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USER MANUAL 

 

GOLDMUND EIDOS 17 

Universal Player 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Eidos 17

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL GOLDMUND EIDOS 17 Universal Player...

Page 2: ...n 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...

Page 3: ...OMPATIBILITY 5 2 UNPACKING 6 3 POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE SELECTION 7 4 CHOICE OF PLAYER LOCATION 7 5 POWER CONNECTION 8 6 BACK PANEL CABLE CONNECTIONS 8 7 BASIC OPERATIONS 14 8 SETTINGS 16 9 CLEANING 30 10...

Page 4: ...eful installation and use can provide the satisfaction you are expecting The installation instructions must be carried out in full and the mentioned precautions taken to get the expected result and to...

Page 5: ...discs DVD Plays commercially released DVDs as well as finalized DVD R RW DVD A High resolution stereo or multi channel audio Some DVD Audio discs also contain a DVD Video portion SACD High resolution...

Page 6: ...tain the best quality out of your system we recommend using one of the Goldmund acoustic processors Mimesis 11 16 5 or Mimesis 32 5 2 UNPACKING You will find in the Eidos 17 Box The universal player i...

Page 7: ...n operate at 50 or 60 Hz mains 4 CHOICE OF PLAYER LOCATION Thanks to the specific quality of the Goldmund Mechanical Grounding construction the choice of the player location is not critical when using...

Page 8: ...TPUT DIGITAL VIDEO OUTPUT There are two HDMI output connectors we recommend using the HDMI 1 for video and HDMI 2 for audio This configuration is required to offer the best video quality NOTE The Eido...

Page 9: ...the cable linking the player to the D A converter or the preamplifier The very accurate signal provided by the Eidos 17 can easily be ruined by an imperfect connection Use a Goldmund Lineal cable from...

Page 10: ...eed to be connected and set the Down Mix option in the Setup Menu to 5 1ch to make sure that any 7 1 channel signals are converted to 5 1 channels Goldmund recommends using Goldmund Interco cables Con...

Page 11: ...e network cable into a LAN port on the broadband router or modem After physically connecting the player to a broadband Internet connection some network configuration may be required Refer to your offi...

Page 12: ...player was manufactured uses certain new features of the Blu ray Disc specifications To ensure the best possible viewing experience the player may need a firmware update from time to time If the play...

Page 13: ...led When an IR IN port receives a connector the main remote functions are not available Goldmund cannot guarantee that the IR IN port will be compatible with devices that are not recommended by Goldmu...

Page 14: ...8 To turn off the player press the POWER button NOTE During DVD and some Blu ray Disc playback pressing the STOP button for the first time brings the player to a pre stop mode You can resume playback...

Page 15: ...processing and output The Pure Audio mode reduces any potential interference between the video and audio signals 1 Press the PURE AUDIO button on the remote control to turn off video and enter Pure A...

Page 16: ...default configuration will be sufficient and will not require any changes to the settings However if you need to configure the player to perfectly match your home theater settings and viewing prefere...

Page 17: ...cate where we were you would see the following Playback Setup Auto Play Mode Off To exit the SETUP menu at any time press the SETUP button on the remote control or select Exit from the Setup Menu sect...

Page 18: ...resolution 2 channel stereo audio layer CD Mode Play the CD layer of a hybrid SACD disc 2 DVD Audio Mode Select which portion of a DVD Audio disc to play DVD Audio Play the DVD Audio portion of the di...

Page 19: ...ARROW buttons to select the rating allowed for Blu ray Discs Off means no ratings control and all discs are allowed to play Numbers 1 to 21 corresponds to the age limit Discs encoded with an age limi...

Page 20: ...ontrol settings The Eidos 17 provides a wide array of picture controls Please refer to the Picture Adjustment section for more details about each control 2 Dual HDMI Output Allows you to select the ou...

Page 21: ...o enjoy the 3D movie on your TV Off Always output 2D video format even when 3D video exists on the disc This guarantees the video quality if your TV is not 3D compatible or if some necessary component...

Page 22: ...V System Allows you to choose the output video system or broadcast standard PAL NTSC to match the type of TV NTSC default When playing NTSC encoded discs no system conversion is performed PAL encoded...

Page 23: ...on Many Blu ray Discs of theatrical movies are encoded using 24Hz frame rate the same number of frames per second as the original theatrical film If the TV properly supports 1080p 24Hz smoother motion...

Page 24: ...be observed if the DVD is not suitable for such conversion Off default Does not convert DVD to 24Hz frame rate 10 HDMI Options Configures video options that apply only to the HDMI output This item co...

Page 25: ...n the TV screen for a few seconds and then disappears The front panel display still maintains the selected display information Remaining OSD information stays on the TV screen until the user cancels i...

Page 26: ...set the Secondary Audio Program mixing option Some Blu ray Discs contain a secondary audio and video program such as a director s commentary Some Blu ray Discs have a sound effect when you make menu c...

Page 27: ...lifier can support it 192k LPCM Forces down mixed 2 channel linear PCM LPCM digital audio format and sets the maximum sample rate to 192kHz It can result in better audio quality but ensure the receive...

Page 28: ...1 2a with DSD over HDMI or you prefer the sound quality of straight DSD to analog please select this option 5 HDCD Decoding Allows you to set the audio decoding option for HDCD High Definition Compati...

Page 29: ...to select region C for Blu ray Now turn OFF the player and turn it back ON for the zone change to take effect To set the DVD Regions to 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 0 Turn ON the player without any disc inside and...

Page 30: ...CE The Goldmund Eidos 17 player does not require any specific maintenance WARNING Always turn the power off before cleaning your player There are no user serviceable parts inside the Eidos 17 Unauthor...

Page 31: ...ersistent storage varies due to system usage OUTPUT Analog Audio 7 1ch or 5 1ch stereo Digital Audio Coaxial Optical up to 2ch 192kHz PCM Dolby Digital DTS HDMI Audio Stereo up to 7 1ch 192kHz PCM up...

Page 32: ...5dB 20Hz 96kHz 4 5dB 0 05dB Signal to Noise Ratio 115dB A weighted THD N 0 006 1kHz at 0dBFS 20kHz LPF POWER Power Supply 100V 240V 50 60Hz AC Power Consumption 35W 0 5W in Energy Efficient Mode SIZE...

Page 33: ...TLE Change subtitle language 15 AUDIO Change audio language or channel 16 SAP Turn on off Secondary Audio Program 17 A B REPLAY Repeat play the selected section 18 RESOLUTION Switch output resolution...

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