Thorens td 524 owners manual

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Introduction

The THORENS TD 524 is a professional direct drive discotheque turntable.

The unit has been developed by THORENS to provide disc jockeys, dance teachers, and professionals with the
technology and features required for optimum turntable utilization.

The extremely severe demands imposed by discotheques have necessitated new approaches to realizing
optimum music reproduction in such applications. The controls and features have been designed with the
cooperation of several renowned disc jockeys, while the acoustical performance of the unit has been optimized
with tests in the largest discotheques in Europe.

The heavy suspended cast-metal chassis is mounted in a solid wood base. Specially tuned spring elements
serve to inhibit solid-borne disturbances and feedback. Compensation elements eliminate rotational
oscillations during quick starts. The turntable platter is 330 mm in diameter and affords a rim for cueing. The
moment of inertia of the platter is 200,000 g-cmZ. The mat is fabricated of natural rubber to provide high
damping, thereby suppressing vibrations of the platter and the record.

When the THORENS TP 16 L Tone Arm is mounted, the TD 524 may be operated as a semi-automatic as well
as a manual turntable. Electronic indication of the operating mode is accomplished with light-emitting diodes.

All essential operating functions may be activated by remote control,

Contents
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I. Unpacking .......................................................................... 20
II. Assembling the turntable ............................................................ 21
111. Electrical connections ............................................................... 22
IV. Mounting and adjustment of the pickup cartridge ....................................... 24
V. Operation .......................................................................... 26
VI. Tracking force adjustment ........................................................... 28
VII. Antiskating adjustment .............................................................. 28
VIII. Remote Control ..................................................................... 30
IX. Technical specifications ............... .............................................. 32
X THORENS factory warranty .......................................................... 33

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