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TheGFA555msisaverypowerfulamplifiercapable
fortheGFA555msbeforeconnecting
orattemptingtooperateit.Theinstallationando
comprehendallitsfeaturesandfunctionsandthere
GFA555mswhichcoulddegradetheSignal
arlingtonconfigurationofitsdriverand
insures veryefficient power deliveryto reactive l
oads, regardless of the phase angle of
theprotectionofferedbytheWarranty
dissipationandbettertemperature
ThermaloverloadindicatorLEDonfrontpanel
Warrantycardcarefullytounderstandtheextentof
rackusingtheoptionalRM7rackmountadaptorsav
INSTALLING THE GFA-555ms
outputpowertransistors.Althoughduringnormalho
Foruseinprofessionalinstallations,theGFA555m
RIGHT/LEFT INPUT
CONNECTING THE GFA-555ms
jacksusingTefloninsulationtominimizehighfreq
ADCOMdealercanbeofhelpinselectingthebestc
systemforwireidentification.Sometimes
accommodateeitherbare wire,tinnedwire,terminal
pins,spadelugs,orbananaplugs
identifyeachwireconductoroftheloudspeakercab
smallergaugeofwiretokeepwireresistanceata
andnotexceeding60feet,useAWG14strandedwireon
wire.Ifyoufinditdifficulttoobtain
thecorrectsizewireforyourspecificconnecting
einphase,onceconnections tothe
thanadequatepowerlevelswithnodifficulty.Its
In mostapplications,youcandrivetwoormoreset
powerdemandsfromtheamplifier
originatefromapointdirectlyinfrontofyouand
loudspeakersareoutofphase,theimageoftheper
phasecondition, simply reverse the
Repeatthelisteningtestwiththemonosignaltom
tstagesandpowersupplyinthe
greater amount of power in the
betweenthetwoamplifiersinthebridgedconfigura
asapositivegoingsignalattheloudspeaker
operatereliablyandiftriggeringofprotectivede
The GFA555ms’s power cord is supplied with a pola
dproperlyinstalledinitsseatonthe
ACplug.ItprovidesthepowertooperatealltheG
insufficient;particularlyinsystemsusingverylo
fromtheACwalloutletandturnthePOWER0switch
WheneverthePOWERswitchonthefrontpanelistur
thePOWERLEDwillglow.Ifturningontheamplifie
rdoesnotcausethePOWERLEDto
switchtoturntheunitoff
AC ON/OFF SWITCH
redPOWERLEDwillglow.Push
thetopoftherocker switchtoenergizetheGFA55
volume control to reduce the
nceorthephaseangleofthecurrent
allyflickerunderhighvolumelistening
pproachingitsmaximumpoweroutput
installationandoperationofyourunit.Intheeve
AUSING
dampenedwithaverymilddetergentsolutionornon
ammoniaglasscleaner
retonoteandrefertoitsmodeland
e returned forservice, you will be
instructed as to the proper procedure when you
WhencallingorwritingaboutyourGFA555ms,besu
GFA-555msSPECIFICATIONS
≦0.005%
Power Bandwidth -3dB
Signal-to-NoiseRatio, A Weighted
400wattsinto8ohms
400wattsinto8ohms,bridged