TEAC TN-550 Owner s Manual English Francais Espanol Deutsch Italiano Nederland - Page 5

ENGLISH Keep the unit in standby while setting it up ( E on page 8). 1 Place it on a flat surface. 2 Install the turntable. Align the turntable with the center shaft and install it. oo Place the large side of the hole down. Center shaft Turntable 3 Loop the belt around the motor pulley. Loop the included rubber belt around the outside of the turntable, and then loop the belt around the motor pulley. oo Be careful not to let the rubber become twisted. oo Rotate the turntable several times to make sure that it is secure. Motor pulley Rubber belt Preparing the record player 4 Install the pulley cover. Align the small cutout in the pulley cover with the small protuberance on the pulley, as shown in the illustration below. If these are not aligned, the pulley cover will slant. Pulley cover 7 Install the headshell. Insert the headshell on the end of the tone arm and turn the nut to secure it in place. Nut Headshell 5 Place the turntable mat on the turntable. Place the mat that is included with the turntable on it before use. 6 Install the counterweight. Place the counterweight over the end of the tone arm, and press it gently as you turn it right to attach it. Confirming levelness and fine-tuning In order to confirm the level placement of the turntable, we recommend using, for example, a commercially-available turntable leveling device. If the turntable is not level, follow the procedures below to adjust the heights of the feet to level the unit. oo If the slant is too great, the following method might not be able to correct it. 1 Turn the foot on the low side counter- clockwise to remove it. 2 Attach one of the included washers. Washer Counterweight Foot 3 0 4 4 Press down on the four corners of the unit to confirm that the weight is distributed evenly on the four feet. If one of the feet is wobbly, attach a washer to it as explained above and adjust its height. Balancing the tone arm and adjusting the stylus pressure Counterweight Stylus pressure adjustment ring Center line 1 2 Anti-skating Arm lifter 1 Set the anti-skating dial to zero. 2 Raise the arm lifter and shift the tone arm to the left slightly. 3 Lower the arm lifter. 4 Turn the counterweight and adjust so that the tone arm is level. 0 1 2 4 3 0 1 2 3 4 3 Reattach the foot in its original oo Lower the protector to prevent damage to the car- tridge stylus before making adjustments. position. oo Be careful not to let the cartridge stylus touch the unit. Continued on the next page e 5