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Introduction

1. NAC-N preamplifier Components and Audio Sources

Welcome to Naim and congratulations on your purchase. This manual covers the NAC-N preampliers: NAC-N 172 XS and

NAC-N 272. The NAC-N preampliers are highly capable products that will repay time and eort spent on installation and

conguration. We strongly recommend that you read this manual in full. The manual provides comprehensive information

on all NAC-N features and facilities and will enable you to set up your product either to integrate with your existing music

systems and media, or to form the heart of a new system.

NAC-N preampliers can play audio from a variety of components and sources. Each of the components and sources is

introduced in the following Section 1 paragraphs and subsequently described in full detail in Sections 5 to 9. Sections 2 to 4

cover installation and set up.

NAC-N preampliers can be controlled from their front panels, the supplied remote control handset, and from the Naim App

freely available from the Apple iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store.

1.1 Preamplifier

1.1.1 Inputs

NAC-N preampliers provide external analogue and digital

audio inputs. The number of external inputs provided varies

with each product.

In addition to the conventional analogue and digital inputs,

NAC-N preampliers can also play audio from the the

following external sources:

• Internet radio via a wired network socket or wireless

network connection.

• DAB and FM radio via an external aerial.

• UMS (Universal Mass Storage) USB memory devices via

a USB interface.

• Universal plug and play (UPnP™) servers holding audio

les via a wired or wireless network connection.

• Spotify

audio streams via a wired or wireless network

connection from the Spotify

Connect feature

incorporated in Spotify

player apps.

• TIDAL audio streams via a wired or wireless network

connection from the TIDAL functions built into the

Naim App.

• Bluetooth

audio streams from Bluetooth equipped

hardware such as iOS, Android and Windows Phone

mobile devices running a suitable music player app.

• Music streams from other Naim streamer products

connected to the same wired or wireless network.

1.1.2 Signal Outputs

NAC-N preampliers provide a variety of signal outputs.

The number and type of signal outputs varies with each

product. They are tabulated in Section 2.2.1.

1.2 Multi-mode Radio

The NAC-N preamplier multi-mode radio combines an

internet radio (iRadio) player and optional DAB/FM tuner.

A total of 40 radio stations across all three modes can be

stored as presets. In DAB and FM mode, stations are tuned

by scanning the respective transmission bands. In iRadio

mode, a list of available radio stations is automatically

downloaded from a dedicated internet server. iRadio

requires broadband internet access via a wired or wireless

network connection. See Section 6 for more information.

The DAB tuner incorporates full broadcast and station

display capabilities. The FM tuner is fully RDS (Radio Data

System) capable.

Note: DAB and RDS broadcasts are not available in all

countries.

1.3 USB Audio Interface

NAC-N preampliers can play audio les stored on USB

memory sticks. See Section 7 for more information.

Note: Compatible audio le formats are listed in Section

7.1.

1.4 UPnP™ Audio Interface

The display on my unit is very dim and I can barely read it. Is there a way I can make it brighter? I have the Nain-N 172 XS Thanks so much! Submitted on 12-10-2021 at 15:40
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