THORENS 653-068 User Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Contents

Thorens Factory Warranty 2

Description 3

Setup 4

Preliminary operations 5

Belt and platter 5

Connection to mains 5

Connection to the amplifier or receiver 5

Speed selection and start 5

Manual start, cue control 5

Stop 5

Stylus DN 251 S 5

Technical data 6

Dear THORENS customer,

Thank you very much for your confidence in our product, the record player
Thorens mini. With the purchase of this device you have acquired a precision
instrument for the purpose of playing back analogue records. This appliance
however requires your attention with respect to set-up, placement and
handling in order to achieve a flawless operation. The Thorens mini has been
designed and assembled completely in Germany which will guarantee you
the highest quality to be maintained for years to come. Understandably, you want
to listen to your beloved records right away but we strongly advise that you read
these instructions attentively before proceeding with the setup, simply to ensure
long-lasting listening pleasure. We have spared no efforts to pack all necessary
information and comprehensive guidance into this manual, yet in the event that you
have any further queries regarding your new record player please do not hesitate to
ask your THORENS dealer for further assistance.

Sincerely yours,
THORENS TEAM

WARRANTY

Legal warranty directives and regulations are to be applied here. In case a
failure or malfunction occurs in your record player during the warranty 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-serviceable spare part, you are
kindly requested to send the unit in its original shipping box to the THORENS
representative in your country. If the original shipping box is no longer in
your possession your THORENS representative will be in the position to
supply a new one for a small charge. Shipping costs to THORENS or to an
authorized service centre must be prepaid because otherwise the parcel will
be rejected upon arrival. After repair or service the unit will be returned to
you free of charge. Any damage or malfunction caused by failure to observe
the instructions contained in this manual as well as damages occurred in
transport or shipping are not covered by this warranty. This warranty only
covers the turntable and motor including power supply and mains trans­former. The tone arm and pick-up cartridge are covered by the warranty of
the respective manufacturer thereof.

In the event that you have further queries or need assistance please do
not hesitate to contact your authorised THORENS service.

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D E S C R I P T I O N

1

2

3

5

6

10 11

4

7 8

9

1 Dust cover
2 Hinge
3 Cueing lift lever
4 Speed selector and ON-OFF switch
5 Tone arm support with tone arm lock
6 Stylus
7 Audio Cinch plugs l

(red= right chanell, white = left chanell))

8 Earth wire
9 Connection socket for mains set 12 V /

DC

10 Platter
11 Axis

WARNING!
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product rain or moisture.

3

Setup

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

4

Preliminary operations

Speed selection and start

Unpack the unit and all accessories.

Please keep the packaging for future use
when transporting the device.

- Attach hinges (2) to the designated recesses
at dust cover (Fig. 1).

- Insert dust cover hinges into the respective
sockets.

Belt and platter (Fig. 2)
The belt comes already looped around the
transmission area of the platter (10). A ribbon
has been attached to the belt so that no tools
are needed for its final installation.
Put platter onto axle (11) and turn it until cut-out
has come above the motor pulley. By means of
the ribbon lift off belt from platter and loop it
around the motor pulley while making sure the
belt sets in the centre of the pulley’s transmis­sion area. Lastly, remove ribbon.
You can now put the mat onto platter.

Connection to mains

The supplied mains adaptor is to be connected
to socket (9). According to the voltage indicated
on the unit’s nameplate it has to be plugged into
a mains socket with either 230 V / 50 Hz or
115 V / 60 Hz for the primary side.

Connection to the amplifier or receiver

- Connect the audio leads (7) to the phono­ input (MM) of your amplifier or receiver
(red RCA-type plug = right channel, white
RCA-type plug = left channel).

- Connect ground wire (8) to the ground
connector on your amplifier.

This record player is started by selecting the
speed of either 33 or 45 rpm.

Manual start, cue control

- Select the required platter speed, 33 or 45 rpm,
by means of the switch (4), swivel the stylus
protection cap upwards, lift the tone arm with the
cueing lift lever (3).

- Now position tonearm over the lead-in groove
of the record. By means of cue control lever (3).
the tonearm can be smoothly lowered onto the
grooves and thus preventing damage to your
records.

- With the cue control lever the tonearm may also
be lifted up at any position, even for brief inter­ ruptions during playback. In such a case the
platter continues to rotate.

Stop

This record player is to be switched off by lifting the
tone arm with the cueing lever (3) and by moving the
tonearm back to its rest, whereupon switch (4) is
set to “0”.

Stylus DN 251 S

The stylus is subject to natural wear during normal
playback. Therefore, we recommend you to have
the stylus occasionally checked after approxi­mately 300 playing hours. A worn or damaged
(splintered) diamond stylus is likely to chisel the
modulation from the grooves and thus damage
the record. Use only the dedicated (replacement)
stylus types recommended in the technical date
supplied with the cartridge. An imitated stylus may
also cause an audible loss in sound quality and
increased wear of records. Pull off the stylus in a
slanted downward movement. Insert the new sty­lus in reverse order. (Fig. 3).

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Technical data

Measured values = typical values

Belt drive

Mains voltage

(Mains set)

Line frequency

Pow e r requirement

Platter spee ds

Wow and flutter

(DIN/WRMS)

Platter

Signal-to-noise ratio

(DIN 45 500)
Rumble unweighted signal-to-noise ratio
Rumble weightes signal-to noise ratio

Effective tonearm length

Offset angle

Overhang

Tangentia l tracking error

Cartridge

HiFi DIN 45 500

electronic-controlled DC motor

230 V / 50 Hz or
115 V / 60 Hz

50 / 60 Hz

1,5 W

33

, 45 rpm

1/3

± 0,07 %

Ø 296 mm

46 dB
68 dB

211 mm

26°

19,5 mm

0,15° / cm Rad.

red R right channel DMS 251 S

green RG right channel ground
blue GL left channel ground

white L left channel

Diama nt stylus

elliptical

Tracking force

Frequency ra nge

Output

Cartridge w eight

DN 251 S
15 µm



20 mN

20 Hz – 18000 Hz

4 mV / 5 cms

5,0 g

Total ca pa citance

Tonearm leads and audio-cables

Dime nsions (W x D x H)

mm

ca. 160 pF

360 x 350 x 95

-1

/ 1 kHz

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Thorens Export Company Ltd.

Im Hübel 1, CH-4304 Giebenach – Basel / Switzerland

Tel. ++41 (0) 61 – 8 13 03 37 Fax Tel. ++41 (0) 61 – 8 13 03 39

Internet:

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