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Sonos® Digital Music S ystem U ser Guide.
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C ontents Sonos® Digital Music Sy stem Chapter 1 Overview Your Computer Require ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii Chapter 3 Managing Zones What Are Zon es? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -1 Zone Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iii Using the Sono s Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 53 Rhapsody® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 -5 Volume control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
v Regulation Inf ormation Europe This product complies with the requirements of th e R&T TE Direct ive (1999/5/ED). A copy of the full Declaration of Conf ormance may be obtained at http://eu.sonos.c om. Attention In France, operation is limited to indoor use within the band 2.
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O ver view Y our C omputer Requirements T o play the digital music files st ored on your comput er , your computer network must meet the following requir ements: Network Requirements • DSL/cable modem, or LAN-based, high-speed Internet connection.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 1-2 Comp atib le pl ayli st form ats •i T u n e s ® •R h a p s o d y ® • Musicmatch™ • Windows Media® Pla yer • WinAmp® Compa tible music file formats • Compressed MP3 • WMA (including Window s Media purchased songs) •A A C ( M P E G 4 ) • Ogg Vorbis • Audible .
Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-3 Additiona l Information • F or the latest produc t documentation, go to http://ww w.sonos .com/sup por t/documents . • F or answers to common or unco mmon questions, go to http ://faq.sonos.com . • F or the latest system requir ements or compatible audio formats, go to http:// faq .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 1-4 Using Sonos Con troller 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Syste m S ett ing s > C ontroller Settings > Adv a nc ed Settin gs > Language .
Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-5 Macint osh Shortcut K ey s FUNCTION KEY SEQUENCE Add to Queue Option + Command + A Album A rt Com mand + — Clock and Alarms Shift + Command + C Drop Zone Shif t + Command + .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 1-6 Radio C ommand + 4 Repeat Option + Co mmand + R Schedule Music Index Updates Shift + Command + U Set Up Music Lib rary Shift + Command + M Set Up Zones Shift.
Sy stem Setup Already have Sonos? If you are adding a Sono s component to an existing S onos music system, see " Adding T o An Existing Sonos System" on page 2-10.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-2 Setting Up a New Sonos S y stem F ollow the step-by-step instructions to en sure that yo u set up yo ur Sono s® Digital Music System correctly.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-3 Step 1: Connect a S onos component to your home network Connect the Eth ernet cabl e from an open por t on your broadband router to any of the Ethernet switch conn ectors o n the back of a ZonePlayer or ZoneBridge.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-4 Setup illustrations (no open router port) If yo u don’t have an open p or t on your rou ter , you c an dis conn ect your compute r from the rout er and con nect it to the Z onePlay er or Zo neBridge instead . Then y ou can connect the Sonos comp onent into the r outer port the computer was pr eviously plugged into .
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Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-6 Step 2: Place the Z onePlayers in the rooms of your choice Place the ZonePlayers in the rooms of your choice. If you are setting up a ZonePlayer 100, attach the speake rs. If you are setting up a ZonePlayer 80, conne ct it to an ex ternal amplifier .
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-7 The Mute button indicator and the ZonePlayer Status indicator will begin to flash. (If this Zone Player was previously connected to another So nos Digital Music System, the ZonePlayer Status indicator may light solid white instead.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-8 Step 3: Install software If your operating system is Macintosh® OS X, Windows Vista™ or W indows® XP , simply insert the S onos System Setup CD-ROM and f o llow the on-screen instruc tions to install the software, configure your music sy stem, and set up access to y our music files.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-9 Step 4: Add the Sonos Controller Plug your Sonos Controller into the powe r adapter and follo w the prompts on the Controller’ s screen to add it to your music system.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-10 Adding T o An Existing Sonos S yst em When and why should I use a wireless c onnection? The Sonos Digital Music system uses a built-in wireless c onnection to communicate between Sono s components.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-11 Use a Sonos ZoneBridge to replace the ZonePlayer that is currently wired to your home network , or place a ZoneBr idge in any location to ex tend the wireless range of your Sonos Digital Music System. 1. Attach the pow er adapter and plug in the ZoneBridge.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-12 if desired. A Sonos ZoneBridge will not display in your Z ones menu after it is set up. If you wish to change the settings for this device, yo u can choose one of the following options: •U s i n g t h e D esktop Controller software, select Zone s > Zone Br idg e S et ti ng s .
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-13 Or , •U s i n g a S onos Controller , select Sys t em S et t in g s > Add a ZonePla yer or Zone- Bridge from the Music menu. Add a Controller Y ou should charge your new Sonos Controller when you remove it from the packaging.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-14 T o rename using Sonos Contr oller 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Syste m S ett ing s > Zo neP layer S ett in gs and press OK . If you wi sh to cha nge the nam e of a Zon eBr idg e, sel ec t ZoneBridge Settings instead.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-15 3. Fro m t h e Status Indicator Light tab , select On or Off and click OK . T o turn off using Sonos Controller 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Sy stem Settings > Zone Pl ayer S et ti ng s , and press OK . I f you wish to turn off a ZoneBridge status indicat or light, select ZoneBr idge Settin gs instead.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-16 When a Z onePla yer is in Sonos Extender mode, it does not display in your Zones menu. When you change it back to normal operation using the Zo nePlayer S etting s screen, it will appear as an unnamed zone and you can rename it at that time.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-17 Usi ng L in e - ou t Y ou can ea sily connect your home theater , ster eo , or pow ered speakers t o a ZoneP layer . Depe nding on your Z onePlay er model , you can use a nalog or digital audio outputs to conne ct to a n exte rnal am plifier.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-18 attached t o your home theat er . Select Line-Out Lev el , and choose Fi xed . T o contr ol the volume from Sonos system 1.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-19 Using Line-in Y ou can play music fr om an external line -in source such as a CD pla yer , por table music player , or television that is connec ted to your Sonos Digital Music System. T his audio can be streamed to a ny ZonePlayer(s) in your house.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-20 Setup illustrations T o connect using Desktop C ontroller software 1. Fro m t he Music Library pane, click th e Line -In tab. (Depending upon your screen resolution, you may need to click >> to selec t the Line -In tab.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-21 • The default (typical) line -i n level for the selected device type is displayed. Y ou can increase or decrease the le vel, but if the level is set too high, you ma y expe- rience clipping at higher volume levels. T o connect using Sonos Controller Fro m t h e Music menu, select Line-In Sources and pr ess OK .
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-22 Changing the line-in encoding setting The audio from line-in sources can be encoded to produce compressed or uncompressed audio . W e recommend the following usage guidelines: Use Uncompressed if: • Y ou want optimal performance with home theaters.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-23 ZonePlay er F ront On/Off • Using the Son os Controller , select Pause All from the Zone menu. • Using the De sktop Controller software, select P ause All from the Play menu. Y our S onos Digital M usic System is designed to be always on; the system uses minimal elec tricity when not playing music .
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-24 Mute butt on • Lights solid green when sound is muted. • Flashes green ra pidly when household mute or unm ute is about to take place. • Flas hes g reen slow ly when ZonePlayer is connec ting to your music sy stem. T o mute/unmute th is ZonePlayer : Press t he Mute button to mute or unmute this Zo nePlay er .
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-25 ZonePlay er 100 Rear P anel Connectors Ethernet swit ch connectors (4) Use Categor y 5 Eth ernet cable to connec t to a router , computer , or additional net work device such as a network-attached storage (NAS) de vice.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-26 Analog audio out (fix ed/varia ble) Use a standard RCA audio cable to connect the ZonePlay er ’ s analog audio outputs t o the audio inputs on a separat e audio component, such as an amplifier or your h ome t heate r recei ver .
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-27 ZonePlay er 80 Rear Panel C onnectors Ethernet swit ch connectors (2) Use Categor y 5 Etherne t cable to connect to a router , computer , or additional ne twork device such as a network-attached storage (NAS) device.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-28 TOSLINK™ digital audio out Y ou can use a TOSLINK optical audio cable to con nect the ZonePlayer’ s TOSLINK digital audio output to the audio inputs on a separate audio component, su ch as an amplifier or your home theater receiver .
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-29 ZoneBridge F ront Connect bu tton Pres s the Con n ec t button to join the ZoneBridge to your Sonos D igital Music Sys tem. ZoneBridge status indicator • LED Flash es wh ite when powering up; flashes green and white when c onnecting to you r Sonos Digital Music Sy stem.
Chapter 2: Sy stem Setup 2-30 ZoneBridge Rear P anel Ethernet swit ch connectors (2) Use Categor y 5 Ethernet cable to conn ect to a router , computer , or additional ne twork device such as a network-attached storage (NAS) de vice. AC pow er (mains) input Use the supplie d power adapter to connect to power outlet.
Managing Z ones What Are Zo nes ? Enjoy music in ever y room of your house —Sonos wor ks in up to 32 zones. We call them zones because you can play a different song in each room, or you can group th.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-2 or drop zones from a group while the music is playing. Y ou can also link all the ZonePla yers in your house wi th one touch by selec ting All Zones-Party Mode .
Chapter 3: Managing Zones 3-3 •C l i c k Link Zone, or •F r o m t h e Zone s menu, select Link Zone . 3. Sele ct a zone to a dd to th e group. If you wa nt to join all the zo nes in you r ho use t o this music queue, select All Zones-P ar ty Mode .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-4 Dropping Zones Using the Desktop C ontroller 1. Fro m t h e Zones pan e, highlight the zone group you want to change. 2. Choose one o f the following options: •C l i c k Drop Zone , or •F r o m t h e Zone s menu, select Drop Z one .
Managing and P laying Music A vailable Music Sources • Librar y (shared folders on y our network) • Music ser vices • Sonos playlists (music queues you have saved for future playback) • Intern.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-2 • Composers •T r a c k s • Impor ted Pla ylists •S e a r c h •F o l d e r s What is a music queue? When you make music selec tions, they are added to a list of tracks called a mus ic q ueue .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-3 These music folders are indexed by the Sono s Digital Music System so that yo u can view your music by categories .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-4 Removing a shar ed folder 1. Fro m t h e Music Library Setup screen, h ighlight the shar e you want to r emove from the list, and click Remov e .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-5 Using the Desktop Controll er for Macintosh • Depending upon where your music is stor ed, y ou may be asked to pro vide an administrator name and password to allow access to y our music folders.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-6 4. Y ou may be asked to pro vide an administrator name and password . 5. Select Done when you have no more folders to remove from the list.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-7 If t his sh ared fol der doe s no t requ ire a use r na me a nd p ass word, p ress OK and the selected folder is added to your music system. If this shared folder requir es a user name and password: • Use the scroll wheel to highlight the Us er na m e field an d press Ty p e .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-8 Stop ac cessing a shared folder 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Syste m S ett ing s > Music Library Management > Music Library Setup , and press OK . The shared music folders that are currentl y accessible to your Sonos Digital Music System ar e displayed.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-9 Selecting from music librar y Using the Desktop Controll er for Windo ws Browse 1. Use the Music Librar y pane to select the music you wish to play . 1. Fro m t h e Zones pane, click to highli ght the zone you want to play music in.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-10 3. Click Search . 4. Enter yo ur search criteria (f ull or partial), selec t the category you wish to sear ch (ar tists, albums , composers , or tracks), and click Search . Yo u c a n drag and drop selections directly from the music librar y to the queue.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-11 If you’ ve previously sav ed music queues as Sonos playlists, you can bro wse these playlists using the Sonos Playlists tab.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-12 Using the Sonos Controller Browse 1. Fro m t h e Zone menu, use the scroll whee l to high light the zone you want to play music in, an d then pres s the Music button. 2. Select Music Libr ary , and press OK .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-13 Powe r sc r o ll 1. Yo u c a n s e l e c t Pow er S c ro l l for an alphabetical li st to make browsing faster . 2. T o play all songs by a n ar tist, on an album, or in a genre, highlight the selection and select Ad d t o Q ue ue , or press OK .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-14 4. T ype a full or par tial name, and press Search . 5. If you do not receive an y search results, pr ess the Back button to tr y again. Music Library Prefer ences Sor t folders by preference Y ou can set th e sorting prefer ence f or music folders that ar e accessible from y our music library .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-15 Desktop Contr oller for W indow s Desktop Contr oller for Macintosh Group by iT unes® C ompilations iT une s normally organizes your iT unes Music folder as [Ar tist]/[Album]/[ T rack name]. iT unes has a featur e that allows you to group y our compilations albums together .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-16 Wit h i n S on o s : Y ou can or ganize your Sonos music librar y to use this iT unes compilation view . Using the Desktop C ontroller 1. Select File (or Son os) >Prefe ren ces . 2. Fro m t h e Library tab , select Group using iT unes compilations .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-17 Con tributing ar tists Contributing Artists are those who appear on individ ual tracks within an album, including those on a compila tion or soundtra ck album. Y ou can set your pref eren ces to show or hide these individual artists within a Contributing A r tists view .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-18 Using Desktop C ontroller 1. Select F ile (or Sonos)>Pref erences . 2. Fro m t h e Library tab , selec t Do not Group Compil ations . A ll of the individual ar tists will then appear in the Artis ts view.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-19 your Sonos music index in order t o see the changes (see "Updating the music in- dex" on page 4-8.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-20 Removing a tr ack from the queue Using the Desktop C ontroller 1. Fro m t h e Queue pane, select the song you want to remove from the music queue. 2. Choose one o f the following options: •C l i c k Remove T rack , or • Selec t Queue > Remove T rack from the Play menu.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-21 4. Select Mo ve T rack . 5. Use the scroll wheel to move through the queue until you find the location y ou’d like to move the track to .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-22 Changing the play mode Using the Desktop C ontroller Click the Shuffle or Repeat buttons displayed in the Now Pla ying pa ne to c h an ge th e play mode . The selected play mo de appear s as an icon in th e Now Pla ying pane.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-23 Repeat . Re peats the music q ueue after the last track has finished. Shuffle -Rep eat . Shows that both play modes are activated. V iewing large album ar t Using the Desktop C ontroller Fro m t h e Now Playing window , click the album art to enlarge it.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-24 for additional detail. • If you would like t o learn more about SIRI US, see "SIRIUS®" on page 4-68 for more detail. • If you are a Windows Media Player 11 user , see "Windows Media® Player 11" on page 4-78 for mor e informa tion.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-25 Showing/hiding the Music Services tab Y ou can change your preference setting to show or hide the Music Services tab in the Music Library pane of your Desktop Cont roller software. If yo u are not curr ently subscribed to a music ser vice, yo u may wish to hide this tab.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-26 sic Services tab in the Music Libr ar y bo x. Y our music ser vice password If you want to change the password for a music service you subscribe to , such as Rhapsody, SIRIUS, or P andora, you must first change the passwor d with your music service p rovider .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-27 Removing a music service trial When a music service trial expires, y ou may wish to remove the expired trial from y our Sonos system. Using the Desktop C ontroller 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Set Up Musi c Services .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-28 Fro m t h e Music Library , selec t Library > Genr es , and select Audiobooks . Other content, such as journals will appear in the Spoken W ord genre. Y ou may need to select All to view your jo urnal content.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-29 Adding an A udible account If you have AudibleManager sof tware installed on your computer , the So nos Digital Music System detects it when you add a mu sic f older to your Sonos system. When Audible is detected, a third radio butt on displays on the Select Music S ource scr een.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-30 Adding an additional A udible account t o Sonos 1. Make sure your A udible files are in a fo lder that y ou have shared to the Sonos Digital Music Syst em (using the Selec t Music Source screen). 1. Fr om the menu bar , selec t Music > Set Up Musi c Services .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-31 Napster® Y our Sonos® Digital Music Syst em comes with a free 30-day , Napster trial—no sig nup, no credit car d necessary. Sonos connects dire ctly to Napste r via the W eb, so you don't have to download an ap plication or even turn your PC on.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-32 1. Fro m t h e Music Services tab , select Napster T rial . 2. Click the Update lin k. 3. Click Next . 4. Enter your Nap ster user name, and passwor d, and then click Ne xt . Y our user name and password will be verified with Napste r .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-33 Selecting music from Napster Napster selection choic es include: •S e a r c h • Browse Napster content, including to p 100 lists, New Re leases and Napste r Play- lists •M y N a p s t e r L i b r a r y • All Tracks •G e n r e s •A r t i s t s •M y P l a y l i s t s 4.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-34 1. Fro m t h e Music Services tab , search for a Napster ar tist that you would like to listen to. 2. Select Artist Automix .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-35 Using the Desktop Controll er for Macintosh If you ’ re new to Napst er 1. Fro m t h e Music Library , select the Music Ser vices tab . 2. Click Napster T rial. 3. Select I’ m new to Nap ster . 4. Acc ept the Napster terms and conditions , and then click Co nt i nu e .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-36 3. Select Napster , and click Con ti n ue . 4. Select Napster , and click Con ti n ue . 5. Enter yo ur Napster user name and passwor d, and click Co nt i n u e . Y our user name and password will be verified with Napste r .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-37 • Add to Queue to add it to the end of your music queue • Play No w and Replace Queue to play the selection now while clearing the queue of previous musi.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-38 Napster Radio 1. Selec t the zone you want to play music in. 2. Click the Music Services tab, and select Napster . (If you a re using the Napster fr ee trial, select Music Service T r ials > Napst er T rial instead.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-39 Y our user name and password will be verified with Napster . IF for some reason the Napster trial no longer displays on the Music Service T r ials screen, you can add y our account membershi p information t o Sonos this way instead: 1.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-40 •M y P l a y l i s t s 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Napster . 2. Choose one o f the following options— us e the scroll wheel to browse, pr essing OK to drill down through the menus until you find the desired selection.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-41 2. Use the scroll wheel to select a Napster ar tist, and press OK . 3. Select Artist Automix . 4. Press the Pla y button to play the selec tion, or press OK .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-42 page 4-53. Using the Desktop Controller for Macintosh If you ’ re new to Pandor a 1. Fro m t h e Music Library , click the Music Ser vices tab . 2. Select Pand or a R a di o T ria l. 3. Select I’ m new to Pandor a.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-43 1. Fro m t h e Music Services tab , select Pan do ra R ad io T ri al . 2. Click Update . 3. Click Con t in ue . 4. Enter y our P andora user name , and passwor d, and then click Cont in u e . Y our user name and password will be v erified with Pa ndora.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-44 acco unt below . • If you already have a Pandora paid subscription service , Sonos will automatical ly skip the 30- day music trial and give you instant ac cess to P andora from your Sonos Digital Music System.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-45 Adding a new sta tion 1. Fro m t h e Music Services tab , select Pan do ra (if you are using the P andora trial you will see Pandor a Radio T rial instead.) 2. Click the New Station button. 3. Enter an artist n ame or a track and click Co nt i nu e .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-46 5. If you find what you want, select Add the new music , and click Con ti nu e . If this is not what you want, selec t That’ s not what I want and click Co n ti nu e to retr y .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-47 Bookmarking a track 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing window , click the Pa nd o ra menu. 2. Select Bookmark this track on Pandora.c om or Bookmark this ar tist on Pan do ra .co m . Why is this track playing? 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing window , click the Pa nd o ra menu.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-48 5. Click Fi ni s h . Y our free P andora trial account will be valid for 30 days. During the trial, y ou can also access y our P andora radio sta tions on any c omputer using a W eb brow ser . T o do this, go to www.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-49 IF for some reason the P andora Radio trial no lo nger displays on the Music Services tab, you can add yo ur accou nt me mbers hip information to Sonos this way inst ead: 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Set Up Music Servic es .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-50 Upgrading your Pandor a account Registered fr ee-ser vices P andora customers : If you wish to continue using Pandora with Sonos af ter the trial en ds, you will have to upgrade y our Pandora ac count to bec ome a Pa n d or a s u b s c r i b e r.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-51 4. If yo u fi nd w hat you are l ook in g for , s elec t Create the station and click Ne xt . If you ’d like to try again, select That’ s no t what I want and click Next . Creating a new station from an artist or tr ack 1.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-52 Renaming a station 1. Fro m t h e Music Librar y pane, click the Music Services tab and select Pan d o ra (if you are using the P andora trial, you will see P andora Radio T rial instead.) Y our current Pandor a radio stations are displ ayed.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-53 Bookmarking a track 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing window , click the Pa nd o ra menu. 2. Select Bookmark this track on Pandora.c om or Bookmark this ar tist on Pan do ra .co m . Why is this track playing? 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing window , click the Pa nd o ra menu.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-54 After the trial expires After the free trial expires, if you wish to continue using Pandora with So nos, you can become a P andora subscriber . Go to ww w .sono s.c om/pandora/trial and click Subscribe Now .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-55 subscriber , simply update Sonos with your membership inf ormation and y ou’ll ha ve instant access to P andora from yo ur Sonos Dig ital Music Syst em. 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Music Service T rials .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-56 5. If yo u fi nd w hat you are l ook in g for , s elec t Create and play the station. If you ’d like to tr y again , select That ’ s no t wh at I want and press OK . Creating a new station from an artist or track 1.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-57 2. Select Edit Station , and press OK . 3. Select Delete St ation , and press OK . 4. Select Ye s to con firm. Rating a track 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing screen, select Rat in gs . 2. Choose one o f the following options: • Selec t I like this track - P andora will play more tracks with similar qualities.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-58 • T o use Rhapsody with your Desktop C ont roller , see "Using the Desktop Control- ler for Windows" on page 4-58 . • T o use Rhapsody with your Desktop C ont roller , see "Using the Desktop Control- ler for Macintosh" on page 4 -62 .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-59 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Set Up Music Servic es . The music ser vices that are currently configured to work with your So nos system are displayed . If Rhapsod y T rial is displayed, select it, and press Subscribe .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-60 1. Fro m t he Music Library pane, click th e Music Ser vices tab , and select Rhaps ody . •I f t h e Music Ser vices tab is not display ed in the Music Librar y , see "Showing/hid- ing the Music Ser vices tab" on page 4-25.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-61 Rhapsody Music Guide The Rhapsody Music Guide displays a v ariety of music selections, including a list of music genres , top artists, top albums, an d t op tracks , new rele ases and Rhapsody- recommended selections.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-62 Change Sonos setting : 1. Fr om the Sono s Desktop Controller for Windows , select Fi l e > P refer ences and click the Advan ced O pt ion s button. 2. Check the Show music from R hapsody UPnP ser vers checkbox and click OK .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-63 3. Click Con t in ue . 4. Enter your Rhapsody user name , and password, and then click Con ti n ue . Y our user name and password will be v erified with Rhapsody .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-64 1. Fro m t h e Music Librar y pane, click the Music Services tab , and select Rhapsody (if you ar e using the Rhapsody trial, select Rhap sod y T r ial instead.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-65 Change Rhapsody setting: 1. Star t RealRhapsody . 2. Click T ools > Pref erences > Rh apsody Ser ver (UPnP) . 3. Click to check the Start UPnP Server Once Logged In box, and then click Start . 4. Click OK .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-66 4. Enter y our Rhapsody user name, and then press Accept. 5. Enter your Rhapsody passwor d, and then press Accept .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-67 •M y G e n r e s •M y T r a c k s •M y P l a y l i s t s 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Rhapsody . 2. Choose one o f the following options— us e the scroll wheel to browse, pr essing OK to drill down through the menus until you find the desired selection.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-68 SIRIUS® Now you can listen to SIRIUS Internet Radio using your Sonos® Digital Music S ystem. Sonos connects directly to SIRIUS to give yo u instant access to more than 80 premium channels. Y our Sono s system comes with a free 30-day , SIRIUS trial—no signup, no credit card necessar y .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-69 After the trial expires After th e free trial expi res, if you wish to continue using SIRIUS with Son os, you can become a premi um SIRIUS Internet R adio Ser vice subscr iber . Go to ww w .sonos.com/ SIRIUS/trial and click Subscribe Now .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-70 2. Click SIRIUS Internet Radio T rial. 3. Select I alr eady have a SIRIUS Internet Radio account . 4. Enter your SIRIUS user name and password , and then click Next . Y our user name and password will be verified with SIRIUS.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-71 1. Fro m t h e Music Services tab , select SIRIUS Internet R adio T rial . 2. Click the Update lin k. •C l i c k Nex t .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-72 2. Select a category, select a radio station, and click Play No w . Using the Desktop Controller for Macintosh If you ’ re new to SIRIUS In ternet Radio Y our Sonos system comes with a free 30-day SIRIUS trial—no signup, no credit card necessary.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-73 simply follow the steps belo w to add your SIRIUS account information to Sonos and you ’ll have instant acc ess to SIRIUS from y our Sonos Digital Music Syst em. 1. Fro m t h e Music Services tab , select SIRIUS Internet R adio T rial .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-74 4. Enter your SIRIUS user name and password , and then click Con t in ue . Y our user name and password will be v erified with SIRIUS.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-75 2. Click the Update lin k. 3. Click Con t in ue . Y our ac count informa tion will be verifi ed with SIRIUS. IF for some reason the SIRIUS Internet Radio trial no longer displays on th e Music Servic es tab , you can update your account memb ership information this way instead: 1.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-76 Using the Sonos Controller If you ’ re a new SIRIUS user 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Music S ervice T rials . 2. Select SIRIUS Int ernet Radio T rial and press OK . 3. Select I’ m new to SIRIUS , and follo w the on-screen pr ompts to set up your Sonos music system.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-77 want to keep listening to SIRIUS usin g your Sonos Digital Music System, simply contact SIRIUS and upgrade your SIRIUS account to a premium level subscrip- tion.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-78 Selecting a radio station 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select SIRIUS and press OK . (If you are using the SIRIUS Radio tri al, select Music Service T rials > SIRIUS Internet Radio T rial instead). Y our SIRIUS radio stations are displayed.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-79 2. Click the Library tab . 3. Select Media Sharing . 4. Click the Share m y media checkb ox, and click OK . After you turn on media sharing, a list of your net worked devices will appe ar . 5. Click to highlight the first Z one Player in the list, and click A llow .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-80 4. Click the Sett ings butt on. 5. Check the Allow new devic es and computers aut omatically check box. When this box is checked, you will no long er be pr ompted to set up media sharing when you add a new device to your network - it will be set up fo r you automatically .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-81 •I f t h e Music Ser vices tab is not display ed in the Music Librar y , see "Showing/hid- ing the Music Ser vices tab" on page 4-25. 2. Highlight a music selection and click Play Now or Add to Q u eu e (adds to the end of your music queue.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-82 • Selec t Enter a Differen t Name and use the keyboard to type another name such as jazz or par ty . 3. Press OK after each letter entry , and then Accept when finished . Y ou can access these s aved Sonos pla ylists later from the Music menu.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-83 Renaming a Sonos Playlist Using the Desktop C ontroller 1. Fro m t h e Son os P la yli st s tab , highlight the playlist you want to rename. 2. Choose one o f the following options: • Right- click and selec t Rename Playlist , or • Selec t Rename Playlist from the Music menu .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-84 4. Select Pla y Now . Using the Sonos Contr oller 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Internet Radio . 2. Select the radio station categor y you want to choose from, and press OK . 3. Select a radio station from the list, and press Play .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-85 Editing a radio sta tion Use the Desktop Controller sof tware to edit a radio station . 1. Click the Radi o tab.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-86 2. Select Advanced Set tin gs > Auto Upd ate In tern et R adi o Stat ion List . 3. Select On to turn auto update on, or Off to turn au to update of f , and then cli ck OK (On is the default setting.
Desktop Co ntroller f or Windo ws The Sonos Desktop Controller software is compatible with Windows Vista™ and Windows® XP , including Windows XP® Media Center operating systems. ( Y ou ca n visit our W eb site at http://faq .sonos.com/specs f or the latest sy stem requir ements and compatible audio f ormats.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-2 Playback C ontrols Selec t an ac tion in one of the following ways: • Click an actio n button • Select a n action from the Menu bar • Highlight a selec.
Chapter 5: Desk top Controller fo r Windows 5-3 The Now Playing pane displays track informatio n for the music you are cu rrently listening to . Y ou can control the music settings f or the current selection using the playback contr ols below : Play/P ause T oggles between playing and pausing the current track.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-4 •C l i c k t h e Mute button. T o unmute, click the Mute butt on again. •F r o m t h e Play menu, click Mute Zon e . T o unmute, click Unmute Zone. Mute all zones Y ou can temporarily mute all of your ZonePlayers at any time.
Chapter 5: Desk top Controller fo r Windows 5-5 3. Choose the desired settings for this alarm, including the alarm time, the z one you would like the alarm to play in, the musi c sour ce you ’d like to play fr om, the frequency of the alarm, and th e volume and duration settings.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-6 3. Select Sh ow C lo c k o n t hi s Co nt ro lle r . ( If you wan t the clock to s how on an y other Controllers, repeat this process on the other Controllers.) Setting a sleep timer 1. Fro m t h e Zones pane, click to highlight the zone or zone group you want to set up a sleep timer for .
Chapter 5: Desk top Controller fo r Windows 5-7 as Sonos components must carr y the same software version number . This pro- cess may take several minutes per device, depending upon your network con- nection . Y our Sonos Desktop Controller software will automatically close and then re -open during the update process.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-8 Additi onal Pref erenc es In ad dition to selec ting your I nternet radio p references (" Auto updat ing your I ntern et Radio List" on page 4-85) .
Chapter 5: Desk top Controller fo r Windows 5-9 When Com press ed is selec ted, y ou will notice a delay bef ore the music starts to play . When Uncompress ed is selected, this delay is significantly reduced. F irewall Inf ormation The Sonos Digital Music System is designed to work with existing firewall software.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-10 Zone Alarm Pr o 1. Display the F i rew all settings screen. 2. Fro m t h e Main tab, check to make sure the T rusted Zones Security is set to Medium (default setting) level secur ity . 3. Fro m t h e Program Control scr een, make sure the Sonos Desktop Controller (Sonos.
Chapter 5: Desk top Controller fo r Windows 5-11 Norton Personal F irewall The Nor ton Personal Fi rewall is fully compatibl e with the So nos Digital Music System.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-12 If you cannot access your music and Sonos Desktop Controller software after setting the Protection Lev el to Cautious or Tr u s t i n g , please follow the instruc tions below : 1. Select the In truders or Event s tab.
Desktop Contr oller for Macintosh The Desktop Controller soft ware is compatible with Macinto sh OS X, version 10.3 or later . ( Y ou can visit our Web site at http://faq.sonos .com/specs for the latest system requirements and compatible audio formats.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 6-2 Selec t an ac tion in one of the following ways: • Selec t a button • Select a n action from the menu bar Menu bar Zones pane Music Library pane Now Play.
Chapter 6: Desk top Controller fo r Maci ntosh 6-3 Playback C ontrols Play/P ause T oggles between playing and pausing the current track. Next/F ast F orward Select to jump to the star t of the ne x t track in the queue ; selec t and hold down button, or select and drag progre ss bar to fast forward.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 6-4 Mute Selec t to mute the sound in a zone (if you have a zone group, all rooms in the zone group are aff ected). Se lect again to unmute. Muting all zones (DCR) • T o mute all the ZonePlayers in your household, select Mute All Zones from the Play menu.
Chapter 6: Desk top Controller fo r Maci ntosh 6-5 • Selec t the Set the date and time manually ra di o bu tt on . M a ke yo u r se le c ti on s from the display ed fields, and then click Set . Alarms Adding an alarm 1. Fro m t h e Zones menu, select Clocks and Alarms .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 6-6 Showing the clock scr een Once an ala rm ha s bee n add ed to yo ur So nos system , you c an set a preferen ce to have the clock screen show automatically on a h andheld Controller when the alar m sounds. 1. Fro m t h e Music menu on your handheld Controller , select Clock and Alarms > Alarms .
Chapter 6: Desk top Controller fo r Maci ntosh 6-7 Downloading software updates 1. Fro m t h e Son os menu , select Che ck for Up dates . •Y o u r ZonePlay ers as well as y our Desktop Controller software will be updat- ed, as all Sonos components must carry the same software version number .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 6-8 Additi onal Settings In addition to ’ Auto updating your Intern et Radio List ’ on page 4-85 and ’Setting softwa re update prefer ences’ on page 6-6, you can also change your wireless ch annel, and line -in encodin g prefer ences.
Chapter 6: Desk top Controller fo r Maci ntosh 6-9 Uninstalling If yo u wis h to re move th e D eskto p Cont rolle r sof t ware f rom you r Ma cinto sh co mput er , choose Uninstall Sonos from the Sono s menu, and then drag the application to the trash.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 6-10 6. T ype or paste the range of ports as 136-13 9, 445, 1900, 190 1, 3400, 6969 . 7. T ype the description as Sonos , and then select OK . 8. Close the System Pr eferenc es window . Mac OS X’ s built-in fir ewall f or 10.
Chapter 6: Desk top Controller fo r Maci ntosh 6-11 Internet Security Barrier for Mac OS X During Sonos system setup , a dialog will op en when you attempt to set up your music library on your computer . 1. Select Ignore . 2. Open Netbarrier X3 and select the Anti-van dal tab.
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The Sonos® Contr oller With a Sono s Contr oller in hand, you hav e in stant access to y our entire digital music collection, no matter where it's stored. The full- color L CD screen and intuitive scroll wheel make ever ything from browsing songs to choosing zones incredibly easy .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 7-2 Battery Charging Y our Controller can be recharged by plugging it into the AC adapter supplie d with your Controller , or by placing it into the Charging Cradle. The batt er y charge indica tor on your C ontrolle r will show you wh en it is time to recha rge t he Con trol ler .
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-3 indicator will light r ed. Be sure to r echarge using only th e AC adapter supplied with your Sonos Controller. Batter y Replacement After several years (depe nding upon usa ge), the batte r y on your Controller may not hold a char ge as long as it once did .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 7-4 Using the C ontr oller Naviga tion Zon es Use the Zon es button to select a zone to play music in, to view the music selections playing in each room, or to crea te or modify zone groups in order t o share the same music acr oss zones.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-5 Scroll wheel Use the scroll wheel to navigate through a displayed list. Use your thumb or finger to ‘t urn ’ the wh eel clock wise to scroll down through the list, and counter clockwise to scro ll up through the list.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 7-6 V olume control Vo l u m e Co n t r o l Increases (+) or decreases (-) the volume in any zone , or across a zone gr oup. Mute T emporarily silences th e music in a zone (within a zone group , the mute button automatically mute s the last room where volume controls were adjusted.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-7 Mute All T o mute all zo nes in the house, press and hold the Mute button f or 3 seconds . T o unmute all zones, pr ess and hold again f or 3 seconds . Sensors and indicators Light sensor Automatically turns on th e button back lights based upon the lighting conditions of the environment.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 7-8 Deep Sleep Y our Controller will go into deep sleep to p re s er ve th e b at te r y li fe w he n i t i s un u se d fo r a specified period of time.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-9 play form ats by se lect ing th e correspo nding options from the Date and Time Settin gs menu. •O r , s e l e c t Select Date and Time fr om the Internet, and then pr ess OK . Select On or Off . When this is on , your Sonos system will per iodically update the date and time fr om the Inte rnet.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 7-10 will display on this Controller when the alarm goes off. • Should the play mode for the selected al arm music be set to shuffle (y es or no) 5. Press Save Alarm when you finish choosing the alarm settings.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-11 When an alarm goes off When the alarm go es off , your Sonos Controller will display the clock face. Y ou can: • Pre ss Snooze to begin a 9-minute snoo ze interval. The bell icon will be animated when snooze mode is ac tive.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 7-12 Select On to turn auto checking o n, or Off to turn auto check ing off , and then cl ick OK (On is the default setting.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-13 One or more ZonePlayers may need to be updated if you purchase a new ZonePlayer with a later sof tware version, or if you plug in a ZonePlayer that was not in use when you performed your last software update.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 7-14 Click Sound Adjust this setting to turn the Controller’ s scroll wh eel “ click ing” sound on or off. Sleep T imer Undocke d Use this setting to select the amount of time a fter wh ich your Controller e nters light sleep mode when not connected to a power supply.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-15 time it will not be in use for an ex tended period of time, or when you are trans- por ting your Controller to another destin ation. This setting puts the Controller into deep sleep mode immediate ly rather than waiting for the de ep sleep timer setting to be reached.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 7-16 Line -In encoding When you have line -in music sources attached to a ZonePlayer , line -in en coding determines how the Sonos Digital Music Syst em will encode th e data coming in from these sources . F or multi-room audio , we r ecommend the Com pr es s ed setting.
T ips and T roubleshooting Basic T roubleshooting If a problem occurs, you can try the solutions l isted in the troubleshooting section. If you are unab le to remedy the problem: • Visit the Sonos Customer Service Web site at http://ww w .sonos.com/support •G i v e u s a c a l l .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide A-2 Using your Deskt op Controller : 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Set U p Mu si c Li br ary . 2. Selec t the music folder(s) stored on this computer , and click Remov e . 3. Next, re -add the share by selecting Add a Share .
Chapter A: Tips and T roublesho oting A-3 2. Check Router Y ou can bypass your router ’ s switch to see if there ar e any router conf iguration issues (note that the ZonePla yer and the co mputer will still have Int ernet access in this configuration): • Be sure that your cable/DSL modem is co nnected to the route r ’ s W AN (Internet) por t.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide A-4 4. DHCP /AutoIP Is sues It is possible that the ZoneP layer or P C has failed to obtain a valid IP address for y our network . This can be caused if the DHCP ser ver on your router is unabl e to lease an IP address to the ZonePlayer , forcing the ZonePlay er to use Auto IP .
Chapter A: Tips and T roublesho oting A-5 ZonePlayer status indicator lit , but no sound • Make sure speakers are connected securely . • Make sure volume is set to a suitable level.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide A-6 components. • Y our fir ewall may be co nfigured so that Sonos co mponents cannot obtain an IP address. If so , your Z onePlayers and Contro llers will display an IP address in the 169.254.xxx.yy y range, even though there is a router/DHCP server on the net- work.
Chapter A: Tips and T roublesho oting A-7 T o disc onnect the Controller : • Selec t System Settings > C ontroller Settings > Advanced Settings > Fa c t o r y Reset from the Music menu. Or , • If the message “S earching for Zone Players ” is displayed, select Settin gs > Fa c t o - ry R es et .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide A-8 Can I Eliminate The First W ire? If you do not wish to play music where your router is locate d, an easy and inexpensive solution is to purchase an d install a Sonos ZoneBridge.
Chapter A: Tips and T roublesho oting A-9 Resetting the Desktop Contr oller If you want to join your computer to a di ff erent Sonos Digital Music Sy stem, you must first fac tor y res et your Desktop Controller . 1. Select Reset Desktop C ontroller from the Help menu.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide A-10 ZonePlay er Status Indicat or Explanations ZonePlayer Status Indicat or Mute Button Indicator State Additional Informa tion Soli d wh ite Off P owered up , .
Chapter A: Tips and T roublesho oting A-11 Long ambe r , short white , repeat Zone Pla yer f aul t shutdown (mute ) If the fault condition (above) is not r emedied, the ZonePlay er will automa ticall y mute it self to prevent damage to the Zone Player.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide A-12 About Y our Music Sy stem If you make a call to Sonos Customer Supp ort, you ma y be asked for specific details regarding y our Sonos Digital Music System.
Sonos Device Specifica tions Sonos ZonePlay er 100 Fe at u r e D e s c r i p t i o n Aud io Rat ed Outp ut 50W minimum RMS per channel (8 Ohms, 20-20kH z, THD+N<0.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide B-2 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Audio Se rvices Supported Pandor a, Rhapsody (3.0+), SIRIUS, and downloads from: AOL® Mu si c No w, Audi ble. co m®, eM usi c® , N aps ter ™, URG E™ , W al-Mar t®, Y ahoo! Music™ Unlimited, and Zune™ Marketpla ce.
Appendix B: Sonos Devic e Specifications B-3 Sonos ZonePlay er 80 Fe at u r e D e s c r i p t i o n Aud io Sou nd Qu ali ty THD+N<0.009%, 20-20 kHz Line In Analog (RCA), auto-d etecting Line Out An.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide B-4 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Inter net conn ectivity DSL, cable modem or LA N-ba sed high- speed Internet connection required.
Appendix B: Sonos Devic e Specifications B-5 Sonos Con troller CR100 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Feature Description Display and U ser Inter face Scr een T ype T ransflective LCD screen, with adjustable ba cklighting Scr een Res ol uti on 3.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide B-6 Sonos ZoneBridge Fe at u r e D e s c r i p t i o n Powe r /Co n n ec ti o n s Ethernet C onnection 2-por t switch, 10/100 Mbps, auto MDI/MDIX Wir eless Conne.
Appendix B: Sonos Devic e Specifications B-7 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Operating T emperature 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) Fin ish Light gray/high quality PC grade.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide B-8 Sonos Loudspeaker SP100 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Feature Description Aud io Bandwidt h 75 Hz-20kH z±3dB Sensit ivity 85dB @ 2.83 volts/1 meter Nominal Impedanc e 8 ohms Crossove r Frequency 1.
Sonos S etup Using C ontroller If you don ’ t have digital music st ored on y our computer , or don ’ t use Windows® or Macintosh OS X® operating systems , you can put the Sonos System Setup CD awa y in a safe pl ace and use the handhe ld Sonos Con t roller to set up your Sonos Digital Music System.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide C-2 3. Fro m t h e W elcome scr een on your Sonos Controller , press the OK button loc ated in the center of the scroll wheel. 4. F ollow the Contr oller ’ s on-screen prompt s to connect, and then name your Zone Playe r .
Chapter C: Sonos Setup Using Controller C-3 system must be reg istered t o activate a trial, so if you have not yet r egister ed, you can do it now by selecting Syste m S ett ing s > Adva nce d S ett in gs > Syste m Registration .) • T o select an I nternet radio station, select Internet Radio .
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide C-4 F ollow the Controller’ s on-screen prompts to connect and then name your ZonePlayer. Y ou may release the but tons as soon as the Mute indicator (gre en) and the ZonePlayer Status i ndicator (white) star t to bl ink alter nately.
Chapter C: Sonos Setup Using Controller C-5 5. Once yo u have s aved t hese set ting s, dis con nec t th e NAS box fro m your co mpu ter and connec t it to on e of the 4 Ether net por ts on the ZonePlayer . 6. Press the Music button on your Sonos Controller twice to display the Music menu.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide C-6.
In d e x A about your music system A-12 activate music trial 4-24 activation code 4-42 , 4-48 add alarm 5-4 , 6-5 , 7-9 add Audible account info 4-30 add Internet radio station 4-84 add more music, Pa.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-2 alarms 5-4 album art, incorrect A-7 album art, large 4-23 albumar tist 4-16 all zones, drop 3-4 allow new devices and computers 4-79 analog audio in, ZP100 2.
Index I-3 C can’t see ZoneB ridge 2-12 cannot install software A-1 cannot see music services tab 4-25 change language 1- 3 change music service password 4-26 change operating mode 2-15 change play m.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-4 Controller, turn off 7-8 cordless phone inte rference A-7 create Sonos playlist 4-81 D date and time settings 6-4 date, set 5-4 , 7-8 deep sleep 7-8 deep sle.
Index I-5 Ethernet switch conne ctors, ZP100 2-25 Ethernet switch conne ctors, ZP80 2-27 expired SIRIUS trial 4-69 expired trial, delete 4-27 explicit content, Pa ndora 4-33 , 4-37 , 4-40 , 4-45 , 4-5.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-6 I imported pla ylists 4-18 index music 4-8 interference 7-16 , A-7 interference, wi reless 5-8 , 6-8 Internet radio 4-83 Internet radio preferen ces 4-85 iPo.
Index I-7 M M3U 4-18 mains input 2-25 mains input, ZonePlayer 2-30 manage music folders 4-2 manage music queue 4-19 media sharing 4- 78 metadata 4-13 motion sensor 7-8 , 7-14 move track 4-20 MP3 B-1 ,.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-8 Napster trial 4-31 , 4-35 , 4-38 Napster, automix 4-33 , 4-37 , 4-40 Napster, select music 4-33 , 4-3 6 NAS device setup, no router C-3 need help A-12 networ.
Index I-9 play now, replace queue 4-9 , 4-1 2 playback contro ls 6-3 playback contro ls, DCR 5-2 playlist formats 1-2 PLS 4-18 power scroll 4-13 power supply, specs B-2 , B-4 , B-6 power, ZonePlayer 2.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-10 reset ZonePlayer A-4 rewind 5-3 , 6-3 , 7-5 Rhapsody 4-57 Rhapsody library, add tracks 4-61 , 4-67 Rhapsody music guide 4-61 Rhapsody Radio 4-61 Rhapsody tr.
Index I-11 setup, no software C-1 setup, Windows 3-1 shared folders C-1 shortcut keys 1-4 , 1-5 show clock 7-10 show menu 7-13 show music services tab 4-25 show time 7-10 shuffle 4-22 , 5-3 , 6-3 shuf.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-12 stream external audio 2-19 subscribe to Napster 4-31 , 4-3 5 subscribe to Pandora 4-48 subscribe to Rhapsody 4-58 subscribe to SIRIUS 4-69 , 4-76 subwoofer .
Index I-13 UPnP settings 4-61 , 4-64 using Audible 4-27 using Rhapsody 4-57 using SIRIUS 4-68 Using Windows Media Player 4-78 V view clock 5-4 , 7-10 view, compilati on albums 4-14 Vista A-1 voltage s.
Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-14 ZoneAlarm (Pro) 5-10 ZoneBridge does not display 2-12 ZoneBridge, not displaying 2-12 ZonePlayer di mensions B-2 , B-4 , B-6 ZonePlayer no t authorized 4-78.
An important point after buying a device Sonos Digital Music System (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Sonos Digital Music System yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Sonos Digital Music System - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Sonos Digital Music System you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Sonos Digital Music System will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Sonos Digital Music System, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Sonos Digital Music System.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sonos Digital Music System. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sonos Digital Music System along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
