NAIM NS01 Reference Manual

NAIM NS01 Reference Manual

Music servers

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R E F E R E N C E M A N U A L
M U S I C S E R V E R S N S 0 1 , N S 0 2
E N G L I S H

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  • Page 1 R E F E R E N C E M A N U A L M U S I C S E R V E R S N S 0 1 , N S 0 2 E N G L I S H...
  • Page 2 Operation - External Storage use. Music server Terminology This Reference Manual covers the NS01 and NS02 music servers. It begins with a music server overview and an explanation of the various user interface options. Music server installation and set up is covered in Sections 2 and 3.
  • Page 3 M us i c Serve r Ov erv i ew 1 Naim Net Mus ic Server Over view A NaimNet music server will completely change the way you access and listen to your music collection. While NaimNet music servers may look like CD players, they operate in fundamentally different ways.
  • Page 4 The name of a music server is the last four characters (excluding colons) of its MAC address (printed on its rear panel) preceded by its model number (NS01 or NS02). A typical “name” would be NS014567. Note: Depending on your web browser you may need to type “http://”...
  • Page 5 The music server power switch is located on the rear panel with a standby button located on the front panel. The front panel Naim logo illuminates when the music server wakes from standby.
  • Page 6 2 . 5 F ir st U s e system input in each area. The music server will already have some music files stored In both cases, use Naim Hi-Line interconnect cable for best on its hard disk. One of these can be used to check that results.
  • Page 7 These are illustrated and described in the following diagrams and paragraphs. The numeric legends on the rear panel diagrams refer to the numbered paragraphs in Section 3.2 3. 1 NS01 /02 R e a r P a n e l 3.2.4 stereo phono serial 3.2.10...
  • Page 8 TV/video display. The Local Interface is however functionally identical when presented on a suitable touch screen. The handset can also be used to operate Naim preamplifiers, integrated amplifiers and CD players. The following paragraphs and illustrations first describe the handset functions and then demonstrate how the Local Interface is used to access some of the most often used music server functions.
  • Page 9 O p er at ion - The Loca l Inte r fa ce 4. 2 T he Ho m e M en u 4 . 3 T h e Br o w s e Mu s ic M e n u Home menu, illustrated below, is the menu from which Selecting...
  • Page 10 O p er at ion - The Loca l Inte r fa ce 4 . 5 C r e a t in g a n d M a n a g i n g P l a yl i sts Genres: Displays an alphabetical list of the genres assigned to albums available to the music server.
  • Page 11 O p er at ion - The Loca l Inte r fa ce 4 . 6 T h e F in d M u s i c M e n u Selecting Save Playlist will open a text entry screen, illustrated below, where the playlist can be named.
  • Page 12 Op e rat i on - The Loca l Inte r f ace Most Played Albums: Displays a list of most played albums Note: If a touch-screen is connected to the music server a navigation for browse and selection. Use the handset Calibrate Touch-screen option is provided below Screen keys to select an album.
  • Page 13 O p er at ion - The Loca l Inte r fa ce 4. 1 0 The Rip pi n g M o n i t o r Me n u 4 . 1 2 I n te r f a c e Me n u S tr u c tu r e Selecting Ripping Monitor from the...
  • Page 14 O p er at ion - Rippi ng 5 Ri pping A music server will only fulfil its potential if it holds a significant library of music. Depending on the size of your CD collection, you may need to decide which to rip and which to leave for replay on a conventional CD player.
  • Page 15 DIN and phono connection socket. In addition to providing network based socket options (NS01), or one analogue output with DIN remote control, NaimNet enables six unique streams and phono socket options and three further analogue of audio files to be delivered from the music server for phono socket outputs (NS02).
  • Page 16 O p er at ion - Exter nal S tor age 7 External Stor age A NaimNet music server is not only able to replay programme material ripped and stored on its internal hard disk but will also enable playback of material stored on a variety of externally connected storage hardware.
  • Page 17 NaimNet network enabled audio products are with all products. Both NaimNet and DigiLinx manufactured in the UK by Naim Audio. Like their closely products use StreamNet technology to distribute audio related non-network Naim products, they represent the over a TCP/IP network.
  • Page 18 I ns ta ll at ion - Ter mi nology Playlist: A playlist is a specific group of tracks collected together for a specific purpose; “favourites” perhaps, or “party tracks”. A simple list of tracks queued-up to play (the tracks of an album for instance) may also be referred to as a playlist.
  • Page 20 Naim Audio Limited, Southampton Road, Salisbury, England SP1 2LN Tel: +44 (0) 1722 426600 Fax: +44 (0)870 2244703 W: www.naimnet.com Part No. 12-001-0066/2...

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