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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 

ENTER

ENTER 

Button 

   What 

it 

does 

SETUP

  

 

 

Display/exit the on-screen display 

Navigation Arrows 

 

Changes the highlighted menu item 

ENTER 

 

 

 

Selects the highlighted menu item (both 

ENTER 

buttons 

work in exactly the same way) 

RETURN

  

 

 

Returns to the previous menu without saving changes 

 

Note :

 Tip Information at the bottom of every OSD screen explains the currently 

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

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 SETUP. 

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 

Other Language

 
5 - 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. 

 

6 - Did you connect the 5.1 channel analog audio outputs to your Audio 
Processor ? 

Select 

Connected 

or 

Not Connected

 

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

Select 

Connected 

or 

Not Connected

 

Summary of Contents for Eidos 18

Page 1: ...GOLDMUND EIDOS 18 18D DVD PLAYER...

Page 2: ...GOLDMUND EIDOS 18 18D DVD PLAYER USER MANUAL...

Page 3: ...factions you are expecting All handling must be performed according to the following instructions to avoid to deteriorate the player Nevertheless if the instructions are perfectly carried out you will...

Page 4: ...mend the use of one of our separate D A converter the Goldmund Mimesis 20M Mimesis 21 or SRDA2 The built in D A are not up to the same standard of quality and are provided to use in simpler systems or...

Page 5: ...an 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 of the speakers if you want to totally avoid...

Page 6: ...rs or quadruplers the S Video may be providing better results Always experiment the best selection in readjusting the color and hue accordingly The EIDOS 18D offers 4 different type of Video signal ou...

Page 7: ...o Outputs o 2 x RCA Left Right coaxial stereo analogue outputs o 6 x RCA 6 channel coaxial analogue outputs needed for multichannel DVD Audio and SACD connection 7 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Front Panel Key...

Page 8: ...trol functions 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 camera Lights during multi angle scenes...

Page 9: ...apter number 10 REMAIN Lights when the character display is showing the time or number of tracks titles chapters remaining 11 Character display 12 Pause Lights when a disc is paused 13 Play Lights whe...

Page 10: ...select the audio channel or language see below 3 SUBTITLE Press to select a subtitle display see below 4 Number buttons 5 TOP MENU Press to display the top menu of a DVD disc 6 ENTER cursor control b...

Page 11: ...ETUP and selecting Play Mode 13 SURROUND Press to activate switch off Dolby V TruSurround 14 OPEN CLOSE Press to open or close the disc tray 15 ANGLE Press to change the camera angle during DVD multi...

Page 12: ...s of disc are compatible with each setting AUTO PAL and NTSC 1 If the player is on press STANDBY ON to switch it to standby 2 Using the front panel controls hold down Forward then press STANDBY ON to...

Page 13: ...u switch on the player for the first time you should see a welcome screen displayed on your TV From here you can set up the language and the kind of TV you have then either use the Setup Navigator to...

Page 14: ...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 I...

Page 15: ...ceiver or Multi channel processor 11 Is your AV receiver Processor Dolby Digital compatible Select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Know 12 Is your AV receiver Processor DTS compatible Select Compat...

Page 16: ...again to cancel the resume function The resume function is also cancelled when you eject the disc tray FAST REVERSE Press to start fast reverse scanning Press play to resume normal playback FAST FORWA...

Page 17: ...udio discs featuring browsable pictures press to display the browser screen Numbers Highlights a numbered menu option some discs only Press ENTER to select or wait a few seconds Video CD PBC menus Som...

Page 18: ...slightly different For DVD Video discs select a title or a chapter within a title For DVD Audio discs select a group or a track within a group For MP3 discs select a folder or a track within a folder...

Page 19: ...Note The slow motion speed is shown onscreen There is no sound during slow motion playback 3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed Note The slow motion speed is displayed onscreen 4 To res...

Page 20: ...ck press PLAY MODE and select A B Repeat from the list of functions on the left 2 Press ENTER on A Start Point to set the loop start point 3 Press ENTER on B End Point to set the loop end point After...

Page 21: ...peat play repeat play is canceled 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 and MP3 discs in a random order Y...

Page 22: ...ends on the kind of disc loaded On the left side is the program list then to the right is a list of titles if a DVD Video disc is loaded groups for DVD Audio tracks for SACDs CDs and Video CDs or fold...

Page 23: ...elete and change steps 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Program from the list of functions on the left 2 Select Create Edit from the list of program options 3 To clear a step highlight the step number and...

Page 24: ...appear depend on the kind of disc loaded The screen below shows the DVD Video search options 2 Select a search mode 3 Use the number buttons to enter a title group chapter page folder or track number...

Page 25: ...nguage from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access To set audio language preferences see Audio Language Switching DVD RW audio channel When playing a DVD RW disc recorded with dual mono audio you can...

Page 26: ...rame reverse advance while the picture is zoomed slow motion playback is not possible 3 Press play to return the screen to normal and resume playback Switching camera angles Some DVD Video discs featu...

Page 27: ...On and Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital PCM The effect of Audio DRC depends on your speakers and AV receiver settings Virtual Surround Default setting Off Switch on Virtual surround to enjoy...

Page 28: ...dB in 0 5 dB increments 5 Press ENTER to make the settings and exit the audio settings screen Notes You can t adjust the channel level for any speakers that are set to Off in the Speaker Installation...

Page 29: ...ts in the picture This setting is only effective when Fine Focus is On Chroma Level Adjusts how saturated colours appear Hue Adjusts the overall colour balance between red and green This is only effec...

Page 30: ...set this to DTS otherwise set to DTS PCM DTS audio is converted to more compatible PCM audio Notes If you set to DTS with a non DTS compatible amplifier noise will be output when you play a DTS disc T...

Page 31: ...on what options are available If you have a conventional TV select either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan Scan In Letter Box mode widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top and bottom of the s...

Page 32: ...t Other Language if you want to specify a language other than those listed See also Selecting languages using the language code list chapter Notes You can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD d...

Page 33: ...ff to switch subtitles off altogether Display settings OSD Language Default setting English This sets the language of this player s onscreen displays On Screen Display Default setting On This sets whe...

Page 34: ...s play without requiring the password first If you forget your password you ll need to reset the player to it s factory settings then register a new password Registering a new password You must regist...

Page 35: ...en Notes Changing the country code does not take effect until the next disc is loaded or the current disc is reloaded Bonus Group Some DVD Audio discs have an extra bonus group that requires a 4 digit...

Page 36: ...hich you want to listen to Note If you select an area that isn t on the disc loaded a different area will play For example if you choose standard CD audio but the disc loaded is not a hybrid SACD the...

Page 37: ...paired you can t set them differently 2 Press cursor right to modify the selected speaker 3 Use the cursor up down buttons to change the current setting Notes You can see the effect of your changes in...

Page 38: ...o adjust the channel output level of the current speaker Note that the test tone is not output from the subwoofer Press cursor left to exit the test tone sequence or ENTER to save the settings and exi...

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