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3.1. Mounting and aligning the pick-up cartridge
Nearly any pick-up cartridge in the market with standard
_-inch fixing holes can be mounted to the tonearm THO-
RENS TP 41 (picture 5) by using the respective hardware
supplied with the cartridge.
With the help of tweezers, the four colour-coded litz-
wires are to be carefully pushed onto the four connection
pins (same colour-coding) of the cartridge. However
some pick-up cartridge lack the colour coding and are
marked with letters instead, whereby the meaning is
R = right channel = red wire (signal)
G = right channel = green wire (ground)
L = left channel = white wire (signal)
G = left channel = blue wire (ground)
3.2. Technical specifications of pick-up cartridge
Audio Technica AT-95E
• Tracking force range: 1.5 - 2.5 g (10.5 - 25 mN)
• Recommended tracking force: 2 g (20 mN)
4. Adjusting the tracking force
Take the counterweight (make sure the tracking force dial is
facing the tonearm's bearing assembly!) and carefully rotate
it clockwise onto the tonearm tube at its rear end. Then
detach the tonearm from its support and move it between
platter and tonearm lift (picture 6). Balance the tonearm by
rotating the counterweight either clockwise or counter-clok-
kwise until total equilibrium has been achieved. Then move
the tonearm back to its rest. In order to adjust tracking force
hold the counterweight tight with the fingers of one hand to
prevent it from turning whilst the fingers of your other hand
turn the tracking force dial until the "0" on the dial is flush
with the white line on the rear tonearm tube.
picture 6
The tracking force
can now be adju-
sted by slowly rota-
ting the counter-
weight clockwise
(the dial is coupled
to the weight) until
you have come to
the desired trak-
king force.
