Useful Information; Zone Distribution - Sony STR-AZ7000ES Startup Manual

Useful information

Zone distribution

The receiver can deliver input signals for each video or audio input to another zone in
combinations such as the following.
Zone distribution capability (video)
Video input
VIDEO IN jacks (composite)
3)
HDMI IN jacks
1) When [HDMI OUT B Mode] in the [HDMI Settings] menu is set to [Main].
2)
When [HDMI OUT B Mode] in the [HDMI Settings] menu is set to [Zone2].
3) HDMI IN 1, 2, 3, and 4 jacks support video signals of 8K or up to 4K/120p.
HDMI IN 5 and 6 jacks, and HDMI IN 7 (VIDEO) jack (STR-AZ7000ES/STR-AZ5000ES only) support video
signals up to 4K/60p 4:4:4.
4) The video signals that can be played in Zone 2 are limited depending on the HDMI input as follows:
– HDMI IN 1, 2, 3, and 4 jacks:
up to 4K/60p 4:4:4
– HDMI IN 5 and 6 jacks, and HDMI IN 7 (VIDEO) jack (STR-AZ7000ES/STR-AZ5000ES only):
up to 4K/60p 4:2:0
Zone distribution capability (audio)
Input source / Main zone
Output HDMI OUT A
AUDIO IN jacks –
1)
Built-in Tuner
–
DIGITAL
–
OPTICAL IN
jacks
DIGITAL
–
COAXIAL IN
(SA-CD/CD) jack
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HDMI IN jacks
HDMI OUT A
–
jack
(eARC/ARC)
1) When [FM TUNER] is selected at the same time in the main zone and Zone 2 or Zone 3, the item most
recently selected will be set.
2) Digital audio stream is not supported for distributing signals such as Dolby Digital and DTS. The Digital
Audio output setting should be "2ch PCM" on the player device.
3) Zone 2 speaker out and Zone 2 audio out only support 2-channel audio output. Multi-channel stream
signals are automatically converted to 2 channels signals, and then output to Zone 2 if the same
source signals as the main zone are selected in Zone 2.
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Main zone Main zone
HDMI OUT A HDMI OUT B
(ZONE 2)
– –
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Main zone Zone 2
HDMI OUT B HDMI OUT B
(ZONE 2) (ZONE 2)
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2)
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2)
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Zone 2
HDMI OUT B
1) 2)
(ZONE 2)
–
 4)
Main zone Zone 2
SPEAKERS SPEAKERS
terminals terminals
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2)
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2)
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  3)
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Main zone Zone 2
VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT ZONE 2
MONITOR
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– –
Zone 2 Zone 3
AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT
(VARIABLE) (VARIABLE)
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2)
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2)
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 3)
–
– –
PRE OUT
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