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TD 190_E 

 
 
Adjusting tone arm and pick-up cartridge 

 
Turn the tracking force adjuster (

1

) to "0" and the 

anti-skating knob (

2

) counter-clockwise until it stops 

(Fig. 6). 
Screw the tonearm counter weight (

3

) onto the rear 

tonearm tube (Fig. 5). 
Unlock the tone arm (

4

) and move it a bit towards 

the centre of the platter. Bring the lift-lever (

5

) into 

position 

DOWN

 while holding back the tone arm (Fig. 6). 

By turning the counter weight (

3

) the tone arm can 

be precisely balanced in order to make it hover 
freely above the platter. Move the tone arm back to 
its rest. You can now adjust the tracking force (

1

) and 

the anti-skating force (

2

). Adjust to 1.5 mN (Milli- 

Newton) for the factory-installed pick-up 

Fig. 5

 

cartridge OMB 10. As for the required anti-skating 
force refer to the table below: 
 
 
 
 
Scale 

Tracking force (

1

Anti-skating force (

2

 

10 

mN 

1,25 

12,5  mN 

1,25 

1,5 

15 

mN 

1,5 

20 

mN 

2,5 

25 

mN 

2,5 

30 

mN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fig. 6 

 
 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TD 190-1

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...s Page Thorens Factory Warranty 2 Technical Specification 3 Unpacking and Assembly 4 Electrical Connections and Installation 4 Tonearm and Pickup Cartridge 5 Vertical alignment of cartridge 6 Operatio...

Page 3: ...period please inform your THORENS dealer or general representative and describe the malfunction that has occurred If the malfunction cannot be remedied on site by sending you the respective user servi...

Page 4: ...ata Measured values typical values Belt drive Mains voltage Mains set Wow and flutter DIN WRMS Platter Line frequency Power requirement Platter speeds Signal to noise ratio DIN 45 500 Rumble unweighte...

Page 5: ...plug on the cable that is coming from the mains transformer unit is to be inserted into jack 17 Fig 4 at the rear side of the record player The stereo signal leads have two phono plugs which are also...

Page 6: ...while holding back the tone arm Fig 6 By turning the counter weight 3 the tone arm can be precisely balanced in order to make it hover freely above the platter Move the tone arm back to its rest You...

Page 7: ...de the stylus should be seen within the rectangular recess of the gauge Fig 9 Adjust the cartridge in the head shell until the correct positions are achieved Lastly tighten the mounting screws put the...

Page 8: ...ered onto the record Fig 11 Manual start and tone arm lift Bring the lift lever 5 into position UP Unlock the tone arm from its rest and move it above the lead in groove of the record The motor and pl...

Page 9: ...TD 190_E 9 Thorens Export Company Ltd Im H bel 1 CH 4304 Giebenach Basel Switzerland Tel 41 0 61 8 13 03 37 Fax Tel 41 0 61 8 13 03 39 Internet http www thorens ch Email info thorens ch...

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