Adjusting Tone Arm And Pick-Up Cartridge - THORENS TD 103 A Manuel D'utilisation

Adjusting tone arm and pick-up cartridge

Turn the tracking force adjuster (4) to „0" and
the anti-skating knob (14) counter-clockwise
until it stops.
Screw the tonearm counter weight (3) onto
the rear tonearm tube.
Unlock the tone arm (7) and move it a bit
towards the centre of the platter. Bring the
lift-lever (5) into position
back the tone arm.
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 (4) and the an-
ti-skating force (14). Adjust to 17,5 mN for
the factory-installed pick-up cartridge 2M
Red.
23 ADJUSTING TONE ARM AND PICK-UP CARTRIDGE
while holding
As for the required anti-skatingforce refer to the table below:
Tracking force
Tracking force scale 4
1 = 10 mN
1,25 = 12,5 mN
1,5 = 15 m
2M Red —> 1,75 = 17,5 mN
2 = 20 mN
2,5 = 25 mN
3 = 30 mN
Antiskating setting 14
1
1.25
1.5
1.75
2
2.5
3