NAIM UNITISYSTEM - User manual

Naim’s UnitiSystem represents a new approach to enjoying
high fidelity music around the home. Simpler than traditional multi-room
and focused purely on convenient access to music, UnitiSystem recasts the
hi-fi rulebook and can, literally, re-wire your music. Simplicity and convenience
aren’t provided at the cost of true hi-fi performance, however; a Naim badge ensures
that UnitiSystem delivers world-beating sound quality. UnitiSystem brings
genuine Naim, audiophile, high-resolution sound quality to every room of the house.
UnitiSystem is “grown-up” hi-fi made simple.
UnitiSystem comprises the NaimUniti and UnitiQute multi-source,
all-in-one players, the UnitiServe CD ripping UPnP™ music server, and an iPhone
or iPod Touch app. With a UnitiServe as the hub of the system, and NaimUniti
or UnitiQute as satellite players, a simple wired or wireless network and a pair of speakers
for each room can light up an immensely capable and fabulous sounding multi-room music
system. System control can be via touch screens, conventional handsets, a PC or Mac,
as well as an iPhone or iPod Touch app.

NaimUniti all-in-one audio player
The multi award-winning NaimUniti is a complete hi-fi system in its own right. Just add speakers. As well as being able to play
UPnP™ streams at up to 24bit/96kHz resolution via either a wired or wireless connection, NaimUniti incorporates a CD player, a
50 Watt per channel amplifier, a DAB, FM and Internet radio (iRadio) tuner, and a USB interface that enables playback from iPod
and high resolution digital audio from USB memory sticks. NaimUniti is also a genuine Naim product that replays music from
any source with characteristically engaging and seductive sound quality. Its integral amplifier is a direct descendent of some
of the finest hi-fi power amplifiers ever made, its CD player was conceived and developed by the same team that developed
the world’s finest player, the CD555, and its electronics incorporate all the lessons learned from Naim’s 20 years of developing
high performance digital audio products.
As well as operating as both a stand-alone system and a network audio player, with its multiple digital sources for access to yet
more music, NaimUniti is a perfect addition to a conventional hi-fi system. And its multiple digital and analogue inputs make it
the ultimate home entertainment hub for use with alternative sources – DVD players, satellite TV receivers, MP3 players or games
consoles perhaps. For yet more performance, NaimUniti can be upgraded by the addition of an external Naim power amplifier.
Gaining access to all the potential of NaimUniti is achieved through a variety of simple and intuitive user interfaces – front panel,
remote control handset, iPhone / iPod Touch app – which means your music is available wherever you like it: wherever you are.

UnitiQute compact all-in-one audio player
Everything about UnitiQute, is cute. It could not have been given any other name. UnitiQute is a compact, stylish, multi-source,
all-in-one audio player that can also play UPnP™ streams at up to 24bit/96kHz resolutions. Just like NaimUniti, you only need
speakers. And just like NaimUniti, UnitiQute is a true Naim product incorporating all the amplifier and digital audio know-how
that produces the world’s best hi-fi. UnitiQute doesn’t just make music, it makes music real.
As well as a class-leading high-performance all-in-one system, UnitiQute’s size also makes it the per fect kitchen, bedroom
or study system – or anywhere that a small system fits the bill. Combined with a UnitiServe, UnitiQute offers multi-room audio
where perhaps the most complex installation task is opening the carton. It combines a genuine Naim 30 Watt per channel
amplifier with a DAB, FM and iRadio tuner, and a USB interface for iPod and iPhone models and high resolution audio
playback from memory sticks. Analogue and digital inputs mean further external sources such as DVD players, satellite TV
receivers, MP3 players or games consoles can be connected, and a digital output enables both internal and external digital
sources, including iPod and iPhone audio, to be sent to an external digital to analogue converter or digital input preamplifier.
UnitiQute is a decidedly cute digital source add-on to a conventional hi-fi system. Along with remote handset control, the same
iPhone / iPod Touch app can also be used with UnitiQute.

UnitiServe compact hard disk server
UnitiSer ve is a CD ripping music server and the heart of UnitiSystem. Incorporating a 1Terabyte internal hard disk and able
to access almost limitless network storage, a single UnitiServe can easily store your entire music library and, thanks to Naim
UPnP™ server software, make it available simultaneously to multiple UPnP™-enabled players around the home – players like
NaimUniti or UnitiQute. But storing and streaming audio is only one part of UnitiServe. By accessing an online database it
will automatically catalogue all your stored music and make it easily accessible for selection by title, artist, genre, performers
and composer – you can even create and store your own playlists. Ripping a CD with UnitiServe is no more complicated than
inserting it into the loading slot and waiting a few minutes for it to be ejected.
UnitiSer ve can play and stream high-resolution audio files and it automatically scans the network for shared audio files –
including your iTunes librar y - in WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, OGG Vorbis, A AC, WMA and MP3 formats, making them available
for local playback and UPnP™ streaming. UnitiSer ve has a digital output for local connection to an external digital to analogue
converter or a digital input equipped amplifier, so along with acting as the hub of a UnitiSystem UPnP™ streaming multi-room
set-up, it can be an add-on digital source bringing hard disk playback to a conventional hi-fi system. UnitiServe’s digital
technology and its ripping engine are based on the award-winning Naim HDX, the world’s first upgradeable audiophile hard
disk player, and offer audio performance far superior to general purpose computer-based server solutions. It makes music you
can all but reach out and touch, all around the home.
UnitiSer ve, like HDX, is StreamNet-enabled for use within a NaimNet whole-home control environment and can be controlled
by a variety of interfaces – PC, Mac, touch screen, and an app for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. And for those with existing
network storage, a variant without internal hard-disk storage, the UnitiServe-SSD is also available.

A genuine high-end CD ripping hard disk server,
UnitiServe can simultaneously serve music via UPnP™
to the Uniti players, and play music locally through a
digital output. The high resolution heart of UnitiSystem.
Cute in every sense of the word, UnitiQute is a
brilliant-sounding compact all-in-one system and
high resolution, wireless UPnP™ stream player.
If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch a remote
control app puts control of your UnitiSystem right
in your hands, wherever you are.
UnitiQute iPhone/iPod Touch App
UnitiServe
UPnP™
UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play), is an open network standard that enables audio ser vers and players
connected to the same network to communicate automatically, with no setup required. With a UnitiServe
and one or more NaimUniti, UnitiQute or alternative UPnP™-compliant players connected to the
network, UPnP™ enables the players to automatically display shared music files found on the network
by the UnitiServe or stored on its internal hard disk. UPnP™ works invisibly in the background to make
the connection between server and player completely seamless.
Streaming
Streaming is the tech nology that makes t he UnitiSystem pos sible. Streaming involves sending pac kets of
digital data on demand from server to player for reassembly into audio data, conversion to the analogue
domain, and playback. The digital nature of streaming technologies and automatic communication of
UPnP™ means that any audio file available to the UnitiServe, either stored on its internal hard disk, on
another computer or network attached storage (NAS) drive, can be selected and streamed, or played,
by any UPnP™ player, a NaimUniti or UnitiQute, connected to the network.
Wired or Wireless
UnitiSystem multi-room will work with existing home net work wiring and equipment, and as NaimUniti
and UnitiQute are both wireless capable, so UnitiSystem is genuine, multi-room audio without the need
for wires all around the home. The only wired connection needed, to ensure streaming quality and
reliability, is from the UnitiServe to the net work router.
Internet Radio
Both UnitiQute and NaimUniti incorporate an Internet radio (iRadio) tuner that enables them to tap
into literally thousands of Internet broadcasts worldwide – from the major news and entertainment
organisations to special interest music and speech stations. New iRadio stations come on stream all
the time and the UnitiQute and NaimUniti station lists are updated each time they connect to the iRadio
Internet server. Just as with DAB and FM radio stations, you can easily store and recall favourite stations.
Upgrade Paths
A core Naim philosophy has always been the upgrade path. We know that great music in the home
is addictive, so the UnitiSystem is endlessly versatile and upgradeable – from the addition of an
upgrade power amplifier to a NaimUniti, through the use of a UnitiQute to add digital sources, via an
external digital to analogue converter, into an existing hi-fi system, to the construction of a whole -home
automation system based on our NaimNet* product range. UnitiSystem may be all you will ever need,
but it may also be just the beginning.
*For more information about NaimNet, visit ww w.naimnet.com
Plug ‘n’ Play Performance
Connect with your music… wherever you are
NaimUniti
The award-winning NaimUniti is both a complete
Naim hi-fi system in a box, and a genuine hi-fi,
high resolution, wireless UPnP™ stream player.

UnitiServe
UnitiQute
UnitiQute
UnitiQute
NaimUniti
UnitiSystem in your home
Imagine a UnitiSystem comprising of a UnitiServe in the study,
a NaimUniti in the living room and a UnitiQute in the kitchen and
bedroom. Perhaps the UnitiServe digital output is connected to a
conventional hi-fi system for local playback. Apart from a pair of
speakers in each room, all you need to bring the system to musical
life is a wireless network router with an internet connection.
With the UnitiServe connected to the router via a simple network
cable, and with NaimUniti and UnitiQute connected to the
router wirelessly, the power of UPnP™ automatically creates the
seamless interface between the server and players. At the same
time, both the NaimUniti and UnitiQute can use the network to
access thousands of Internet radio stations. Any local audio
sources in the study (for example, a Mac or iPod) or in the kitchen,
living room or bedroom (for example, a DVD player, TV or games
console), can be connected directly to the player. Control is as
simple as connection. Do it wirelessly by iPhone or iPod Touch,
or control the NaimUniti or UnitiQute with a remote handset.
Perhaps operate the UnitiServe via a USB touch screen, or even
using the web browser inter face on your computer. UnitiSystem is
simplicity itself, and versatility made real.
Infrastructure
Network Connectivity Mains Power
Mains LeadWireless Connection
Wired Connection
ADSL Wireless
Router
Expanded System
Interconnects
Satellite TV Receiver DVD PlayeriPodGames
Console
PC/Mac LaptopTV
Other Devices
Core System
Speakers Control
n-SAT n-SUB Remote Control
UnitiSystem Devices
NaimUniti UnitiQute UnitiServe
iPhone/iPod Touch App
Cabling

NaimUniti UnitiQute UnitiServe
AUDIO INPUTS
Analogue Inputs 1 RCA, 3. 5mm fron t panel ja ck
Input Sensitivity 270mV
Input Impedance 47k1
Digital Inputs 5 S/PDI F (2 optica l, 2 coax ial,
1 digital/analogue 3.5mm jack)
USB Inputs 1 front-panel socket
UPnP™ Hi-Res UPn P™ playb ack up to
24bit/ 96kH z (WAV and FL AC)
Antenna I nputs WiFi, F ty pe (plus PAL adapter)
Overload Margin 20dB
Other Inputs Ethernet and iPod
(digital, v ia USB socket)
AUDIO OUTPUTS
Audio Ou tputs Speaker output, preamp output (RCA)
Signal to N oise Rati o (S/N rati o) 80dB
Phase Response Linear phase, absolute phase correct
Digita l Output ( type) BNC 751(plus RCA a dapter)
Power Output 45W per c hannel i nto 41,
30W per c hannel i nto 81
Other O utputs Headphone
CONNECTIVITY
Infra Red RC5
RS232 DE9 fema le (rear pan el)
FORMATS
Audio Formats Supported Internet radio (Windows Media-
format ted content, MP3 St reams, MMS),
Playlist s (M3U, PL S), MP3, A AC
(up to 320k Bit/s, C BR/ VBR), Windows
Media-formatted content-9
(up to 320k Bit/s), FL AC and WAV
(up to 24bit/ 96kH z via UPn P™
and USB o nly), OGG Vorb is
POWER
Mains Supply 100V, 115V, 230V; 50 or 6 0Hz
Power Consumption 200VA (maximum)
OTHER
Tuning Range FM 87.5 – 108MH z
DAB Band l ll and L Ba nd
iRadio Service Provider vTuner 5* full service
Langu ages Engl ish, Germ an, Italian, French,
Spanish , Chinese, D utch
Notes User interface for iPhone and
iPod Touch devices
PHYSICAL
Dimensions 87 x 207 x 314mm (H x W x D)
Weight 5.6kg
Colour Black
AUDIO INPUTS
Analogue Inputs 3 RCA, 1 powered DIN for Naim phono
preamp lifier, 3.5m m front pa nel jack
Input Sensitivity Rear: 275mV
Front: 125mV
Input Impedance Rear: 22k1
Front: 10k1
Digital Inputs 5 S/PDI F (2 optica l, 2 coax ial,
1 digital/analogue 3.5mm jack)
USB Inputs 1 front-panel socket
UPnP™ Hi-Res UPn P™ playb ack up to
24bit/ 96kH z (WAV and FL AC)
Antenna I nputs WiFi, F ty pe (plus PAL adapter)
Other Inputs Ethernet and iPod (analogue)
AUDIO OUTPUTS
Analo gue Outp uts Speake r output , line outp ut (L + R RCA),
sub outp ut (2 mono ou tputs via RCA),
preamp output (4-pin DIN)
Line Ou tputs Fi xed (Leve l) 275mV rms, 60 01
Line Outputs Variable (Level) 775mV rms
Output Impedance 221maximum
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (S/N Ratio) 80dB
Frequency Response 20Hz - 50kHz
Power Output 50W per c hannel i nto 81
Other O utputs Headphone
CONNECTIVITY
Infra Red RC5
Remote Input 3 .5mm jac k on rear (R C5)
RS232 DE9 fema le (rear pan el)
FORMATS
Audio Formats Supported Internet r adio (WMA, M P3 streams, MMS),
Playlist s (M3U, PL S), MP3, A AC (up to
320 kbp s, CBR/ VBR) Apple L ossles s
(from iPod ), Windo ws Medi a-forma tted
content fi les (up to 320 k bps), WAV,
FLAC, OGG Vorbis
CD Forma ts Redbook
Disc Compatibility CD, CD-R
POWER
Mains Supply 100V, 115V, 230V; 50 or 6 0Hz
Power Consumption 350VA (maximum)
OTHER
Tuning Range FM 87.5 – 108MH z
DAB Band l ll and L Ba nd
iRadio Service Provider vTuner 5* full service
Langu ages Engl ish, Germ an, Italian, French,
Spanish , Chinese, D utch
Notes User interface for iPhone and iPod Touch
devices, downloadable from App Store
PHYSICAL
Dimensions 87 x 432 x 314mm (H x W x D)
Weight 11. 3 kg
Colour Black
AUDIO OUTPUTS
Digita l Output s 1 x S/PDI F, 751BNC and TOSL INK
CONNECTIVITY
Infra Red RC5 (handset optional)
RS232 1 x 9 way D typ e
TV Outputs 1 x S-V ideo, 1 x composite,
1 x 15 way D VGA
Ethernet 1 x rear panel R J45
USB 4 x rear p anel
Other 1 x PS2 keyb oard, 1 x PS 2 mouse
FORMATS
Audio Formats Supported WAV, AIF F, FLAC, AL AC,
OGG Vorbi s, AAC, MP 3,
Window s Media-format ted content files
CD Forma ts Redbook
Disc Compatibility CD, CD-R, CD-RW
SAMPLE RATES
Sample Rates 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz
and 192kH z native
Bit Dept hs 16bit, 24bit, 32bit fixed, 32bit float
USER CONTROL INTERFACES
Front Panel L ogo Touch-se nsitive e ject and s hutdow n
mode function
TV Monitor 4:3 and 16:9 customisab le TV interface,
USB touch screen compatible
Web Inter face PC and M ac internet browse r compat ible
Adobe Fl ash user in terfac e
Handheld User interface for iPhone and
iPod Touch devices
AMX and C restron Installer-customisable reference
apps available
STREAMING AND RIPPING
USB Sca n and play f rom FAT
and NTFS f ormat ted memor y sticks
Netwo rk Share s Scan and play f rom music stored
on a network share
Netwo rk Storag e Ri p to extern al netw ork storag e
for expanded music storage
UPnP™ Transcoding, proxying UPnP™ Server,
DLNA®device compatible
Stream Net 6 user s treams to Na imNet
and NetS treams systems
CD Metadata AllMusic.com online,
FreeDB online and local database
POWER
Mains Su pply 100-240VAC, 50 o r 60Hz
PHYSICAL
Dimensions 87 x 207 x 314mm (H x W x D)
Weight 4.2kg
Colour Black
Naim’s Uni tiServe is powe red by the DigiFi pla tform; leading e dge software
technol ogy licensed fro m Digital Fideli ty Ltd of London .
Copyrig ht notice: UnitiSe rve users are re minded that copyi ng CDs may,
in cert ain circumstances, be illegal.
Windows Media™ is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
UPnP™ is a tra demark of the UPnP™ f orum.
iPod, iPh one and Mac are tra demarks of Apple I nc, registered i n the U.S.
and other countries.
Adobe Fla sh® is a registered t rademark of Ado be Systems Incor porated.
DLNA® is t he registered tr ademark of the Dig ital Living Ne twork Allian ce.

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