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Sonos® Multi-R oom Music System U ser Guide.
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C o nt ents Sonos® Multi-Room Music System Chapter 1 Overview Your Computer Require ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii Dropping Zone s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -4 Chapter 4 Managing and Playing Music Available Music Sour ces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iii Using the Deskto p Controller for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48 Using the Sono s Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51 Rhapsody® .
iv Chapter 7 The Sonos® Controller Connecting the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Battery Chargi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
v Regulation Inf ormation Europe Sonos declares that this product complies with the re quirements and other relevant pro visions of the R&T TE Directi ve (1999/5/ED). A c opy of the full De claration of Conf or mance may be obtained at http://eu.son os.
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O ver view Y our C omputer Requirements T o play the digital music files stored on y our computer , your comput er network must meet the following requir ements: Networ k Requirements • DSL/cable modem, or LAN-based, high-speed Internet connection.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 1-2 • Macintosh® OS X (10.4 or later ) C ompatible audio services •A u d i b l e ® • Best Buy® Digital Music Store •L a s t .
Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-3 Co mpatible streaming formats •M P 3 •W M A Please visit our W eb site at http://faq .sonos.com/specs for the latest syst em requirements and compatible audio formats. T echnical Sup por t F or he lp with troubleshooting an d suppor t issues, visit our Supp or t W eb site.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 1-4 S ystem Registr ation Registering yo ur music system allows y ou to receive techni cal suppor t, S onos sof tware upgrades, and seve ral free music ser vice trials . At no time is any of your information provided to other companies .
Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-5 W indow s Shor tcut Ke ys FUNCTION KEY SEQUENCE Help F1 Album Ar t F4 Equalizer F5 Unmute All Zones F6 Mute A ll Zones F7 Mute Zone F8 Vo l u m e D o w n F9 Vo l u m e U p F 1.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 1-6 Macintosh Shor tcut K eys FUNCTION KEY SEQUENCE Add to Queue Option + Command + A Album A r t Com mand + — Clock and Alarms Shift + Command + C Drop Zon.
Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-7 Previous Zone Shift + Command + Up Arrow Radio C ommand + 4 Repeat Option + Co mmand + R Schedule Music Index Updates Shift + Command + U Set Up Music Lib rary Shift + Command.
Sy stem S etup Already have Sonos? If you are adding a Sono s component to an existing Sonos music system, see " Adding to an Existing Sonos System" on page 2-11.
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-2 Sett ing Up a New So nos S y stem F ollow the step -by-step instructions to ensu re tha t you set up your Sonos® Multi-Room Music System correctly. These steps are fully explained in the pages that follow .
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-3 http://faq.sonos .com/norouter for instructions. • If you have structured (built-in) wiring that connects to a router located elsewhere in your home, you can connect from a li ve wall plate to any of the Ethernet switc h connectors on the back of a Sonos compone nt.
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Chapter 2: System Setup 2-5 Alterna te setup illustra tion s (no open router port ) If yo u don’ t have an open por t on you r route r , you can di scon nec t you r comp uter from the rout er and connect it to the ZonePlayer or ZoneBridge inst ead.
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 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 120/100, attach th e speakers. If you are setting up a ZonePlayer 90/80, connect it to an external amplifier .
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-7 4. Inser t the stripped end of the speaker w ire into the hole, then release. The stri pped por tion should be caught firmly in the connector post.
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-8 Connect to a home thea ter or amplifier • If you have digital inputs on your home theater or amplifier , you can use either a T O SLINK® op tical audio cabl e or a digital coaxial cable to connec t the ZonePlay- er 90/80’ s digital output to th e digital input on the receiver .
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-9 • If you have a different operating system, y ou can set up your music system using the Sono s Controller instead. See "System S etup Using t he Controller" on page C-1, or you can go to http://faq .sonos.com/nodcr for setup assistance .
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-10 Step 4: Add the Sonos C ontroller Plug your Sonos Controller into the powe r adapter and f ollow the prompts on the Control ler ’ s scree n to ad d it to your mu sic syste m. Y ou can use t he Con troll er wh ile it is charging.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-11 A dding to an Existing Sonos Sy stem When and why should I use a wireless c onnec tion? The Sonos Multi-Room Music Sy stem uses a built-in wireless connection to communicate between Sonos componen ts.
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-12 Y ou ca n use a Son os ZoneBridge to replace th e ZonePlayer that is currently wired to your ro uter , or you ca n pl ace a Zone Bri dge in any loc atio n to ex tend the w irel ess rang e of your Sonos Multi-Room Music Syst em.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-13 •U s i n g t h e D esktop Controller software, select Zone s > Zone B rid ge Se tt in gs . Highlight the ZoneBridge, and then click Settings. •U s i n g t h e S onos Contr oller , selec t Sys tem Se tt ing s > ZoneBridge Settings from the Music menu.
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-14 •U s i n g a S onos Controller , select Sy s tem Settings > Add a Z onePlayer or Z one- Bridge from the Music menu. Add a C ontroller Y ou should charge your new Sonos Controller when you remove it from th e packaging.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-15 Using the Sonos Contr oller 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select System Settings > ZonePlay er Settings and press OK . If you w ish to ch ang e t he n ame of a Zone Br idg e, se lec t ZoneBridge Settings instead. 2. Use the scroll wheel to highlight the zone you wish to change, and press OK .
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-16 Using the Desktop C ontroller 1. Fro m t h e Zon es menu, click Zon ePlayer S etti ngs . If you wish to turn off a ZoneBridge status indicator light, select Zon eB ri dg e S et ti ng s instead. 2. Highlight the ZonePlayer/Z one Bridge you wish to adjust, and click Settings .
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-17 Using the Sonos Contr oller 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select System Settings > ZonePlay er Settings . 2. Selec t the ZonePlayer you want to change, and press OK . 3. Select ZonePlayer Mo de , and press OK . 4. Select either Normal or Sonos Ex tender mode, and press OK .
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-18 T urning O ff Music System Y our Sonos Multi-Room Music System is desi gned to be always on; the system use s minimal electricity whenever it is not play ing music. T o stop streaming music in all zones , you can use the Pause A ll fe at ure.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-19 Multi-Room Music System by selecting Add a ZonePlay er or ZoneBridge from the Zones menu. • Use the Sonos Contr oller to a dd the ZonePlayer to your Sonos Multi-R oom Music System by selecting System Se tt ing s > Add a Zon eP laye r or Zon e- Bridge fro m the Music menu.
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-20 4. If desired, y ou can readjust the volume on your home theater sy stem so that the volume range for the Controller falls within your typica l listening range.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-21 • T o connect a por table player to the ZonePlayer , you will need a 1/8 inch mini- stereo to RCA audio cable. Plug the mini-stereo end into the por table device a nd the RCA end into the Audio In connec tion on the ZonePlayer .
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-22 3. T o change the settings for this source, highlight the audio co mponent, and click Set Up to disp lay the Zo nePlayer S ettin gs screen. • ( Y o u can also display this scr een by selecting ZonePlay er Settings fro m the Zon es menu.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-23 • Y ou want to produce the highest quality sound for your multi-zone Sonos system (this selection requires mor e network bandwidth than compressed audio . ) Use Com p re ss e d if : • Y ou are connec ting more than 4 zone s wirelessly .
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-24 ZonePla yer F ron t 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.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-25 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 . • Flashes green slo wly when ZonePlayer is connec ting to your music sy stem. T o mute/ unmute this Zone Player : Press the Mute button to mute or unmute t his ZonePlayer .
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-26 ZonePla yer 120 Rear P anel C onnec tors Ethernet swit ch connectors (2) Use Categor y 5 Ethernet cable to connect to a router , computer , or additional network device such as a network-attached storage (NAS) de vice.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-27 Vo l t a g e s e l e c t AC 115/230 V Select the volta ge setting that is appr opriate for your countr y. AC pow e r (mains) input Use the supplied power cord to connect to power outlet.
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-28 ZonePla yer 100 Rear P anel C onnec tors Ethernet swit ch connectors (4) Use Categor y 5 Ethernet cable to connect to a router , computer , or additional network device such as a network-attached storage (NAS) de vice.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-29 Analog audio out (fix ed/variable) 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 ampli fier or your h ome t hea ter rece iver.
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-30 ZonePla ye r 90/80 Rear P anel Connectors Ethernet swit ch connectors (2) Use Categor y 5 Ethernet cable to con nect to a router , computer , or additional ne twork device such as a network-attached storage (NAS) device.
Chapter 2: System Setup 2-31 ZoneBridge F ron t TOSLINK® digital audio out Y o u can use a TOSLINK optical audio cable to connec t the Zo nePlayer’ s T OSLINK digit al audio output t o the audio inputs on a separate audio component, such as an amplifier or your home the ater receiver .
Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide 2-32 ZoneBridge Rear P anel Ethernet swit ch connectors (2) Use Categor y 5 Ethernet cable to con nect to a router , computer , or additional ne twork device such as a network-attached storage (NAS) de vice. AC pow e r (mains) input Use the supplie d power adapter to connect to power outlet.
Managing Z ones What Are Zo ne s? A zone is just another word for a room in your house —Sonos l ets you enjoy music in up to 3 2 rooms, inside or out. W e call them z ones because y ou can group r ooms together to play the same song in diff erent ro oms, or y ou can play a differen t song in every room.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 3-2 or drop zones from a group while the music is playing. Y ou can also link all th e ZonePla yers in your house wi th one touch by select ing All Zones-Party Mode .
Chapter 3: Managing Zones 3-3 Using the Desktop C ontroller Zones c an be managed from e ither the Zones pane or the Zones menu. 1. Fro m t he Zon es pane, highlight th e zone you want to link to another zone o r zone group. 2. Choose one o f the following options: •C l i c k Link Zone, or •F r o m t h e Zon es menu, select Link Zone .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 3-4 If you want to join all the zones in your house to this music queue, selec t All Zon es -Pa r t y Mo d e . All of y our ZonePlayers w ill then play the same music in synchrony until y ou drop the zones from the zone group.
Chapter 3: Managing Zones 3-5 2. Use the scroll wheel to highlight the zone group you want to chan ge, and press Drop Zo ne . 3. Highlight the zone you want to drop from the group , and press OK . The room that’ s removed from the zone gr o up stops playing music.
Managing and P laying Music A vailable Music Sourc es • Librar y (shared folders on y our home network) • Music ser vices • Sonos playlists (music queues you have saved for future playback) • .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-2 • Composers •G e n r e s •T r a c k s • Impor ted Pla ylists •S e a r c h •F o l d e r s What i s a music queue? When you make music selec tions, they are added to a list of tracks calle d a mu sic que ue .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-3 Managing Music F olders The Sono s Multi-Room Music Syst em can play music fr om any netw orked comput er or network-attached storage (NAS) de vice where you have shared music folders. During the setup process, y ou are guided through the process of accessing your shar ed music folders .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-4 Sharename is the name of the top level sh ared f older , or click Bro wse to search f or it. b. If it is not sha red anonymously , enter the user name and password of a user with permission to access this folder , and click Next .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-5 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Schedule Music In dex Updat es . Select the time you would like y our music index to automatically update, and click OK.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-6 2. Select the folder you want to stop accessing music from, and select Remove . 3. Select Remov e to confirm. 4. Y ou may be asked to provide an administrat or 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 Adding a shar ed folder from the list 1. T o make another shared folder available to your S onos Multi-Ro om Music System, select Add N ew from the Selected Shared F olders screen. Y our n etwork will be scanned for shared f olders that your mu sic system is not currently accessing .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-8 If this folder is not share d anonymously , you wi ll need to enter a user name and password: • Use the scroll wheel to highlight the Us er n am e fiel d and press Ty p e . • T ype the n ame of a user with pe rmission to access this folder , and then press Accep t .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-9 3. Fro m t h e Music Library Management menu, selec t Sched u le Musi c Inde x Update — select On , and then press OK . 4. Select Music Index Updat e Time , and press OK . 5. Use the scroll wheel to select t he time you would like your music index to update each day , pressing OK after each entr y .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-10 • Right- click and selec t Play Now and Replace Queue to r emove the contents of the current queue and replace it with this selec tion. Searc h 1. Fro m t h e Zone s pane, select the zone you want to play music in.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-11 3. Use the mouse to move through the categories until you reach the choic e you want. 4. T o pl ay all songs by an a r tist, on an album, or in a genre, selec t what you’d like to play , and then select Play Now t o play the music now , or Add to Queue to add it to yo ur music queue.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-12 Drag and dr op Yo u c a n drag and drop selec tions directly from the music library to the queue. Highlight a selection, and while holding down the mouse, drag the se lection to the music queue, and then release.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-13 • Play Now . When you pr ess OK , the select ion will always begin to play immedi- ately. • Add to E nd o f Que ue . When you press OK , th e selec tion will always be added to the end of your music queue .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-14 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, selec t the music source your want to se a rch (M u si c L ib ra r y, Napster , or Rha psody .) 2. Select Se arch , and press OK . 3. Use the scroll wheel to selec t your search criteria (ar tists, albums, [composers], or tracks), and press OK .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-15 Desktop Contr oller for Windo ws Desktop Contr oller for Macintosh Group using iT unes® compilations iT unes normal ly organizes your iT unes Music folder as [Ar tist]/[Album]/[ T rack name]. iT unes has a feature that allows y ou to group your compilations albums together .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-16 Wit h i n S o n os : Y ou can organiz e your Sonos music librar y to use this iT unes compilation view. Using the Desktop C ontroller 1. Select File (or Sono s)> Prefere nces . 2. Fro m t h e Library tab, select Group using iT unes compilations .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-17 Do not group c ompilations If you choose not to group c ompilation albums , the individual ar tists will display within your Ar tists view . Using the Desktop C ontroller 1. Select File (or S ono s)>Prefe rences .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-18 Impor ted playlists The Sonos Multi-Room Music Sy stem is compatibl e with iT unes playlists as well as M3U , WPL and PLS playlist files cr eated with th ird-par ty soft ware (e.g . iT unes, WinA mp, Windows Media P l ayer , etc.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-19 protected by Apple's proprietary Digital Rights Management (DRM) scheme. F or additio nal information, brow se o ur Fr equently Asked Que stions (F AQ) pages or Fo r u m s a t w w w .sonos.com/suppor t .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-20 The song disappears from the queue list. Using the Sonos Contr oller 1. Press Vi e w Q u e u e . 2. Use the scroll wheel to highlight the song you want to remove from the queue. 3. Press Edit Q ueue . 4. Select Remov e T rack , and press OK .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-21 5. Use the scroll wheel to move through the queue until you find the location you ’d like to move the track to .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-22 Using the Sonos Contr oller 1. Fro m t h e Zon es menu, press OK to display the Now Playing screen. 2. Press Play Mode . 3. Use the scroll wheel to select a play mode, and press OK . The selected play mo de appe ars as an icon o n the Now P laying screen.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-23 V i ewing large a lbum a r t Using the Desktop C ontroller Fro m t h e Now Playing wind ow , click the album art to enlarge it. Using the Sonos Contr oller Fro m t h e Now Playing scr een, press the OK butto n.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-24 • If you would like to learn more about Rhapsody , see "Rhapsody®" on page 4-54 for additional detail. • If you would like t o learn more about SIRI US, see "SIRIUS®" on page 4-65 for mor e detail.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-25 Adding a c ompatible music ser vice If you are currently subscribed to a music se r vice that’ s compatible with Sonos , simply add your music ser vice user id and passwor d information to Sonos an d you ’ ll have instant access to the music service from your Sonos system.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-26 The music ser vices that are currently configured to work with your So nos system are display ed. 2. Select Add . 3. Use the scroll wheel to select t he Sonos- compatible music ser vice you would like to add, and press OK .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-27 Using the Desktop Controller for W indows 1. Go to Fil e > P referenc es > General and check or un check the Sh ow Musi c Services tab in the Music Library box.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-28 Y our mu sic ser vice passw ord If you want to change the password for a music service you subscribe to , such as Napster , Rhapso dy , o r SIRIUS, you must first change the passwor d with your music service p rovider .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-29 Au d ib l e. co m ® The Sonos Multi-Room Music System is compa tible w ith Audible, Inc. (Format 4 file downloads only .) If you are inter ested in signing up for Audible ’ s spoken word audio ser vices, go to ww w .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-30 Addi ng an Audible ac count If you have AudibleManager sof tware installed on your computer , the Sonos M ulti- Room Music System detects it when you add a music folder t o your Sonos system. When Au dible is detected, a thir d radio button displays on the Select Music Source screen.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-31 Update your music index whenever yo u add new conten t by selecting Update M u sic Index No w from the Music menu.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-32 Last.fm If you’ re a Last.fm customer , you’v e got ever ything you need to start enjoying Last.fm on your Sonos system. Sonos connects directly to Last.fm so you can listen to Last.fm radio stations, create new stations, and use scrobbling to person alize your listen ing experience.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-33 What is s crobb ling ? Y ou ca n set a preference to have your music selections scrobbled while listening to Last.fm on your Sonos system. This means th at every song you listen t o is sent to Last.fm and used to creat e a personal music profile on Last.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-34 Using the Desktop Controller for W indows If you’ re new to Napste r 1. Fro m t h e Music Library , click the Music Ser vices tab . 2. Click Napster T rial. 3. Select I’ m new to Na pster . 4. Acc ept the Napster terms and conditions, and then click Next .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-35 3. Select Napster , and click Nex t . 4. Select Napster , and click Nex t . 5. Enter yo ur Napster user name and password , and click Next . Y o ur user name and password will be verified with Napster . If you alr eady have a Napst e r acc ount 1.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-36 • 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 clear ing the queue of previous.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-37 Napster Radio 1. Selec t the zone you want to play music in. 2. Click the Music Services tab, and select Napster . (If you are using the Napster fr ee trial, select Music Service T rials > Napster T rial instead.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-38 1. Fro m t h e Music Ser vices tab, select Napst er T rial . 2. Click the Update lin k . 3. Select Cont i nu e . 4. Enter yo ur Napster user name, and password , and then click Co nt i nu e . Y our user name and password will be v e rified with Napster .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-39 Selecting music from Napster Napster selection choic es include: •S e a r c h • Browse Napster content, including top 10 0 lists, New Re leases and Napster Playlists •M y 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 1.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-40 1. Fro m t h e Music Ser vices t ab, search f or a Na pster ar tist that you would like to listen to. 2.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-41 Using the Sonos Controller If you’ re new to Napste r 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Music Service T rials . 2. Select Napster T rial, and press OK . 3. Select I’ m new to N apste r , and then follow the on- screen prompts to set up your Sonos music system.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-42 Y our user name and password will be verified with Napster . If you ’ re an ex isting Napster customer 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Music Service T rials . 2. Select Napster T rial and press OK . 3.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-43 • Play Ne xt to play the selection after the current track • Add to End of Queue to add it to the end of your music queue • Play No w and Replace Queue.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-44 Selecting a Napster radio station 1. Select a zon e. 2. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Napster > Ra dio . (If you ar e using the Napster free trial, select Music Service T rials > Napster T rial instead.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-45 2. Press the Add button. 3. Select Pan do ra R ad io , and click Next . 4. Enter your P andora user name an d password , and click Next .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-46 2. Select Crea te a new station from this artist , or Create a new station from this track . Selecting a Pandora r adio station 1. Fro m t h e Music Library pane, click the Music Services tab and select Pa n do ra Radio .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-47 Rating a track 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing scr een, click the Rat ings butto n. 2. Choose one o f the following options: • Selec t I like this track - P andora will play more tracks with similar qualities.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-48 2. Select Wh y is this track pla ying ? P an dora will explain the similarities bet w een this t rack and the other tracks on your ra dio st atio n.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-49 4. If yo u fi nd w hat you a re loo k ing for , s ele ct Create the station and click Co n ti n ue . If you’d like to try again, selec t That’ s n ot what I wa nt and click Con t in u e . Creating a new sta tion from an ar tist or track 1.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-50 Renaming a station 1. Fro m t h e Music Library pane, click the Music Services tab and select Pa n do ra Radio . Y our current Pandora radio stations are displayed. 2. Select the station yo u wish to rename.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-51 Book marking 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 Book mark this artist on Pan do ra .c om . Wh y is this track playing? 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing window , click the Pa nd o ra menu.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-52 3. Select Pand or a R ad io , and press OK . 4. Enter your P andora user name, and then pr ess Accep t. 5. Enter your P andora password, and then pr e ss Accept . Y our user name and password will be verifi ed with Pandora.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-53 Selecting a radio station 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Pa nd o ra Rad io and press OK . Y our current P andora stations ar e displayed. 2. Use the scroll wheel to select a radio station, and press OK . Adding mor e music to a station 1.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-54 Book marking a track 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing scr een, selec t Pan d or a . 2. Select Bookmark this track on Pandora.com or Bo okmark this ar tist on Pan do ra .c om . Wh y is this track playing? 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing scr een, selec t Pan d or a .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-55 Using the Desktop Controller for W indows If you ’ re ne w to Rhapsody 1. Fro m t h e Music Library , click the Music Ser vices tab . 2. Click Rhap sody T rial. 3. Select I’ m new to Rhapsody . 4. Accept the Rhapsody terms an d conditions, and then click Ne x t .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-56 2. Press the Add button. 3. Select Rh apso dy , and click Next . 4. Select Rh apso dy , and click Next . 5. Enter your Rhapsody user n a me and password, and click Next . Y our u ser name and password will be verified with Rhapsody .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-57 • Selec t Play Now to play the selection now • Selec t Play Next to play the selec tion after the current track • Selec t Add to End of Queue to add it.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-58 Rhapsod y Radio 1. Selec t the zone you want to play music in. •C l i c k t h e Music Ser vices tab , and selec t Rhapsod y . (If y ou are using the Rhapsody free trial, select Music Ser vice T rials > Rhaps ody T ria l instead.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-59 Deleting a Rhapsody account fr om Sonos 1. From the D esk top Co ntroll er m enu bar , sele ct Music > Set Up Music Servic es. 2. Select the account you wish to remov e, and click Remove . 3. Click Ye s to confirm, and then click OK .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-60 IF for some reason the Rhap sody trial no lon ger displays on the Music Ser vices tab, you can add your acco unt me mbe rshi p in formation to Sonos this way instead: 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Set Up Musi c Ser vic es .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-61 •I f t h e Music Ser vices tab is not displaye d in the Music Librar y , see "Showing/hid- ing the Music Ser vices tab" on page 4-26. 2. Highlight a music selection, and click Play Now , Pl ay Next , or Add to Queue to add it to the end of your music queue .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-62 Change Sonos setting: 1. Select So nos > Pref erences and click the Advan ced Op ti on s button. 2. Check the Show music from R hapsody UPnP ser vers checkbox and click Done . Deleting a Rhapsody acco un t fr om S o no s 1.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-63 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select System Settings > Music Service Setup . The music ser vices that are currently configured to work with your So nos system are display ed. If Rhaps ody T ri al is displa yed, use the scro ll wheel to highlight it, and press Subscribe .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-64 • Selec t Sear ch to look for new music selections from R hapsody . • Selec t My Ar tists, My Albums, My Genres, My T racks , or My Playlists to selec t from music you hav e already saved to your R hapsody Librar y .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-65 SIRIUS® Now you can listen to SIRIUS Internet Radio using your Sonos® Multi-Room Music System. Sonos connects directly to SIRIUS to give you instant access to more than 80 premium channels. Y our Sono s system comes with a fr ee 30- day , SIRIUS trial— no signup , no credit card necessary .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-66 After the trial expir es After th e free trial expir es, if y ou wish to continue using SIRIUS with S onos, you can become a premi um SIRIUS I nternet Radio Ser vice subscriber . G o to ww w .sonos.com/SIRIUS/subscribe and click Subscribe Now .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-67 Satellite Radio subscriber , y o u’ l l h av e a c c e s s to a f r e e 3 0 - da y S I R I U S I nt e r n e t R a d i o t r i a l . After the trial, if you want to keep listen ing to SIRIUS on Sonos, simply upg rade your SIRIUS account to SIRIUS Internet Radio’ s premium audio offering .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-68 Subscribe . Y our user name and pa ssword will be ver ified with SIR IUS. If SIRIUS Radio T rial is not display e d, continue on to step 2. 2. Press the Add button. 3. Select SIRIUS Internet Radio , and click Next .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-69 1. Fro m t h e Music Library , selec t the Music S er vices tab . 2. Select SIRIUS Internet Radio T rial. 3. Select I’ m new to SIRIUS Internet Radio . 4. Accept the SIRI US te rms and conditions, and then click Cont i nu e .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-70 3. Click Con t in u e . 4. Enter your SIRIUS user name , and password, and then click Co nt i nu e . Y our user name and password will be v e rified with SIRIUS.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-71 Fo r premium SIRIUS Satellite R adio and I nternet Ra dio ser vice subscribers, Son os will automatically skip t he 30- day trial and give you instant access to SIRIUS from your Sonos Multi-Room Music System.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-72 Selecting a SIRIUS radio station 1. Fro m t h e Music Library pane, click the Music Services tab and select SIRIUS. •I f t h e Music Ser vices tab is not displayed in the Music Library , see"Showing/hid- ing the Music Ser vices tab" on page 4-26.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-73 4. Press OK again. 5. Enter your SIRIUS user name , and then press Acce pt. 6. Enter y our SIRIUS password, and then press Accept . Y our user name and password will be verified with SIRIUS. If you alr eady have a SIRIUS ac count 1.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-74 IF for some reason the SIRIUS Internet R adio trial no longer displays on the Music Service T rials screen, y ou can add your acc o unt membership inf or mation to S onos this way instead: 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Syst em S e tti ng s > Music Service Setup .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-75 W indow s Media® Play er 11 The Sonos® Multi-Room Music System is compatible with Windows Media Pla yer 11. Once you have Windows Media Player on your computer , you must make sure me dia sharing is turned on so that the Sonos Multi -Room Music System can access the music stored in your WMP library .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-76 6. Select the nex t ZonePla yer and click Al low , repeating this procedur e until all of your ZonePlay ers display a g reen checkmark (see illustr ation below).
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-77 5. Check the Allow new devic es and computers automaticall y 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 for you automatically .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-78 3. T ype a name for this playlist, and press OK (W i n d o w s ) o r Save (Macintosh). This queue is now ac cessible from the Sonos Playlists tab .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-79 Deleting a Sonos Playlist Using the Desktop C ontroller 1. Fro m t h e Sono s Pla ylis ts tab , highlight the playlist you want to delete. 2. Choose one o f the following options: •C l i c k Delete , or •C l i c k Delete Playlist from the Music menu.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-80 Radio Sonos includes a radio guide that provides access to thousands of free Internet radio stations and br oadcast programs . Y ou can easily find r adio from all over the world— music, news, and variety programming, including ar chived shows and podcasts.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-81 3. Select Rad io and pr ess OK . 4. Choose one o f the following options: • Selec t a radio station, radio show or podcast from your Fa v o r i t e s fold er (th ese are stations or shows y o u have previously sav e d as F avorites).
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-82 3. Y ou ca n search for a radio station, radio show or podcast by enter ing search criteria (full or partial) in the S earch field. Selec t a categor y (Stations, Shows, or Hosts), and t hen click the Search button.
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-83 • Selec t Enter Zip Cod e as your search criteria and you will be prompted to enter your zip code. •O r , s e l e c t City as your search criteria, and use the scroll wheel to selec t your desired location.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 4-84 3. Choose one o f the following options: • Selec t Ad d Ne w , or • Selec t Add New Rad io Station from the Music menu. 4. T ype the streaming URL for the radio statio n you want to add to your s tation lis t (for example: http://shoutcast .
Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-85 Adding a station or sho w to your F avorites list When you add a radio station or show to your Fa v o r i t e s list, it is duplicated in one of the F avorites f olders (Radio Station or Radio Show ), not moved from the original radio list.
Desktop Co ntroller f or Windo ws The Sonos Desktop Controller (DCR) software is compatible with Windo ws Vista™ and Windows® XP , including Windows XP® Media Center operating systems. ( Y ou can visit our W eb site at http://faq.sonos.c om/specs for the latest sy stem requir ements and compatible audio f ormats.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 5-2 Playback C ontrols Selec t an ac tion in one o f the following ways: • Click an actio n button • Select a n action from the Menu bar • Highlight a s.
Chapter 5: Desk top Controller for Windows 5-3 The Now Playing pane displays track inf ormatio n for the music you ar e currently listening to . Y ou can control the music settings f or the current selec tion using the playback contr o ls below: Play/P ause T oggles between playing and pausing the current track.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 5-4 2. Choose one o f the following options: •C l i c k t h e Mute button. T o unmute, click the Mute button again. •F r o m t h e Play menu, click Mute Zon e . T o unmute, cl ick Unmute Zone. Mute all zones Y ou ca n temporarily mute all of your ZonePlayers at any time .
Chapter 5: Desk top Controller for Windows 5-5 3. Choose the desired settings for this alarm, including the alarm time, the zone 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 Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 5-6 2. Select t he alarm from the list, and th en click Adv an ce d . 3. Select S how C lo c k o n t hi s Cont ro ll e r . (If you want the c lock to show on a ny othe r Controllers, repeat this process on the other Controllers.
Chapter 5: Desk top Controller for Windows 5-7 2. If there are updates available, click Update Now t o download. • Y our ZonePlayers, as well a s your Desktop Controller sof tware, will be update d as Sonos components must carr y the same soft ware version number .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 5-8 A dditional Pref erences Selec ting a different wir eless channel The Sonos Multi-Room Music System selec ts the optimal radio frequency channel during setup.
Chapter 5: Desk top Controller for Windows 5-9 F irewall Inf ormation The Sonos Multi-Room Music System is desi gned to work with existing firewall softwa re. Information for some common firewall soft ware is listed below . I f your software firewall is not listed, please see http://faq.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 5-10 Zone Alarm Pro 1. Display the F irewall 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 screen, make sure the Sonos Desktop Controller (Sonos.
Chapter 5: Desk top Controller for Windows 5-11 Norton Pers onal Fir ewall The Nor ton Personal F irewall is fully compatible with th e Sonos Multi-R oom Music System.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem 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 inst ructions bel ow: 1. Select the In truders or Even ts tab.
Desktop Contr oller f or M acintosh The Desktop Controller (DCR) software is compatible with M acintosh OS X, version 10.4 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 Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 6-2 Selec t an ac tion in one o f the following ways: • Selec t a button • Select a n action from the menu bar Menu bar Zones pane Music Library pane Now .
Chapter 6: Desk top Controller for Mac intosh 6-3 Playback C ontrols Play/P ause T oggles between playing and pausing the current track. Next/F ast Forward Select to jump to the star t of the ne x t track in the queue ; sele ct and ho ld down button, or select and drag progre ss bar to fast forward.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 6-4 Selec t to mute the sound in a zone (if you have a zone group , all rooms in the zone group are aff e cted). Selec t again to unmute. Muting all zones • T o mute all the ZonePlayers in your household, select Mute All Zones fr om the Play menu.
Chapter 6: Desk top Controller for Mac intosh 6-5 • Selec t the Set the date and time manually ra di o b ut to n. Ma k e yo ur se le c t io ns 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 Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 6-6 2. Fro m t h e Zones menu, select Clocks and Alarms . 3. Select the alarm you wish t o delete , and click Delete .
Chapter 6: Desk top Controller for Mac intosh 6-7 Setting software update prefer ences 1. Fro m t h e Sono s menu, select Pref erences. 2. Select the Updates tab . 3. Choose the desired setting from the Software Update Notifications se ction . Downloading software updat es 1.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 6-8 you will see the message, “ Click to update system software” displayed in the Zones pane: Click the outd ated zone to begin the software upda te process .
Chapter 6: Desk top Controller for Mac intosh 6-9 •U s e Co m pr e ss e d if : • You are conn ecting more than 4 zones wirelessly. 1. Fro m t h e Sono s menu, select Pref erences . 2. Select the Advan ced tab. 3. Select Com pr es s e d or Uncompressed from the Line -in Encoding list.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 6-10 If the message Firew all O ff does not display , please continue on to step 4 to add access to the ports your Zo neP layer s wil l us e. 4. Click the New butt on. If the New button is disabled, click the lock at the bottom of the windo w and enter an administrator's passwor d.
Chapter 6: Desk top Controller for Mac intosh 6-11 4. Name the new entr y Sono s , and the description Sonos C ontroller . 5. Select New and for T CP Port Number(s), type or paste 445 , 3400 . F or UDP P or t Number(s), type or paste 1900,1901,6 969 .
The Sonos® Contr oller With a Sono s Controller in hand , you have in stant access to your 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 Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 7-2 • The po wer connector c over is part of your Contr oller ’ s splash-resistant design, so keep the cover down wh en the Controller is not charging.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-3 extend the batter y life, it’ s best not to let the Lithium Ion batter y discharge completely before r e charging. Keep the Controller plugged into the charger or charging cradl e when not in use, or charge it overnight, as th is type of batter y does not suffer from memor y effect and can be charged anytime.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 7-4 U s ing the C ontroller Navigation Zon es Use the Zon e s button to se lec t 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 to 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 whee l clockwise to scroll down through the list, and counter clockwise to scroll up thro ugh the list.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 7-6 Vo l u m e c o n t r o l Vo l u m e C o n t r o l Increases (+) or decreases (-) the volume in any zone , or across a zone group . The volume panel appear s over the current screen. V olume can be contr olled for a zone group or for an individual zone.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-7 Mute T emporaril y silences the music in a zone (within a zone group, the mute button automatically mute s the last room where volume controls were adjusted.) P ress the Mute button again to unmut e. Mute All T o mute all zones in the house, press and hold the Mute button f or 3 seconds.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 7-8 Sleep modes Light Sleep Y our Controller wi ll go into light sleep to prese r ve the battery life when it is unused f or a specified period of time. The screen will turn off until motion is de tected or a button is pressed .
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-9 Clock and Alarms This section discusses how to use the clock and alarms features on your handheld Controller . F or help using the D esktop Controller , go to Clock and Alar ms. Setting date and time 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Clocks and Alarms .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 7-10 like to play from, the fre quenc y of th e a larm, and the vo lume setting. Press OK after each entr y. 4.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-11 V iewing the clock T o view the clock on a handheld Controller: • Selec t Vi ew C l o c k from the Music menu, or • Selec t Clocks and Alarms>V iew Clock from the Music menu. When an alarm goes off When the alarm go es off, your Sonos Controller will display the clock face.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 7-12 •Y o u r ZonePlayers and C ontrollers will all be updat ed, as your Sonos components must carry the same softwa re version number . This process ma y take several minutes per device, depending upon your net work connection.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-13 This Controller will be unavailable for use until you per form a soft ware update to bring the Controller up to date. This situation will occur if you per form a sof tware update from another Controller , or from the Desktop Controller soft ware.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 7-14 A djusting Contr oller S ettings Fro m t h e Music menu, select Syst em S et ti n gs > Controller Settings and t hen use the scroll wheel to highlig ht the preference setting you wish to change.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-15 Sleep T imer Docked Use this setting to select the a mount of time af ter which your Controller enters light sleep mo d e w he n p l u g g e d i n t o t h e a d a p t e r o r s i t t i n g i n t h e c r a d l e.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide 7-16 • Fa c t o r y R e s e t . Use this setting to return the C ontroller to its original fac tor y settings. This will disconnect the Contro ller f rom you r S ono s Mu lti -Ro om M usi c System entir ely (you can add it again at any time.
Chapter 7: The Sonos® Controller 7-17 Line -In encoding When you have line -in music sources attached to a ZonePlayer , line -in encoding determines how the Sonos Multi- Room Music System will encode the data coming in from these sources. F or multi-room audio, we recommend the Compressed setting .
T ips and T roubleshooting Basic T roubleshooting If a problem occurs, you can try the solutions l isted in the troubleshooting section. I f you are unab le to remedy the problem: • Visit the Sonos Customer Service Web site at w w w .sonos.com/support.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide A-2 Using your Deskt o p Controller : 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Set Up Musi c Lib rary . 2. Selec t the music folder(s) stored on this computer , and click Remove . 3. Next, re -add the share by selecting Add a Share.
Chapter A: Tips and T roubleshooting A-3 2. Check the router Y ou can bypa ss your router’ s switch to determine whet her there are any r oute r configura tion issues by connecting Sonos as shown be.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide A-4 When adding Controller , it do esn ’ t detect ZonePlayer(s) 1. V erify that this is not a DHCP or network problem • Disconnect the Eth ernet cable from the back of the Sonos component that is wired to your r o uter .
Chapter A: Tips and T roubleshooting A-5 • Using the Desktop Controller softwa re for Macintosh, selec t Prefer ences from the Sonos menu. Clic k the Ad va nce d tab, and then select another wir e less channel from the Wi r e l e s s C h a nn e l list.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide A-6 • Make sure MUTE is not on. ZonePlay er volume le vel reduces If the ZonePlayer status indicator changes to solid amber , and the volume reduc e s to 75%, this indicates that the ZonePlayer is experiencing a fault condition.
Chapter A: Tips and T roubleshooting A-7 work. ( Y ou can check the IP addresses assi gned to your ZonePlayers by selecting Music > System Settings > About Y our Multi-Room Music System .) The DH CP ser ver built in to some routers may be configured to supply IP addresses only to devices with specific permit ted Ethernet MAC addresses .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide A-8 T o disconnect the Contr oller: • Selec t Syste m S et ti ng s > C ontroller Settings > A d vanced Settings > Fac t o r y Reset from the Music menu. Or , • If the message “S earching for Zone Players ” is displayed, select Settings > Fa c t o - ry R ese t .
Chapter A: Tips and T roubleshooting A-9 Can I Eliminate The F irst Wire? If you do not wish to play music where your router is located, an easy and in expensive solution is to purchase and install a S onos ZoneBridge.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide A-10 Resetting the Desktop C ontroller If you want to join your computer to a diff erent Sonos Multi-Room Music System, you must first fac tor y reset your Desktop Contr oller .
Chapter A: Tips and T roubleshooting A-11 Soli d whit e Flas hing green to so lid gre en Muted whole house Flashing white Off Po wer ing up (booting) Flashing white F lashing green Po w er e d u p, n .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide A-12 Lon g a mbe r, short white , repeat Zone Pla yer fau lt shutdown (mute ) If the fault condition (above) is not r emedied, the ZonePlay er will automa ticall y mute itself to prevent damage to the Zone Player.
Chapter A: Tips and T roubleshooting A-13 About Y our Music S ystem If you make a call to Sonos Customer Supp ort, you may be asked for specific details regarding y our Sonos Multi-R oom Music Syst em.
Sonos Device Specifica tions Sonos ZonePlay er 120/100 F eature Description Aud io Rat ed Output 55W (ZP120) / 50W (ZP100) mi nimum RMS per channel (8 Ohms, 20-20kHz, THD+N<0.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide B-2 Audio Se r vices Su p ported Napster®, Rhapsody ®, SIRIUS®, P andora®, Last.fm™, and downloads from: A OL® Music Now , Audible.com®, eMusic®, URGE™, Wal-Mart®, Y ahoo! Music™ Un limited, Radio Time, and Zune™ M arket place.
Appendix B: Sonos Devic e Specifications B-3 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Storage T em perature 4 º to 158º F (-20º to 70º C) Fin ish Die - cast matte aluminum enclosur e on .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide B-4 Sonos ZonePlay er 90/80 F eature Description Aud io Sou nd Qua lity THD+N<0.009%, 20-20kHz Line In Analog (RCA), auto-d etecting Line Out Analog (RCA),.
Appendix B: Sonos Devic e Specifications B-5 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Network Bridging 2-port switch al lows Ethernet devices to connect through SonosNet ™ Inter net connectivity DSL, cable modem or LAN-ba sed high-spe ed Internet connection required.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide B-6 Sonos C ontroller CR100 * Specifications subject to change without notice. F eature Description Display and User Interface Scr een T ype T ransfle ctive L CD screen, with adju stable back lighting Scr een R esolu tion 3.
Appendix B: Sonos Devic e Specifications B-7 Sonos ZoneBridge F eature Description Powe r / Con n e c t i o n s Ethernet C onnection 2-por t switch, 10/100 Mbps, auto MDI/MDIX Wir eless Connectivity S.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide B-8 * Specifications subject to change without notice. We i g h t 0.59 lbs (270 gr) Operating T emperature 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) Fin ish Li ght gray.
Appendix B: Sonos Devic e Specifications B-9 Sonos Loudspeaker SP100 * Specifications subject to change without notice. F eature Description Aud io Bandwidt h 75 H z-20kHz±3d B 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 stor ed on your computer , or don ’ t use Window s® or Macintosh OS X® operating systems , you can put the Sonos System Setup CD a way in a safe pl ace and use the handheld Sonos C o ntroller to set up your Sonos Multi-Room Music System.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide C-2 Step 2: Plac e the other ZonePla yers or Z oneBridges in the rooms of your choice • If you are adding a ZonePlayer 120/100, attach spe akers to your ZonePlayer (see If you are connec ting a ZonePlayer 120/100 on 2-6).
Chapter C: Sonos Setup Using Controller C-3 3. During th e setup proces s, you ’l l be asked to registe r your Sono s Multi-Roo m Music System. Y ou need to be registered in order to r e ceive Sonos.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide C-4 Registration .) • T o add a Sonos- compatible music servic e you already subscribe to , select Syste m S et ti n gs > Music Service Se tup , and select Add . • T o select an I nternet r adio station, radio show , or podcast, select Radi o .
Chapter C: Sonos Setup Using Controller C-5 Setup with a NAS Device (no rout er) Step 1: A p ply power t o a Sonos component Attach the power cord to a ZonePlayer or ZoneBridge and plug into a wall outlet. Step 2: Set up your Sonos sy stem using the Sonos Controller 1.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide C-6 3. During th e setup proces s, you ’l l be asked to registe r your Sono s Multi-Roo m Music System. Y ou need to be registered in order to r e ceive Son.
Chapter C: Sonos Setup Using Controller C-7 12. If the folder is not shared anonymously , you will be prompte d to enter a user name and password . When required: • Use the scroll wheel to highlight the Us er n am e fiel d and press Ty p e . • T ype the name of a user with permissio n to access this folder , and then press Accep t .
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide C-8 • T o play music stored on your NAS drive , selec t Music Library . • T o ac tivate a free music service trial, select Music S ervice T rials .
I Ind ex A about your music system A-13 activate music trial 4-24 add alarm 5-4 , 6-5 , 7-9 add Audible account info 4-31 add compatible music service 4-25 add more music, Pandora 4-49 add music 4-3 ,.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide I-2 alarm, add 6- 5 , 7-9 alarm, delete 7- 10 alarms 5-4 album art, incorrect A-8 album art, large 4-23 albumar tist 4-16 all zones, drop 3-4 allow new device.
Index I-3 bookmark Pandora track 4-47 , 4-54 browse control, specs B-6 browse music library 4-9 button brightness, Controller 7-15 C can’t see ZoneB ridge 2-12 cannot see music services tab 4-26 cha.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide I-4 Controller sleep modes 7-8 Controller specifications B-6 , B-9 Controller , connecting 7-1 Controller, jerky screen A-8 Controller, sluggish A-8 Controlle.
Index I-5 equalizer button 2-17 , 6-4 Ethernet cable C-3 , C-6 Ethernet connection B-2 , B-4 , B-7 Ethernet switch conne ctors 2-32 Ethernet switch conne ctors, ZP100 2-28 Ethernet switch conne ctors,.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide I-6 H hidden ZonePlayer 2-1 6 hide music services tab 4-26 home theater, connect to 2-18 home theater, encoding setting 6-8 I imported pla ylists 4-18 include.
Index I-7 line-out level 2-19 link all zones 3-3 link zones 3-2 loudness control 6-4 loudspeaker B-9 M M3U 4-18 mains input 2-27 , 2-28 mains input, ZonePlayer 2-32 manage music folders 4-3 manage mus.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide I-8 mute zone 2-25 N Napster 4-33 Napster library, add to 4-40 Napster librar y, add tracks 4-36 , 4-43 Napster Radio 4-37 , 4-40 , 4-44 Napster trial 4-34 , .
Index I-9 Pandora, explicit co ntent 4-5 2 Pandora, ra te track 4-50 Pandora, rename station 4-50 Pandora, select radio station 4-49 party mode 3-3 password, music service 4-28 pause 5-3 , 6-3 pause a.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide I-10 rear panel connector s, ZP120 2-26 rear panel connector s, ZP90 2-30 registration, ca nnot access A-6 remove shared folder 4-3 , 4-5 remove track 4-19 re.
Index I-11 select Rhapsody radio station 4-64 select SIRIUS station 4-68 , 4-72 select wireless chann el 5-8 , 6-8 , 7-17 selecting music, Napster 4-35 , 4-39 selecting music, Rhapsody 4-56 , 4-64 set.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide I-12 snooze 7-11 software updates 5-6 , 6-6 , 7- 11 solid amber ZonePlayer light A-11 solid red light A-12 Sonos Extender mode 2-16 sort by preference 4-14 so.
Index I-13 turn off alarm 7-11 turn off automatic music index u pdates 4-9 turn off Controller 7-8 turn off music system 2-18 turn off white indicator 2-15 TV, connect using line-in 2-20 U uncompresse.
Sonos Multi-Room Music S ystem User Guide I-14 why is this track playing 4-47 , 4-51 , 4-54 Windows fi le sharing 6- 11 Windows fire wall 5-9 Windows Media Player 4-75 Windows media sharing 4-75 Windo.
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An important point after buying a device Sonos Multi-Room 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 Multi-Room 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 Multi-Room Music System - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Sonos Multi-Room 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 Multi-Room Music System will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Sonos Multi-Room 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 Multi-Room Music System.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sonos Multi-Room Music System. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sonos Multi-Room 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
