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USER MANUAL
GOLDMUND EIDOS 20DVD
CD/SACD/DVD Player
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Thank you for purchasing the GOLDMUND EIDOS 20DVD CD/SACD/DVD player. Please take some time to read this manual. It will provide you with useful information to make your pleasure of using the EIDOS 20DVD Player even higher. INTRODUCTION GOLDMUND EIDOS 20DVD - CD/SACD/DVD Player Goldmund was founded in 1978 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 indust
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Table of Contents 1 FEATURES & COMPATIBILITY 5 2 UNPACKING 6 3 POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE SELECTION 6 4 CHOICE OF THE PLAYER LOCATION 7 5 POWER CONNECTION 7 6 BACK PANEL CABLE CONNECTIONS 8 7 KEYBOARD CONTROLS 10 8 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 11 9 SETTING THE DISPLAY SYSTEM 13 10 SWITCHING ON 14 11 FIRST CONNECTION 15 12 BASIC OPERATIONS 16 13 PLAYING DISCS 19 14 AUDIO SETTINGS & VIDEO ADJUST MENUS 29 15 INITIAL SETTINGS MENU 32 16 CLEANING 43 17 MAINTENANCE 43
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W A R N I N G ! THIS HIGH QUALITY PLAYER POSSESSES TECHNICAL FEATURES WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR ACCURATE TRACKING OF TODAY'S BEST DVDS AND CDS. ONLY CAREFUL USE CAN PROVIDE ALL THE SATISFACTION YOU ARE EXPECTING. ALL HANDLING MUST BE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID TO DAMAGING THE PLAYER. NEVERTHELESS, IF THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE PERFECTLY CARRIED OUT, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT USING THE GOLDMUND EIDOS 20DVD PLAYER IS Q
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1 FEATURES & COMPATIBILITY 1.1 COMPATIBILITY Please note that the Goldmund EIDOS 20DVD is compatible with the following formats: - DVD Video 12 and 8 cm size, one or two layers, single-sided or double-sided. - VIDEO CD/SUPERVCD 12 and 8 cm size, single-sided. - Audio CD 12 and 8 cm size, single-sided. - CD-R/RW - DVD-R/RW - DVD+R/RW - DVD-RW recorded in Video Recording Mode - DVD-R/RW recorded in Video Mode - DivX and MP3 - DVD – Audio - Super VCD - SACD 1.2 ASSO
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2 UNPACKING You will find in the packaging (see note): - The player and remote control, - The power cord. - This user manual. NB: If you need to return the player to the factory or to your local representative for a warranty repair, please note that it must be repackaged in the original packing. This packaging has been designed specifically to protect the Eidos 20DVD. Use of alternative packaging is likely to result in damage, invalidating the warranty. 3 POWER SUPPLY VO
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4 CHOICE OF THE PLAYER LOCATION Due to the specific quality of its Goldmund "Mechanical Grounding" construction, the Goldmund EIDOS 20DVD Player is less critical than other designs in placement selection. Feedback is mostly so low that no special precaution is required. Nevertheless, position the player as far as you can from the speakers if you want to totally avoid the air coupling between the speakers and the player. Locate the Player to provide the most rigid possible connection
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6 BACK PANEL CABLE CONNECTIONS 6.1 VIDEO CONNECTIONS The EIDOS 20DVD offers 4 different types of Video signal outputs: o S-Video Output connector. o 3 x 75 Ohms RCA coaxial Component Video Output connectors. o 5 x 75 Ohms BNC RGB progressive Output o DVI Digital Video Output Always use high quality cables for getting the best picture. The best results will be achieved by using high quality coaxial cable on Component Video Output connectors or high-quality S-Video cable on t
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6 BACK PANEL CABLE CONNECTIONS (Ctd.) 6.2 AUDIO CONNECTIONS The EIDOS 20DVD is equipped with the following stereo output connectors to connect your player to a D/A converter or digital preamplifier: o Coaxial Digital output. o Optical Digital audio output o Multi-channel analog output o HDMI cable Goldmund recommends that the greatest care is taken when selecting the cable linking the player to the D/A converter or digital preamplifier. The very accurate signal, provided
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7 KEYBOARD CONTROLS 7.1 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY 9 – OPEN: Located near the disc drawer opening, this button opens the tray to load the CD or DVD. The 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. 10 - PLAY: This key is used to start or resume Playback. It also cancels the "Pause" function. 11 - PAUSE: Key used for the pause function. When the "Pause" function is switched off by pressing t
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8 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS PLAY Press to start or resume playback PAUSE Press to pause playback; press again to restart. BACK/FORWARD Press to jump to the start of the previous/next chapter/track STOP Press to stop the disc (you can resume playback by pressing play) FAST FORWARD/REVERSE Use for reverse/forward slow motion playback, frame reverse/advance and reverse/forward scanning (see below) HOME MENU Press to display (or exit) the on-screen display. ENTER & curso
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8 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS (Ctd.) ANGLE Press to change the camera angle during DVD multi-angle scene playback (see below) VIDEO ADJUST Press to display the Video Adjust menu PLAY MODE Press to display the Play Mode menu (see below) (also accessible by pressing HOME MENU and selecting Play Mode). RETURN Press to return to a previous menu screen AUDIO Press to select the audio channel or language GOLDMUND EIDOS 20DVD – CD/SACD/DVD Player- 12
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9 SETTING THE DISPLAY SYSTEM Note The default setting of this player is AUTO, and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to AUTO. • You can perform this setup anytime by selecting “Easy setting” in the Setup menu. 9.1 WATCHING NTSC ON A PAL TV/DISPLAY Most models of the newly developed countdown PAL TV system detect 50 Hz (PAL)/60 Hz (NTSC) and automatically switch vertical amplitude, resulting in a display without ve
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10 SWITCHING ON After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press STANDBY on the remote control or any key on the keyboard of the EIDOS 20DVD to switch the player on. Also, switch on your TV, Display or Projection system and make sure that it is set to the input you connected the EIDOS 20DVD player to. This player features a screen saver. If the player is stopped and no button is pressed for five minutes, the screen saver starts.
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11 FIRST CONNECTION When you switch on the player for the first time, you should see a welcome screen displayed on your TV. From here you can set up language preference and TV format, then either use the Setup Navigator to make more settings, or jump in and start playing discs. Before continuing, make sure that you’ve loaded the batteries in the remote control. 1. Use the (cursor up/down) buttons to choose a language then press ENTER. 2. Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to sele
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12 BASIC OPERATIONS 12.1 PLAYING DISCS The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, SACD, Video CD/SuperVCD and DivX video and MP3/WMA discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chapter. Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and DVD-R/RW. If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it is specified. 1 - If the player isn’t already on, press STANDBY/ON on remote to switch it on. If you’re playing a DVD, disc co
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12 BASIC OPERATIONS (Ctd.) PLAY: Starts playback. If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM, playback starts from the resume or last memory point. PAUSE: Pauses a disc that’s playing, or restarts a paused disc. STOP: Stops playback. See also Resume and Last Memory. FAST REVERSE: Press to start fast reverse scanning. Press (play) to resume normal playback. FAST FORWARD: Press to start fast forward scanning. Press (play) to resume normal playback. PREVIOUS: Skips to the star
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12 BASIC OPERATIONS (Ctd.) 12.3 DVD AND DIVX DISC MENUS Some DivX media files and many DVD-Video and DVD-Audio discs feature menus from which you can select what you want to watch. They may also give access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio language selection, or special features such as slideshows. See disc packaging for details. Sometimes menus are displayed automatically when you start playback; others only appear when you press MENU or TOP MENU. Note: Some DVD-Au
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13 PLAYING DISCS 13.1 INTRODUCTION Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD and SACD discs, Video CD/Super VCDs, CDs and MP3 discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. Some DVD discs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example). This is not a malfunction. When playing Video CDs/Super VCDs, some of the functions are not available during PBC playback. If you want to use them, start the disc playing
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13 PLAYING DISCS (Ctd.) 13.3 PLAYING IN SLOW MOTION You can play DVD-Videos and DVD-R/RW at four different forward slow motion speeds, and DVD-Videos, DVD-R/RW also at two reverse speeds, forwards and backwards. Video CD/Super VCDs and DivX video can be played at four different forward slow motion speeds. 1 - During playback, press (pause). 2 - Press and hold (Reverse) or (Forward) button until slow motion playback starts. Note: The slow motion speed is shown on-screen. There
