unpacking and set - up Take the record player and all acces sories out of the carton. Rem ove t he two transportation l ocks (Fig. 1) by appl ying lateral pr essure. The l ocks are located underneath the platter at the fr ont lef t and at the rear right. Put the platter onto the s ub-platter and pr ess down the two safet y springs until they set [...]

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    6 Tonarm- und Sy stemeinstellungen Stellen Sie d en Regler f ür die Auflagek raft ( 1 ) auf 0 und drehen Sie die Antisk ating-Einrich tung ( 2 ) entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn bis an den Anschlag (F ig. 6). Nun drehen Sie das Tonarm- Gegengewicht ( 3 ) auf das hintere Tonarm rohr ( Fig. 5). Entriegeln Sie den T onarm ( 4 ) und schwenk en ih n nach inn[...]

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    7 A dj usting tone arm and pick -up cartridge Turn the track ing force adjuster ( 1 ) to "0" an d the anti-skating knob ( 2 ) counter- clock wise until it s tops (Fig. 6). Screw the tonearm counter weight ( 3 ) onto the rear tonearm tube (Fig. 5). Unlock the tone arm ( 4 ) and m ove it a bit towards the centre of the platt er. Br ing the [...]

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    8 Montage und Justie rung des Tonabne hmers Anstelle eines eingebaut en Tonabnehm ers kann ein an- derer 1/2 Zoll-T onabnehmer m it einem Eigengew icht von 3 - 10 g eingeba ut werden . Lösen Sie dazu d ie konische Mutter ( 9 ) hinter dem Sys- temträger. Ziehen Sie nun den S ystemträger nach v orne ab (F ig. 7). Entf ernen Sie die beiden Befestig[...]

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    9 Mou ntin g o r e xch ang ing a p ick- up cart ridg e Instead of the factor y -su pplied pick-up cartridge any other c artridge with st andard half-inch mount- ing holes and a weight be tween 3 and 10 grams can be installed. To do this loosen the collar-lock ( 9 ) and pull off the head shell ( Fig. 7). Unscr ew the cartridge a nd c arefully r emov[...]

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    10 Drehzahlw ahl Mit dem linken Schaltknopf lassen sich die Ge- schwindigk eiten 33 und 45 einstellen (Fig. 1 0). Man ueller Start und To narmlift Bringen Sie den Lifthebel ( 5 ) in Stellung . Nehmen Sie den Tonarm von der T onarm stüt ze und schwenk en ihn über die E inlaufrille der Schallplatte. Der Motor läuft jetzt an. Der T onarm wird nun m[...]

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    11 Selecting Speed W ith the knob on the left the spe ed can be set at 33 and 45 rpm (Fig. 10) Manual start and tone arm lift Bring the lift-lever ( 5 ) into position UP . Unlock the tone arm from its rest and m ove it above t he lead- in groove of the record. The m otor and platter will now start turning. B y lo wering th e lift-le ver ( 5 ) the t[...]

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    12 elektronisch geregel ter Gleichstromm otor 100 – 2 40 V (AC) 50 / 60 Hz 1,5 W 33 1/3 und 45 U / m in ± 0,07/0,04 % Ø 304 mm 46 dB 72 dB 211 mm 26° 19,5 mm 0,15° / cm Rad. rot R rechter Kanal AT 95 E grün RG rechter Kanal Ma sse blau GL linker Kanal Ma sse weiß L linke r Kanal ATN 95 E 0,4 x 0,7 mil 1,5 g / mN 20 Hz – 20000 Hz 3,5 mV / [...]

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    13 elec t ron ic -c ontrolled DC m ot or 100 – 240 V ( A C) 50 / 60 Hz 1,5 W 33 1/3 , 45 U / m i n ± 0, 07/0, 04 % Ø 304 m m 46 dB 72 dB 211 m m 26° 19,5 m m 0,15° / c m Rad. rot R right c hann el A T 95 E grü n RG right c hann el groun d blau GL l ef t c hanne l groun d weiß L lef t c ha nnel A T N 95 E 0,4 x 0, 7 µm 1,5 g / m N 20 Hz –[...]

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    14 moteur à courant contin u reglé par lectron ique 100 – 2 40 V (AC) 50 / 60 Hz 1,5 W 331/3, 4 5 t/mn ± 0,07/0,04 % Ø 304 mm 46 dB 72 dB 211 mm 26° 19,5 mm 0,15° / cm Rad. rouge R canal droit AT 95 E vert RG masse canal droit bleu GL m asse canal gauche blanc L canal gauche ATN 95 E 0,4 x 0,7 mil 1,5 g / mN 20 Hz – 20000 Hz 3,5 mV / 5 cm[...]

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    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://www.t horens.c h , Email: info@t horens.ch[...]