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THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ARE REQUIREMENTS OF ETL AND ETLC SAFETY REGULATIONS

•Read all the safety and operating instructions before con- necting or using this unit.

•Retain this notice and the owner’s manual for future refer- ence.

•All warnings on the unit and in its operating instructions should be adhered to.

•All operating and use instructions should be followed.

•Do not use this unit near water. For example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool.

•The unit should be installed so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example, it should not be situated on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar sur- face that may block the ventilation openings; or placed in a built-in installation, such as bookcase or cabinet, that may impede the flow of air around its heatsinks or through its ventilation openings.

•The unit should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other devices (including other amplifiers) that produce heat.

•The unit should be connected to a power supply outlet only of the voltage and frequency marked on its rear panel.

•The power supply cord should be routed so that it is not likely to be walked on or pinched, especially near the plug, convenience receptacles, or where the cord exits from the unit.

•Clean unit only as recommended in its instruction manual.

•The power supply cord of the unit should be unplugged from the wall outlet when it is to be unused for a long period of time and during electrical storms.

•Care should be taken so that objects do not fall, and liquids are not spilled, into the enclosure through any openings.

•This unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

a.The power cord or the plug has been damaged; or

b.Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled, into the unit; or

c.The unit has been exposed to rain, or liquids of any kind; or

d.The unit does not appear to operate normally, or exhib- its a marked change in performance; or

e.The device has been dropped, or the enclosure dam- aged.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

AVERTISSEMENT

AFIND’ÉVITERTOUTRISQUED’INCENDIEOUD’ÉLECTROCUTION, NE PAS EXPOSER CET APPAREIL À LA PLUIE NI À L’HUMIDITÉ.

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PRE- VENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

ATTENTION

POUR PRÉVENIR LES CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISÉE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR, UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ÊTRE INSÉRÉES À FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE À DÉCOUVERT.

THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS IN THIS PRODUCT. DO NOT ATTEMPT SERVICING OF THIS UNIT YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTION POWER LINES

Any outdoor antenna must be located away from all power lines.

OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING

If an outside antenna is connected to your tuner or tuner/pre- amplifier, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to pro- vide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 701984, provides information with respect to proper ground- ing of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna discharge unit, connection to grounding elec- trodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.

a.Use No.10 AWG (5.3 mm2) copper, No.8 AWG (8.4 mm2) alu- minum, No.17 AWG (1.0 mm2) copper clad steel or bronze wire, or larger, as a ground wire.

b.Secure antenna lead-in and ground wires to house with stand-off insulators spaced from 46 feet (1.221.83 m) apart.

c.Mount antenna discharge unit as close as possible to where lead-in enters house.

d.Use jumper wire not smaller than No.6 AWG (13.3 mm2) cop- per, or the equivalent, when a separate antenna grounding electrode is used. See NEC Section 810-21 (j).

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELEC- TRICAL CODE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 810. RA- DIO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT.

NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s at- tention to Article 82022 of the National Electrical Code that pro- vides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

NOTE TO AUDIO SYSTEM INSTALLER

WHENEVER CONNECTIONS TO OR FROM THE GFA-555SE ARE BEING MADE, BE CERTAIN THAT THE AC ON/OFF SWITCH OF THE AMPLI- FIER IS IN THE OFF POSITION, THE AC CORD OF THE AMPLIFIER IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE AC WALL OUTLET AND THAT ALL AS- SOCIATED COMPONENTS ARE OFF. Always make certain that the amplifier is disconnected from the AC outlet for at least five min- utes to ensure its filter capacitors are discharged before mak- ing connections to and from the amplifier. Failure to heed this precaution may result in damage to the loudspeaker(s) and/or the amplifier which is not covered by the Warranty.

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