Chapter 1 Introduction - Dolby Laboratories DSS220 Manual

Welcome to Dolby
The Dolby Digital Cinema system is a direct result of Dolby Laboratories' continued
leadership in the development of innovative cinema technologies. Dolby Digital Cinema
provides a flexible system designed to deliver the best possible cinema experience. In
creating this new system, Dolby utilized its vast experience with production and
exhibition, processing systems, and cinema equipment design. Designed from the ground
up, Dolby Digital Cinema serves the exhibition and production communities equally well,
ensuring that the cinema continues to provide the optimum environment for experiencing
the director's vision. Building on the company's unique experience as a pioneer in
entertainment technologies and as a leading supplier of cinema audio equipment, Dolby
Digital Cinema provides reliability, flexibility of operation, adaptability for the future, and
system security. Containing both image and sound components, it incorporates the open
standards specified by Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) and SMPTE.
A Dolby Digital Cinema network consists of the following components:
• CAT745 secure digital content decoder integrated media block( IMB)
• Dolby DSS220 playback unit
• Dolby Show Library (DSL100) high-capacity storage server (for multiplex
installations)
• Dolby DMA8Plus Digital Media Adapter coupled with an existing cinema sound
processor or a Dolby CP650 or CP750 Digital Cinema Processor
• Dolby Show Manager Theatre Management System (TMS) software
• User-provided 1000Base-T Ethernet switches
• User-provided USB keyboard, USB mouse, and computer monitor (minimum
1,024 × 768 resolution at 60 Hz)
• User-provided digital cinema Series 2 projector
• Optional automation interface (Dolby NA10 or external third-party controller [using
ASCII over RS-232 or GPI/O])
Note:
Dolby Digital Cinema System Manual Issue 0.92 (Preliminary)
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Dolby 3D Digital Cinema systems may also include a Dolby DFC100. For more
information on the DFC100, see the documentation included with that product.
Chapter 1
Introduction
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