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Goldmund EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE User Manual

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    User manual goldmund eidos reference blue blu-ray player.

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    Congratulations. Thank you for purchasing the goldmund eidos reference blue player. Please take some time to read this manual. It will provide you with useful information to make your pleasure of listening to the eidos reference blue even higher. Introduction goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray ...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 4 table of contents 1 features & compatibility 6 2 unpacking 7 3 power supply voltage selection 8 4 choice of player location 8 5 power connection 9 6 back panel cable connections 9 7 setting the display system 13 8 basic operations 20 9 settings 29 1...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 5 w a r n i n g w a r n i n g w a r n i n g w a r n i n g !!!! This high quality universal player possesses technical features which are necessary for accurate tracking of today’s best blu rays, dvds and cds. Only careful installation and use can prov...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 6 1 features & compatibility 1.1 compatibility please note that the goldmund eidos reference blue is compatible with the following formats: high definition (hd) movie and music discs high definition (hd) movie and music discs high definition (hd) movi...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 7 1 features & compatibility (ctd.) 1.2 associated equipment sound technicians, musicians, or users who demand the very best in sound transcription, may decide to use of one of our separate d/a converters, such as the goldmund mimesis 20h. However, th...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 8 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 if in any doubt. If you move after purchasing the universal player to an area using a d...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 9 5 power connection plug the ac power cord to the back of the eidos reference blue and in a wall socket. Switch the back power switch to “on”. The front display will light up as soon as you press any key or when pressing the remote control “standby” ...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 10 6 back panel cable connections (ctd.) 6.2 audio connections connecting to connecting to connecting to connecting to a receiver/amplifier with hdmi a receiver/amplifier with hdmi a receiver/amplifier with hdmi a receiver/amplifier with hdmi input/ou...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 11 6 6 6 6 back panel cable connections (ctd.) connecting to a receiver/amplifier with 7.1ch/5.1ch connecting to a receiver/amplifier with 7.1ch/5.1ch connecting to a receiver/amplifier with 7.1ch/5.1ch connecting to a receiver/amplifier with 7.1ch/5....

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 12 7 setting the display system access the easy setup wizard access the easy setup wizard access the easy setup wizard access the easy setup wizard when the player is turned on for the first time, an easy setup wizard screen will appear. It is a serie...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 13 7 setting the display system choose the primary video output choose the primary video output choose the primary video output choose the primary video output the player can output video through its hdmi and component output terminals. (composite vid...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 14 7 setting up the display system (ctd.) select the best output resolution select the best output resolution select the best output resolution select the best output resolution one of the major advantages of the eidos reference blue player is its abi...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 15 special “source direct” output resolution on its hdmi output. This resolution is recommended for use with external video processors or high-end tvs. 7 setting up the display system (ctd.) in “source direct” mode, the player works as a “transport”. ...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 16 7 setting up the display system (ctd.) note note note note • in case you are not able to get a picture using the hdmi or component output, please connect the player to the tv using the composite video output, and then use the setup menu to adjust t...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 17 7 setting up the display system (ctd.) the aspect ratio is the proportional ratio of a tv/display width and height. Older television sets generally have a 4:3 aspect ratio – the width is 4/3 (or 1.33) times the height. Newer wide screen television ...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 18 7 setting up the display system (ctd.) if you have a 4:3 or standard definition screen, select one of these options: • 4:3 letterbox – 4:3 tv letterbox. Choose when the display is 4:3. Widescreen image is displayed in “letterbox” format with black ...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 19 7 setting up the display system (ctd.) when menu click sound and secondary audio program are presented in the content, those will be mixed into the audio output. The “advanced” setting configures audio output to send the original main audio content...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 20 8 basic operations 8.1 playing video contents disc playback disc playback disc playback disc playback 1. Press the power button to turn on the player. 2. Press the open/close (open) button to eject the disc tray. 3. Place the disc with the label si...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 21 8 basic operations (ctd.) 8.1 playing video contents (ctd.) fast playback fast playback fast playback fast playback you may fast forward or reverse during playback. 1. Press the fwd button on the remote control and the player starts fast forward pl...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 22 8 basic operations (ctd.) 8.1 playing video contents (ctd.) pause and frame pause and frame pause and frame pause and frame----by by by by----frame frame frame frame 1. During playback, press the pause button to temporarily pause the program. In th...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 23 8 basic operations (ctd.) 8.1 playing video contents (ctd.) blu blu blu blu----ray disc menu playback ray disc menu playback ray disc menu playback ray disc menu playback 1. Blu-ray discs usually contain a top menu and a pop-up menu. The top menu n...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 24 8 basic operations (ctd.) 8.1 playing video contents (ctd.) on on on on----screen display screen display screen display screen display 1. During the playback of a dvd or blu-ray disc, press the display button on the remote control to show status in...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 25 8 basic operations (ctd.) 8.1 playing video contents (ctd.) volume control volume control volume control volume control 1. For normal audio volume adjustment, it is recommended that you use the volume control on your tv or receiver/amplifier. 2. Th...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 26 8 basic operations (ctd.) 8.1 playing video contents (ctd.) subtitle selection subtitle selection subtitle selection subtitle selection 1. When playing a dvd, blu-ray disc or other video programs recorded with subtitles, press the subtitle button o...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 27 8 basic operations (ctd.) 8.1 playing video contents (ctd.) shuffle and random playback shuffle and random playback shuffle and random playback shuffle and random playback when playing a cd or sacd, press the blue button on the remote control to ac...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 28 8 basic operations (ctd.) pure audio mode pure audio mode pure audio mode pure audio mode you can enjoy higher quality audio by turning off the video processing and output. The pure audio mode reduces any potential interference between the video an...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 29 9 9 9 9 settings settings settings settings the setup menu of the eidos reference blue player presents many setup and configuration options. For most users, the default configuration will be sufficient and will not require any changes to the settin...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 30 9 settings (ctd.) to access the player’s setup menu simply press the setup button on the remote control. Since some setup menu options can become inaccessible when the player is playing a disc, it is recommended that you operate the setup menu when...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 31 9 settings (ctd.) playback setup playback setup playback setup playback setup the “playback setup” section is designed to configure playback preferences for various contents. Language: to configure language preferences. The menu contains the follow...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 32 9 settings (ctd.) angle mark (on/off): to turn on/off the display of an angle mark when a dvd or blu-ray disc with multiple available angles is played. Keeping the angle mark off avoids distraction from normal movie watching. Pip mark (on/off): to ...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 33 9 settings (ctd.) pbc – play back control: to enable/disable play back control. Play back control is a primitive form of disc menu. The options are: on – if the disc contains play back control, show the menu. Off – play back the contents by sequenc...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 34 9 settings (ctd.) tv aspect ratio: to set the aspect ratio of the player’s output image. The options are: • 4:3 letterbox – choose this when the display is standard 4:3. A widescreen image is displayed in “letterbox” format with black borders on to...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 35 9 settings (ctd.) output resolution: to choose the output resolution that best matches your television’s native resolution. For a detailed description on how to choose a proper output resolution, please refer to the compatibility section on page 6 ...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 36 9 settings (ctd.) hdmi options: to configure video options that are unique to the hdmi output. This item contains a sub-menu with multiple configuration options. Screen saver: to turn on/off the screen saver function. The screen saver is designed t...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 37 9 settings (ctd.) de-interlacing mode: to select the type of de-interlacing algorithm that the player should use to convert interlaced video on a dvd or blu-ray disc to progressive output. The goldmund eidos reference blue utilizes the precision de...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 38 9 settings (ctd.) cue-correction: to select whether the player should apply chroma filtering to remove chroma up-sampling errors (cue) and interlaced chroma problem (icp). Cue is caused by improper decoding and de-interlacing of mpeg encoded video....

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 39 9 settings (ctd.) • ycbcr 4:4:4 – the hdmi output uses ycbcr 4:4:4 color space. • ycbcr 4:2:2 – the hdmi output uses ycbcr 4:2:2 color space. Generally this is the color space that is closest to the color space encoded on the discs. (all discs are ...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 40 9 settings (ctd.) • use the up/down arrow buttons to highlight the a/v sync menu item. Press the enter button. • press the left/right arrow buttons to adjust delay. The audio delay can be adjusted in 10ms steps. • press the enter button to confirm ...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 41 10 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 pro...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 42 12 technical specifications compatibility compatibility compatibility compatibility bd-video, dvd-video, dvd-audio, avchd, sacd, cd, hdcd, kodak picture cd, cd-r/rw, dvd±r/rw, dvd±r dl, bd-r/re bd profile: bd profile: bd profile: bd profile: bd-rom...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 43 12 technical specifications (ctd.) power power power power power supply: ~ 100v – 240v, 50/60hz ac power consumption: 35w (0.5w standby) size and weight size and weight size and weight size and weight • 590 w x 550 h x 750 d (mm). 82 kg, table incl...

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    Goldmund eidos reference blue – blu-ray player - 44 13 remote control note note note note the remote control supports one of three remote codes. The default is “code 1”. To check the selection code, open the battery compartment cover of the remote control, and then use a ball point pen to flip the s...