Summary of Eidos 18
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Goldmund eidos 18 / 18d dvd player.
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Goldmund eidos 18 / 18d dvd player user manual.
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3 warning ! This high quality dvd player possess technical features which are necessary for an accurate tracking of the today's best dvds and cds. Only a careful use can provide all satisfactions you are expecting. All handling must be performed according to the following instructions to avoid to de...
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4 1. Features and compatibility please read very carefully the following instructions. This high-precision dvd player will provide the best tracking conditions for today's high-quality dvds and cds. Compatibility please note that the goldmund eidos 18 is compatible with the following formats : - dvd...
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5 3. Power supply voltage selection the power supply of your unit has been adjusted to operate with the ac voltage of your area. Check on the back panel of the unit in any doubt. If you move after purchasing the dvd player to an area using different mains voltage, do not forget to switch the back pa...
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6 6. Back panel cable connections video connections the eidos 18 offers 2 different types of video signal outputs : o s-video output connector. O 3 x 75 ohms rca coaxial component video output connectors. Depending of you specific installation you may choose one of the above video outputs. Always us...
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7 audio connections the goldmund eidos 18 and 18d are equipped in standard with the following stereo output standard connectors : o 75 ohms rca coaxial spdif connector. O toslink optical cable output. You may use these connectors to connect your dvd to a d/a converter or digital preamplifier. Goldmu...
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8 - >> : press to advance to chapters/tracks. Press and hold to perform fast-forward scanning. - : press to go back to previous chapters/tracks. Press and hold to perform reverse playback scanning. These functions, accessible from the keyboard can also be achieved by the remote-control transmitter. ...
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9 8 trk indicates that the character display is showing a track number 9 chp indicates that the character display is showing a dvd chapter number 10 remain lights when the character display is showing the time or number of tracks/titles/chapters remaining 11 character display 12 pause lights when a ...
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10 8. Remote control functions 1 standby/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 top menu press to display the top menu of a dvd disc 6 enter & curs...
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11 7 setup press to display (or exit) the on-screen display 8 reverse use for reverse slow motion playback, frame reverse and reverse scanning (see below) 9 play press to start or resume playback. 12 10 previous press to jump to the beginning of the current chapter or track, then to previous chapter...
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12 22 stop press to stop the disc (you can resume playback by pressing 3 (play)) 23 display press to display information about the disc playing (see below) 24 zoom press to change the zoom level (see below) 9. Setting the tv system the default setting of this player is auto, and unless you notice th...
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13 if your pal tv does not have a v-hold control, you may not be able to watch ntsc discs because of picture roll. If the tv has a v-hold control, adjust it until the picture stops rolling. On some tvs, the picture may shrink vertically, leaving black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. This ...
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14 all the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons to change the highlighted item and pressing enter to select it. Note : throughout this manual, ‘select’ means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press enter. Enter button what it does setup ...
Page 15: Playing Discs
15 note: if you selected not connected in both steps 6 and 7, that completes the setup. Press enter to leave the setup navigator. If you selected connected in step 6, then answer the following questions about the speakers in your system, otherwise jump to step 11. 8 - do you have a center speaker co...
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16 if you’re playing a dvd or video cd, also turn on your tv or video display and make sure that it is set to the correct video input. 2 - press open/close to open the disc tray. 3 - load a disc. Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc. Never load more ...
Page 17: Introduction
17 dvd disc menus many dvd-video 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. So...
Page 18: Disc
18 some dvd discs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example). This is not a malfunction. When playing video cds, some of the functions are not available during pbc playback. If you want to use them, start the disc playing using a number button to select a track. Using the dis...
Page 19: Playing In Slow Motion
19 note : mp3s can only be scanned at one speed. The scanning speed is shown on-screen. 3 - to resume normal playback, press (play). Note : sound can be heard while scanning audio cds, and mp3 discs. There is no sound while scanning dvd videos and video cds, and no subtitles while scanning dvd-video...
Page 20: Looping A Section of A Disc
20 notes : the picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame advance. - depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached. - when changing direction of a dvd video disc, the picture may ‘move’ in an unexpected way. This is not a malfunct...
Page 21: Using Random Play
21 dvd-audio discs • group repeat • track repeat • repeat off sacd, cd and video cd discs • disc repeat • track repeat • repeat off mp3 discs • disc repeat • folder repeat • track repeat • repeat off notes : if you’ve made a program list, the program repeat option also appears as a repeat option. - ...
Page 22: Creating A Program List
22 mp3, cd and video cd discs • on • off notes : to stop the disc and cancel random playback, press (stop). - you can also cancel random playback without stopping the disc by pressing clear. The disc will play to the end, then stop. - during random play, the “previous” and “next” buttons function a ...
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23 after pressing enter to select the title/group/chapter/folder/track, the step number automatically 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 - to play the program list, press (play). Program play rema...
Page 24: Searching A Disc
24 2 - select a program play function. • create/edit – see creating a program list below. • playback start – starts playback of the program list • playback stop – turns off program play, but does not erase the program list • program delete – erases the program list and turns off program play • progr...
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25 1 - press subtitle repeatedly to select a subtitle option. Notes : while the above display is showing, you can also use the / (cursor up/down) buttons and enter to select a subtitle language from a drop-down menu. - some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press t...
Page 26: Zooming The Screen
26 zooming the screen using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while a dvd-video, dvd-audio or video cd disc is paused. 1 - press zoom button to select the zoom factor. Note : playback pauses when the screen is zoomed. Press zoom repeatedly to select a zoom ...
Page 27: Audio Drc
27 13. The audio settings menu audio 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 controlli...
Page 28: Channel Level
28 channel level • 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 ‘variable’,...
Page 29: Digital Audio Out Settings
29 creating your own presets 1 - select one of the memory presets (see above). 2 - press (cursor down) to select ‘detailed settings’ then press enter. 3 - adjust the picture quality settings. • use the cursor up/down to select a setting. • use the cursor left/right to adjust the current setting. • p...
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30 digital out • default setting: on you only need to make this setting if you connected this system to a processor using one of the digital outputs. If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio output, set this to off, otherwise leave it on. Notes : you can’t switch on/off the optical an...
Page 31: Video Output Settings
31 • default setting: mpeg > pcm you 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 mpeg audio, set this to mpeg, otherwise set it to mpeg >pcm (mpeg audio is converted to more compatible pcm audio). C...
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32 audio language • default setting: english this setting is your preferred audio language for dvd-video discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc, the system automatically plays the disc in that language. The dvd-video format recognizes 136 different languages. Select other lang...
Page 33: Display Settings
33 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 subtitle language the dvd-video format recognizes 136 different languages. Select othe...
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34 parental lock • default level: off • default password: none • default country code: us (2119) some dvd video 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 on your dvd playe...
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35 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 (cursor right) to unlock levels. You can’t lock level 1. 4 - press enter to set the new level and return to the...
Page 36: Cd Playback
36 dvd-audio discs can have up to 9 groups 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. (you cannot use the track skip or scan buttons in this mode.) set to all if you want to play all th...
Page 37: Channel Level
37 audio out (2ch) jacks. Change to 2 channel if you want to listen to downmixed stereo audio (for example, because you are listening through the tv’s built-in speakers). - when set to 5.1 channel there is no digital output when playing dvd-audio. - if you set to 2 channel, dolby digital, dts and mp...
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38 you 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 variable if you want to adjust the relative ...