THORENS TD 550 - Manual (Page 38)

For playing your records proceed as follows:
Open dustcover, take the record from its cover and in-
ner sleeve and put it on platter. Never play your records
without the protective felt mat! A special adaptor has
been supplied for single records with large centre hole.
It is highly recommended to always remove surface dust
with the help of a special carbon brush or anti-static tissue
before each playback. Older or very dusty records can be
thoroughly cleaned with a dedicated record washing ma-
chine. This procedure will also improve sound quality.
Switch motor on and the select speed according to the
record to be played. Unlock tonearm from its rest and
move it over the desired piece to be played. By lowering
the tonearm lift lever the tonearm is slowly descending.
You may have the dustcover closed during playback but
sound waves from the speakers can excite the air beneath
the cover and thus induce sonic distortions.
IMPORTANT: if you want to lift the tonearm up by the lever,
do it smoothly in order to avoid that the tonearm is bounc-
ing about the record.
This record player does not feature any automatic shut-off
facility at the end of the record. Therefore, as soon as the
stylus has reached the lead-out groove, the tonearm is to
be lifted up manually by the lever and the motor switched
off.
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