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Thank you for purchasing the Goldmund EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE Player. 

Please take some time to read this manual. It will provide you with useful information 

to make your pleasure of listening to the EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE even higher. 

 

INTRODUCTION 

 
GOLDMUND EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE – Blu-Ray 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. 

Summary of Contents for EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL GOLDMUND EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE Blu Ray Player...

Page 2: ...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 networkin...

Page 3: ...RES COMPATIBILITY 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...

Page 4: ...ly careful 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...

Page 5: ...music 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 reso...

Page 6: ...btain the best quality out of your system we recommend using one of the Goldmund acoustic processors Mimesis 32 5 or Mimesis 16 5 2 UNPACKING You will find in the Eidos Reference Blue Box The universa...

Page 7: ...60 Hz mains 4 CHOICE OF PLAYER LOCATION Thanks to the specific quality of the Goldmund Mechanical Grounding and the Goldmund Magnetic Damping construction the choice of the player location is not cri...

Page 8: ...ors for the video signal output 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 Eidos Reference Blue uses the HDCP...

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

Page 10: ...ls do not need 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...

Page 11: ...of the 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...

Page 12: ...r the 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...

Page 13: ...disabled 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 recommanded by G...

Page 14: ...tton 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 play...

Page 15: ...video 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 P...

Page 16: ...st users the 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 vie...

Page 17: ...indicate 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...

Page 18: ...high 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 t...

Page 19: ...DOWN 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...

Page 20: ...ntrol settings The Eidos Reference Blue 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 se...

Page 21: ...red to 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 comp...

Page 22: ...o 6 TV 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 enc...

Page 23: ...olution 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 m...

Page 24: ...s may 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 it...

Page 25: ...ays on 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 canc...

Page 26: ...u to 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 m...

Page 27: ...r amplifier 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 re...

Page 28: ...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 Compatib...

Page 29: ...MMER MUTE 3 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...

Page 30: ...The Eidos Reference Blue 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 Reference B...

Page 31: ...for persistent 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 PC...

Page 32: ...B 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 AN...

Page 33: ...e language 16 SETUP Enter the player Setup Menu 17 A B REPLAY Repeat play the selected section 18 RESOLUTION Switch output resolution 19 OPEN Open close the disc tray 20 INPUT Select the input source...

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