Adcom GFA-555 Owner's Manual page 3

SECTION 1
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU O PEN THE BOX
B efo re each GFA-555 l e f t the fa c t o r y , i t was c a r e f u l ly In sp ected fo r
p h y s ic a l im p e r fe c tio n s as a r o u tin e p a rt o f ADCOM's s y ste m a tic q u a lit y c o n tr o l.
T h is , alon g w ith f u l l e l e c t r 'i c a l t e s t i n g , should in su re a product f la w le s s in
b oth appearance and perform ance.
i t fo r any p h y s ic a l damage.
as th ey are e s s e n t i a l to red u ce to a minimum the p o s s i b i l i t y o f tr a n s p o r ta tio n
damage 3hould th e product ev er need to be shipped a g a in .
th a t damage h a s occu rred , n o t if y your d e a le r im m ediately and req u est the name
o f th e c a r r ie r so th a t a w r itte n cla im to cover sh ip p in g damages can be i n i t i a t e d .
THE RIGHT ID ANY CLAIM AGAINST A PUBLIC CARRIER GAB BE FORFEITED IF THE
CARRIER IS NOT NOTIFIED FRQM PTLY AND IF THE SHIPPING CARTON AND PACKING MATERIAL
ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.
HAS BEEN SETTLED.
SECTION 2
W HERE TO PUT IT (AW D W H ERE NOT TOt)
The GFA-555 u t i l i z e s la r g e e x t e r n a l h e a t s in k s to d is s ip a t e h ea t from th e
power t r a n s i s t o r s .
a ir to c i r c u la t e in a id e th e a m p lifie d ,
to a ssu r e co o l o p e r a tio n o f th e amp.
e n c lo se d w ith o th er h ea t prod u cin g com ponents, and adequate space around th e amp­
l i f i e r sh ould be m ain tain ed .
on th e s id e s and rea r fo r a ir c i r c u l a t i o n .
in an en clo sed c a b in e t , i t i s recommended th a t th e back o f th e c a b in e t have v e n ts
to a llo w a ir to c i r c u la t e around the a m p lif ie r .
th e GFA-555 should perform q u it e h a p p ily in arty re a so n a b le environm ent.
such normal c o n s id e r a tio n s as p r o te c tio n from e x c e s s iv e d u st and m oistu re should
alw ays be ob serv ed .
A fte r you have unpacked th e a m p lif ie r , in s p e c t
Save the s h ip p in g carton and a l l packing m a te r ia ls
SAVE ALL PACKING MATERIALS UNTIL THE CLAIM
The top and bottom p a n els o f the a m p lif ie r have s l o t s to allow
T h e r e fo r e , th e GFA-555 should not be com plete
W e recommend a t l e a s t 3 in ch es on the top and I inch
The ADCOM GFA-555 power a m p lif ie r has been c a r e f u lly d esign ed
In th e u n lik e ly ev en t
Adequate a ir c i r c u la t io n must be a v a ila b le
I f th e GFA-555 i s goin g co be mounted
With th e se c o n s id e r a tio n s in mind,
Of c o u r se ,