THORENS 550 user manual Mounting the tonearm

Mounting the tonearm

The TD 550 can be delivered as the so-called BC-version without tonearm whereupon you can install the tonearm of your choice. The TD 550 was made to take tonearms between 9-inch and 12-inch effective length. In the event that you are facing problems as to the mounting of your own tonearm please contact your Thorens dealer for as- sistance.

In order to facilitate laying the (fixed) tonearm leads the TD 550 features a detachable lid at the bottom plate. How- ever you may as well drill appropriate holes into the lid and then fix it again.

If you have acquired your TD 550 with tonearm it will be delivered factory-installed and supplied with the respec- tive instruction manual and adjustment gauge. In this case the tonearm leads (interconnects) are not routed through the bottom opening but directly attached to the RCA jacks (6+7) at the rear panel.

If you have acquired your TD 550 with tonearm and pickup cartridge you can be sure that both have been perfectly mounted and adjusted in the factory. You may therefore disregard the following chapter.

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