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NAIM UNITISERVE Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 R E F E R E N C E M A N U A L U N I T I S E R V E H A R D D I S K P L A Y E R E N G L I S H...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Note: This manual is issue No. 5 and describes the operation of UnitiServe units running software release version 1.7a. UnitiServe units running earlier software will not operate fully in the manner described in this manual. The software running in an...

  • Page 3: Unitiserve Hard Disk Player Introduction

    Your UnitiServe hard disk player will completely change the way you access and listen to your music collection. While UnitiServe may look like a CD player and can play CDs conventionally, it is intended to operate in a fundamentally different way.

  • Page 4: Unitiserve User Interfaces

    1. 1 UnitiServ e U se r I nte rf ac e s 1.1.3 The Desktop Client If UnitiServe is installed in a home network that includes a Unlike a conventional item of hi-fi equipment, UnitiServe personal computer running Windows XP, Vista or 7, it can...

  • Page 5: Unitiserve Interface Options

    Interface. Network connection required. Desktop Client Computer running Windows XP, Provides music database management and Windows Vista or Windows 7. advanced UnitiServe setup functions. Can also control local outputs. Network connection required. n-Serve for OS X Computer running Mac OS X, Provides music database management and 10.7 or above.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    NaimNet hardware, or to take advantage of one of its alternative user interfaces. If UnitiServe is to be used in a network it is important that the network is working when UnitiServe is connected and switched on.

  • Page 7: External Screen Setup

    Play Random play a track. To rip a CD to the UnitiServe hard disk, insert a CD into the transport slot. The ripping process will begin automatically. When CD ripping is complete UnitiServe will eject the CD automatically.

  • Page 8: Getting Connected

    Installation - Getting Connected 3 Get ting Connected UnitiServe carries a variety of connection sockets on its rear panel. These are illustrated and described in the following diagrams and paragraphs. The numeric legends on the rear panel diagram refer to the numbered paragraphs in Section 3.2.

  • Page 9: The Display Interface

    O pe r a t io n - T h e D is p l ay In t e r f ac e 4 T he Dis play Interf ace As described in Section 1.1, UnitiServe can be controlled via a number of different interfaces. This section covers the Display Interface.

  • Page 10: The Browse Music Menu

    All Music - music stored both locally (on UnitiServe’s library of tracks held either locally on the UnitiServe or on internal hard disk) and on all connected storage any available network or USB storage device.

  • Page 11: The Find Music Menu

    Select from the subsequent Search key to initiate the search. list to play the station through the UnitiServe local output. Artists: Displays a screen that enables an alpha-numeric Station list screens, as illustrated below, also provide the search of artists.

  • Page 12: The Current Playlist Screen

    A vTuner account enables internet radio stations not included in the standard vTuner lists to be specified and added. Stations added to the vTuner account can then be downloaded to the UnitiServe. They will appear in the Browse menu under Added Stations.

  • Page 13: Playlists

    O pe r a t io n - T h e D is p l ay In t e r f ac e 4. 6 P laylists Select New Playlist followed by the button. A screen, illustrated below, will open that enables the new playlist to A playlist is a list of tracks collected together and saved with be named.

  • Page 14: The Quick Play Menu

    Selecting Quick Play from the Home menu will open a page, illustrated below, that displays UnitiServe’s ripping a menu, illustrated below, that provides access to five activity. Ripping can be stopped by selecting the abort playback shortcut pages. logo function, touching UnitiServe’s front panel...
  • Page 15 Network Share locations. Selecting selected for existing and newly ripped CDs. The default Music Stores opens the Music Stores menu to provide UnitiServe setting is to rip CDs in WAV format. FLAC can be options to Manage Stores,...
  • Page 16 Rip or Play Mode: Selecting Rip or Play Mode displays a menu that provides the option for the UnitiServe to play a CD rather than ripping it. Play Mode, open the UnitiServe To play a CD in drawer and insert the CD.
  • Page 17 UnitiServe. Select Note: Deleting items moves them to the Recycle Bin from to view and browse just the ripped CDs held by UnitiServe where they can be permanently deleted or restored. Music Stores. Select...
  • Page 18 96kHz. Best Compatibility: Enables the UPnP™ playback device and the UnitiServe automatically to negotiate the best compatible format. Note: Native stream format offers the highest potential audio quality. The appropriate choice will depend on the capability of the playback hardware.

  • Page 19: Naim Server Remote Handset Functions

    O pe r a t io n - T h e D is p l ay In t e r f ac e 4. 9 Naim Serve r R e mo te Navigation: Navigates around and selects 3456 menu icons.

  • Page 20: Playback

    UnitiServe is able to provide one local output and multiple network streams simultaneously. The outputs you will employ from your UnitiServe will depend on the type of system in which it is used. The following paragraphs describe the various output options and their context.

  • Page 21: Ripping

    O pe r a t io n - R i pp i n g 6 Ripping UnitiServe will only fulfil its potential if it holds a significant library of music. A typical music CD carries approximately 600MB of data and the 2TB storage capacity of UnitiServe’s internal hard disk will hold approximately 2400 CDs.

  • Page 22: External Storage

    O pe r a t io n - Ex t er n a l S t o r a g e 7 Ex tern al St orage UnitiServe is not only able to replay material ripped and stored on its internal hard disk but can also replay material stored on a variety of externally connected storage hardware.

  • Page 23: Adding A Music Store

    Refresh. ripped CDs will be held by the new Music Store. Audio files stored on Network Music will now be available for browse and playback via UnitiServe. Select Home Menu > Browse >...
  • Page 24 O pe r a t io n - Ex t er n a l S t o r a g e If the new Music Store is not to be the primary CD data store location select No. The new Music Store will then take lowest priority position in the list of Music Stores but be available for promotion to a higher priority if desired via Manage Music Stores...

  • Page 25: Interface Menu Structure

    U n i tiSe r ve I nt er f a c e M e n u St r u c t u re 8 Int erfac e M enu Structure The diagram illustrates the upper levels of the Display Interface menu and menu structure.

  • Page 26: Internal Storage Of External Data

    9 Inte rnal St ora ge of Ext ernal D ata With the introduction of a 2TB internal hard disk the UnitiServe can store and play music files created or downloaded from external sources in addition to files locally ripped from CDs.

  • Page 27: Copying To The Downloads Folder

    Select the files to be copied from elsewhere on the network and then copy and paste them to the Downloads folder. The UnitiServe will make the files available for selection and playback only once the copy operation is complete and it has scanned the folder.

  • Page 28: Hard Disk Player Terminology

    UnitiServe’s a server, by way of a network - UnitiServe’s Desktop Client interface is local. A hi-fi system or a touch screen application for example.
  • Page 29 Ripping is the slang term for extracting and storing the name can refer to both the audio file format and the audio data from a CD. UnitiServe is unusual in ripping the audio compression technique itself. audio data repeatedly to minimise errors. There are some...

  • Page 30: Unitiserve Specifications

    1A:2B:3C:4D:5E:6F (on rear panel) UnitiServe Name eg. NSSRV5E6F (NSSRVxxxx where xxxx is last 4 digits of MAC Address) Use this section to record your UnitiServe’s identification data for possible future reference. The Serial Number UnitiServe MAC Address can be found printed on the rear panel.

  • Page 31: Commercial Acknowledgements

    These products must be disposed of at facilities capable of re-cycling them and appropriately handling any waste byproducts. Contact Naim Audio Limited your local authority for details of the nearest such Southampton Road, Salisbury, England SP1 2LN facility.

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