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USER MANUAL
GOLDMUND EIDOS 19 Universal Player
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Congratulations. Thank you for purchasing the Goldmund Eidos 19. You have acquired the best Universal player ever made for professional and domestic uses. Please take some time to read this manual. It may provide you with useful information to make your pleasure of using the Eidos 19 even higher. INTRODUCTION The GOLDMUND EIDOS 19 Universal Player Goldmund was founded in 1978 and has ever since been dedicated to the accurate reproduction of sound and image. At Goldmund, w
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W AR N I NG ! 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 carried out in full, you will notice that using the GOLDMUND EIDOS 19 Player is quite simple and convenient. Eidos 19 | Universal Player
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1 FEATURES AND COMPATIBILITY p 5 CONTENTS 2 SETTING UP THE EIDOS 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 OPERATING THE EIDOS 19 3.1 Front panel control p 10 - 11 3.2 Remote control functions p 12 3.3 Setting the TV system p 13 3.4 Switching on p 14 3.5 First connection p 14 - 20 Using the on-screen displays p 15 Setting-up with the Set-up
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CONTENTS Searching a disc p 29 Switching subtitles p 29 Switching DVD-Video 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 Virtual Surround p 32 Channel Level p 33 3.8 The Video settings menu p 34 Video Adjust p 34 Creating your own presets p 34 3.9 The Initial settin
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FEATURES & COMPATIBILITY 1 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. COMPATIBILITY Please note that the Goldmund Eidos 19 is compatible with the following formats: ❑ DVD Video 12 and 8 cm size, one or two layers, single-sided or double-sided. ❑ VIDEO CD 12 and 8 cm size, single-sided. ❑ Audio CD 12 and 8 cm size, single-sided. ❑ CD-R/RW ❑ DVD-R/RW ❑ DVD – Audio ❑
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2 SETTING UP THE EIDOS 19 UNPACKING 2.1 You 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 programs. Unpack the above-mentioned parts with care. Keep all packing for future use. WARNING IF YOU NEED TO RETURN THE DVD TO THE FACTORY OR TO YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR, PLEASE NOTE THAT IT MUST BE SHIPPED IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGIN
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SETTING UP THE EIDOS 19 2 CHOICE OF THE PLAYER LOCATION 2.3 To get the best result, especially in audio, you will have to select a very rigid support 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. Feedback is mostly so low that no special precaution is required. Nevertheless, position the player as far as you can from speakers if you want to totally avoid
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SETTING UP THE EIDOS 19 2 BACK PANEL CABLE CONNECTIONS 2.5 VIDEO CONNECTIONS The EIDOS 19 offers 3 different type of Video signal outputs: ❑ S-Video Output connector. ❑ 3 x 75 Ohms RCA coaxial Component Video Output connectors. ❑ DVI Digital Video Output Depending on your specific installation you may choose one of the above video outputs. Always use high quality cables to get the best picture. The best results will be achieved by using high quality DVI cable from the Digital Video Output. Alw
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SETTING UP THE EIDOS 19 2 BACK PANEL CABLE CONNECTIONS 2.5 AUDIO CONNECTIONS The Goldmund Eidos 19 is equipped as standard with the following stereo output standard connectors: ❑ 75 Ohms RCA coaxial SPDIF connector. ❑ TOSLINK optical cable output. You may use these connectors to connect your player to a D/A converter or digital preamplifier. 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 accur
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OPERATING THE EIDOS 19 3 3.1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FRONT PANEL KEYS 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. PLAY This key is used to start or resume Playback. It also cancels the «Pause» function. PAUSE Key used for the pause function. When the «Pause» function is switched off by pressing the «Start» key, the select
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OPERATING THE EIDOS 19 3 3.1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS | Front Panel Display 1 5.1CH 8 TRK Lights when analog 5.1 channel output is selected Indicates that the character display is showing a track (see below) number 2 V-PART 9 CHP Lights when playing a video part of a DVD disc Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number 3 (camera) Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc 10 REMAIN (see below) Lights when the character display is showing the time or number of tracks/titl
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OPERATING THE EIDOS 19 3 3.2 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 1 STANDBY/ON 13 SURROUND Press to switch the player on or into standby Press to activate/switch off Dolby V/TruSurround 2 AUDIO 14 OPEN/CLOSE Press to select the audio channel or language Press to open or close the disc tray (see below) 15 ANGLE 3 SUBTITLE Press to change the camera angle during Press to select a subtitle display (see below) DVD multi-angle scene playback (see below) 4 Number buttons 16 CLEAR Press to clear a numeric entry 5
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OPERATING THE EIDOS 19 3 SETTING THE TV SYSTEM 3.3 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. If you experience picture distortion with some discs, set the TV system to match your country or region’s system. Doing this, however, may restrict the kinds of disc you can watch. The table below shows what kinds of discs are compatible with each setting (AUTO, PAL and NTSC). 1 If the player i
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OPERATING THE EIDOS 19 3 SWITCHING ON 3.4 After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press STANDBY/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. You can also use the OPEN/CLOSE button to switch on the player and open the disc tray at the same time. This player features a screen saver. If the player is stopped or paused and no button is pressed for
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3 OPERATING THE EIDOS 19 3.5 FIRST CONNECTION USING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). You 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 more advanced settings for audio and video. Note: Throughout this manual, ‘Select’ means use All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using the curs
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OPERATING THE EIDOS 19 3 FIRST CONNECTION 3.5 SETTING UP WITH THE SETUP NAVIGATOR 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. To answer some of the questions about digital audio formats you may need to look at the instructions that came with your processor. 1 If a disc is playing, press (stop). Also turn on your TV or Display a
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OPERATING THE EIDOS 19 3 FIRST CONNECTION 3.5 SETTING UP WITH THE SETUP NAVIGATOR (contd.) Questions 11 through 14 are concerned with the digital decoding capabilities of your AV 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 AV receiver / Processor DTS compatible? Select Compatible, Not Compatible or Don’t Know. 13 Is your AV receiver / Processor compatible with 96kHz Linear PCM audio
