Goldmund EIDOS 36D User Manual

USER MANUAL

GOLDMUND EIDOS 36D

Universal Player

Table of Contents

1. FEATURES AND COMPATIBILITY 5

2. UNPACKING 6

3. POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE SELECTION 6

4. CHOICE OF THE UNIVERSAL PLAYER LOCATION 7

5. POWER CONNECTION 7

6. BACK PANEL CABLE CONNECTIONS 8

7. KEYBOARD CONTROLS 10

8. REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 13

9. SETTING THE DISPLAY SYSTEM 15

10. SWITCHING ON 15

11. FIRST CONNECTION 16

12. BASIC OPERATIONS 20

13. PLAYING DISCS 24

14. THE AUDIO SETTINGS MENU 38

15. THE VIDEO SETTINGS MENU 43

16. THE INTIAL SETTINGS MENU 46

17. CLEANING 62

18. MAINTENANCE 62

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I M P O R T A N T !

This high quality universal 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 36D Player is quite
simple and convenient.

WARNING!

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 AND COMPATIBILITY

Compatibility

Please note that the Goldmund Eidos 36D 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-RW recorded in Video Recording Mode

- DVD-R/RW recorded in Video Mode

- DVD – Audio

- Super VCD

- SACD/SACD Multi

- MP3 CD

- PAL & NTSC

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 36D, however, are a high quality standard and
are provided for use in most systems and especially for formats requesting them su ch as
SACD.

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2 UNPACKING

You will find in the packaging (see note):

- The Universal 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 36D. 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
Universal 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 UNIVERSAL PLAYER LOCATION

Due to the specific quality of its Goldmund "Mechanical Grounding" construction, the
Goldmund Eidos 36D 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 36D 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

Video Connections

The EIDOS 36D 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 type of
projectors or screen, 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

Audio Connections

The Eidos 36D is equipped with the following stereo output connectors to connect your
player to a D/A converter or digital preamplifier:

o

75 Ohms RCA coaxial SPDIF connector.

o

TOSLINK optical cable output.

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 36D 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.

Additionally, there are the following Analog Audio Outputs:

o

2 x RCA (Left/Right) coaxial stereo analogue outputs.

o

6 x RCA 6 channel coaxial analogue outputs (needed for multi-channel DVD-Audio

and SACD connection.

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7 KEYBOARD CONTROLS

Keyboard Keys

STANDBY

-

OPEN

-

PLAY

-

PAUSE

-

STOP

-

- >> : Press to advance to chapters/tracks. Press and hold to perform fast-forward

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

These functions, accessible from the keyboard can also be achieved by the remote-control
transmitter. (see below for all Remote Control functions)

: Turns On or Off the unit.

: 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.

: This key is used to start or resume Playback. It also cancels the "Pause"

function.

: 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.

: 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.

scanning.

reverse playback scanning.

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7 KEYBOARD CONTROLS contd

Front Panel Display

1- 5.1CH

Lights when analog 5.1 channel output is selected (see below)

2- V-PART

Lights when playing a video part of a DVD disc

3- PROGRESSIV

Lights when the video output is progressive scan

4- (camera)

Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc (see below)

5- GUI (Graphical User Interface)

Lights when a menu is displayed on-screen

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7 KEYBOARD CONTROLS contd

6- GRP

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD-Audio group number

7- TITLE

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD-Video title number

8- (●)

Lights when Dolby V/TruSurround is active (see below)

9- TRK

Indicates that the character display is showing a track number

10- CHP

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number

11- REMAIN

Lights when the character display is showing the time or number of tracks/titles/chapters
remaining

12- Character display

13- Pause

Lights when a disc is paused

14- Play

Lights when a disc is playing

15- DolbyDigital

Lights when a Dolby Digital soundtrack is playing

16- DTS

Lights when a DTS soundtrack is playing

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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
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)

ENTER

to select an option or

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8 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS contd

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

RETURN

Press to return to a previous menu screen

AUDIO

Press to select the audio channel or language

and selecting

Play Mode

).

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9 SETTING THE DISPLAY SYSTEM

The default setting of this player is
when playing some discs, you should leave it set to AUTO.

AUTO

, and unless you notice that the picture is distorted

Watching NTSC on a PAL TV/Dipslay

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.

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 36D to
switch the player on.

Also, switch on your TV, Display or Projection system and make sure that it is set to the
input you connected the Eidos 36D player to.
You can also use the
at the same time.

This player features a screen saver. If the player is stopped or paused and no button is
pressed for five minutes, the screen saver starts.

OPEN/CLOSE

button to switch on the player and open the disc tray

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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 and start playing discs.
Before continuing, make sure that you’ve loaded the batteries in the remote control.

NTER

1 - Use the (cursor up/down) buttons to choose a language then press ENTER.

2- Use the (cursor left/right) buttons to select either ‘Wide screen (16:9)’ or ‘Standard
size screen (4:3)’ according to the kind of TV you have, then press ENTER.

3 - Press ENTER again to finish setting up.

Select

Back

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. 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

Button What it does

HOME MENU
Navigation Arrows
ENTER
RETURN

Note:

item and shows which buttons can be used for that screen.

Information at the bottom of every OSD screen explains the currently selected menu

ENTER

then

Display/exit the on-screen display

Changes the highlighted menu item

if you want to go back and change the setting you just made.

ENTER

.

Selects the highlighted menu item
Returns to the previous menu without saving changes

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11 FIRST CONNECTION contd

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 and make sure that it is set to the correct video input.

2 - Press HOME MENU.

The on-screen display (OSD) appears.

3 - Select ‘Setup Navigator’.

4 - Select a DVD language.

Some DVD discs feature on-screen menus, soundtracks and subtitles in several languages.
Set your preferred language here.
Note that the language you choose here may not be available on all discs. If you want to
select a language other than those listed, select

5 Is your TV/monitor compatible with progressive-scan video?

Select

Compatible, Not Compatible

Note: This setting is only applicable if you used the component video outputs to connect up

your monitor.

6 - Did you connect this player to an AV receiver?

Note: If you selected Not Connected here, that completes the setup. Press ENTER to

leave the Setup Navigator.

7 - Did you connect the 5.1 channel analog audio outputs to your AV Receiver or
Processor?

Select

Connected

Not Connected

or

8 - Did you connect a digital output to your AV receiver or Processor?

Select

Connected

Not Connected

or

Don’t know

or

.

.

Other Language

.

.

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