How to identify Naim IR remote control handsets

Here are images showing the various IR remote control handsets used by Naim.


Narcom: RC5. Supplied with early NAC82 and CDI


Narcom 2: RC5. Supplied with later Olive pre-amps and CD players. There are a few variations of this remote with slightly different colouring and logo shading, final ones in grey with half-moon logo


Narcom 3: RC5. Supplied with 5 series and Classic pre-amps and CD players. Similar to final Narcom 2 but with added Tuner softkey button


Narcom 3 (later type): RC5. Supplied with 5 series and Classic pre-amps and CD players. Short-term replacement when the original Narcom 3 ceased production.


Narcom 4: RC5. aka “stealth” - supplied with 5 series and Classic pre-amps and CD players


Narcom 5: RC5. Supplied with 5 series and Classic pre-amps and CD players


AV Narcom: RC5. Supplied with AV2


DVD5: RC5. Supplied with DVD5 and later AV2


Flash: RC5 Supplied with original CDS2 and early NAC552


R-Com: RC5. Supplied with CD555 and later NAC552


i-Com: RC5. Supplied with original 5i series


n-Sub: RC5. Supplied with the n-Sub Subwoofer


CD3: RC5. Supplied with the CD3 CD player


NAIT3R: RC5. Supplied with the NAIT 3R amplifier


NAC52: Proprietary. Supplied with the early NAC52 pre-amplifier


CDS: RC5. Supplied with the CDS CD player


HDX: RC5. Supplied with HDX Hard Disk Player and optional for Unitserve


Uniti/Streamer: RC5. Supplied with 1st Generation Unitis and Streamers


Statement: RC5. Supplied with the Naim NAC S1 Statement Pre-amplifier

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