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USER MANUAL GOLDMUND EIDOS 19 Universal Player ...
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Goldmund was founded in 1 9 7 8 and has ever since been dedicated to the accurate reproduction of sound and image. At Goldmund, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry’s most advanced technologies, including audio and video systems, home - networking and music distribution. T he guiding principle at Goldmund ...
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This high quality Universal player possesses technical features which are necessary for accurate tracking of the today’s best DVDs and CDs. Only careful use can provide all satisfaction you are expecting. All handling must be performed according to the following instructions to avoid impairing of the player . Nevertheless, if the instructions are ...
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1 FEA TURES AND C OMP A TIBIL ITY p 5 2 SE T TIN G UP TH E E ID OS 19 2.1 Unpacking p 6 2.2 Power supply voltage selection p 6 2.3 Choice of Player location p 7 2.4 Power connection p 7 2.5 Back panel cable connections p 8 - 9 Video connections Audio connections 3 OPERA TING THE EID OS 19 3.1 Front panel control p 1 0 - 1 1 3.2 Remote control funct ...
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Searching a disc p 29 Switching subtitles p 29 Switching DVD-V ideo audio language p 30 Switching DVD-RW audio channel p 30 Switching DVD-Audio audio channel p 30 Switching CD/MP3/Video CD audio channel p 30 Zooming the screen p 31 Switching camera angles p 31 Displaying disc information p 31 3.7 The Audio settings menu p 32 - 33 Audio DRC p 32 Vir ...
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FEA TURES & COMP A TIBILITY Please, read the following instructions very carefully . This high-precision Universal player will provide the best tracking conditions for today’s high-quality DVDs and CDs. COMP A TI B ILIT Y Please note that the Goldmund Eidos 1 9 is compatible with the following formats: ❑ DVD V ideo 1 2 and 8 cm size, one or ...
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2 2.1 SETTING UP THE EIDOS 19 UNP ACKING Y ou will find in the packing: ❑ The player itself ❑ The power cord ❑ This user manual ❑ The warranty card, to be sent back to Goldmund immediately to benefit from the Goldmund 3 year warranty and upgrade prog rams. Unpack the above-mentioned parts with care. Keep all packing for future use. W ARNIN ...
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2 2.3 SETTING UP THE EIDOS 19 CHOICE OF THE PLA YER LOCA TION T o get the best result, especially in audio, you will have to select a very rigid suppor t for your DVD transport. Due to the specific quality of its Goldmund «Mechanical Grounding» construction, the Goldmund DVD Player is less critical than other designs in placement selection. F eed ...
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2 2.5 SETTING UP THE EIDOS 19 BACK P ANEL CABLE CONNECTIONS V IDE O C ONN ECTIONS The EIDOS 1 9 offers 3 different type of Video signal outputs: ❑ S- Video Output connector . ❑ 3x 7 5 Ohms RCA coaxial Component Video Output connectors. ❑ DVI Digital Video Output Depending on your specific installation you may choose one of the above video out ...
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2 2.5 SETTING UP THE EIDOS 19 BACK P ANEL CABLE CONNECTIONS A UDIO C ONN ECTIONS The Goldmund Eidos 1 9 is equipped as standard with the following stereo output standard connectors: ❑ 7 5 Ohms RCA coaxial SP DI F connector . ❑ T OSLI NK optical cable output. Y ou may use these connectors to connect your player to a D/A conver ter or digital pre ...
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3 3.1 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS F RONT P AN EL KEY S OPEN Located near the disc drawer opening, this button opens the tray to load the CD or DVD. T he same button closes the tray when it is open. When loading a disc, place discs in the disc tray with the label side facing up. PLA Y This key is used to start or resume Playback. I ...
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3 3.1 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS | Front P anel Display P 11 | User manual - GOLDMUND EIDOS 19 Universal Player 1 5.1CH Lights when analog 5.1 channel output is selected (see below) 2 V -P ART Lights when playing a video par t of a D VD disc 3 (camera) Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc (see below) 4 GUI (Graphical Us ...
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1 ST ANDBY/ON Press to switch the player on or into standby 2 AUDIO Press to select the audio channel or language (see below) 3 SUBTITLE Press to select a subtitle display (see below) 4 Number buttons 5 T OP M ENU Press to display the top menu of a D VD disc 6 ENTER & cursor control buttons Use to navigate on-screen displays and menus. Press EN ...
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3 3.3 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 SETTING THE TV SYSTEM The default setting of this player is AUT O , and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to AUT O . If you experience picture distor tion with some discs, set the TV system to match your country or reg ion’s system. Doing this, however , ...
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3 3.4 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 SWITCHING ON After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press ST AN DBY/ON on the remote control to switch the player on. Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is set to the input you connected the DVD player to. Y ou can also use the OP EN/CL OSE button to switch ...
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3 3.5 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 FIRST CONNECTION U SING TH E ON - SCREEN DISPL A YS For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). Y ou should get used to the way these work as you’ll need to use them when setting up the player , using some of the playback features, such as program play, and when making mor ...
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3 3.5 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 FIRST CONNECTION S ETTING U P WITH THE S ET U P N AVIGA T OR Using the Setup Navigator you can make a number of other initial settings for this player . We recommend using the Setup Navigator , especially if you connected this player to an processor for playing surround sound. T o answer some of the questions about dig ...
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3 3.5 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 FIRST CONNECTION S ETTING U P WITH THE S ET U P N AVIGA T OR (contd.) Questions 11 through 14 are concerned with the digital decoding capabilities of your A V receiver or Multi-channel processor . 11 Is your AV receiver / Processor Dolby Digital compatible? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don’t Know . 12 Is your ...
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3 3.5 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 FIRST CONNECTION P LA YI NG DISC S The basic playback controls for playing D VD, CD, SACD, V ideo CD and M P3 discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chapter . Throughout this manual, the term ‘D VD’ means DVD-V ideo, DVD -Audio and DVD-R/RW . If a function is specific to a particular kin ...
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3 3.5 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 FIRST CONNECTION B A SIC PL A YBACK C ONTROL S The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. T he following chapter covers more playback features in more detail. P LA Y Star ts playback. D VD and V ideo CD: if the display shows RESU M E, playback starts from the resume point. P AUSE Pauses a ...
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3 3.5 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 FIRST CONNECTION DVD DISC MEN US Many DVD-V ideo and DVD -Audio discs contain menus from which you can select what you want to watch or listen to. They may give access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio language selection, or special features such as slideshows. See the disc packaging for details. Somet ...
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3 3.6 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS I NTRODUCTION Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. For an explanation of how to navigate these, see Using the on-screen displays above. Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to D VD and SACD discs, Video CDs, CDs and MP3 discs, although the exact op ...
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3 3.6 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS S CANNI NG DISC S Y ou can fast-scan discs forward or backward at various different speeds using the remote. 1 During playback, press Forward or Reverse to start scanning. 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed. 3 T o resume normal playback, press (play). P LA YI NG IN SLO W MOTION Y ou can pl ...
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3 3.6 OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS F RAM E ADV ANCE / FR AME R EVERSE Y ou can advance or back up DVD - Video or D VD -RW discs frame-by-frame. With Video CDs, you can only use frame advance. 1 During playback, press (pause). 2 Press Reverse or Forward buttons to reverse or advance a frame at a time. 3 T o resume normal playback, press (p ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS U SIN G REPE A T PLA Y There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded. It’s al-so possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the program list (see Creating a prog ram list below). 1 During playback, press PL A Y MODE and select ‘Repe ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS U SING R ANDOM P LA Y Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-V ideo), groups or tracks (DVD-Audio), or tracks (CD, Video CD and MP3 discs) in a random order. Y ou can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped. 1 Press PL A Y MODE and select ‘Random’ from the list of ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS C REA TI NG A PROGR AM LIST This feature lets you program the play order of titles/group/chapters/folders/tracks on a disc. 1 Press PL A Y MODE and select ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left. 2 Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program options. The Program edit screen that appears depe ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS C REA TI NG A PROGR AM LIST (contd.) After pressing ENTER to select the title/group/chapter/folder/track, the step number automati- cally moves down one. 4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list. A program list can contain up to 24 titles/chapters/groups/folders/tracks. 5 T o play the program list, press (pl ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS O THER F U NCTIONS AV AIL ABLE F ROM THE P ROGR AM MEN U As well as creating and editing a program list, you can star t and stop prog ram play , erase the program list, and memorize a DVD program list from the Prog ram menu. 1 Press PL A Y MODE and select ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left. 2 ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS S EARCHI NG A DISC Using the search mode function from the Play Mode menu you can quickly jump to a particular par t of the disc that you’re watching or listening to. 1. Press PL A Y MODE and select ‘Search Mode’ from the list of functions on the left . The search options that appear depend on the kind o ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS S WIT CH ING DVD-V IDEO AUDIO L ANGUA GE When playing a D VD - Video disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages, you can switch audio language during playback. 1. Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio language option. S WIT CH ING DVD-RW AUDIO CHAN NEL When playing a D VD -RW disc recorded with dua ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 PLA YING DISCS Z OOMING TH E SCREEN Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while a DVD-V ideo, DVD -Audio or Video CD disc is paused. 1. Press ZOOM button to select the zoom factor • Normal • 2x • 4x Zoom 2 ◊ Zoom 4 ◊ 2. Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area. Y ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE AUDIO SETTINGS MENU A UDIO DRC • Default setting: Off When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s easy to lose the quieter sounds completely , including some of the dialog. Switching Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) to On can help by bringing up the quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks. How much of ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE AUDIO SETTINGS MENU C HANN EL L EVEL • Default setting: Fix This setting allows you to set the level of each channel sent to the 6 channel analog outputs. 1. Press SETUP and select ‘ Audio Settings’ from the on-screen display 2. Highlight Channel Level, then use the cursor left/right to change to ‘Fix’ or ‘V ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE VIDEO SETTINGS MENU V IDE O A DJ UST • Default setting: Standard From the V ideo Adjust screen you can select the standard video presentation or define presets of your own. 1. Press SETUP and select ‘Video Adjust’ from the on-screen display . 2. Use the cursor left/right to select a preset. • Standard – Normal ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE INITIAL SETTINGS MENU U SING TH E I NITIAL S ETT ING S MENU The Initial Settings menu is where you can set preferences for language, audio and video out- put, and so on. If a menu option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing. Stop the disc, then ch ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE INITIAL SETTINGS MENU D IGIT AL A UDIO O UT S ETT ING S (contd.) Linear PCM Out • Default setting: Down Sample On Y ou only need to make this setting if you connected this system to a processor using one of the digital outputs. If your processor is compatible with high sampling rates (96 kHz), set this to Down Sample O ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE INITIAL SETTINGS MENU V IDE O O UTP UT S E TTIN GS TV Screen • Default setting: 1 6:9 (Wide) If you have a widescreen TV , select the 1 6:9 (Wide) setting—widescreen D VD software is then shown using the full screen area. When playing software recorded in conventional (4:3) format, the settings on your TV will determ ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE INITIAL SETTINGS MENU L ANGUA GE S E TTING S Audio Language • Default setting: English This setting is your preferred audio language for D VD - Video discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc, the system automatically plays the disc in that language. The D VD - Video format recognizes 1 36 different ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE INITIAL SETTINGS MENU L ANGUA GE S E TTING S (contd.) DVD Menu Language • Default setting: w/Subtitle Lang. Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages. This setting specifies in which language the disc menus should appear . Leave on the default setting for menus to appear in the same language as your ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE INITIAL SETTINGS MENU O PTIONS Parental Lock • Default level: Off • Default password: none • Default country code: US (21 1 9) Some DVD V ideo discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t play . This gives you some control about what your children watch ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE INITIAL SETTINGS MENU O PTIONS (contd.) Parental Lock (contd.) Setting/changing the Parental Lock level 1 Select ‘Level Change’ . 2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER. 3 Select a new level. Press (cursor left) repeatedly to lock more levels (more discs will require the password); press (curso ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE INITIAL SETTINGS MENU O PTIONS (contd.) Group Playback • Default setting: Single DVD-Audio discs can have up to 9 g roups of tracks. When set to Single , the selected group plays and then the disc stops, or returns to the menu screen. Use Group Search to select the group to play . (Y ou cannot use the track skip or sca ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE INITIAL SETTINGS MENU S PEAKERS Audio Output mode • Set in Setup Navigator (Default: 2 Channel ) If you connected this player to your amplifier using the 6 channel analog outputs (front, surround, center and subwoofer outs), set this to 5.1 Channel ; if you connected only the stereo outs, set to 2 Channel. Speaker Inst ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 THE INITIAL SETTINGS MENU C HANN EL L EVEL • Default setting: Fix Y ou only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 6 channel analog outputs. This setting does not affect digital audio output. When set to Fix , the level of each of the 6 channel analog outputs is fixed. Choose V a ...
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OPERA TING THE EIDOS 19 CLEANING Always disconnect the power cord from the wall socket before cleaning your player . T o clean the front panel metal parts, always use a clean, soft, damp cloth. Dampen with water or a mild detergent solution. Avoid abrasive or harsh cleansers (eg. products containing sodium carbonate). MAINTENANCE The Goldmund EIDOS ...
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