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NAIM AV2 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: DVD Player and Audio Processor

Summary of AV2

  • Page 1

    O w n e r s m a n u a l a v s y s t e m.

  • Page 2: 1.0 Equipment Installation

    Page 1.0 equipment installation normally your naim equipment will have been installed by the dealer who sold it to you even if you live outside their immediate vicinity. Your dealer is responsible for making sure that the system sounds exactly as it should and information given here is not intended ...

  • Page 3: 2.0 Getting Started

    2 2.0 getting started 2.1 switching on and off source components and power supplies for cd players, tuners, preamplifiers and crossovers should be switched on before switching on the amplifier(s). Always switch the amplifier(s) off and wait about a minute for the power supply capacitors to discharge...

  • Page 4: 3.0 Warnings

    3 warning this app ara tus must be earthed important in order to comply with current european safety regulations it is essential that the naim loudspeaker connectors supplied with amplifiers and loudspeakers are used. Do not under any circumstances allow anyone to modify your naim equipment without ...

  • Page 5: 4.0 Connection

    4.0 connection 4.1 mains lead as the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows: the wire which is coloured green-and-yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is ma...

  • Page 6: 5.0 Product Introduction

    5.0 product introduction this manual covers the installation and use of the av2 audio-visual processor and the nap v175 three-channel power amplifier. Together these two components can add comprehensive audio-visual capabilities to any naim system. The av2 is an audio processor for dolby* digital, d...

  • Page 7

    6.1 switching on and off wake av2 from standby (power switch on). Handset: press and hold standby. Front panel: press and hold input or mode. Put av2 to sleep (power switch on). Handset: press and hold standby. Front panel: press both input and mode. 6.2 input setup routine enter setup mode. Handset...

  • Page 8

    Setup parameters parameter settings 7 l r l g main speakers (size) c e n n o s m s m l g centre speaker (presence, size) s u r n o s m l g surround speakers (presence, size) e r n o 1 s m 1 l g 2 s m 2 l g extra rear speakers (presence, quantity, size) s u b n o y e s sub-woofer (presence) u n t f t...

  • Page 9

    7.0 av2 inputs and interfaces note: the entire av system should be switched off before connecting or disconnecting any inputs. The av2 has a total of ten audio inputs: six stereo analog and four digital. The analog inputs are connected through a combination of din and phono sockets while two digital...

  • Page 10

    8.0 av2 outputs and interfaces the av2 is fitted with line-level signal output sockets for front left and right, centre, surround left and right, extra rear left and right and “sub-woofer” channels. The front, centre, surround and extra rear outputs are connected through 4-pin din sockets and each o...

  • Page 11: 9.0 Av2 Detailed Setup

    10 9.0 av2 detailed setup only once all the desired input and output connections are made should the av2 setup procedure be initiated. Although the av2 can be set up and controlled from its front panel, many parameters are best set from the primary listening and viewing position, so setup from the n...

  • Page 12: 9.0 Av2 Detailed Setup

    11 step 1. The av2 display will show vi1 on the left hand side and 6ch, 8ch, ---, an1 or one of twenty possible source component types on the right hand side. Vi1 refers to versatile analog input 1 and the right hand options to the type of source component connected to the input. --- denotes an inpu...

  • Page 13: 9.0 Av2 Detailed Setup

    12 steps 12 to 14 of the input setup routine enable the adjustment of three parameters dedicated to dolby surround pro logic ii encoded programme material. These parameters need not be changed from their default settings during input setup but may be adjusted as required when appropriate programme m...

  • Page 14: 9.0 Av2 Detailed Setup

    13 more! Large speakers are typically floor or stand mounted products with bass drivers of at least 130mm (5 inches) diameter. “small” speakers are typically those that are primarily intended to be used as part of a sub-woofer/satellite system. If lg (large) is selected, only low frequency effect si...

  • Page 15: 9.0 Av2 Detailed Setup

    Distance from the primary listening and viewing position. Use the 4 or 6 keys (front panel: rotary control) to select a numerical value. Move to the next step by pressing 8 (front panel: mode button). Steps 8 to 14. Repeat the step 7 procedure for the centre (cen), main right (r), right surround (rs...

  • Page 16: 9.0 Av2 Detailed Setup

    15 9.0 av2 detailed setup step 16. Use the handset vol and vol keys initially to set a suitable volume. The test signal should be heard through the main left speaker. The av2 display will show l on the left hand side and a numerical value between -30 and +30 on the right hand side. L refers to the m...

  • Page 17: 10.0 Av2 Operation

    16 av2 10.0 av2 operation with appropriate inputs and outputs connected, and both speaker and input setup routines complete, the av2 is ready for use. If a setup parameter needs adjustment the setup pages are always available from the remote handset or front panel as described in section 9. Remember...

  • Page 18: 10.0 Av2 Operation

    17 av2 10.0 av2 operation 10.4 decode table - selection, availability and display more! The “direct” option available to analog inputs routes the signal directly to the output volume control, switching off and bypassing any signal decoding. This is distinct from the “stereo” decode option which digi...

  • Page 19: 10.0 Av2 Operation

    10.5 decode modes and channel schemes 18 av2 10.0 av2 operation decode mode direct mono stereo dolby pl ii music dolby pl ii movie dolby digital surround ex dts neo:6 cinema dts neo:6 music dts neo:6 auto maximum speaker channels left front centre right front left surround right surround extra rear ...

  • Page 20: 10.0 Av2 Operation

    Dolby digital dolby digital is a fully digital decoding technology that provides three full bandwidth front channels, two full bandwidth surround channels, and one low-frequency effects channel - a channel scheme known generically as “3/2.1” (or “5.1”). The encoding technique for dolby digital, know...

  • Page 21: 10.0 Av2 Operation

    20 av2 10.0 av2 operation 10.7 on-screen display if a naim vs1 video switcher is used with the av2, on screen display (osd) of command and status information is available if a suitable video monitor is used. Osd fundamentally repeats the information shown on the av2 display although the extra space ...

  • Page 22: 10.0 Av2 Operation

    21 10.0 av2 operation av2 standby switches av2 into and from standby. Mute silences and restores audio output. Midn selects midnight function. See section10.8. Disp switches display on and off. Also resets setup defaults. Numeric keys used to select inputs and decode modes. Also used to select setup...

  • Page 23: 11.0 Av2 Setup Defaults

    22 11.0 av2 setup defaults av2 11.1 setup defaults the factory default values for each setup parameter are shown below. Input defaults speaker defaults v i 1 a n 1 a n 2 a n 3 a n 4 a n 5 a n 6 o p 1 o p 2 c o 1 c o 2 v i 2 a n 3 a n 4 a n 5 a n 6 o p 1 o p 2 r c 5 c o 1 c o 2 e x t o f f p a n 0 w ...

  • Page 24: 12.0 Av2 Connection Diagrams

    23 ch1 in -ve ch 2 in analog in 3 12.1 front 12.2 rear mains in power rear out input mode ch1 nc ch 2 -ve rear out cen nc sub -ve centre out ch1 nc ch 2 -ve surround out ch1 nc ch 2 -ve front out • • • • v o l 3 0 rotary control centre (sub) out surr’d out front out sub out rc5 in dig out 2 dig in 2...

  • Page 25: 12.0 Av2 Connection Diagrams

    + - - + + - - + - + 24 cable direction marker 4 to 4 pin din interconnect cables av2 nap v175 nap 150 to sub-woofer surround ch1, left centre surround ch2, right front ch1, left front ch 2, right 12.3 av2 connected to nap v175 and nap 150 (stand alone audio-visual system) 12.0 av2 connection diagram...

  • Page 26: 12.0 Av2 Connection Diagrams

    25 cable direction marker 4 to 4 pin din reverse 5 to 5 pin din interconnect cables + - - + + - - + - + link plug and cover fitted av2 nap v175 nap 150 nac 112 to sub-woofer surround ch1, left centre surround ch2, right front ch1, left front ch 2, right 12.4 nac 112/150 connected to av2 and nap v175...

  • Page 27

    26 13.0 nap v175 installation and operation 13.1 connections the nap v175 is a three channel power amplifier intended for use in audio-visual home- theatre systems. The three channels provide audio power to drive a centre channel speaker and a pair of either main front or surround channel speakers. ...

  • Page 28: Specifications

    27 specifications nap v175 power output continuous, 8 ohms 50 watts per channel channels three voltage gain +29db frequency response -3db @ 3hz & 50khz input impedance 18 kilohms mains supply 100v. 115v. 230v - 50/60hz case size (h x w x d) 70 x 432 x 301mm mains input power to a/v processor ch 1 nc...

  • Page 29: Appropriate Standards

    28 naim audio southampton road salisbury england sp1 2ln tel: +44 (0)1722 332266 www.Naim-audio.Com ownav • issue 5 • october 2002 ec declaration of conformity to appropriate standards manufacturer naim audio limited, southampton road, salisbury, england, sp1 2ln products na av2, nap v175 safety hd ...