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O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L N A C S 1 P R E A M P L I F I E R N A P S 1 P O W E R A M P L I F I E R S...
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C O N T E N T S W E L C O M E 1 . 0 I N S T A L L A T I O N 1 . 1 P O S I T I O N I N G 1 .
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• The Statement Story of Naim amplification has its place in the NAC S1 and NAP S1. They are also however about new The NAC S1 /NAP S1 Installation Manual ideas and technologies and without doubt constitute the most technologically advanced analogue •...
I M P O R T A N T N O T E . The NAC S1 has setup buttons and indicators located on its connection panel. Ensure the connection panel is accessible following installation to enable configuration.
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Use the minimum length of floor-spike needed to hold the The NAC S1 and NAP S1 should ideally be connected directly to wall mounted mains outlets. If it is lock nut just above the carpet.
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N A C S 1 A U D I O I N P U T S A N D C O N N E C T I O N S The NAC S1 preamplifier provides five stereo analogue audio line inputs intended for the connection of analogue output source components such as CD players, streamers, audio-visual processors, DACs, phono preamplifiers or music servers.
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Mains power and fuse If the NAC S1 is to be used with a pair of NAP S1 power amplifiers, the left and right balanced XLR output sockets should be connected to the left and right power amplifier inputs using the XLR to XLR interconnect cables supplied with the power amplifiers.
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1 2 V T R I G G E R . The NAC S1 is equipped with two 3.5mm jack socket 12V trigger outputs and one trigger input. These 12V trigger sockets enable control integration with appropriately equipped power M I N I U S B .
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Your Naim retailer will be able to supply appropriate cables. If your NAP S1 power amplifiers are to be used with a NAC S1 preamplifier, the left and right balanced XLR power amplifier input sockets should be connected to the left and right preamplifier outputs using the XLR to XLR balanced interconnect cables supplied with the power amplifiers.
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NAP S1 however the NAP S1 was specifically designed to be used with Control: Naim cable and it will provide the best results. Your Naim retailer will be able to make-up speaker RJ45: CAN bus x 2 cables terminated with the appropriate hardware and of the required length.
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• Connect the right-hand NAC S1 CAN bus socket to the left channel NAP S1. N O T E . CAN bus should be used in preference to 12V trigger control for integration of the NAC S1 and NAP S1.
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A U D I O I N P U T M A P P I N G Each of the eight NAC S1 input sockets (3 x 5-pin DIN, 3 x RCA phono pairs, 2 x balanced XLR pairs) can be mapped to one of the five named NAC S1 inputs: cd, stream, av, phono or aux.
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A U D I O I N P U T G A I N A D J U S T M E N T The input gain for each of the five NAC S1 inputs can be individually adjusted to compensate for To switch an input to unity gain mode proceed as follows: different source output levels.
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N O T E . The top panel volume control does not rotate in response to handset volume commands. N O T E . If the NAC S1 is operating in Unity Gain mode, the far right volume display indicator will illuminate.
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Not used with NAC S1 or NAP S1. Use for transport control on Naim source components. NAC S1 and NAP S1 illumination has normal and vivid operational modes and can also be adjusted for brightness. Illumination control covers button illumination, volume control illumination, Press to decrease volume.
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Do not use any wax or solvent based cleaning fluids, sprays or polishes. • Never attempt to dismantle or modify a Statement amplifier. There are no user-accessible or serviceable parts inside. If you have concerns over the performance or setup of your Statement amplifiers contact your local Naim retailer.
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945mm x 256mm x 383mm Weight (each): 107kg un-boxed, 140kg shipped Finish: Black anodised aluminium. Custom materials and finish available on request. Naim Audio Ltd. Southampton Road, Salisbury, SP1 2LN, England T: +44 (0)1722 426600 W: www.naimaudio.com E: info@naimaudio.com Part No. 12-001-0268 Issue 1U...
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