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Dolby Digital Cinema
Presentation System
User’s Manual

Issue 2

Part Number 91916

Models DSS100, DSP100

Summary of Contents for DSP100

Page 1: ...Dolby Digital Cinema Presentation System User s Manual Issue 2 Part Number 91916 Models DSS100 DSP100...

Page 2: ...ABILITY IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT DOLBY LABORATORIES LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT IN TORT UNDER ANY WARRANTY IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE COST OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF TH...

Page 3: ...FOR USE BY QUALIFIED SERVICING PERSONNEL ONLY This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magni...

Page 4: ...of time 13 On some equipment the appliance coupler power cord is used as the mains disconnect device and should be readily accessible and free from obstacles 14 Refer all servicing to qualified servic...

Page 5: ...ntuali rischi di scossa lettrica o d incendio vanno osservate le seguenti misure di sicurezza o Assicurarsi che il selettore di cambio tensione sia posizionato sul valore corretto o Assicurarsi che la...

Page 6: ...entuali rischi di scossa lettrica o d incendio vanno osservate le seguenti misure di sicurezza o Assicurarsi che il selettore di cambio tensione sia posizionato sul valore corretto o Assicurarsi che l...

Page 7: ...lby Show Player 8 2 2 1 What s Included 8 2 2 2 Dolby Show Player Front Panel 8 2 2 3 Dolby Show Player Rear Panel 9 Chapter 3 Using the System 3 1 Show Player Controls 11 3 1 1 User Control Screen 11...

Page 8: ...rd Drives 43 4 1 1 Replacing a Drive 43 4 1 2 Rebuilding an Internal Drive 47 4 2 Replacing a Show Store Power Supply 48 4 3 Replacing a Show Player Power Supply 51 4 3 1 Installing the Show Player Po...

Page 9: ...igure 3 16 Monitor Screen show in progress 22 Figure 3 17 Paused Show 23 Figure 3 18 Stopped Show 23 Figure 3 19 Content Menu Select Content 24 Figure 3 20 Disable Auto Button Stop Playback to Select...

Page 10: ...rting the Replacement Drive in the Show Store 45 Figure 4 6 Reinstalling the Show Store Retaining Bracket 46 Figure 4 7 Reinstalling the Show Store Front Panel 46 Figure 4 8 Show Store Front Panel Pow...

Page 11: ...Presentation System User s Manual xi List of Tables Table 3 1 Show Player Show Manager Feature by Feature Comparison 20 Table 4 1 Show Player Diagnostic LEDs and Test Points 55 Table 4 2 Troubleshooti...

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Page 13: ...olby Show Player secure high quality digital content decoder Dolby NA10 Network Automation Interface Dolby DMA8Plus Digital Media Adapter and a cinema sound processor or a Dolby CP650 Digital Cinema P...

Page 14: ...manual show you how to use a Dolby Digital Cinema system Figure 1 1 Dolby Digital Cinema Network format 10 dolby digital m 0 7 0 P1 P2 Mono A S R Digital Digital Cinema P rocesso r CP650 01 04 05 10...

Page 15: ...pts the bitstream sending the video to the associated screen s projector and the audio to the associated screen s Dolby DMA8Plus or a similarly equipped Dolby CP650 2 1 1 Product Configuration 3 U 5 2...

Page 16: ...re has power Power supply failure This red LED is off during normal operation It lights or flashes red if either of the redundant power supplies fails in which case an alarm buzzer also sounds for det...

Page 17: ...vable hard drive Cat No 892 is a 3 5 inch serial ATA drive Removable drives can be inserted or removed at any time except when reading or writing data which does not require a power cycle or a reboot...

Page 18: ...rt can replace this copper port 2 Auditorium 1000BASE T Ethernet port opens a gateway to the auditorium network NA10 CP650 and so on It interfaces a theatre s extended network to a screen specific aud...

Page 19: ...rupts playback the Dolby Digital Fail Safe feature can detect the problem and communicate with the theatre automation system to perform the desired function for example to turn the house lights on For...

Page 20: ...ships with all the required software installed The system parameters are installed on one of the Flash ROM drives 2 2 2 Dolby Show Player Front Panel The Show Player s front panel components include...

Page 21: ...y technician to connect the Show Player to the local Show Store with a Cat 5e or greater Ethernet cable To comply with Class B FCC and CE radiated emission standards the Dolby authorized technician mu...

Page 22: ...Port The LTC port allows an authorized installer to output linear timecode in order to synchronize external equipment to the Show Player Video Ref Port The Video Reference port allows an authorized i...

Page 23: ...Player front panel controls You control the Show Player through its User Control screen and related buttons that are located on the unit s front panel as shown in Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Show Player Con...

Page 24: ...ser Control screen s various menus and perform other tasks c scrolls up in a menu to move to another option or show any additional options that precede the first displayed option d scrolls down in a m...

Page 25: ...nning of the first clip 3 1 4 Auto Button The auto button allows you to enable disable automatic playback of the show schedule within the local Show Store You can press this button at any time to disa...

Page 26: ...ns in this section If you want to select from a list of loaded content and then play that content go to Select and Play Content on page 18 3 2 1 Load Content You can load content on the Show Store fro...

Page 27: ...ge or clip as shown in the example in Figure 3 4 for loading a clip To display all available packages select the Packages tab To display all available clips select the Clips tab The terms package and...

Page 28: ...appear at the upper right corner of the Show Player User Control screen as shown in Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Do Not Remove Drive when Flashing Red Icon Appears When it is safe to proceed remove the driv...

Page 29: ...ow Store s front USB port CD DVD drive or removable drive slot The Load Licenses option in the Show Player s Content menu is highlighted and selectable 2 Choose Load Licenses in the Show Player s Cont...

Page 30: ...ens 3 Press enter to return to the Content menu 3 2 3 Select and Play Content To select content for playback 1 Disable auto playback if enabled by pressing the Show Player auto button green light goes...

Page 31: ...gle between clips and shows by selecting the corresponding tab using the eand fnavigation buttons Figure 3 11 Select a Clip for Playback The monitor screen appears and confirms that the show or clip i...

Page 32: ...nager Feature by Feature Comparison Function Show Player Show Manager Load delete offload content clips x Move and delete loaded content only Load licenses x Select start rewind fast forward pause sto...

Page 33: ...dicates that the system is searching for the Show Store This screen also displays the elapsed time while completing the startup sequence as shown in Figure 3 13 When the local Show Store completes its...

Page 34: ...5 Ready to Manually Play Show Press the Play button on the front panel to play the show or clip The Monitor screen indicates that the content is running and displays the current clip s remaining time...

Page 35: ...em User s Manual 23 During playback you can pause or stop a show or clip by pressing the or button on the front panel The Monitor screen displays the current status as shown in the examples in Figure...

Page 36: ...con on the menu bar The Content menu appears as shown in Figure 3 19 In the Content menu use the navigation buttons to choose the Select Content option then press enter Figure 3 19 Content Menu Select...

Page 37: ...o the Show tab Figure 3 21 Content Menu Select a Show If a show or clip is incomplete corrupted or missing licenses it appears in red When you select a show or clip under any of these conditions a mes...

Page 38: ...Using the System Figure 3 23 Show Has Clips with No Licenses If you highlight a clip and perform no other action a pop up message appears indicating that the clip is either licensed or not licensed as...

Page 39: ...t on the local Show Store s removable media To display all available packages select the Packages tab To display all available clips select the Clips tab as shown in the example in Figure 3 26 Also di...

Page 40: ...reappears If you try to load a clip that is already loaded on the Show Store a message indicates that loading is not allowed Figure 3 27 Load Content Confirmation Dialog Box 3 Select OK in the confirm...

Page 41: ...ontent Two selection tabs appear represented by their respective icons from left to right Internal Drive and Removable Drive 2 Select the tab that corresponds to the location of the content you want t...

Page 42: ...selected for deletion is part of a show a message appears as shown in Figure 3 32 If you delete content that is part of a show the system skips that content when the show is played If you delete conte...

Page 43: ...drive and then load it on another Show Store in a different auditorium Use the navigation buttons to select the Content icon in the menu bar then choose Offload Content as shown in Figure 3 33 and pre...

Page 44: ...choose Load Licenses as shown in Figure 3 34 and press enter Figure 3 34 Content Menu Load Licenses A progress bar appears which displays the license loading progress Figure 3 35 License Loading Progr...

Page 45: ...al 33 Figure 3 36 License Loading Screens If you try to load licenses that are not valid for this Show Player a message asks whether you want to load these licenses as shown in Figure 3 37 Figure 3 37...

Page 46: ...bar The Schedule screen lists the current day s shows as shown in Figure 3 38 You can use the d navigation button to scroll through the current schedule Any currently scheduled show missing content or...

Page 47: ...how Player System and Show Store System as shown in Figure 3 40 In this example the system status is OK for all the displayed parameters Figure 3 40 Status Menu all parameters OK If a system problem o...

Page 48: ...arameters that appear as you scroll down the list using the up down navigation buttons Figure 3 42 Audio Status Screen Status Menu Auditorium Status To display the auditorium parameters navigate to Au...

Page 49: ...of all the Show Player system parameters that appear as you scroll down the list using the up down navigation buttons Figure 3 44 Show Player System Status Screen Status Menu Show Store System Status...

Page 50: ...stem icon in the menu bar The System parameters appear as shown in Figure 3 46 Figure 3 46 System Menu System Menu Brightness To adjust the brightness of the Show Player s User Control screen navigate...

Page 51: ...he format select OK and press enter Figure 3 48 Time Format Menu System Menu Video Reference To set the Show Player s video reference to use the internal sync pulse or an external source navigate to t...

Page 52: ...tion system select 3D To switch back to 2D change the Playback Mode to 2D If you select the incorrect mode for the content to be played an error message appears on the Show Player User Control screen...

Page 53: ...ns to change the offset select OK and press enter Figure 3 52 Timecode Offset Menu System Menu Video Playback Rate To set the Show Player s video playback rate navigate to this option in the System me...

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Page 55: ...s while a show is running the show continues to run without interruption If one drive fails no information is lost If a second drive fails before you replace the first failed drive all information is...

Page 56: ...ving the Show Store Retaining Bracket Note A drive LED may turn from green to red if one or more of the Show Store internal hard drives is dislodged during shipment or relocation For this reason befor...

Page 57: ...Figure 4 4 Removing the Failed Drive from the Show Store 5 Be sure that no show is running then grasp the replacement drive s top and bottom finger tabs and firmly but gently slide the drive into its...

Page 58: ...ives as shown in Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Reinstalling the Show Store Retaining Bracket 7 Grasp the front panel on its left and right sides line up its four mounting studs with the main unit s four holes...

Page 59: ...nect the power 5 Ignore the initial prompt to press ALT 3 until the system recognizes the RAID drives as displayed on the screen At this point the 3ware Disk Array Configuration Utility launches and a...

Page 60: ...r supply during a show but to avoid accidentally removing the wrong unit wait until the theatre is empty as the system continues operating with one power supply The Dolby Cat No for each of your Show...

Page 61: ...Phillips screwdriver to remove the retaining clip s two screws then pull the clip away from the rear panel to remove it as shown in Figure 4 11 Figure 4 11 Removing the Retaining Clip 4 Grasp the pinc...

Page 62: ...wn in Figure 4 13 then push it along the guiding surface until it snaps into place You should hear a click when it seats properly in the rear panel Figure 4 13 Inserting the Replacement Power Supply 6...

Page 63: ...its rear panel Only one power supply is required but a second unit is provided as a backup If one of these redundant power supplies fails a red alert message appears on the Show Player LCD and the gre...

Page 64: ...Remove Failed Unit 2 Align the replacement unit with the two small openings at the lower left and right sides of the power supply slot then push the new power supply into its slot until it snaps into...

Page 65: ...from a Show Player and do not replace it with another unit you must install the provided blanking plate as follows Line up the blanking plate with the empty power supply slot and screw the blanking pl...

Page 66: ...nit s front panel You can view the Show Player s diagnostics compartment as follows 1 Use both hands to grasp the left and right sides of the Show Player s front panel and then pull it away from the u...

Page 67: ...n include a power hardware diagnostics failure the failure of both fans or the resetting of any of the processors If a processor resets the system reboots and the LED turns off after a short time PSU1...

Page 68: ...tics compartment replace the Show Player s front panel Align the four mounting studs located at each corner on the back of the panel with the holes in the main unit and then push the front panel back...

Page 69: ...connection Select content and press play button to start show Authorized technician connect Show Player to correct projector inputs Cannot project 3D shows in 3D Digital Projector set for 3D Addition...

Page 70: ...ons in Replacing a Show Player Power Supply on page 51 Unable to transmit or receive on theatre network using fiber Ethernet ports Fiber Ethernet cables are properly connected to Show Store and theatr...

Page 71: ...oring The NA10 is not meant to replace existing film based automation equipment In a hybrid film and Dolby Digital Cinema system the NA10 is connected in parallel with the existing automation controll...

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Page 73: ...er policy for example a no smoking reminder advertisement or feature Clips are assembled in a sequence to create a show Clips can be any length clip type Describes the type of content within a clip fo...

Page 74: ...e feature A type of clip containing the main presentation such as the movie itself intermission The time between the end of one scheduled show and the start of the next note A descriptive text element...

Page 75: ...9 30 diagnostic LEDs 54 Digital Cinema components 1 network illustration 1 network overview 1 operating 11 Digital Cinema Initiatives 1 Dolby 3D playback mode 40 drive activity 5 CD 4 DVD 4 internal f...

Page 76: ...Show Store connecting to 9 synchronizing to 10 system settings 38 41 system status 37 test points 54 Show Store auditorium port 6 configuration 3 described 3 drive internal 43 46 47 removable 14 16 2...

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