THORENS TD 125 User manual

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

THORENS

125

Contents

Page

INTRODUCTION

OPERATION

SUMMARY

UNPACKING

MOUNTING

TONE

ARM

AND

PICK

OPERATION

THE

SOLID

STATE

CONTROL

SYSTEM

AND

HOW

WORKS

MAINTENANCE

INTRODUCTION

The

turntable

125

electronic

precision

instru-

ment

which

will

guarantee

the

best

results

record

reproduction

when

handled

carefully.

order

protect

the

instrument

and

your

precious

records,

the

ope-

ration

should

not

learned

experimenting

but

careful

reading

this

instruction

manual.

The

Hi-Fi

enthusi

and

the

expert

will

find

the

following

chapters

all

the

necessary

information

for

the

application

the

transcription

turntable

pro-

gramme

source

high

quality

Hi-Fi

equipment

and

for

its

use

the

professional

field.

OPERATION

SUMMARY

21.

Connect

the

turntable

the

mains

power

supply.

Check

for

the

correct

voltage.

2.2.

The

slide

button

the

centre

the

contro!

pan-

the

mains

on/off

switch.

Position

left:

"OFF"

Position

right:

“ON™

2.3.

The

left

hand

slide

ber

the

speed

selector

which

controls

the

speeds

available.

the

left

hand

Position

*/s

RPM.

Centre

position

"/s

RPM

and

right

hand

position

RPM,

24.

front

the

lighted

stroboscope

window

the

knurled

wheel

for

the

pitch

control.

Moved

the

left:

turntable

runs

faster

Moved

the

right:

turntable

runs

slower

For

the

exact

turntable

speed

has

adjusted

that

the

stroboscope

pattern

seems

stand

still

2.5

The

adaptor

the

centre

the

turntable

platter

may

turned

over

for

adjustment

order

play

records

with

either

large

small

centre

hole.

26.

Tone

Position

right:

play

UNPACKING

Place

the

carton

top

side

and

open.

Remove

the

outer

12°

turntable

platter

and

its

rubber

mat.

After

installing

the

unit

carefully

centre

the

outer

turntable

platter

the

inner

turntable

platter

with

the

rubber

mat

top.

After

removing

the

upper

part

the

foam

plastic,

the

turntable

may

removed

from

the

carton

The

accessories

are

stored

beneath

the

turntable.

Take

the

complete

unit

out

the

foam

plastic

bottom

part

and

put

down

fiat

surface.

Remove

the

spacer

between

the

suspended

chassis

and

control

panel.

Attention:

Save

the

complete

packing.

Shipping

the

turntable

without

this

could

cause

serious

damage.

MOUNTING

4.1.

Mounting

the

turntable

base

For

the

1258

and

125

version,

this

chapter

not

applicable,

Remove

the

outer

turntable

platter

before

proceeding

mount

the

unit,

the

turntable

operated

free

standing

outside

furniture

has

mounted

into

base

509

equivalent.

The

chassis

must

fastened

from

underneath

with

the

screws

which

ere

supplied

with

the

turntable.

the

base

not

fit

the

turntable-

icken

screws

Then

the

thread-bars

can

moved

according

the

holes

the

base.

4.2.

Mounting

the

turntable

Into

furniture

The

125

turntable

should

mounted

ply-wood

mounting

board

not

less

than

#/s

inch

thickne:

‘cut

out

according

the

template

830-2.

This

rectangular

hole

with

the

dimensions

451

341

(17.75

13.42").

this

hole

the

mounting

frame

509

fits

without

further

fastening.

The

turntable

chassis

125

fastened

into

the

mounting

frame

de-

scribed

under

4.1

order

ensure

efficient

operation

the

floating

‘suspension

essential

when

fitting

the

unit

allow

clearance

between

the

die

cast

chassis

and

inting

board.

Levelling

Unit

The

turntable

should

levelled

after

mounting

the

tone

arm

adjusting

the

three

knurled

levelling

knobs

®.

Turning

clockwise

raises

and

counterclockwise

lowers.

Check

make

sure

that

after

adjustment

Unit

floating

freely.

4.4.

Assembling

longer

length

tone

arms

The

125

supplied

ting

board

accommodate

9°

(Brit

(American

Standard)

tone

arms.

The

turntable

125

may

equipped

with

longer

tone

arm.

For

the

purpose

conversion

kit

512

ailable.

consists

larger

tone

arm

mounting

board

and

longer

control

panel.

For

this

conversion,

follows:

—

after

unscrewing

the

sock

screws

remove

the

standard

tone

arm

mour

ting

board.

—

Remove

outer

and

inner

turntable

plat-

ters.

—

Loosen

earth

connection

(cable)

between

upper

lower

chi

Unscrew

the

knurled

nuts

and

remove

the

washers

below.

—

Remove

the

upper

die

cast

chassis,

taking

care

not

lose

any

part

the

spring

suspension

this

chassis.

—

Unscrew

the

fastening

screws

the

slide

buttons

and

remove

the

buttons.

—

Unscrew

the

screws

maintaining

the

control

panel

which

become

accessible

after

removal

the

die

cast

chassis.

—

Remove

the

standard

control

panel.

For

assembling

the

longer

control

panel

and

the

larger

tonearm

mounting

board,

proceed

accordingly

erse

sequence.

The

conversion

enlarges

the

turntable

(2.957),

This

also

requires

the

longer

base

512.

ish

Standard)

4.5.

125

with

stiff

suspension

some

special

cases,

for

example

for

discotheque

use,

can

advantage

suppress

the

resilient

sus-

pension

the

die

cast

chassis

the

125,

although

this

operation

results

slightly

higher

rumble

level.

For

this

conversion,

proceed

follows:

—

Unscrew

each

one

the

knurled

knobs

the

die

cast

chassis

suspension,

one

at a

time,

and

remove

the

spring

below.

—

place

the

spring

introduce

the

special

rubber

grommet

(please

order

separately

No.

908)

and

insert

the

knurled

knob

upside-down.

—

Beware

unscrew

only

one

knurled

knob

time!

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