
Operation
1
C<>nnocl
po
.. " ..
" .. $uppry. Check , ....
thl lu<nl&ble
...
for
adju
.......
nllo
,e/e(
10
dl.pter
summory
10 lhe
It>e
.nolher
3.
voltogl. pI
AC
ma\rts
CO/"tOCI
..
Y(I~
•
s<>
Fig. 1
.!.
.L
!<>ne
play·
atm hllad
poO
tl."n
, Swolch
(33 '1.
0'
lu"",,,,,,
tt>e
un.!
J The
teb'.
ad,.,.,mMt
""ho'
4.
Whc~
ha ~ d
low",ed
r"""rd
"d.p,o,
pl.ttor
la'ge
T<>n~
atm Io
'
"""09
oid.
ont<>
""
4~
rpm)
knot>
(3)
t~
or
th.
01
thQ
Ihl record
!ho
un.!
by
(1)
on
ln
, ....
""Y
",(/e,
omall
.....
. ring "ovice
and
"'GMI
lhe
"II
c.n\.,
be
tC p'.y
Clnte,
contro' koob en
unit
(2)
0'
ulK
01
the
h.roI
cf
the I",n .
I
o-peed
do<.blo
s.do of
tu,ned ovo,
"'COI"dl wtlh
11011.
the
Ih<!
tono
Ioftod
.,m
Irom the
10<
'oght
••

Contente
, .
INTRODUCTION
,.
UNPACKING
•
•
,
AC
MAINS
CART
••
,.
SPEC
,
MA INTENANCE
RIDGE
IAL VERSIONS OF
CONNECTlON
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION
THE
TDI50111
,
6
"
"

1.
INTRODUCTION
AI
n"
owner of • THORENS TO 150IMK Il. yeu
nav. el
I.bl
problem when Incorpo ... ling yo
fineS!
dition.
T
lke , I.w
mine
witt>
diat.1y benefi t
lnf;tr\l<nenL
you.
• . Wlln the help of
mUI~
cl
""
III l
commend , very
I
yllam
1n1l,II,Hen.
mlnutel
wmUlbl
UI
I
.. N ....
by
10
...
the
Ind
ça.afully ...
)'OU ,..,ad. making you
Yw
wtstllndlng
thil
und.
will
ni
gn
p<trfonnan<::e
bookle~
u.
r
th.
th,,"
yeu
TO
150IMk IIlnlo
mol!
ad
perform..-.ce
..
_ry
....
be able
N.n·
will Ilnd
&c:tlng
pa~
II
10
con·
.
Eu
I
lmille.
Imtne-
01 tl">ll
nC
th.
·
ln the followlng dlapte<ll III
"11 ..... n for
1 prog
The .pp<tllatlen TC
Ii
..
(pll"
The
TO 15O!Mk
TO 150IMk
TC 1501Mk
...
..
ted Nmteble wltll
th).
lpeçl.1
Mndled
lM
mm.e
",
Il
II
A with
II
B wlt
in
application cl
IOUn"
..
ions:
wilhout Ione
".
dlept ..
in yeu.
1501MK II
IOn
lon
e arm
..
houl!one
50
e a
pelle
•
necu
the
IOUnd
AB
""
a.m
arm. bul wIIh
TC
TP
TP
11
••
150
~.t.m
.. " ..
13
snd
13 A.
cl
Ih'" m
ry Info<metlon
Mk
A
wIthout b
.
10
lM Int
Ind
b!.J1
bue
......
Il
AB
bu.
..
'
wlthout
1.
..
.-

2.
UNPACKING
t.
Pl".
ce""" '''''
,Ide
up
and
ope"
2 flemove
3. Removi fClm
handl
COV.'
4.
Tn~o
benom
beth
10
a.lf.ldhetl\l,
lhe
Invilopo.
5.
Lift
1i1lj)O'"
bOlrd
6
mol
Ind
quefIC'
compl.I<! 1n.lall.11en of
apacllt.
Rem"",
lhe
'plCtfl
CI,elul""
pla"e,
Th
, centr.1
Inne'
POli
hol.
lu,n"'bll.
l1OM
'
Icc,d
tf>e
Inlwcijon
pl"
ln
\Ile
COV.~U
Ihe
compl.t.
po,t
w,l~ul
'l'ipl.
back
and
R.mave
Pull
the hygroscopie bag,
.Iightly lhe
In
lhe
hele.
lrom the
counlerweigM$.
lIot>d
tho
as
p,ucribed
cont ...
Ind
tho out
the I\Jbbe'
Idlpl.r
Il
on
the
conlfo pine fo,
•.
on
louching
ln"",
""",
bo
(pari S 800---522) iS ped<ed
m.y
manu.I
tlc
cov.,
be
th .Id • •
un.! oui
pu.h
Ih
..
luml.blo
Nmt.ble.
Ide
d;
~
Ille
oui.'
lM
bag
~u9·in
ln
1
.....
the
Nrnwb"'_
.r
tuml
m~1
on
be
insta llod
by inlfoducir>g
ae.d
hlMg
01
tho loom "IUII<:
the
ton.
the
orm
""Meellng
cul
01
;ntroduclng tl
pull loowofd
Nm",bl,
of
"",..-.
.heU.
in.WcllO"
.ble
In
the
plane,
lop of them
ln
M,m.1
beth
up
th.
.
Removi
cable.
it5
plUM
.....
Ih,
cord·
W11t1
rubber
WlShe,.
tam
•••.
manul'
10'
on the Inne,
on
lhe
Iwo
Inv
.....
0'
1o,
1°'110
IMPORTANT
Save
!ho
tlOnCE
complete
the co.rdboafd
Th.
cng"",e,ed
Itigh
any
tum
motor. n. "Il,ndlo and
to very
p,ec
ision
.I»d<
l.b
l._
0' . Iraln
Te~e
••• emblin g th ..
e,.
plett
pldUng
Ip""er,
doit
p."
5
they
w~on
p.'lleuls'
oute,
of
lor
pon,ble
tole,afICol
should
you'
lurn,..blo. lncIud;ng
,.·shipmlnl
lhe
malO' pulley
AI
be
pfolecled
Inll.,I,"Il or t'an6porl
c"'o
lu,nleble
when ,
on
tlte Inner
deli<;.t
~9.insl
ing
.mo.;n9
tum
••
t.b
afe
nd
ln..
0'
le

•
-
The
tI)rIno
ed
tG
• hould
opondlng
If
_
d,If
....
3101,.. l ySMm
CO<1r>ee' lug.
B:
the
lOge,,,,,
S
wIrt
When
10
the
.hleld~.
eu!
" A Ind •
lrom Iug 1
amphll
mounled
tM
fl.qd unit plata
be , ..
....
nt
ten...:!
_
""",
ry for p.ortieullr
wlnng
"" ltlds of bo
Ind
to
$yttem
th.
grouncl for
emphl;.,- g,ound INough
the
'o
...
.
~".
on
tI>I _ 1
w
of
II-..
~I.m.
3 and 4 on l
th
ch.n
me
unll
pllt
It!e
wire
C<>r'Ir'IeCtln9
'.paroI
lM
" inllUl.ted
"""""'""
of
tI>I turntllble 'f'
by
ground
......
pid<-up
c..-tr~1
m~
n.
term
be
wood
Of'
.Ully
ln.
1 Ilril>
.... ' • • r. 1",,"
l.
IUmtlble
c.nnol
lM
lugof 1
~1"9
wI
and
,..
con.--I·
Ie.d
by
...
....
....
pli~
Ii
with •
D. Lug E
!ho
t.o.<d.
••
d:
C<lnn.ctoW
be
returMd
.1g
.... 1 carry;ng
3
lhould
C
c:onneçted
po""
1er
C:O...-
.
I"M:I
wl"
be
the
Fig. 4
cl
8rinv
....::o<d)
10
the
f
o<
obuoined ....... n tI>I
u...
.""
end
Ml
ju$
lnatruction.
15" carlridg
..
horizontool.
-
0\1"
1
tI>I
01
ltIot
upper
• -.cO«!
vlrtlcll
tilt
c:artrldgo.
~r
.....tao.
49
1 15,116'
(caution
tr~ng
Vlrlicloi traddng ""II1e le
01
Ingle
....
nuhoctu
the
:
tait
_rdinQ
plug
.1n f/IItll le
••
....
..orn
.
=--01
C. rtr ld{je . 1 ignmenl
The
TP
50
plug-
In
.h,
1I
Ilfo~
ven
lu'
Irod<lng
for
optimum tra<:kinll_
•
4.5. Vertical
0)
Loo
..
n
.1~1y
lM
.hell
b)
In
""" 1
l
ne
Ioel<tng
Th.,
ollmped
Ind
••
rt
the
1"11
pin
oper.tlon
ln
lne
Ing le Ind
tncklng
.....
11
. ne
!!
10
enter
1>\1
1 flrmly.
Il b .. 1 per!orm.d
"""
the
ocre
ph>g
u..
,..1\.
IWO
Mg'.
.. 8 (_
ln
Ilot. Pr
bu
the"
oc_
Irm
t nol
to
.d
juI' n,,1 th.
the
Irylu.
A on
F
ig
. • ).
""."'"ng
boII\
_
-od<et. allowing thfI
..
1 I
"ward and tigh
more
than
w+.
. n
Mc
eoslry.
the """
of
ten
Il
Ma ke l ur '
warped
,b!lnce
lhell
dl
4.$.
The
ofld
IlylUl lip
..or
Tlght.n lhe
_
T1ghten.."o/I
StyiUI
Oj)llmum diOUnce of 230
""rtlc
~e!llcel
,h
. ,
lh40
re<:<>rd,
bel'o •
Ille
If f'IIC .
••
~
h<t~
H I _ B.
overtl
.1
10<1
0 "
Il
.1. dll"'''''"
Iu
rtec.
Iwo
OC,..
the I ty
of
,nl!
rI"
__
""
!)t,ring
of
WI A.
cf
the
oh, 11 c
...
ry. inere
lui
Up
and
fi
(OH
"""
if;
of 1.1
lM plug'
511
.nno
...
lhe
DoItOm
No
. 5.2.
between
obtalne<l
6·
(.9
ln
shell.
l conll<: t ,
lne
~ertlC.1
of
_)
Olylul IIp
w+.on
mm
) Irom Ih.
Se.
f
ig
lhe
the
.,
,

Important
The TP
and
TO
they
har.g.
So
wh
TO
150!Mk
••
oxpl
4.
7.
The TP-13 A integroted
to re"ch
•
tmU
llon.ou.ly
for pick-up
For
odjusl
""
th ot
umlable
'
""ti
e<
50
plug_in
150/Mk
have
B
to
bo
.. n u"ing
Il,
t
he
aln.d
alance
the
her
an
excollenl
<arlfidges
lng
the
"tylu.
platte r. The control knob for t
sne
Il
tumtablu
adju'lod
an
older
stylu"
••
bove
and
ta
th.
StylU9
lip
stylus force
lls lor
ov
.
pick-
longitudinal
adlu.tm.nt
.
force.
i.
between
boln
oro ktentic.l. however.
for a
TP 50 plug-
..
h.o
ng h
up
.rm
th e TO 150/
dill.
ront
In
ll.
to
be
adju.
ho" been de'i
and
I.t
01
the
P<>"illon
lM
orm r"SI
sty
lus
.h.n
lm
tn. tono
he
for tho
re-"djuMed
..
nl
eral bal
.tylu.
and
lona
Mk
ov
..
gne d
anCQ
lo"e
.rm
ln.
arm
1
_
low erir.g
Ihe addrti
ding
Move
extension unl,1
If
propar
wh
en . ligh l
Th
en
After having
adjust
01 the
The fronl
de.i.-ed
ach
E
S
••
devic.
on.1
to
Fig,
5.
counterwelght A (Fig. 5) along
ly bal
ly
la,ten
th e
add
dl\li.ion
also
knurle d ,cr
styius
,tional
edge
.cole
Fig, 5.
ohou
ld
Wilighi e
the
arm
ane.d,
'ncli
cI.mp
dl\liolon .
of
ned
ed
loree
weight
of
we
tho
sc.le
the
be
ln Ih.
ln
th e posilion -B
""umM.
tono
arm
.bove or
ew
t
h~
10 Ihe rc
below
B.
tone
que
e,
lghl e
mu.t
corrc,ponds
'play'
ol.nce-aCcor_
lhe
horizontal
will
'eep
the
arm
in
",cd
valuo by
ho ln line
to 0.5 grom.
po. ition M d
tubul
ar
arm
pos
ition.
il.
po. il'on
"""'onta
the
.rm
L
,e,t
mcan$
w~h
l
.
he
'"
, "
Fig. 5
o
4.8.
Antl-skatlng
The
~djustme'l
stylus
Th
hvo only.
lM
te" re
ploy,ng
.~al'r.g
be
righ'
forco.
unl.1
T
he
b, ck
reproduction
force
e , dju,
proper
com
adju,lm
tmenl
Il
co,d
IhlG
lo,ee.
e,
aud,ble. Norm.11y it i. lor", eudlb:e ln
channel and
in
Ihe laIt channel,
the
distortion
10
a valua
adjuotmenl (D)
ha"
10
be
mado
requ
ired by the ca'lfI<:Ige, lollowiog Fig.
obl
.in
ed by thi, me
i. howovcr po
anli-skahng
whi'"
part
ent being made, incre
incorporate
01
lha
reduce
upon
appearo
....
hlch
••
ibl.
lo(ce
roco,d, 3t
the
stylu8
a lurther
Adju.ll'"
equal ln
guarantces
by
• • InIcking
corrc5ponding
thod
ta
us,ng a l1igh Fldelity
lotee
reductlo
anti .•
•• e Ihe
'" opp,ox'm.'
dctcrmine e ••
lesl
f,,,,t wiloout , nll·
unt
,1
n
01
kabng
bolh
"tylus
a diolort ion
to
Ih
ctty
. Whil
d,storti
the
th e ; ty lus
devic"
channe
force
Ire"
..
5,
st
on
ls.

If. ail
.v
oU.ble.
mo.n. ollh
lll
I h
oMho,
oul. r lOgo
5 .
S
... ldl.
.-..:ord wilh • blenc P' "
''''
. nli .•
l. P<lrt
b<!
.d
lul
te<!
tand
of
!o
tho
SPECIAL
OF
THE
If'
" I
nteg"'l
~
01
!ho
ln
l U
mOvtl
record.
TD
ed
.,I"!!
,,", • w.y
VERSIONS
tow.rd
TD
tono .,m TP 13 A . nd be
ci.
1 veroion,
TD
150I
Mk
TD1
:;OI
M~IIA
TD
150IM~
The followi
• poclol
.. ecu
.re
ovollob
Il wi!houl lo
with lone orm
b
•••
Il a wi
ng
lOoU
' tono onn.
mounti,,!! In
tionl:
(w~houIII'COv
fo'ci
m. y
record. Tho
thal \ho
.
\ho
150I'MKII
150IM~
...
(pllnlh),
le
upen
ne
Wuetionl
Il
reqUIOI.
&rm ond
TP
bu
be
.dJ
uI I
.nl~ .
ka'ing
ton. arm
cen
tar "Or to t
AS turntablo
\ho
lollowtng ope-
..
llhoul
13
A, but wllhoul
' wlth ba
app
ty
."
'"
",)
IKI
dolllee
00-
";,h
bao.
lhe
...
i.
by
n.
Pld<-up .,ml with
c.b
l.
m~
be
connecle<! dlroetty
ded
1t11
1 c.bl. nu • luHi
J'lIng
of
tI>o
.pnng
pld!,up 1,.d
be
obta
more
compll.
coMeellng
OUlPut
connec,
F ••
tan
un
it
wlth
A
grou
arm
10 lug E ( ••• Fig. 3).
Portic
ul.rty
odiuotmont
h. melll
I
ll
Adju
.tude
thi.
. T
operation .
•• houl
ined.
If nee
n!
pl. ' • . s... F;g. 3. Pid<·up
connec'o,
ing plata
th e wood
tn. fou'
nd I
.,.
d l ho uld conno
heovy pld<-
of
,he
iramo
by
'"
on
IUming
OU
I.r
an
outpUI
C"n, compll.
m<>Ilnl
d be a
.... 'Y
lood.
ohould
of
VOlde<!
. repl
ond
be
.
en
boord on
l ore
",.
up
thre. conle
wI1
id'l
111.
th. tarm
12' tumtoblo
co""ector
10
tho
\ho
ruml
If
oce
tho
connecl
""n,,"ete<!
the
motal f
et
lhe
Imi.
ol
m. y requlre l omo
coil opri
woode n
lnol nu
..
.hou
and
ln
ompHflor. prov
nc • .
My .UII&-
. bl, Ihroug h
bel!
,uu~
OUlp<Ot
them
orm.
te
w;,hout on
'0
rime
.... tal
boo,d
on
ld bfI
po"
ng'
. uppo rt lng
il f
the Ih,oodod
in
..
output
o
are
c. bl.
the
th.
of
01
.. tan.
oll
.d
l-
the
to
by
un~
un
it
th.
the
d.
fo,
5.
1. Tono
For t
he
botIOm
TD
co".
orm
mount
15Q1Mk Il
r
by
"n
From the unde ... lde
,he to
Con,ul
m.
10"
nec
10
nec
tu"".
..
ann
bo.
rd
t t
he In.
truc!ion. l upplled by
nuloclUre, and mok.
'"
ma
ri<
the wood on boIIrd before
•••
el)' holo
SIIIII th.
t
il
ecco,d
•.
pld<-up orm on the woodon board ond con,
i"ll
inl!
a wllh ba. e. fl ... t
.c,_
1""","
'"
'0
fIS!
lho foor
u...
lho motol Irnmo
u""
01
the
the
In
struction. 01 the manul
remo",o
plutlc 10.'.
fou,
.c,.
wo I
.... niny
of
lhe
unit
the
ton. arm
oorru po ndlng temp·
drllllflS!
tn.
Iho
ec·
5 .2. M
The
plywood mounllng
The mounti
ond
miu
Mo
unit by
Ih.
lhe
ounting Ihe lurntab
TD
1501M~
Il
boa,d
,,!!
boa
110
ottKhmen ..
lon
rl<
of Iloc'
ond
cul
vibration •.
Oui
mMnl 01
tuml.bl
top .
e cov
urfoe.
.,
ollh
turntab
rd
. ccordlng
4 ICrlWl. Fo, hlding the
Ivollobl • .
Th
i. M con
taro
. Alt
b<!
b'oug
olo
e'
removing
hl inte
ll
of
...
po.~lon
th o mou nti"!! boord.
l,
inlo
lum
ilure
l,
of not 1
. hou ld be
v.'Y
.tab
should
lo
'" lemplol
bo
e"
lhan
Il
lovel
te
mlnimlze 1
moun lod on 0
'l,'
thickn
..
0_ F ..
...
poI. ;blo
!'Ie
tron. ,
len
.<lgel
plata,
wt11d'1
,1
...
abou
l 2
mm
ov"
e panol. a frame kit (CE 15) io
If.
dhe
.lve or"lOdlzed
the proleclln
ond pre
g pop
..
ed
er lhe
flrmty down
ol"mlnlum
bora ohall
onl~
.
\ho
01
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