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GIA-275
*Preliminary*

User Guide

Rev 0.4 3/4/14

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Summary of Contents for Adcom GIA-275

  • Page 1: User Guide

    GIA-275 *Preliminary* User Guide Rev 0.4 3/4/14...
  • Page 2 In the world of high performance electronics, Adcom has done the impossible: make state of the art components that are easy to use at an affordable price. In doing this, Adcom has created a revolution in the world of consumer electronics. By creating some of the most renowned components and offering them at affordable prices, Adcom has enabled more people to enjoy their favorite music and movies at top performance levels.
  • Page 3 DO NOT ATTEMPT SERVICING OF THIS UNIT YOURSELF. REFER Warning: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do SERVICIN G TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. not expose this unit to rain or moisture. ATTENTION POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR, UNE PRISE CE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE CE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT.
  • Page 4: Key Features

    The GIA-275 will work with all of your Bluetooth enabled portable devices and also supports playback of high resolution audio via a USB connection to your PC or media server. The GIA-275 is designed to reproduce the fidelity that high resolution audio has to offer. Equipped with analog and digital inputs (optical, coax &...
  • Page 5 The power supply cord or plug has been damaged, objects have fallen on or liquid has been spilled into the GIA-275, the GIA-275 has been exposed to rain, the GIA-275 shows signs of improper operation or has been dropped or damaged.
  • Page 6: Description Of Front Panel

    When the GIA- 275 is active, the LED indicator in the Standby button will illuminate BLUE. When the GIA-275 is in standby mode the button will illuminate RED.
  • Page 7: Description Of Rear Panel

    [5] USB Input - Connect the USB output of the GIA-275 to a USB 2 or 3 connector on your PC. Install the USB Audio 2 Driver if you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8. Install a media player such Foobar2000, jRiver etc. if you intend to play high resolution audio files.
  • Page 8 GIA-275 OPPO DVD Power OFF Power ON DVD ON/OFF Select Input Device: -Analog Device AUX1 -Digital Device D1 -USB Device -Analog Device AUX2 -Digital Device D2 -Bluetooth Device Volume DOWN MUTE Volume UP Various DVD Controls...
  • Page 9 Left Speaker Right Speaker Bluetooth Devices Configuration with two speakers...
  • Page 10 Left Speaker Subwoofer Right Speaker Speaker OUT Speaker IN Bluetooth Devices Configuration with two speakers & subwoofer...
  • Page 11 GIA-275. Note that the GIA-275 must be connected to a USB 2 or USB 3 port on your PC. It will NOT work if connected to a USB 1 port. USB 1 and 1.1 are too slow for high resolution audio.
  • Page 12 Install the USB Audio 2 Driver on a Windows System (Installation on Windows 7 is illustrated below) 1) Using the supplied USB cable, connect the GIA-275 to any available USB 2 or 3 port on your PC and turn it on.
  • Page 13 8) Click Next 9) Click Finish 10) Click on Control Panel & set View by to: Small Icons (look at upper right corner of window)
  • Page 14 11) Click on Sound You should see that the ADCOM GIA-275 has been selected as the Default Device for Speakers. If it has not been set as the Default Device, click on it to select it and then click on Set Default.
  • Page 15 We will publish additional guides to the installation and configuration of various media players and their use with the GIA-275 on our website. All of the media players we have tested install easily and ‘see’ the GIA-275 immediately. Most have built-in and/or addon equalizers that enable you to customize the sound to your speakers, listening environment and personal preferences.
  • Page 16 Connect a turntable to the GIA-275 The GIA-275 doesn’t support the direct connection of a turntable with MM or MC cartridge. You will need to connect the turntable to a phono preamp (not provided) and the R&L outputs of the phono preamp to the R&L inputs of AUX1 or AUX2.

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