Goldmund EIDOS 20DVD User Manual

USER MANUAL

GOLDMUND EIDOS 20DVD

CD/SACD/DVD Player

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 industry’s
most advanced technologies, including audio and video systems, home - networking and music
distribution.
The guiding principle at Goldmund is to produce a precise sound with the least possible loss of
quality through the different stages. Goldmund will never adopt a technology before it is sufficiently
developed to satisfy the high quality standards we set. This is why Goldmund has often rejected
mainstream technologies and developed its own.

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
QUITE SIMPLE AND CONVENIENT.

PLEASE DO NOT CONNECT ANY CABLES
OR MOVE ANY PART BEFORE READING
THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS.

OBSERVE GENERAL ELECTRICAL
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PARTICULARY
WITH REGARD TO AVOIDING WATER,
MOISTURE AND HEAT. TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE THE COVERS AND REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

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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 ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

For technicians, musicians, or users who demands the very best in sound transcription, you
may decide the use of one of our separate D/A converters, such as the Goldmund Mimesis
20S. The D/A converters built into the Eidos 20DVD, however, are a high quality standard
and are provided for use in most systems and especially for formats requesting them such
as SACD.

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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 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
player to an area using different mains voltage, do not forget to switch the back panel
selector to the new voltage of your area. The unit can operate at 50 or 60 Hz mains.

WARNING!

- Always ensure that the fuse cover is fitted. Fuses are for fire prevention and do not
protect against risk of electric shock.

- Always remember that a plug with bared connectors is dangerous if in contact with a
live socket. This appliance must be earthed.

- Connect the non-rewirable power cord supplied to the back of the power supply and
plug it onto the nearest wall plug. Use only a 3 lugs grounded plug, for safety and
noise reasons. Replacement mains leads can be obtained from your Goldmund
retailer.

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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 to the building construction.
Solid coupling is essential and the support used (Rack, Table, Shelf) must be as rigid and
solid as possible.

5 POWER CONNECTION

Plug the AC power cord to the back of the EIDOS 20DVD 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 button, meaning the unit is now powered on.

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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 the S-Video Output connector. Both may be of equivalent quality if the
associated equipment is properly tuned (especially for color and hue). On some types of
projectors or screens, the component video may be found of higher quality. On some
doublers or quadruplers, the S-Video may be providing better results. Always experiment
the best selection in readjusting the color and hue accordingly.

If you use the Progressive Output, move the top left switch on the rear panel to analogue
Video.
If you use the DVI Digital Video Output, move the top left switch on the rear panel to Digital
Video.

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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 by the
Eidos 20DVD, can easily be ruined by an imperfect connection. Use a "Goldmund Lineal™"
cable from the coaxial output if you want to achieve the most accurate jitter-free connection
for CD playback.

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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 the "Start" key, the selection will start back at the exact location
where it was interrupted.

12 - STOP: Press to stop playback. Pressing once enables playback to resume from a

point shortly before the location where it stopped. Pressing twice causes the
disc to return to the beginning of the disc if playback starts again.

13 - << / >> Press to go back to previous chapters/tracks. Press and hold to perform

reverse playback scanning. Press to advance to chapters/tracks. Press
and hold to perform fast-forward scanning.

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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 & cursor control buttons

Use to navigate on-screen displays and menus. Press ENTER to select an option or
execute a command

MENU

Press to display a DVD disc menu, or the Disc Navigator if a DVD-RW, CD, Video
CD/SuperVCD or MP3 disc is loaded

DISPLAY

Press to display information about the disc playing (see below)

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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

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Note

• You can perform this setup anytime by
selecting “Easy setting” in the Setup menu.

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 developed countdown PAL TV system detect 50 Hz (PAL)/60 Hz
(NTSC) and automatically switch vertical amplitude, resulting in a display without vertical
shrinkage.

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 is not a malfunction; it is caused by the NTSC to PAL conversion.

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