THORENS 550 user manual

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Continue by detaching the locking screws which have been factory-installed for safe transportation. Make sure the suspended chassis is freely oscillating after having re- moved the screws. IMPORTANT: it is highly recommended to save the locking screws and re-install them in case the record player needs to be transported again.

Now take the platter with both hands and hold its axle perpendicular over the hole in the bearing. Slowly and very carefully insert the axle into the bearing while making sure that it must not forcefully hit the bottom plate of the bear- ing.

After the platter has been put in place turn it manually to see if it runs smoothly and with ease. Take the belt from the packaging and carefully loop it around the outer rim of platter and motor pulley. Please check if the belt sits straight on platter and pulley and is not twisted.

Avoid any oil or greasy substance to get onto belt and the transmission area of platter and motor pulley. If necessary you may clean them with a lint-free tissue soaked in an alcoholic dilution (e.g. ethanol).

Put felt mat on platter. It is soft and will protect your records from damages that may occur during playback. If the felt mat is to stick against the record owing to static charges, you may discharge the record before playback by running a carbon fibre brush across. For best result this brush should be connected to ground by a lead. Fre- quently cleaning the records with a dedicated cleaning machine can also remedy static charges.

Take the three screws for adjusting the suspended chas- sis from the packaging and insert them into the prepared openings (Fig. 2) on top of the plinth. For sonic reason these screws cannot be firmly fixed.

With the help of the supplied spirit level you can now check if the suspended chassis also is in a perfectly horizontal level. If necessary, you can re-adjust by the three screws. Please take into consideration to adapt adjustments if a particularly heavy record weight is to be employed. After having achieved a perfect level the suspended chassis should be freely oscillating and should be precisely flush with respect to the plinth‘s top plate.

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Contents Page Page Page Inhalt Table of Contents Table des matiéres Einleitung Warnung SicherheitshinweiseAnschlüsse und Bedienelemente Montage und Aufstellung Page Anschluss des Plattenspielers Page Installation des Tonarms Installation des Tonabnehmers Einstellung der Tonarmhöhe VTA Feinjustage des Tonabnehmers Einstellung von Auflage- und Antiskatingkraft Betrieb des Plattenspielers Gehen Sie wie folgt vor, um eine Schallplatte abzuspielen Wartung und Pflege Mögliche Ursachen ProblembehandlungTechnische Daten Weitere Informationen unter ServiceinformationenNotizen Introduction Please Read this page Carefully Before Operating Your Unit Safety instructionsConnections and operational elements Mounting and set-up Page Connecting the record player Page Mounting the tonearm Mounting the pickup cartridge Adjusting tonearm height VTA Alignment of pickup cartridge Adjusting tracking force and bias Operation For playing your records proceed as follows Maintenance and care Possible cause Trouble shootingTechnical specifications Further information may be obtained from Service informationPage Merci pour l’achat de votre nouvelle platine Thorens Consignes de sécurité Lire Attentivement Avant LA Premiere Mise EN ServiceRaccordements et commandes Contenu de la livraison Montage et installationPage Raccordement de la platine Page Installation du bras de lecture Installation de la cellule de lecture Réglage de la hauteur du bras VTA Réglage précis de la cellule Réglage des forces d’appui et antiskating Utilisation de la platine Page Maintenance et entretien Causes possibles Problèmes et solutionsCaractéristiques techniques Informations complémentaires sur Informations service après-ventePage Mail info@thorens.com Analog high fidelity