Tabla De Contenido; Before Use - Teac TN-550 Manual Del Usuario

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Thank you for choosing TEAC.
Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from
this unit.
After reading it, keep it in a safe place for future reference.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Before use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Handling records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notes about record styluses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Preparing the record player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Turntable cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Changing the cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Names and functions of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Basic operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Before use

Included items
Check to be sure the box includes all the supplied accessories
shown below. Please contact the store where you purchased
this unit if any of these accessories are missing or have been
damaged during transportation.
Turntable mat × 1
45 RPM adapter × 1
Counterweight × 1
Headshell × 1
Audio-Technica VM Type (dual magnet) stereo car-
tridge (equivalent to AT100E) preinstalled
o The TN-550CA/B does not include a cartridge.
Turntable × 1
Pulley cover × 1
Washers × 4
Hex wrench × 1
RCA audio cable with ground terminal × 1
AC adapter (GPE053A-V120050-Z) × 1
Owner's manual (this document, including warranty) × 1
o Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
o The warranty for the United States and Canada is on
the back cover. See page 73 for warranty provisions.
See page 74 for information about the warranty in
Europe and other countries or areas.
Precautions for use
o Do not place anything on the turntable cover. Objects on
the cover might cause noise due to vibrations or fall off,
especially during playback.
o Avoid placing the unit in direct sunlight, close to a source
of heat or in other similar conditions. Do not place the
unit on top of an amplifier or other equipment that might
generate heat that exceeds the operating temperature
range of this unit. Doing so could cause discoloration,
deformation or malfunction.
Product registration
Customers in the USA, please visit the following TEAC website
to register your TEAC product online.
http://audio.teac.com/support/registration/
Using the TEAC Global Site
You can download updates for this unit from the TEAC Global
Site: http://teac-global.com/
1) Open the TEAC Global Site.
2) In the TEAC Downloads section, click the desired language
to open the Downloads website page for that language.
NOTE
If the desired language does not appear, click Other Languages.
3) Click the "Search by Model Name" section to open the
Downloads page for that product. (Users in Europe should
click the product name in the "Products" section instead.)
4) Select and download the updates that are needed.
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