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Sonos Controller for Mac or PC Chapter 1 Overview The Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 1-1 Your Home Network 1-1 System Registration 1-4 Language Preference 1-4 Chapter 2 System Setup Setting Up a New Sonos System 2-2 Adding to an Existing Sonos System 2-6 Renaming a Sonos Component 2-7 Turning Off Status Indicator 2-7 Turning Off Music System 2-8 Equalization (Sound Settings 2-8 Using Headphones 2-9 Creating a Stereo Pair 2-10 Line-out 2-11 Line-in 2-12...
Sonos Controller for Mac or PC Chapter 1 Overview The Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 1-1 Your Home Network 1-1 System Registration 1-4 Language Preference 1-4 Chapter 2 System Setup Setting Up a New Sonos System 2-2 Adding to an Existing Sonos System 2-6 Renaming a Sonos Component 2-7 Turning Off Status Indicator 2-7 Turning Off Music System 2-8 Equalization (Sound Settings 2-8 Using Headphones 2-9 Creating a Stereo Pair 2-10 Line-out 2-11 Line-in 2-12...
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... 4-36 Wolfgang Vault 4-37 Windows Media Player 11 4-38 Sonos Playlists 4-42 Docked iPods 4-43 Radio 4-43 Chapter 5 Sonos Controller for PC Playback Controls 5-2 Volume Control 5-3 Using Headphones 5-3 Clock and Alarms 5-4 Software Updates 5-5 Firewall Information 5-6 Chapter 6 Sonos Controller for Mac Playback Controls 6-2 Volume Control 6-2 Using Headphones 6-3 Clock and Alarms 6-3 Software Updates 6-5 Uninstalling Sonos 6-6 Firewall Information 6-6 Enabling Windows File Sharing 6-7 Appendix A Tips and...
... 4-36 Wolfgang Vault 4-37 Windows Media Player 11 4-38 Sonos Playlists 4-42 Docked iPods 4-43 Radio 4-43 Chapter 5 Sonos Controller for PC Playback Controls 5-2 Volume Control 5-3 Using Headphones 5-3 Clock and Alarms 5-4 Software Updates 5-5 Firewall Information 5-6 Chapter 6 Sonos Controller for Mac Playback Controls 6-2 Volume Control 6-2 Using Headphones 6-3 Clock and Alarms 6-3 Software Updates 6-5 Uninstalling Sonos 6-6 Firewall Information 6-6 Enabling Windows File Sharing 6-7 Appendix A Tips and...
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...If your Internet service provider only offers Satellite Internet access, you may need a wireless router in your home network. Overview The Sonos Controller for Mac or PC • Lets you control all your music and rooms from any desktop or laptop computer in your house. • The Setup CD is included with... most Sonos components so you can add other tablet, you may experience playback issues due to fluctuating download rates.) • If your...
...If your Internet service provider only offers Satellite Internet access, you may need a wireless router in your home network. Overview The Sonos Controller for Mac or PC • Lets you control all your music and rooms from any desktop or laptop computer in your house. • The Setup CD is included with... most Sonos components so you can add other tablet, you may experience playback issues due to fluctuating download rates.) • If your...
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..., including supported operating system versions, please visit our Web site at http://faq.sonos.com/specs. Additional Information • For the latest product documentation, go to www.sonos.com/support/guides • For the latest system requirements or compatible audio formats,...for your country. WMA Lossless formats not currently supported. See Apple for 44.1kHz sample rates. Technical Support Whatever you need to www.sonos.com Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 1-3 • AAC (MPEG4) • iTunes Plus • Ogg Vorbis • Audible .AA files (format 4) • Apple...
..., including supported operating system versions, please visit our Web site at http://faq.sonos.com/specs. Additional Information • For the latest product documentation, go to www.sonos.com/support/guides • For the latest system requirements or compatible audio formats,...for your country. WMA Lossless formats not currently supported. See Apple for 44.1kHz sample rates. Technical Support Whatever you need to www.sonos.com Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 1-3 • AAC (MPEG4) • iTunes Plus • Ogg Vorbis • Audible .AA files (format 4) • Apple...
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Select your language preference from the Help menu (PC) or the Sonos menu (Mac). Using the Sonos Controller for PC 1. From the File menu, select Preferences. 2. Select Sonos System Registration from the Language field. Select the General tab. 3. Language Preference Using the Sonos Controller for Mac The Sonos Controller will try to other companies. At no time is any of your information provided...
Select your language preference from the Help menu (PC) or the Sonos menu (Mac). Using the Sonos Controller for PC 1. From the File menu, select Preferences. 2. Select Sonos System Registration from the Language field. Select the General tab. 3. Language Preference Using the Sonos Controller for Mac The Sonos Controller will try to other companies. At no time is any of your information provided...
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Then you can disconnect your choice and apply power. • If you are adding a SONOS CONNECT, see "Connect a SONOS CONNECT..." on the SONOS CONNECT:AMP. Connect a SONOS CONNECT:AMP... 1. Do not connect speakers rated at least 150W for 4 Ohm speakers. When making connections, ensure that ... (-) terminals from the router and connect it to your router, you can connect the Sonos component into the router port the computer was previously plugged into the hole, then release. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-3 Alternate setup illustration (no open router port) If you don't have an open ...
Then you can disconnect your choice and apply power. • If you are adding a SONOS CONNECT, see "Connect a SONOS CONNECT..." on the SONOS CONNECT:AMP. Connect a SONOS CONNECT:AMP... 1. Do not connect speakers rated at least 150W for 4 Ohm speakers. When making connections, ensure that ... (-) terminals from the router and connect it to your router, you can connect the Sonos component into the router port the computer was previously plugged into the hole, then release. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-3 Alternate setup illustration (no open router port) If you don't have an open ...
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...technical support and access to free music service trials, so please be sure to the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC. For detailed instructions, please go to our Website at www.sonos.com/legal/usage-data. We will be requested to allow full access to register ... During setup, you will never provide any Sonos controller to control your Sonos system, including: • The Sonos Controller for Android - If your speakers have a male 1/8-inch stereo plug, you will need to change your mind anytime by selecting File (PC) or Sonos (Mac) -> Preferences, and unchecking the preference box....
...technical support and access to free music service trials, so please be sure to the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC. For detailed instructions, please go to our Website at www.sonos.com/legal/usage-data. We will be requested to allow full access to register ... During setup, you will never provide any Sonos controller to control your Sonos system, including: • The Sonos Controller for Android - If your speakers have a male 1/8-inch stereo plug, you will need to change your mind anytime by selecting File (PC) or Sonos (Mac) -> Preferences, and unchecking the preference box....
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... to our Web site at www.sonos.com/products. If you are experiencing difficulty, you can try one of each other, you want to move the original Sonos component to your new Sonos component. 2-6 User Guide • The Sonos Controller for Mac or PC (install using the CD-ROM packaged... with your music system is operating on (see "4. Once you locate your Sonos component, if you are making a wireless ...
... to our Web site at www.sonos.com/products. If you are experiencing difficulty, you can try one of each other, you want to move the original Sonos component to your new Sonos component. 2-6 User Guide • The Sonos Controller for Mac or PC (install using the CD-ROM packaged... with your music system is operating on (see "4. Once you locate your Sonos component, if you are making a wireless ...
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...2. Select the room you wish to press and release the Mute and Volume Up buttons or the Connect button, depending on page 7 for Mac or PC 2-7 4. Select a new name from the Zones menu. However, if the Status indicator light begins to flash amber, see "Status Indicator Explanations"...a bedroom, you want to suit your Sonos component. You may impede the air flow and cause it to turn off so that the unit is in normal operation, the white light does not display. From the Zones menu, select ZonePlayer Settings. Sonos Controller for additional information. 1. From the Status...
...2. Select the room you wish to press and release the Mute and Volume Up buttons or the Connect button, depending on page 7 for Mac or PC 2-7 4. Select a new name from the Zones menu. However, if the Status indicator light begins to flash amber, see "Status Indicator Explanations"...a bedroom, you want to suit your Sonos component. You may impede the air flow and cause it to turn off so that the unit is in normal operation, the white light does not display. From the Zones menu, select ZonePlayer Settings. Sonos Controller for additional information. 1. From the Status...
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...on your PLAY:5, check to make sure there are ready to a comfortable listening volume. When you can cause permanent hearing damage. 3. Sonos Controller for private listening. Remove the headphone jack from your headphones and increase the volume to resume listening through the built-in the zone with... attached will automatically drop the volume level down to music played at high volume through headphones can utilize for Mac or PC 2-9 Using Headphones The PLAY:5 has a headphone jack you unplug the headphones, the speakers automatically come back on the Volume screen...
...on your PLAY:5, check to make sure there are ready to a comfortable listening volume. When you can cause permanent hearing damage. 3. Sonos Controller for private listening. Remove the headphone jack from your headphones and increase the volume to resume listening through the built-in the zone with... attached will automatically drop the volume level down to music played at high volume through headphones can utilize for Mac or PC 2-9 Using Headphones The PLAY:5 has a headphone jack you unplug the headphones, the speakers automatically come back on the Volume screen...
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... your home theater receiver. • If you have digital inputs on your Sonos Controller. Click the Stereo Pair tab, and select Make a Stereo Pair. 4. Connecting to pair. 5. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-11 1. Click OK, and then select the other unit you have analog... inputs on your Sonos component is not designed with L + R in and then select Add a Sonos Component from the Sonos component's Analog Audio Out to some Sonos components. To separate a ...
... your home theater receiver. • If you have digital inputs on your Sonos Controller. Click the Stereo Pair tab, and select Make a Stereo Pair. 4. Connecting to pair. 5. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-11 1. Click OK, and then select the other unit you have analog... inputs on your Sonos component is not designed with L + R in and then select Add a Sonos Component from the Sonos component's Analog Audio Out to some Sonos components. To separate a ...
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...However you are connecting to dual RCA male connectors). Select ZonePlayer Settings from Sonos 1. Adjust the volume on the grill. This may need a Y adapter audio cable (one 1/8-inch Female connector to your computer: Amplified PC speakers usually have a male 1/8-inch stereo plug, you can attach a female...You can plug directly into a sound card on your home theater system so that the volume range for more to a Sonos component via line-in source. 2-12 User Guide Controlling the volume from the Zones menu. 3. You will need a stereo mini-to-RCA Y adapter audio cable (one 1/...
...However you are connecting to dual RCA male connectors). Select ZonePlayer Settings from Sonos 1. Adjust the volume on the grill. This may need a Y adapter audio cable (one 1/8-inch Female connector to your computer: Amplified PC speakers usually have a male 1/8-inch stereo plug, you can attach a female...You can plug directly into a sound card on your home theater system so that the volume range for more to a Sonos component via line-in source. 2-12 User Guide Controlling the volume from the Zones menu. 3. You will need a stereo mini-to-RCA Y adapter audio cable (one 1/...
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..., you can go to http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/features/utility.html.) 3. After your Airport Express is configured, select ZonePlayer Settings from the Zones menu. 5. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-13 Connecting an AirPort Express to your SONOS PLAY:5. • Plug the AirPort Express into a power outlet. 2.
..., you can go to http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/features/utility.html.) 3. After your Airport Express is configured, select ZonePlayer Settings from the Zones menu. 5. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-13 Connecting an AirPort Express to your SONOS PLAY:5. • Plug the AirPort Express into a power outlet. 2.
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... you 're ready to adjust the volume in the autoplay zone. Use the Autoplay Volume slider to Sonos. 2-14 User Guide • Source Icon: Select AirPlay Device. • Source Name: Type a... to A/V equipment. • Level 6 (source device output voltage: 1.2v) is the typical gain applied to Macs. • Level 8 (source device output voltage: 1.0v) is connected. The device will play in whenever it...the autoplay zone whenever the AirPlay device is the typical gain applied to portable players and PCs. • Level 10 (source device output voltage: 0.6v) applies the maximum overall ...
... you 're ready to adjust the volume in the autoplay zone. Use the Autoplay Volume slider to Sonos. 2-14 User Guide • Source Icon: Select AirPlay Device. • Source Name: Type a... to A/V equipment. • Level 6 (source device output voltage: 1.2v) is the typical gain applied to Macs. • Level 8 (source device output voltage: 1.0v) is connected. The device will play in whenever it...the autoplay zone whenever the AirPlay device is the typical gain applied to portable players and PCs. • Level 10 (source device output voltage: 0.6v) applies the maximum overall ...
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Select ZonePlayer Settings from the audio out connection(s) on the external source to the analog Audio In connection(s) on the back of your Sonos System 1. Connect the audio line-in source to your Sonos component. The source device will automatically be detected. 2. Select the Sonos component this device is connected to, and click Settings -> Line-In. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-15 Connecting another line-in cable provided with your Sonos component (or a standard RCA cable) from the Zones menu.
Select ZonePlayer Settings from the audio out connection(s) on the external source to the analog Audio In connection(s) on the back of your Sonos System 1. Connect the audio line-in source to your Sonos component. The source device will automatically be detected. 2. Select the Sonos component this device is connected to, and click Settings -> Line-In. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-15 Connecting another line-in cable provided with your Sonos component (or a standard RCA cable) from the Zones menu.
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To play music from this line-in source, select Line-in from the Music Menu, select the Sonos component the device is the typical gain applied to portable players and PCs. • Level 10 (source device output voltage: 0.6v) applies the maximum overall gain. • Automatically play...You may experience clipping at higher volume levels if you set the default volume for your multi-zone Sonos system (this default. You can select a higher line level. From the File (PC) menu or Sonos (Mac) menu, select Preferences. 2. Update the following usage guidelines: Use Uncompressed if: • You...
To play music from this line-in source, select Line-in from the Music Menu, select the Sonos component the device is the typical gain applied to portable players and PCs. • Level 10 (source device output voltage: 0.6v) applies the maximum overall gain. • Automatically play...You may experience clipping at higher volume levels if you set the default volume for your multi-zone Sonos system (this default. You can select a higher line level. From the File (PC) menu or Sonos (Mac) menu, select Preferences. 2. Update the following usage guidelines: Use Uncompressed if: • You...
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.... • Flashes green slowly when component is in your Sonos system (normal operation). To mute/unmute all Sonos components: Press and hold for Mac or PC, select Pause All from the Zone Menu. • Using the Sonos Controller for 3 seconds to "Status Indicator Explanations" on ; Your Sonos system is designed to be always on page 7 for 3 seconds...
.... • Flashes green slowly when component is in your Sonos system (normal operation). To mute/unmute all Sonos components: Press and hold for Mac or PC, select Pause All from the Zone Menu. • Using the Sonos Controller for 3 seconds to "Status Indicator Explanations" on ; Your Sonos system is designed to be always on page 7 for 3 seconds...
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... inputs. Use a standard RCA audio cable to connect the audio outputs from a separate audio component such as an amplifier or your home theater receiver. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-19 SONOS CONNECT Back Ethernet switch connectors (2) AC power (mains) input (~100-240 V, 50-60 Hz) Analog audio in Analog audio out (fixed/variable) TOSLINK...
... inputs. Use a standard RCA audio cable to connect the audio outputs from a separate audio component such as an amplifier or your home theater receiver. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-19 SONOS CONNECT Back Ethernet switch connectors (2) AC power (mains) input (~100-240 V, 50-60 Hz) Analog audio in Analog audio out (fixed/variable) TOSLINK...
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... music. For a complete list of the Sonos component. To mute/unmute all Sonos components: Press and hold for Mac or PC, select Pause All from the Play menu. On/Off • Using a handheld Sonos Controller, select Pause All from the Zone Menu. • Using the Sonos Controller for 3 seconds to http://faq.sonos.com/led. Mute button • Lights...
... music. For a complete list of the Sonos component. To mute/unmute all Sonos components: Press and hold for Mac or PC, select Pause All from the Play menu. On/Off • Using a handheld Sonos Controller, select Pause All from the Zone Menu. • Using the Sonos Controller for 3 seconds to http://faq.sonos.com/led. Mute button • Lights...
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... room to room. To connect a different audio component, such as a CD player, use a 3,5mm (1/8") ministereo to the Sonos component's analog audio input. Headphone jack accepts any standard 3,5mm (1/8") headphone plug. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-21 SONOS PLAY:5 Back Acoustic port / handle Ethernet switch connectors (2) AC power (mains) input (~100-240 V, 50-60 Hz) 3,5mm...
... room to room. To connect a different audio component, such as a CD player, use a 3,5mm (1/8") ministereo to the Sonos component's analog audio input. Headphone jack accepts any standard 3,5mm (1/8") headphone plug. Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 2-21 SONOS PLAY:5 Back Acoustic port / handle Ethernet switch connectors (2) AC power (mains) input (~100-240 V, 50-60 Hz) 3,5mm...