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USER MANUAL

GOLDMUND EIDOS 20BD

Universal Player

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Summary of Contents for EIDOS 20BD

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL GOLDMUND EIDOS 20BD Universal Player ...

Page 2: ...ction 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 i...

Page 3: ... 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 11 8 SETTINGS 20 9 CLEANING 32 10 MAINTENANCE 32 11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 33 12 REMOTE CONTROL 35 ...

Page 4: ...DVDs and CDs Only 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 and to avoid impairing performance No connection or manipulation may be done before reading these instructions Damage to the universal player may result if the following instructions ar...

Page 5: ...rtual packages or Picture in Picture functions to be used Discs supporting BD Live BD ROM version 2 Profile 2 that provides interactive features when the player is connected to the Internet High quality movie and music discs High quality movie and music discs High quality movie and music discs High quality movie and music discs High quality movie and music discs Commercially released DVD discs DVD...

Page 6: ...st quality out of your system we recommend using one of the Goldmund acoustic processors Mimesis 32 or Mimesis 16HD 2 UNPACKING You will find in the Eidos 20BD Box The universal player itself A remote control The power cord This user manual ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION If you need to return the player to the factory or to your local representative for repair please note that it must be ...

Page 7: ...or 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 critical when using the Eidos 20BD Feedback is mostly so low that no special precaution is required Nevertheless we recommend you position the player as far as you can from the speakers if you want to ...

Page 8: ...ord if you are not going to use the player for an extended period of time Hold the power plug when unplugging Do not pull on the cord 6 BACK PANEL CABLE CONNECTIONS 6 1 VIDEO CONNECTIONS The Eidos 20BD offers 2 different types of Video signal outputs HDMI VIDEO OUTPUT DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT There are 2 HDMI output connectors we recommend using the HDMI 1 video HDMI 2 audio This configurati...

Page 9: ...up Audio Format Setup HDMI Audio LPCM PCM connection PCM connection PCM connection PCM connection Connecting to a Receiver Amplifier in Connecting to a Receiver Amplifier in Connecting to a Receiver Amplifier in Connecting to a Receiver Amplifier in PCM or Digital 7 1 5 1 m PCM or Digital 7 1 5 1 m PCM or Digital 7 1 5 1 m PCM or Digital 7 1 5 1 multichannel ultichannel ultichannel ultichannel Gol...

Page 10: ...ng multi channel analog audio input of your A V receiver or amplifier If the A V receiver or amplifier only has 5 1ch audio input the REAR L Surround Back Left and REAR R Surround Back Right terminals do not need to be connected Goldmund recommends using a Goldmund Interco cable Connecting to a Stereo Audio System Connecting to a Stereo Audio System Connecting to a Stereo Audio System Connecting t...

Page 11: ...he STOP button 8 To turn off the player press the POWER button NOTE NOTE NOTE 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 from the stopped point by pressing the PLAY button This pre stop mode allows you to change the player settings and then resume playback To completely stop playback press ...

Page 12: ... playback Each press of the FWD button switches the playback speed in the following sequence 2 Press the REV button on the remote control and the player starts fast reverse playback Each press of the REV button switches the playback speed in the following sequence NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE Certain Blu ray Discs utilizing the BD Java technology may have their own fast forwarding and reversing control The...

Page 13: ...Playback To play the video in slow motion please use the following steps 1 Press the PAUSE button on the remote control to pause the playback first 2 Press the FWD button to select a forward slow playback speed Each press of the FWD button switches the playback speed in the following sequence 3 Press the REV button to select a reverse slow playback speed Each press of the REV button switches the p...

Page 14: ...he Top Menu 3 Navigate the menu using the ARROW buttons and then press the ENTER button to make the selection 4 Some menus make use of the COLOR buttons You can select menu functions by pressing the corresponding COLOR button on the remote control DVD Menu Playback DVD Menu Playback DVD Menu Playback DVD Menu Playback 1 Some DVD discs contain title menu or chapter menu functions 2 During playback ...

Page 15: ... display on the front panel will remain in the selected format The following display formats are available DVD and Blu ray Disc CD and SACD Note Note Note Note In addition to the playback time the on screen display may also contain the following information about the content currently playing Playback status an icon indicating play pause and fast forward reverse status Bit rate meter an indication...

Page 16: ...mute icon The front panel MUTE indicator will also light up 2 Press the MUTE button again to resume audio output Audio Language Track Selection Audio Language Track Selection Audio Language Track Selection Audio Language Track Selection 1 To select the audio language or track press the AUDIO button on the remote control during playback 2 Repeat pressing the AUDIO button to circle through all avail...

Page 17: ...ton until the subtitle is turned off Angle Selection Angle Selection Angle Selection Angle Selection 1 When playing a DVD or Blu ray Disc an angle mark will be displayed on the screen when the player detects scenes recorded with multiple angles The angle mark is also presented on the front panel display 2 Press the ANGLE button on the remote control to select the desired playing angle 3 To resume ...

Page 18: ...o Picture and Secondary Audio Picture and Secondary Audio 1 Certain Blu ray Discs contain secondary video Picture in Picture or PIP and secondary audio This feature is often called BONUSVIEW When such a disc is played a Picture in Picture mark PIP Mark and a Secondary Audio Program mark SAP Mark may be displayed on the screen to alert you to the availability of the secondary audio video content NO...

Page 19: ...addition to playing standard disc based formats such as Blu ray Disc DVD CD and SACD the Goldmund Eidos 20BD Universal player can play media files You can enjoy digital music movies and photos stored on an optical disc recordable CD or DVD Due to the variation of media encoding software and techniques used compatibility cannot be guaranteed for all user created or downloaded contents Support for s...

Page 20: ...enu Once you enter a Setup Menu Section the list of Menu Items and their current value are displayed in a box Selection is the actual numeric or descriptive element that represents the change being made to the selected parameter It is the item located to the right of its corresponding Menu Item A Scroll Icon appears at the top or bottom of the menu when there are more Menu Items or Selections than...

Page 21: ...nu it indicates that there are more menu items that can be accessed by scrolling with the UP DOWN ARROW buttons For example in the Playback Setup section you may use the UP DOWN ARROW buttons to select the PIP Mark setup item and press the ENTER button to change the PIP Mark setting 4 To select a value from the list of available settings press the UP DOWN ARROW buttons and then press the ENTER but...

Page 22: ...Discs If an audio track of the selected language is available on the disc the audio track will be played back Subtitle Language To choose the preferred subtitle language for DVD If a subtitle of the selected language is available it will be displayed When Auto is selected the subtitle display is decided by the disc NOTE If your preferred language is not listed in the Audio Subtitle or Disc Menu op...

Page 23: ...raction from normal movie watching SACD Priority To select which audio layer to play for SACD Super Audio CD The options are Multi Channel Play the multi channel surround audio layer Stereo Play the 2 channel stereo audio layer CD Mode Play the CD layer of a hybrid SACD disc DVD Audio Mode To select which portion of a DVD Audio disc to play The options are DVD Audio Play the DVD Audio portion of t...

Page 24: ...tations Component Use component video as the primary video output port This setting will ensure that the component output will always be available and displays proper video signals With this configuration the video decoder in the player performs any necessary format conversion The VRS video processor is completely bypassed when using the component output When the Primary Output option in the Video...

Page 25: ...m conversion is performed PAL encoded contents are converted to NTSC output Blu ray Discs encoded with 24Hz frame rate are converted to 60Hz frame rate if neither 1080p24 Output nor Source Direct output resolution is enabled PAL When playing PAL encoded discs no system conversion is performed NTSC encoded contents are converted to PAL output Blu ray Discs encoded with 24Hz frame rate are converted...

Page 26: ...rate will be output as 1080p 24Hz without regard to whether the TV can support the 1080p24 signal or not This is useful if the TV can actually support 1080p24 but does not properly state its capability Please note that if the TV cannot support 1080p24 selecting this option will result in no video Off default Video encoded in 24Hz frame rate will be converted to 60Hz NTSC or 50Hz PAL DVD 24p Conver...

Page 27: ...ot have a burn in issue Energy Saver Video output will be turned off after 3 minutes of inactivity Many projectors and LCD TVs will go into a standby or sleep mode and turn off their projection lamp or LCD backlight lamp thus saving energy and prolonging the lamp life When you press any button on the remote control or the player s front panel the screen saver will be cancelled and video output wil...

Page 28: ...deo fields into a video frame Use this setting if you are certain the disc is made from footage originally shot with a video camera and not with a film camera 2 2 Even This mode should be used when you know that the source is high quality 2 2 pull down i e film based content played back in a country with a 50Hz video standard and want to avoid any loss of cadence lock while watching that source Th...

Page 29: ... Off No Chroma filtering is applied Use this setting if the disc does not have Chroma errors Color Space To select the color space for the HDMI output The available options are Auto Recommended The player checks with the display device to automatically determine what color space to use If the display device supports YCbCr 4 4 4 then it will be used to avoid extra color space conversion RGB Video L...

Page 30: ...smoother color transitions and better gradients The available options are 30 Bits Use the 30 bit per pixel Deep Color mode 36 Bits Use the 36 bit per pixel Deep Color mode Off default Do not use Deep Color Demo Mode To enable a special split screen demonstration mode This is designed for the demonstration of VRS video processing technology It can also be used as an aid for setting picture control ...

Page 31: ...select region A for Blu ray Press DIMMER DIMMER DIMMER MUTE 2 to select region B for Blu ray Press DIMMER DIMMER DIMMER 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 inside and wait until No Disc is displayed and press the following button sequence o...

Page 32: ...CE The Goldmund Eidos 20BD 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 20BD Unauthorized servicing or alteration invalidates the manufacturer s warranty All requests relating to product servicing and operation should be referred to the local authorized retailer supplying and supp...

Page 33: ...rsion of Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS DTS HD High Resolution Audio and DTS HD Master Audio Analog Video Composite Component Video Y Pb Pr 480i 480p 720p 1080i available for non restricted content only Digital Video HDMI with HDCP NTSC480i 480p 720p 1080i 1080p 1080p24 PAL 576i 576p 720p 1080i 1080p 1080p24 INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT External IR Remote Control VIDEO CHARACTERISTIC...

Page 34: ...SIZE AND WEIGHT 440 W x 340 H x 130 D mm 12 kg WARRANTY WARRANTY WARRANTY WARRANTY 3 years parts and labor Information and product specifications contained in this manual are subject to change without prior notice Updated versions of this manual will be posted on our website at www goldmund com Please visit our support page at http www goldmund com support register to register your Goldmund produc...

Page 35: ...E NOTE NOTE The remote control supports one of three remote codes The default is Code 1 To check the selection code open the battery compartment cover of the remote control and then use a ball point pen to flip the switch to 1 Close the battery compartment cover REVA ...

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