THORENS TD 2030 - Manual (Page 31)

Adjusting the tonearm lift: It has already been adjusted
in the factory and can be considered suitable for nearly all
pickup cartridges in the market. However in the unlikely
case that the tonearm lift needs to be re-adjusted to fit a
special cartridge please contact your Thorens dealer.
Anti-skating force (bias): This is adjusted by shifting the
button on the tonearm’s lift bench (2). It is recommended
to set the anti-skating force slight below the value of the
tracking force.
Adjustment of tracking force: Make sure to inquire the
recommended tracking force for your pickup cartridge
from either the cartridge manufacturer or by consulting the
mounting instructions supplied with the cartridge. Track-
ing force is usually adjusted between 10 and 25 mN (cor-
responding to 1.0 and 2.5 grams).
Hint: Do not set too low a tracking force, because this may
prevent the pickup car-tridge from tracking properly.
After the tonearm has been correctly balanced (see page
29) you can apply the tracking force by rotating the coun-
terweight (3) according to the following scheme: a half turn
of the counterweight corresponds to a tracking force of
10 mN (1.0 g) whereby a full turn corresponds to a force
of 20 mN (2.0 g). Turning the counter-weight towards the
bearings will increase tracking force, whereas turning the
weight into the opposite direction will decrease it.
Make sure that the tonearm is kept in its armrest
before doing these adjustments.
Tonearm TP 250
➀
➁
➂
➀
➁
➂ tonearm lift lever
tonearm bench
counterweight
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