Sony STR-DA5700ES - Manual (Page 6)

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Main features of the receiver
Compatible with a variety of connections and formats
Better image and sound quality
Feature Description Page
Multi-channel The receiver can output up to 9.1 channels.
The receiver is equipped with speaker terminals for the front height
channel. (Up to 7 channels can be output simultaneously with
connected speakers.) 24, 26
Compatible with various
standards The receiver is compatible with various audio formats, such as
Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DSD, multi-channel
Linear PCM, FLAC, etc. 23
HDMI The receiver is equipped with five HDMI input jacks (of which two
HDMI IN 3 and IN 4 are the “for AUDIO” jacks which take sound
quality into account) on the back panel, and one HDMI jack on the
front panel. You can connect various equipment using an HDMI
connection. 28, 30, 32,
34
The receiver is compatible with various HDMI standards, such as
Deep Color, x.v.Color, 3D transmission, Audio Return Channel
(ARC), etc. 38, 88
You can operate the receiver and other equipment in conjunction
with each other using the Control for HDMI function. 84
Network The receiver is equipped with four LAN ports that have switching
hub functions. 46
The receiver is compatible with Internet video streaming. 57
The receiver allows you to play back content on a home network
via the DLNA-compliant home network function. 61
USB You can easily play back iPhone/iPod content via the receiver
using a USB connection. 56, 60
You can easily play back content on USB device/WALKMAN via
the receiver using a USB connection. 55
Multi-zone You can enjoy music or video from other rooms. 78
Feature Description Page
Image up-conversion The receiver upscales or downscales analog video signals. The
signals can be upscaled to 1080p using an HDMI output jack. The
receiver also upscales or downscales analog video signals for
zone 2. 22
D.C.A.C. The receiver is equipped with the D.C.A.C. (Digital Cinema Auto
Calibration) function. Additionally, the receiver compensates
sound output for each speaker and improves surround effects via
the Speaker Relocation function and the A.P.M. (Automatic Phase
Matching) function. 101, 103