Naim Audio ND5 XS - Manual (Page 3)

ND5 XS Quick Start Guide English
1 Installing and Connecting
• Stand the ND5 XS on an appropriate, stable surface. Make sure it is well ventilated.
• Check that the mains supply specified on the ND5 XS rear panel is appropriate for your territory.
Connect the ND5 XS to the mains using the supplied cable but do not switch it on until all other
connections have been made.
• Identify the Signal Ground Switch and select the “chassis” option unless the ND5 XS is connected
in a hi-fi system incorporating another earthed source component (all Naim CD players, for
example), or mains “hum” is audible through the loudspeakers when the ND5 XS is switched on.
• To play audio from a UPnP ™ server or from internet radio stations, the ND5 XS network socket
must be connected to a router using an Ethernet cable, or its Wi-Fi Antenna must be fitted.
Internet radio also requires a high-speed internet connection.
• If the ND5 XS DAB/FM module is fitted, a suitable aerial should be connected to the DAB/FM
aerial socket. The DAB/FM module cannot operate without an aerial. Contact your local Naim
retailer or distributor for advice on selecting and installing an aerial.
• If the ND5 XS is to play audio files stored on an iPod, iPhone or USB memory hardware, connect it,
using an appropriate cable if necessary, to the front panel USB socket.
• If any external S/PDIF digital audio sources are to be used with the ND5 XS, connect them, using
the appropriate BNC coaxial, phono coaxial or optical cables, to the digital inputs.
• Connect one of the ND5 XS outputs to an appropriate preamplifier or external DAC input. The ND5
XS DIN output is the default active analogue output. To select an alternative analogue output, press
the handset setup key ( ) once the ND5 XS is switched on and select
Analogue Outputs . Select
Digital Output to activate the digital output.
• ND5 XS control can be linked using System Automation to the control of some Naim preamplifiers,
CD players and the Naim DAC. System Automation enables for example, preamplifier inputs
to be selected via the ND5 XS, or for n-Stream transport functions to control a CD player. To
take advantage of System Automation, connect one of the ND5 XS
Remote Out sockets to a
preamplifier, CD player or DAC Remote In socket. Use a cable terminated with a 3.5mm jack plug
at one end and a 3.5mm jack or phono plug as necessary at the other end.
Note: ND5 XS System Automation is switched off by default. A full description of its use can be found in
the ND5 XS Reference Manual.
Full ND5 XS installation and operational information can be found in the Reference Manual
available on line at www.naimaudio.com
mains input
and fuse
power switch
network
socket
DAB/FM aerial
socket (optional)
signal ground
switch
digital
output
wireless network
(Wi-Fi) antenna
socket
power supply
upgrade socket
(link plug fitted)
USB
interface
remote
in
remote out
1 & 2
digital inputs
3, 2 & 1
analogue
output
(phono)
analogue
output
(DIN)
Note: If your ND5 XS is to be
powered by an external power
supply, remove the ND5 XS
power supply upgrade socket
link plug and connect the
external power supply using the
appropriate Burndy cable. Do
not connect the ND5 XS mains
cable.
Important: XPS power supplies
with serial numbers below
188015 are not compatible with
the ND5 XS and should not
be used. Contact your local
retailer or distributor for more
information.