Thorens TD-800, TD-810, TP-300 Owners manual

TD 800 Series

Instruction Manual

Dear Thorens customer, many thanks for your confidence
into our product, the record player of the 800 Series. With
the purchase of your record player you acquired a precision
instrument for the playback of records. To make him sound
perfect there is some attention necessary for setup and
handling. The manufacturing of this drive and the assembly
takes place completely in Germany at the highest enginee­ring standarts - this still guarantees highest quality after
years. Understandably you want to start as immediately as
possible with listening to music. We ask you however:
Please read this guidance before the first use attentively, so
that you can use the drive optimally. We tried to put all the
necessary information into this manual. If you should have
still questions, which are not answered here, then you con­tact us directly at www.Thorens.ch or with e-mail: tech­[e-mail].

Your team of Thorens

Conformity Declaration

We acknowledge the fact that the device belongs to this
instruction manual corresponds to valid EEC guidelines at
the time of printing for the acquisition of the CE-Sign. All the
necessary checks were made with positive result.

Warranty

Thorens manufacturer warranty. We commit ourselves to
replace incorrect sections of this device free of charge if it
should fail within the guarantee period. The warranty
amounts 2 year s for the turntable, counted starting from the
purchase date. The terms of the warranty are valid only if
within 4 weeks the enclosed warranty card is transmitted or
sended and filled out to Thorens. If this should not occur,
the warranty is 12 months. The manufacturer warranty
going beyond the legal warranty duration of 12 months ent­itled Thorens to make on his own decision exchange or
repair of the defective sections. If a defect of your device
occurs within the guarantee period, then you inform
Thorens or your dealer under specification of the type of the
problem. Damage, which take place via neglect of the ope­rating instruction or via outside mechanical effects, as well
as transport damages are not taken off by the warranty. The
warranty extends only to the turntable and the motor inclu­sive power pack. Tone arm and pick-ups have the warranty
granted by the respective manufacturer. Warranty is valid
only for the first owner of the turntable. Sending the warr­ranty card could be done by e-mail to [e-mail]
or by mail to THORENS EXPORT COMPANY LTD
IM JUNKHOLZ 44 ·
CH-4303 KAISERAUGST-BASEL / SWITZERLAND

Use of the turntable

Your turntable has been built to be used in closed rooms.
Please only use it in such rooms. Make sure that there is
not water or humidity close to the turntable or the PS 800
power supply.
The PS Power pack operates with 115V/230V main voltage.
Do never open it before pulling the main plug. There are no
user serviceable parts inside the PS 800.
In any case of a damage or question please contact your
importer or us.

Setup of the turntable

To avoid damages during transport your turntable comes

carefully packed and separated. Take out carefully all the
included parts. Place the included plates for the spikes
where you want to have the turntable playing. Place the
chassis on top of them. Adjust the correct height by turning
the spikes. Check the correct adjustment with a spirit level.

Now place the turntable platter with his axle over the bea­ring and let it slide into it. Take care that the front end of the
axle is not crashing onto the bearing bottom. Then place the
rubber belt around the platter and the motor. Now put the
feltmat on the platter

Connecting the motor

Connect the motorcable with the power pack Ps 800. The
backside of the ps 800 offers 1 connector for motor. So plug
in the motor cable into the Ps 800 and lock the screws.
Make sure that the ON/OFF switch at the front side is in Off

position and the speed selector is on 33 rpm. Then plug in
the 3-pin connector from the external AC/AC adaptor to the
plug on the back of the PS800. Then connect the main

power cable to the AC/AC adaptor.

CAUTION! Never plug or unplug a motor while the Ps
800 is running. It will be damaged!

The Ps 800 power pack gets warm make sure that it is stan­ding free so that the air can circulate.
On the Front of the Ps 800 are 2 switches. The left one is
for switching the Ps 800 on and off. An LED indicates the
operation. The right one is the speed selector. The you can
select between 33 and 45 rpm.

Because of an overload protection you must let the
turntable run for 33 rpm before switching to 45rpm. If
you do not do that the turntable will not spin at 45rpm.

Connecting the tonearm

Use the supplied RCA cable(Blue) and plug it into the plugs
on the back side of the turntable behind the tonearm. White
is left and red is right channel.
If your tonearm has not been supplied from Thorens please

use the manual supplied with the tonearm to make the
connection correct. This is only for turntables with Thorens
TP 250 or TP 300 tonearm factory mounted.

So now your turntable is ready to play.

If you have any questions please contact our service at:
e-mail: [e-mail]
or your local distributor.

Thorens TP 300

Anti Skating(Bias) adjustment

Set the bias adjustment knob to the same number as the
tracking force. NOTE: This setting is not critical and a figu­re of 1-1.5g will normally be suitable for moving magnet car­tridges and 1.5-2g for most of the MC cartridges.

Tracking force adjustment:

Ensure that the tracking force adjustment knob is set to the
zero position.
With the cartridge permanently fitted in the correct position
adjust the main balance weight so that the arm is “floating”
with the stylus 1mm clear of the record. This adjustment
should be made with the antiskating knob to zero.
Rotate the tracking force knob to the specified tracking
force given by the cartridge manufacturer. Mostly the best
result are achieved by using the upper value of the given
range.
For TP 250 please turn the counterweight clockwise and
move it forward to the headshell to increase the tracking
force.

Technical Specifications

TD 800
Drive System: Thorens Belt drive
Motor: Fully electronically regulated AC-Synchronius motor
Speed: 33, 45 rpm
Speed Select: electronically
Platter: 300 mm / 3 kg, non magnetic
Tonearm: Thorens TP 250
Antiskating: magnetic
Automatik: none
Switch off: none
Capacity of signal leads: 120 pF
Power Supply: Electronically regulated Power Supply for AC Motor.
Dimensions (wxdxh): 420 x 350 x 125 mm
Weight: 8 kg
Colors available: Aluminium, black

TD 810
Drive System: Thorens Belt drive
Motor: Fully electronically regulated AC-Synchronius motor
Speed: 33, 45 rpm
Speed Select: electronically
Platter: 300 mm / 4 kg, non magnetic
Tonearm: Thorens TP 250
Antiskating: magnetic
Automatik: none
Switch off: none
Capacity of signal leads: 120 pF
Power Supply: Electronically regulated Power Supply for AC Motor.
Dimensions (wxdxh): 420 x 350 x 135 mm
Weight: 12 kg
Colors available: Aluminium, black

TD 850
Drive System: Thorens Belt drive
Motor: Fully electronically regulated AC-Synchronius motor
Speed: 33, 45 rpm
Speed Select: electronically
Platter: 300 mm / 4 kg, non magnetic
Tonearm: Thorens TP 300 or TP 250 with VTA adjuster
Antiskating: magnetic
Automatik: none
Switch off: none
Capacity of signal leads: 120 pF
Power Supply: Electronically regulated Power Supply for AC Motor.
Dimensions (wxdxh): 420 x 350 x 165 mm
Weight: 22 kg
Colors available: Aluminium, black

Manufacturer:

THORENS EXPORT COMPANY LTD
IM JUNKHOLZ 44 ·
CH-4303 KAISERAUGST-BASEL / SWITZERLAND
FAX:++41 (0)61 813 03 39
[e-mail]