Digital audio formats supported by the receiver
The digital audio formats that this receiver can decode depend on the digital audio output jacks of the connected device. This receiver supports the following audio formats. The words in brackets are those indicated on the display panel.
| Digital audio format | Maximum number of decoded channels | Connection with the receiver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| STR-ZA3100ES/STR-ZA2100ES | STR-ZA1100ES | ||
| Dolby Digital [DOLBY DIGITAL] | 5.1 | 5.1 | COAXIAL/OPTICAL, HDMI, eARC, ARC |
| Dolby Digital Plus [DOLBY DIGITAL +] (*1) | 7.1 | 7.1 | HDMI, eARC, ARC |
| Dolby TrueHD [DOLBY TrueHD] (*1) | 7.1 | 7.1 | HDMI, eARC |
| Dolby Atmos - Dolby Digital Plus [ATMOS - DD+] (*1) (*2) | 5.1.4 or 7.1.2 | 5.1.2 or 7.1 | HDMI, eARC, ARC |
| Dolby Atmos - Dolby TrueHD [ATMOS - TrueHD] (*1) (*2) | 5.1.4 or 7.1.2 | 5.1.2 or 7.1 | HDMI, eARC |
| DTS [DTS] | 5.1 | 5.1 | COAXIAL/OPTICAL, HDMI, eARC, ARC |
| DTS-ES Discrete [DTS-ES Dscrt] | 6.1 | 6.1 | COAXIAL/OPTICAL, HDMI, eARC, ARC |
| DTS-ES Matrix [DTS-ES Mtrx] | 6.1 | 6.1 | COAXIAL/OPTICAL, HDMI, eARC, ARC |
| DTS 96/24 [DTS 96/24] | 5.1 | 5.1 | COAXIAL/OPTICAL, HDMI, eARC, ARC |
| DTS-HD High Resolution Audio [DTS-HD HI RES] (*1) | 7.1 | 7.1 | HDMI, eARC |
| DTS-HD Master Audio [DTS-HD MA] (*1) | 7.1 | 7.1 | HDMI, eARC |
| DTS:X [DTS:X] (*1) | 5.1.4 or 7.1.2 | 5.1.2 or 7.1 | HDMI, eARC |
| DTS:X Master Audio [DTS:X MA] (*1) | 5.1.4 or 7.1.2 | 5.1.2 or 7.1 | HDMI, eARC |
| DSD [DSD] (*1) | 5.1 | 5.1 | HDMI |
| Multi Channel Linear PCM [LINEAR PCM] (*1) | 7.1 | 7.1 | HDMI, eARC |
| IMAX DTS [IMAX DTS] (*3)(*4) | 5.1 | 5.1 | COAXIAL/OPTICAL, HDMI, eARC, ARC |
| IMAX DTS:X [IMAX DTS:X] (*4) | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 | HDMI, eARC |
*1 Audio signals are output in another format if the playback device does not correspond to the actual format. For details, refer to the operating instructions of the playback device.
*2 Dolby Atmos is decoded as Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby TrueHD if the speaker pattern is set to 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 or 5.1.
*3 IMAX® is decoded if DTS audio signal format is DTS 5.1 without IMAX® Enhanced content and IMAX® MODE is set to ON.
*4 IMAX® is decoded if DTS audio signal contains IMAX® Enhanced content and IMAX® MODE is set to ON or AUTO.
