Sony SRX-R210, SRX-R220 User Manual
4K Digital Cinema Projectors
SRX-R220/SRX-R210
Media Block
LMT-100
Screen Management System
LSM-100
The Combination of 4K Visuals With a 2000:1
Self-contained Enclosure Provides a Desirable
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SONY IS PROUD TO INTRODUCE AN ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION PROJECTION
SYSTEM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR DIGITAL CINEMA APPLICATIONS.
The latest range of Sony Digital Cinema Projection systems are
specifically developed to comply with the highest standards of the
Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) specifications for image quality
and security.
The projection systems consist of the SRX-R220/SRX-R210 Digital
Cinema Projector, the LMT-100 Media Block and the LSM-100 Screen
Management System combined with selected third party peripheral equipment including RAID storage, SMS server and Uninterruptible
Power Supply.
The core component of this system, the SRX-R220 and SRX-R210
projectors, are equipped with three Silicon X-tal Reflective Display
(SXRD™) imaging devices. These deliver a contrast ratio of 2000:1 at
an amazing resolution of (4096 x 2160) pixels (H x V) delivering more
than four times the resolution of full HDTV (1920 x 1080)
16:9 widescreen format. The SXRD devices also provide an
SMPTE-standard brightness level of 14 ft-L* on a 20-metre wide
screen for the SRX-R220 and screens up to 17-metres wide for the
SRX-R210.
One of the major characteristics of these projection systems is their
all-in-one Security Enclosure design, which accommodates the
projector head as well as all of the projection system components
including the Media Block, RAID storage and power management
system within the Cavity area below. This self-contained design
realises a high security level that meets the SPB-2 anti-tamper
regulation stipulated by the Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI).
A wide range of optional lenses are available for the SRX-R220/
SRX-R210 projector, enabling it to be used in a broad range of theatres with many different throw distances.
The LMT-100 Media Block operates in conjunction with RAID storage
to provide a 4K server capable of replaying DCI compliant Digital
Cinema Package (DCP) files created in both 4K and 2K resolutions.
Movie files created at 2K resolution are automatically up-converted
to (4096 x 2160) pixels by the projector.
Subtitle insertion is performed within the Media Block at 4K resolution
for enhanced quality regardless of whether the original movie file is
4K or 2K.
The Projectionist’s Terminal colour touch-screen on the projector
provides convenient control of Show Play Lists and system functions.
The LSM-100 Screen Management System software, which operates
on a separate PC**, provides a sophisticated level of content
management including show scheduling, content ingest, operator
and set-up functionality and control of standard theatre automation systems. Moreover, this software provides sophisticated security management of the system enclosure, security key management
and logging of any security events.
* Measured at screen centre of a full pixel size (4096 x 2160) projection
with X=3794, Y=3960 and Z=3890 white and screen gain 1.8.
** Not supplied
Contrast Ratio and a Highly Secure,
Solution for the Digital Cinema Age.
SRX-R220
SRX- R210
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CineAlta 4K
™
Experience the difference with true 4K Digital Cinema
In 1999, Sony introduced a totally new concept for movie-makers to produce movies in a high definition
(HD) progressive video format at 24 frames per second using digital video tape media.
This concept, together with the Sony products that enabled it, was named CineAlta
™
– and it has
been embraced by an ever broadening spectrum of producers, directors and cinematographers
all over the world.
The recent acceleration of HD has heightened the need for best technologies at every point in the
professional production workflow. As a result, Sony launched “CineAlta 4K” in 2006 – an extension of
the CineAlta brand that currently comprises the SRX Series SXRD 4K projectors. Sony is also working
to expand the “4K” concept to other Sony professional equipment, with a longer term plan to establish a 4K production workflow. With Sony CineAlta 4K technologies and equipment, true 4K digital
cinema is a reality.
4K Resolution
Historically, the movie theatre experience has always exceeded
that achieved by home entertainment systems. However, the
growth of HDTV at (1920 x 1080) pixels and technical
improvements in home theatre equipment have stimulated the
movie industry to think further ahead into the future. The
Hollywood movie studios have jointly agreed on 4K (4096 x 2160)
pixels and 2K (2048 x 1080) pixels as the standards for digital
movie distribution and projection.
With new HD home entertainment systems already delivering
outstanding picture quality and detail equivalent to 2K cinema,
Sony has become the first cinema supplier to introduce systems
conforming to the higher 4K standard and deliver resolutions
four times greater to provide the optimum experience for
theatrical exhibition.
Digital movies in 4K are already being created by scanning
the original 35mm film at 4K resolution and Hollywood studios
have already released a number of blockbusters in 4K as well
as adopting 4K for film restoration projects. Creating movies
in 4K protects the future value of the content and also provides
a significant benefit to the theatre audience.
Comparison of Image Resolution
4K CINEMA
4096 x 2160 pixels
(8.85 Mega pixels)
2K CINEMA
2048 x 1080 pixels
(2.2 Mega pixels)
HIGH DEFINITION
1920 x 1080 pixels
(2.1 Mega pixels)
Screen Multiplex
(Stadium Seating)
Traditional Theater
In recent years, stadium type seating is becoming increasingly
popular among modern cinema complexes. By sitting closer
to the screen, the audience can enjoy an immersive visual
experience. However, those sitting in the front rows may witness
pixel artefacts when using lower resolution projection systems
but the ultra-high resolution CineAlta 4K projection systems
deliver images free from pixel artifacts.
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Versatile Interfaces
The SRX-R220 and SRX-R210 support a wide variety of signal
formats including the 12-bit X’Y’Z’ signal that is stipulated in the
DCI specification. 10-bit 4:4:4 RGB and 10-bit 4:2:2 YPbPr signal
formats are also supported for playback of other alternative
contents.
• Two SRLV connectors are used for connection to the LMT-100
Image Media Block (for DCP playback).
• A dual-link HD/DC-SDI input that accepts any of the following
signals: SMPTE 372M dual-link HD-SDI (4:4:4), SMPTE 292M
HD-SDI (4:2:2), dual-link DC-SDI (RGB 4:4:4), DC-SDI (YPbPr 4:2:2),
or 12-bit (X’Y’Z’ 4:4:4) signals (for 2K projection or HD projection).
• A DVI interface that accepts DVI-P signals for up to 2048 x 1080
at 60 Hz.
High 2000:1 Contrast Ratio
The SRX-R220 and the SRX-R210 offer a high contrast ratio of
more than 2000:1* through the use of Sony’s unique SXRD
device. The SXRD imaging device itself achieves a contrast ratio
of over 4000:1.
This stunning picture quality makes the SRX-R220 and SRX-R210
ideal for cinema exhibition.
The high contrast ratio has been achieved through two key
technologies - the ‘Vertically Aligned Liquid Crystal’ system and
an extremely thin liquid crystal cell gap.
* The contrast ratio is measured from a screen offering a gain of 1.0.
Xenon Lamp Provides Highly Bright
and Pure Light Source
The SRX-R220 provides a high brightness of 14 ft-L* on a 20-metre
wide screen and the SRX-R210 provides the same brightness on
screens up to 17 metres wide using a single Xenon lamp.
A Xenon lamp, standard technology in all film projectors, provides
pure, superb colour tonal reproduction essential to meeting the
stringent requirements of digital cinema. The SRX-R220 utilises a
4.2 kW Xenon lamp and the SRX-R210 uses a 3.0 kW or 2.0 kW
Xenon lamp. These lamps satisfy the wide colour range required
for digital cinema by dispersion at a very flat and wide light
spectrum.
* Measured at the screen center of a full pixel size (4096 x 2160) projection with
100 IRE white and a screen gain of 1.8.
Variety of High-quality Lenses
A comprehensive range of optional zoom lenses is available
for the SRX-R220 and SRX-R210. All lenses utilise very large image
circles that contribute to minimising the optical vignetting
that typically occurs on projector lenses and to obtaining the
highest possible values of MTF (Modulation Transfer Function).
With these features, the optical systems of the SRX-R220 and
SRX-R210 have the capacity to reproduce resolutions higher
than 4K, which is necessary to project 4K contents exactly at
4K-resolution. In addition, these lenses are designed to minimise
chromatic aberrations using Sony’s advanced optical technology.
Xenon Lamp
High-quality lenses
LKRL-Z116CLKRL-Z114C
LKRL-Z119 LKRL-Z122
LKRL-Z117
Resolution Remarks
1 1024 x 768 at 60 Hz (XGA) VESA
2 1280 x 960 at 60 Hz (SXGA1) VESA
3 1280 x 1024 at 60 Hz (SXGA2) VESA
4 1400 x 1050 at 60 Hz (SXGA+) VESA
5 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz (UXGA) VESA
6 2048 x 1080 at 60 Hz (DC)
7 1920 x 1080 at 24 Hz (HD)
8 2048 x 1080 at 24 Hz (DC)
9 1920 x 1200 at 59.95 Hz VESA
Reduced Blanking (WUXGA)
10 1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz (HD) EIA/CEA-861B
11 2048 x 1080 at 48 Hz (DC)
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