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PS Audio GCA-500 manual

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    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com Introduction i ® Owner ’ s Reference ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series Instructions for use GCA Power Amp Series Document 15-041-01-1[...]

  • Page 2

    Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series 4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com Introduction ii ® ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Introduction Read these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions WARNING. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL S[...]

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    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com ® T able Of Contents T able Of Contens iii ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Introduction Getting Started Quick Start Guide Questions and Answers T roubleshooting W arranty Ser vice Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series [...]

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    Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series 4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com Introduction iv ® ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the GCA series power amplifi er . This document covers the thr ee stereo power ampli?[...]

  • Page 5

    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com ® Getting Started Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series Getting Started 1 ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Once your new GCA Series Power Amplifi er is unpacked, you’ll need to fi nd a convenient place to set it. Th[...]

  • Page 6

    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com Quick Start Guide 2 ® Quick Start Guide Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. RCA inputs Once you have decided on the location and chosen the appropriate power cables, you ar e r eady to[...]

  • Page 7

    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com Quick Start Guide 3 ® Quick Start Guide Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Pay close attention to the polarity on the rear panel binding posts. It is critically important that you mat[...]

  • Page 8

    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com Questions and Answers 4 ® Questions And Answers ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series The GCA Series Power Amplifi er is best left power ed on at all times. The current draw is negligib[...]

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    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com Questions and Answers 5 ® Questions And Answers ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series amplifi er and the next higher wattage model should be considered. The GCA series power amplifi er[...]

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    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com T roubleshooting 6 ® T roubleshooting ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series If no sound comes out of the GCA Series Power Amplifi er there ar e several ar eas to check. Either you are n[...]

  • Page 11

    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com T roubleshooting 7 ® T roubleshooting ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series need to determine where the hum or buzz is coming fr om within your system. If the hum/buzz goes away when you[...]

  • Page 12

    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com T roubleshooting 8 ® T roubleshooting ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series If the GCC Series Power Amplifi er shuts of f when playing music, there ar e several possibilities. If the mu[...]

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    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com W arranty 9 ® W arranty ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series PS Audio warrants the product designated her ein to be fr ee of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship, subject t[...]

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    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com W arranty 10 ® W arranty ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series authorized by PS Audio to service the Product. This warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been alter[...]

  • Page 15

    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com Service 11 ® Ser vice ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series In the unlikely event there is a pr oblem with your PS Audio component, please contact your dealer , distributor , or the PS A[...]

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    4826 Sterling Drive, Boulder , CO 80301 PH: 720.406.8946 service@psaudio.com www .psaudio.com Service 12 ® Ser vice ©2004 PS Audio International Inc. All rights reserved. Owner’ s Refer ence GCA Power Amplifi er Series 1. Obtain a Return Authorization Number (R/A number) and shipping address from your dealer or distributor’ s Service Departm[...]