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3 - Select a title, chapter, group, folder or track for the current step in the program 
list. 

For a DVD-Video disc, you can add a whole title, or a chapter within a title to the program 
list.  
-

 

To add a title, select the title. 

- To add a chapter, first highlight the title, then move the cursor right and select a chapter 
from the list. 
For a DVD-Audio disc, you can add a whole group, or a track within a group to the program 
list. 
- To add a group, select the group. 
- To add a track, first highlight the group, then move the cursor right and select a track from 
the list. 
For SACD, CD or Video CD/SuperVCD, select a track to add to the program list. 
For an MP3 disc, you can add a whole folder, or a track within a folder to the program list. 
- To add a folder, select the folder. 
- To add a track, first find the folder, then move the cursor right and select a track name 
from the list. 
After pressing 

ENTER 

to select the title/group/chapter/folder/track, the step number 

automatically moves down one. 
 

4 - Repeat step 3 to build up a program list. 

A program list can contain up to 24 titles/chapters/groups/folders/tracks. 
 

5 - To play the program list, press (play). 

Program play remains active until you turn off program play (see below), erase the program 
list (see below), eject the disc or switch off the player. 

Notes:

 To exit the program edit screen without starting playback, press 

PLAY MODE 

or 

HOME MENU

. (Don’t press 

RETURN

, your program list will be lost.) 

- During program play, press “Next” to skip to the next program step. 
Press 

CLEAR 

during playback (though not if the program list OSD is displayed) to switch 

off program play. Press while stopped to erase the program list. 
 
 

Summary of Contents for EIDOS 36D

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL GOLDMUND EIDOS 36D Universal Player...

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Page 3: ...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 BASI...

Page 4: ...void 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 CON...

Page 5: ...D 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...

Page 6: ...ge 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 se...

Page 7: ...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 i...

Page 8: ...t 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...

Page 9: ...n 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 Gold...

Page 10: ...s switched off by pressing the Start key the selection will start back at the exact location where it was interrupted STOP Press to stop playback Pressing once enables playback to resume from a point...

Page 11: ...og 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 sce...

Page 12: ...ow 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 showi...

Page 13: ...AST 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 cont...

Page 14: ...VD 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...

Page 15: ...l 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 1...

Page 16: ...ing 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...

Page 17: ...ome 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 wa...

Page 18: ...Not Connected Note If you selected Not Connected in step 8 that completes the setup Press ENTER to leave the Set up Navigator Questions 12 through 15 are concerned with the digital decoding capabilit...

Page 19: ...ON on remote to switch it on If you re playing a DVD or Video CD SuperVCD also turn on your TV or Video display and make sure that it is set to the correct video input 2 Press OPEN CLOSE to open the d...

Page 20: ...mal playback PREVIOUS Skips to the start of the current track or chapter then to previous tracks chapters NEXT Skips to the next track or chapter Numbers Use to enter a title group track number Press...

Page 21: ...sc and may be the same as the top menu Arrows Cursors Moves the cursor around the screen ENTER Selects the current menu option RETURN Returns to the previously displayed menu screen On some DVD Audio...

Page 22: ...want to play You can use the Disc Navigator when a disc is playing or stopped Note It s not possible to use the Disc Navigator hen playing a Video CD in PBC mode or when a DVD disc menu is displayed 1...

Page 23: ...rward or Reverse to start scanning 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Note MP3s can only be scanned at one speed The scanning speed is shown on screen 3 To resume normal playback press...

Page 24: ...use the MULTI dial to advance frames in either direction To switch off Jog Mode press JOG JOG MODE again The picture remains paused until you restart playback o To resume normal playback press PLAY N...

Page 25: ...Reverse or Forward buttons to reverse or advance a frame at a time 3 To resume normal playback press play Notes The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame advance Depending...

Page 26: ...g on the kind of disc loaded It s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks chapters in the program list see Creating a program list below Note Repeat play is no...

Page 27: ...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 Super VCD and MP3 discs in a random order You can...

Page 28: ...e random play together with program or repeat play Creating a program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles group chapters folders tracks on a disc Note Program play is not avail...

Page 29: ...a folder to the program list To add a folder select the folder To add a track first find the folder then move the cursor right and select a track name from the list After pressing ENTER to select the...

Page 30: ...dd Notes To exit the program edit screen without starting playback press PLAY MODE or SETUP If you want to exit the program edit screen without saving the changes you made press RETURN Other functions...

Page 31: ...ons 2 Select a search mode 3 Use the number buttons to enter a title group chapter page folder or track number or a time Notes For a time search enter the number of minutes and seconds into the curren...

Page 32: ...subtitle preferences see Subtitle Language Switching DVD Video audio language When playing a DVD Video disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages you can switch audio language during playback...

Page 33: ...nes shot from two or more angles Check the disc box for details When a multi angle scene is playing a icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available this can be switched off if...

Page 34: ...ations in volume you may not notice much change 1 Press SETUP and select Audio Settings from the on screen display 2 Highlight Audio DRC then use the cursor left right to change to On or Off as requir...

Page 35: ...tions you may find that the effect of Legato PRO difficult to hear The Legato Pro effect is applied only to the front left right channels Legato PRO does not work with 192kHz DVD Audio discs or with S...

Page 36: ...Audio Settings screen Notes You can also use the SURROUND button on the remote control to switch Virtual Surround on V TruSurround Off Virtual Surround does not work with CD MP3 DVD Audio or SACD dis...

Page 37: ...hould set up the speaker distances from your listening position 1 Press HOME MENU and select Audio Settings from the on screen display 2 Move the cursor down until you reach the Speaker Distance setti...

Page 38: ...3 Use for making your own presets see below When the HDMI output is connected the following options appear instead Direct The picture appears simply according to how the source was encoded Natural Edg...

Page 39: ...f noise reduction in the Y brightness part of the video signal CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction in the C Color part of the video signal Sharpness High Adjusts the sharpness of the high freque...

Page 40: ...video or film material originally shot on film Video material has a frame rate of 30 frames sec NTSC compared with 24 frames sec for film This player converts film material to 60 frames sec in progres...

Page 41: ...2 Select the setup category from the list on the left then select an item from the menu list to the right 3 Make the setting you want Digital Audio Out settings Note None of the Digital Audio Out sett...

Page 42: ...n DTS compatible amplifier noise will be output when you play a DTS disc This setting applies only to DTS audio on DVDs DTS CD always output DTS digital audio as is regardless of this setting Linear P...

Page 43: ...oftware is then shown using the full screen area When playing software recorded in conventional 4 3 format the settings on your TV will determine how the material is presented see the manual that came...

Page 44: ...TV must also be progressive scan compatible to take advantage of this feature The RGB setting in AV Connector Out below will automatically be switched off when the component video outputs are set to o...

Page 45: ...wo or more audio languages usually allow selection of audio language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU for access Subtitle Language Default setting English This setting is your preferred subtitle lang...

Page 46: ...ou can still switch audio and subtitle language on playback using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons DVD Menu Language Default setting w Subtitle Lang Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several la...

Page 47: ...e Indicator Default setting On If you prefer not to see the camera icon onscreen during multi angle scenes on DVD discs change this setting to Off Background Default setting Goldmund Logo This specifi...

Page 48: ...ssword Notes Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children use the Parental Lock feature These discs will always play without requiring the password first If you forget your pass...

Page 49: ...a country code There are two ways you can do this Select by code letter Use cursor up down to change the country code Select by code number Press cursor right then use the number buttons to enter the...

Page 50: ...the menu screen Use Group Search to select the group to play You cannot use the track skip or scan buttons in this mode Set to All if you want to play all the groups on a disc consecutively Note Even...

Page 51: ...Initial Settings menu the HDMI settings menu appears Resolution Since HDMI has the capacity to support many different high definition video formats you may want to change the resolution depending on...

Page 52: ...ergenerated effects Memory1 3 Use for saving your own presets CD Playback Default setting PCM Playback When set to PCM Playback playback is optimized for standard audio CDs You can also play DTS CDs h...

Page 53: ...optical coaxial digital output when playing DVD Audio discs Some DVD Audio discs don t allow down mixing of audio These discs always output multi channel audio regardless of the setting made here Spe...

Page 54: ...the 6 channel analog outputs To get the best surround sound from your system you should set up the speaker distances from your listening position 1 Move the cursor up down to select a speaker The L a...

Page 55: ...al listening position Note that Audio Output Mode must be set to 5 1 Channel in order to use the test tone Automatic Select Auto to start the test tone output As the test tone plays through each speak...

Page 56: ...aning products 18 MAINTENANCE The Goldmund Eidos 36D universal player does not require any specific maintenance WARNING Always turn the power off before cleaning your Universal Player There are no use...

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