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