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Goldmund EIDOS 20DVD User Manual

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Summary of EIDOS 20DVD

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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 ...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 3 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 disp...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 4 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 ...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 5 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-si...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 6 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 mu...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 7 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 precauti...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 8 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 ...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 9 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...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 10 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 labe...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 11 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 pr...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 12 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 p...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 13 9 setting the display system 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. 9.1 watching ntsc on a pal tv/display most models of the newly develope...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 14 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 proj...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 15 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 ...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 16 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’ ...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 17 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 las...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 18 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 au...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 19 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 restri...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 20 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 ...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 21 13 playing discs (ctd.) 13.5 browsing dvd or video cd/ super vcd disc with the disc navigator use the disc navigator to browse through the contents of a dvd-video, dvd-rw or video cd/super vcd disc to find the part you want to play. 1 – during playback, ...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 22 13 playing discs (ctd.) 13.6 browsing wma, mp3, divx video and jpeg files with the disc navigator use the disc navigator to find a particular file or folder by filename. Note that if there are other types of files on the same disc, these will not be disp...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 23 13 playing discs (ctd.) 13.8 using repeat play there are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded. It’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the program list (see creating a...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 24 13 playing discs (ctd.) 13.9 using random play use the random play function to play titles or chapters (dvd-video), groups or tracks (dvd-audio), or tracks (cd, video cd/super vcd and mp3 discs) in a random order. You can set the random play option when ...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 25 13 playing discs (ctd.) 13.10 creating a program list this feature lets you program the play order of titles/group/chapters/folders/tracks on a disc. Note: program play is not available with vr format dvd-rws, video cd/super vcds playing in pbc mode, wma...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 26 13 playing discs (ctd.) 13.11 searching a disc you can search: • dvd-video discs by title or chapter number, or by time • dvd-audio discs can be searched by group or track number • sacds by track number or time • cds and video cd/super vcds by track numb...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 27 13 playing discs (ctd.) 13.12 switching subtitles some dvd-video discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle language during playback. Press subtitle re...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 28 13 playing discs (ctd.) 13.14 zooming the screen using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a dvd, divx video title or video cd/super vcd or playing a jpeg disc. 1 – during playback, use the zoom but...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 29 14 audio settings & video adjust menus 14.1 audio setting menu the audio settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound. Audio drc • default setting: off when watching dolby digital dvds at low volume, it’s easy to lose the quieter sound...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 30 14 audio settings & video adjust menus (ctd.) 1 - press home menu and select ‘audio settings’ from the on-screen display. 2 - highlight virtual surround, then use the cursor left/right to change to ‘v/trusurround’ or ‘off’, as required. 3 - press enter t...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 31 14 audio settings & video adjust menus (ctd.) 14.2 video adjust menu video adjust from the video adjust screen you can adjust various settings that affect how the picture is presented. 1 - press home menu and select ‘video adjust’ from the on-screen disp...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 32 15 initial settings menu 15.1 using the initial settings menu the initial settings menu provides audio and video output settings, parental lock settings, and display settings, among others. If an option is grayed out, it means that it cannot be changed a...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 33 15 initial settings menu (ctd.) 15.3 linear pcm out • default setting: down sample on you only need to make this setting if you connected this system to a processor using one of the digital outputs. 50 if your processor is compatible with high sampling r...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 34 15 initial settings menu (ctd.) 15.5 video output settings tv screen • default setting: 4:3 (letter box) if you have a widescreen tv, select the 16:9 (wide) setting—widescreen dvd software is then shown using the full screen area. When playing software r...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 35 15 initial settings menu (ctd.) 15.6 language settings 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...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 36 15 initial settings menu (ctd.) 15.7 display settings osd language • default setting: english this sets the language of this player’s onscreen displays. Angle indicator • default setting: on if you prefer not to see the camera icon onscreen during multi-...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 37 15 initial settings menu (ctd.) registering a new password you must register a password before you can change the parental lock level or enter a country code. 1 - select ‘options’, then ‘password’. 2 - use the number buttons to enter a 4- digit password....

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 38 15 initial settings menu (ctd.) dvd playback mode • default setting: dvd-audio some dvd-audio discs contain dvd-video content in addition to the dvd-audio. Set to dvd-video to play a dvd-audio disc as if it were a dvd-video disc. Note that in this case o...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 39 15 initial settings menu (ctd.) 15.9 hdmi settings you only need to make this setting if you connected this player to an hdmi-compatible component using the hdmi connector. After selecting hdmi from the initial settings menu, the hdmi settings menu appea...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 40 15 initial settings menu (ctd.) 15.10 speakers audio output mode • set in setup navigator (default: 2 channel) if you connected this player to a processor using the 6 channel analog outputs, set this to 5.1 channel; this will enable you to enjoy multicha...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 41 15 initial settings menu (ctd.) notes : you can see the effect of changes in the room graphic on the right of the screen. - except for the subwoofer, you can set speaker size to large or small. If the main speaker cone in the speaker is 12cm or more, set...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 42 15 initial settings menu (ctd.) notes : you can see the effect of changes in the room graphic on the right of the screen. - except for the subwoofer, you can set speaker size to large or small. If the main speaker cone in the speaker is 12cm or more, set...

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    Goldmund eidos 20dvd – cd/sacd/dvd player- 43 16 cleaning always disconnect the power cord from the wall socket before cleaning your player. To clean the front panel metal parts, always use a very soft, clean damp cloth to avoid scratching the surface. Avoid the use of proprietary cleaning products....