SIM2 C3X LINK Product Sheet

Technical specifications

LIGHT ENGINE

DLP™ Type: 3 Chip DMDs HD2+ DC3
Resolution: 1280x720 pixels
Lens: High Quality, high resolution improved optics
for higher contrast and better black level with both
motorized zoom and focus adj.
Lamp power consumption & life time:

C3X and C3X LINK: 250W
C3X LITE: 150W

INSTALLATION

Throw ratio: 2,0-3,0:1 (standard lens - type T2)
or 1,5-2,0:1 (type T1 – on request)
Lens shift: half up picture =+50%
Digital keystone adjustment
Picture size (inches diagonal): 50-300
Aspect ratio: 4:3, 16:9 Anamorphic,
LetterBox, panoramic,
pixel to pixel + 3 custom-user adjustments

ELECTRONICS

Horizontal & vertical scan freq.: 15-80kHz/48-100Hz
SDTV: PAL (B,G,H,I,M,N,60); SECAM; NTSC 3,58;
NTSC 4,43 automatically selected
HDTV: ATSC (480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p);
576p + 1080i 50Hz
PC graphic standard: VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA,
UXGA @ 65Hz
On Board Video Processing
Contrast ratio (Full ON/ Full OFF):

C3X and C3X LINK: 6500:1- typical
C3X LITE: 5500:1- typical

INPUTS/OUTPUTS

1 x S-Video (mini DIN 4 pins)
1 x Composite Video (RCA)
1 x RGBS-YCrCb (4 RCA)

1 x RGBHV (D-Sub 15 pin)
1 x HDMI™-HDCP compliant
1 x OUT Digital Audio (Toslink)
1 x USB connector
1 x RS232 (D-Sub 9 pin)
2 x 12 V 100 mA (via jack)
1 x Input External IR sensor

INPUTS/OUTPUTS
on DigiOptic™ Image Processor

2 x S-Video (mini DIN 4 pins)
2 x Composite Video (RCA)
3 x RGBHV/YCrCb (5 RCA)
1 x RGBHV/YCrCb (5 BNC)
2 x RGBHV (D-Sub 15 pin)
1 x HDMI™-HDCP compliant
1 x OUT Digital Audio (Toslink)
1 x DVI (DVI-D)
1 x RS232 (D-Sub 9 pin)
2 x 12 V 100 mA (via jack)
1 x Input External IR sensor

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Software control: upgradable via RS232
serial interface and USB
Weight: 24,3 lbs (11 Kg.)
Dimensions (WxHxD): 17,13”x7,48”x16,93”
(435x190x430 mm)

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

Installation and User Manual;
AC power cords 6.6 ft. (2m);
Backlit remote control and batteries;
HDMI™ cable – 6.6 ft. (2m)
LINK model only:

DigiOptic™ Image Processor;
Fiber optics cable – 65.6 ft. (20m)

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SIM2 USA INC.:

10108 USA Today Way - 33025 Miramar FL - USA

Ph. [phone] - Telefax [phone] - [e-mail]

Headquarters

33170 Pordenone, Italy - Ph. +39.0434.383256 -

SIM2 Multimedia S.p.A.

: Viale Lino Zanussi 11

[e-mail]

Due to constant product development, specifications and design might be subject to change without notice. C3X USA - September 2005

GRAND CINEMA™C3X

Simply the world’s smallest,
top performing 3-chip projector
for home theater applications.

A home theater creates an exclusive domain
within your living space, where you’re immersed
in a total entertainment experience.
This is best achieved by using a 3-chip DLP™
technology-based projector, that offers the best
result in front projection applications.
SIM2’s Grand Cinema™ C3X series - featuring
three models, namely C3X, C3X LINK and C3X
LITE - has been created to fulfill the needs and
dreams of discerning customers seeking to enjoy
a truly high end “ultimate real cinema experience”.
All of this from the smallest, lightest and most
elegant 3-chip projector ever made.
This was achieved after a lengthy, thorough
study of projector design and significant
investment in R&D.
The Grand Cinema™ C3X is not just another
3-chip projector line! SIM2’s engine and electronic
solutions make the difference! SIM2’s R&D
inventive has made it possible to reduce the
size and increase performance of this 3-chip
design, creating such a sophisticated and
innovative product line.

COMPACT 3-CHIP DLP™-BASED LIGHT ENGINE
BY SIM2: The core and most critical component

in a Home Cinema Front Projection unit has always
been its light engine. Image accuracy of a projector
is governed by the quality of this piece of precision
optical engineering. A delicate balance is required
between light engine, DLP™ chipset and control
electronics, in order to optimize the performance
of each. Building on its heritage of high-end light
engine design, SIM2 developed a new innovative
system to re-size the illumination optical path while
maintaining BOTH its length (necessary for correct
picture aberration control) AND its compactness
(required for installation and interior-design constraints).
This folded light path, patented and named ALPHA
Path™, is the result of SIM2’s advanced R&D optical
and thermal analysis. Perfect management of the
internal light path, without any kind of scattering or
thermal dispersion, is achieved by utilizing a special
coating on the inner surface, together with the prisms’
TIR (Total Internal Reflection) control and optimized
Relay Optics. SIM2 customized optical components:
lenses and prisms. This combination defines the
amazing contrast ratio achieved by the C3X line.

EXTRAORDINARY VIBRANT COLORS AND TRUE
BLACKS: The Grand Cinema™ C3X blends

outstanding sharpness and image stability with terrific
black depth and contrast. The DarkChip™3, coupled
with SIM2’s light engine, offers an excellent contrast
(6500:1 typical for the C3X and C3X LINK models and
5500:1 typical for the C3X LITE) and image richness:

SIM2’S ALPHA PATH™
LIGHT ENGINE

SIM2’S ALPHA PATH™
LIGHT ENGINE

it paints an ink deep blacks, colors are stunning, each
shade drenched in eye-catching opulence.
Sometimes meeting customers' needs is as simple
as knowing the right tool to use; Progressive scan
support from any incoming signal is provided by the
latest deinterlacer and video enhancer.

DMD CHIP (RED)

DMD CHIP (GREEN)

DMD CHIP (BLUE)

HIGH QUALITY, SPURIOUS
PARTICLES-FREE GLASS LENS

LAMP

LAMP

A basic feature of SIM2’s system
is its neat compact structure,
which is obtained by overlapping
the optical light-path to the
projection lens (hence the name
of ALPHA-type structure).

2>3

RAYTRACING

The picture illustrates raytracing used to identify stray light sources

inside the optical path and prism assembly. Accurate simulations
modeling ON and OFF DMD states and coating on prisms surfaces
have been performed to evaluate DMD diffraction and risk of ghost

images, as well as to optimize contrast. Color splitting
and recombining has been fully modeled to guarantee highest
efficiency and purity of colors.

THREE-CHIP SYSTEM:
HOW IT WORKS AND ADVANTAGES

DLP™ technology-enabled projectors for very high image quality or high
brightness applications such as cinema and large venue displays rely

on a 3-DMD-chip configuration to produce stunning images, whether
moving or still. In a 3-chip system, the white light generated by the lamp
passes through a prism that divides it into red, green and blue.

Each DMD chip is dedicated to one of these three colors; the colored
light that the micromirrors reflect is then combined and passed through
the projection lens to form an image.