Naim Audio NaimUniti 2 - Manual (Page 3)

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NaimUniti 2 Introduction
1 NaimUniti 2 Introduction
NaimUniti 2 is a highly capable product that will repay time and effort spent on installation
and setup. We strongly recommend that you read this manual. NaimUniti 2 effectively
incorporates five separate elements. Each of these is introduced in the following
paragraphs and subsequently described in full detail in Sections 5 to 9. The NaimUniti 2
elements are:
An Integrated Stereo Amplifier
Introduced below and fully described in Section 5
A CD Player Introduced below and fully described in Section 6
A Multi-mode Radio Introduced below and fully described in Section 7
A UPnP™ Audio Interface Introduced below and fully described in Section 8
A USB/iPod Audio Interface Introduced below and fully described in Section 9
Prior to the sections describing NaimUniti 2’s elements, Section 2 covers its installation,
Section 3 describes its operation and Section 4 describes its setup.
1.1 The Integrated Amplifier
1.1.1 Inputs
NaimUniti 2 incorporates an audio preamplifier that
provides five analogue and five S/PDIF digital audio
external inputs. The preamplifier also accepts internal
inputs from NaimUniti 2’s integrated CD player and FM/
DAB tuner.
In addition to conventional analogue and digital input
signals, the NaimUniti 2 preamplifier can accommodate
the following external peripheral inputs:
• iPod models and USB memory via a USB interface.
• Internet radio and universal plug and play (UPnP™)
servers via an Ethernet network socket or wireless
network connection.
1.1.2 Signal Outputs
The NaimUniti 2 preamplifier provides the following
analogue signal outputs:
• A line output (pre volume and balance controls).
• Two mono unfiltered subwoofer outputs
(post volume and balance controls).
• A preamplifier output
(post volume and balance controls).
• A headphone output
(post volume and balance controls).
1.1.3 Controls
The NaimUniti 2 preamplifier provides volume, balance,
input selection and mute control from either the front
panel or the supplied remote handset.
1.1.4 Speaker Outputs
NaimUniti 2 incorporates a stereo power amplifier rated at
70 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms. The power amplifier is
designed to drive one pair of speakers via the sockets on
the NaimUniti 2 rear panel.
1.2 The CD Player
NaimUniti 2 incorporates a CD player based on the same
swing-out CD drawer and transport used in other Naim CD
players. The transport is able to play standard “Red Book”
CDs and CDR discs. CD track order can be programmed
or tracks can be shuffled (played randomly).
1.3 The Multi-mode Radio
The NaimUniti 2 multi-mode radio combines an FM/DAB
(Digital Audio Broadcasting) tuner and an internet radio
(iRadio) player. A total of 40 radio stations across all three
modes can be stored as presets. In FM and DAB mode
stations are tuned by NaimUniti 2 scanning the respective
transmission bands. In iRadio mode NaimUniti 2 receives
data streams and a list of available radio stations from
a dedicated internet server. iRadio requires broadband
internet access via a home network connection.
The NaimUniti 2 DAB module incorporates full broadcast
and station display capabilities. The FM module is fully RDS
(Radio Data System) capable.
Note: DAB and RDS broadcasts are not available in all
territories.
1.4 The UPnP™ Audio Interface
NaimUniti 2 can connect to a home network and play
audio files stored on UPnP™ drives.
1.5 The USB/iPod Interface
NaimUniti 2 incorporates a front panel USB interface socket
that enables audio files stored on USB memory sticks and
Apple iPod models to be selected and played.
Note: 5th generation and later, and all iPod touch models,
are compatible with the NaimUniti 2 USB interface.
Note: Earlier iPod and other portable music players may
be connected from their headphone sockets to NaimUniti
2’s front panel analogue input using a 3.5mm stereo jack
cable. Player control via NaimUniti 2’s user interface will
not however be possible.