Sony STR-DA 1200 ES

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STR-DA1200ES

High Definition-capable ES Series receiver for ambitious home theater fans. With automatic calibration for perfectly tuned sound in any room.

7.1-Channel Home Cinema ES Receiver, HDMI™, 1080p, DCAC

RRP €600.00 (November 2010)

Features

• 7 x 100 W (4 Ohm) best sound quality in any room. 7 separate discrete channels for ultimate flexibility and an unsurpassed surround sound experience. Separate subwoofer channel enhances low-frequency viewing pleasure.
• DCAC: Digitial Cinema Auto Calibration Easily and precisely set up your home theater system automatically using a microphone. DCAC makes aligning speakers in any room a breeze.
• HDMI™ connection (2 inputs/1 output) for streaming digital video to your TV. No additional cables to the TV required (for all devices connected to the receiver via HDMI™).
• Peak HD quality (1080i) video output via HDMI™. True high definition quality (1080i) on your TV with HD discs (e.g. Blu-ray).
• Video conversion to component. This allows all devices to be connected to the TV via the receiver, regardless of the type of cable connection. Only one component cable from receiver to TV.
• Dual amplification for optimized stereo sound. With dual amplification, the unused channels are used for additional stereo amplification.
• AV Sync for perfect matching of picture and sound. With flat screen TVs and projectors, there can be delays between picture and sound. AV Sync ensures simultaneous transmission for limitless movie enjoyment.
• Audio Player Enhancer When playing compressed files (e.g. MP3s) from audio players on stereo systems, the sound quality deteriorates. The portable audio enhancer boosts the audio frequencies and ensures faithful sound.
• Available in black and silver.

Technical specifications

STR-DA1200ES

Please note that features/technical specifications may differ from country to country.

Amplifier

Analogue Direct YES

Analog Mix YES

Bi-amplifier YES

Digital Cinema Studio EX. Mode A, B, C YES

Digital Sound Processing (DSP) SHARC x 1

Digital Concert Hall

NO

Equalizer(F C Sur B) BassMidTreble

B, T/B, T/B, T/B, T

Headphone Output

YES

Connector for headphone output

Yes (Gold plated)

Number of amplifier channels

7,0

OP processing

YES

Personal AUDIO Optimizer

YES

Pureness control

YES

Sound Field Link

JA

Sound Field Programs (2 channels)

1,0

Sound Field Programs (A.F.D)

11,0

Sound Field Programme (Film)

4.0

Sound Field Program (Music)

6,0

Speaker Impedance Switch 4/8 Ohm

YES

Speaker Selection Wizard

A/B, A+B

Loudspeaker connections

Screw (Ni)

Subwoofer Input X`Over

17 points (40 - 200 Hz)

Type

Analogue

CIS and remote control functions

On/off switch for second and third zone

NO

Second audio output

No

Second video input

No

Third audio input

No

Third video input

No

Amplifier Relocation (7.1 channel - 5.1 channel + 2.0 channel)

NO

Control A1 II

NO

DSS control

YES

EXT video input (PinP)

NO

IR Repeat Function (Input/Output)

No (0/0)

Mega CD Control

YES

Multiple connection for playback in several rooms (volume output for PIN connection (W))

No

RS-232C for control

NO

S-Link control S (M-Bus)

No/No

DCAC (Digital Cinema Auto Calibration)

Band

6,0

DCAC (DSP UCOM)

Digital Sound Processing (DSP)

Microphone (STEREO MONO)

MONO

Decode format'

96 k 24 bit PCM

YES

Dolby® Digital

YES

Dolby® Digital EX

YES

Dolby® Digital+

NO

Dolby® Dual Mono

YES

Dolby® Pro Logic®

YES

Dolby® Pro Logic® II

YES

Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx

YES

Dolby® TruHD

NO

DTS®

YES

DTS® 96 24

YES

DTS® HD

NO

DTS® NEO6

YES

DTS-ES™ (DISCRETE 6.1)

YES

DTS-ES™ (MATRIX 6.1)

YES

General

Mains outputs (switched)

1,0

AC (detachable)

YES

Dimensions

430 x 175 x 430

Display

Single DOT

GUI OSD

OSD

Blue LED for multichannel decoding

YES

Screen

Alumi/ES-Basic

PIN connection

Nickel

Remote control

New PP RM-AAP015

Sleep Timer (Auto Power Off)

YES

Weight

15,0 kg

Inputs/Outputs

AV input and output (S-Video IO) including AV input on front panel

5/2 (4/1)

Audio input and output (excluding tuner)

3/1

Coax. (input/output)

2/0

Component video D connector I O (module)

NO

Component video input and output (signal pass)

3/1 (HD)

Programmable Digital Input

YES

Front input

AV + S + Optical

HDMI™ (input/output)

Yes (2 Inputs/1 Output)

Monitor input (S-Video input)

1(1)

Multi-channel input

1 (7.1)

Opt. Including front panel AV input (input/output)

4/1

Phono (MM)

YES

Preamplifier

7.1 (SB:Stereo, SW x1)

USB

NO

Tuner

Preset channel (XM FM AM)

Total 60 (30 FM/30 MW)

Automatic station detection

YES

Direct station tuning

YES

HDMI™ Repeater

NO

RDS

YES

Station name

YES

Video functions

A V SYNC (Variable Fixed)

Yes (Variable)

Programmable HDMI™ Video Input

YES

Programmable Component Video Input

YES

Input signal (up to)

1080p

Output signal (up to)

1080p

Sampling frequency (96 kHz 48 k Hz)

96 kHz

Time (ms)

300,0

Upscale (HDMI™ component)

No/No

Video Converter (Digital Analog)

No

Video Converter (S-Component HDMI™)

S/Component/-

Pictures