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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2[...]

ii Managing the Music Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Clock and Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Your Music Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

iii Music Service s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -24 Internet Radio (Controller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 31 Sonos Playlists (Controlle r) . . . . . . . .[...]

iv 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 2.454-2.4835 GH z. (Atten tion. En France, l’utilisation en intér[...]

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. • If you currently ha ve a cable or DSL mo dem connected directly to your comput- er , you should [...]

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 P layer® • 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 .AA files (f ormat 4) ?[...]

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.c om/specs . • F or the late[...]

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 . 2. Select your l anguage preference , and then press OK . A vailable Music Sources • Librar y (shared folders on your network) • Music ser vices • Sonos p[...]

Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-5 What is Inte rne t rad io? Internet radio stations are broadcasts pro vided by 3rd part ies via the Internet. Sonos comes preloaded with over 300 Internet radi o stations, and it's ea sy to add more as long as they use streaming MP3 or WMA formats. What is Line -in? Y ou can connec t an ex ternal line - in source such [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 1-6 Compilation albums If your music collec tion contains compilations and soun dtracks, you may want to group these songs together in y our music libr ary instead of viewing them by individual ar tist. This means that any artists that ap pear solely on compilations will not ap pear in your Ar tists list. Ther[...]

Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-7 1. Mark individual tracks as being part of compilations by highlighting the track and then selecting File>Get Inf o . 2. Check the Part of a compilation checkbox. 3. Fro m i Tun e s Preferences , check the Group C ompilations W hen Brow sing checkbox. This will group the tracks you ’ve marked as co mpilations. Wit h i [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 1-8 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Syste m S ett ing s > Music Libr ary M anagement > Compilation A lbums. 2. Select Gr oup U sing Al bumA rtist , an d then press OK . Con tributing ar tists Contributing Artists are those who appear on individ ual tracks within an album, including those on a c ompilat[...]

Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-9 Using Desktop C ontroller 1. Select File (or S onos )>Prefe rences . 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. Using Sonos Con troller 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Sy stem Settings > Musi c Library Management > Compi[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 1-10 W indow s Shor tcut Ke ys FUNCTION KEY SEQUENCE Help F1 Album Ar t F4 Equalizer F5 Unmute All Zon es F6 Mute A ll Zon es F7 Mute Zone F8 Vo l u m e Do w n F9 Vo l u m e Up F 1 0 Next CTRL + F Play/P ause CTRL + P Play Now CTRL + N Play Next CTRL + Shift + N Previous CTRL + B Add to Queue CTRL + Q Shuffle [...]

Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-11 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 + D Equalizer Command + = Help Command + ? Hide Musi c Libr ary Command + L Library Command + 1 Line -In Command + 5 Link Zone Shift + Command + L Musi[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 1-12 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 + Command + Z Shuffle Option + Command + S Sleep Timer Shift + Command + S Sonos Playlists Command + 3 Unmute All Zone s Option + Sh ift + Command +[...]

Z onePlay er Setup and Operation 1-2-3 Setup It takes just 3 steps to get your Sono s Digital Music Syst em up and running: Connect speake rs or an externa l amplifier to your ZoneP layer Connect the first Sonos ZonePlayer (with Eth ernet cable sup plied) to your ho me network Install the com puter software (or use the Sonos Con trolle r) to config[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-2 Step 1: Connect first ZonePlayer to home net work 1. Connect the Ethernet cable from an open por t on your router to any of the Ethernet swit ch connectors on the back of your Zon ePlay er . • If your modem is currently plugged in to the on ly network int erface connect or on your computer , yo u shou[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-3 Setup illustrations[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-4 Setup illustrations (no open router port) 2. If you don’t have an open por t on your router , you can disconnec t your computer from the r outer and con nect it to the ZonePla yer instead . Then y ou can connect the ZonePla yer into the r outer port the computer was previously p lugged into. Note: T o[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-5 If you ar e connecting a ZonePlay er 100 Once y ou have co nnected the ZoneP layer to your home netw ork, follow the st eps below to attach speaker s to the ZonePlayer 100, and then apply power . Y our speaker ’ s power rating should be at least 75W for 8 Ohm speakers, and at least 150W for 4 Ohm spe[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-6 If you ar e connecting a ZonePlay er 80 Once y ou have co nnected the ZoneP layer to your home netw ork, follow the st eps below to connec t to an ex ternal am plifier: 1. Attach the power cor d and pl ug in the ZonePlayer 80. The Mute button indicator and the ZonePlayer Status indicator will begin to f[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-7 Step 2: 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. • If you have[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-8 Adding Mor e Sonos Components Add A ZonePla yer If your house has struc tured (built-in) wiring, you can make a ‘wired’ connectio n to an additional Zo nePlay er . O therwise, make a wir eless connection. 1. Place the ZonePlayer in the r oom you have selected. 2. If you ar e making a wired conn ecti[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-9 connected to another S onos Digital Mu sic System, the ZonePlayer Status indicator may light solid white instead.) 4. Choose one o f the following options: •U s e t h e D esktop Controller to add the ZoneP layer to your Sonos Digital Music System b y selecting Zo nes > Set Up Zones > Ad d . Or [...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-10 range (up t o 100 ft. depending upon y our ho me ’ s layout). T his means that you do not need to go to the e ffort o f installing cables, and you can relocate your ZonePlayer(s) easily. Use wireless connect ions when: • Y ou do not want to install n etwork cables • Y ou may want to move the Zone[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-11 4. Choose one o f the following options: • Use the scroll wheel to select a new name from the list, and then press OK . Or , • T ype a different name by select ing Enter New . • Use the scroll wheel to se lect each lette r, pressing OK after each entry. • Press Accept to accept the new name, o[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-12 4. Select On to turn the light on during no rmal operation, or O ff to turn the light off during normal op eration, and press OK . Changing a ZonePla yer’ s Operating Mode Y ou can use a ZonePlayer simply to ex tend the wireless range of your Sono s Digital Music System and not to play musi c by plac[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-13 Equaliza tion (Sound Settings) Y ou can change the sound settings (tr eble, bass, loudness, or balance) fo r each individual ZonePla yer . Using the Desktop C ontroller software 1. Highlight a zone in the Zo nes pane, and then click the Equaliz er button to change the sound settings (treble, bass , lo[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-14 outputs to connec t to an exte rnal amp lifier . The Zone Play er 80 model has both digital and analog outputs, while th e ZonePl ayer 100 model has anal og outputs. F or additional information on connec ting audio devices, you can go to our W eb site at http://faq.sonos .com/cables . T o c onnect to a[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-15 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. Adjust y our home theater or oth er audio device's v olume to typical listenin g vol um e. 2. Set the l ine - out level on this ZonePlayer to V ariable by selecting on e of [...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-16 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 Sy stem. This audio can be streamed to a ny ZonePlayer(s) in your house. So, connect your CD player to th e Sonos Digital Musi[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-17 Setup illustrations T o connect using Desktop C ontroller software 1. Fro m t h e Music Library pane, click the Line-In tab. ( On a PC, you may need to click >> to selec t the Line-In tab if yo ur screen r esolution is set low). 2. T o play music fr om this source, se lect the audio comp onen t,[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-18 6. Selec t the line -in level ap propriate for this device, and then click OK . • The default (typical) line - in level for the selected device type is displayed. Y ou can increase or decrease the level, but if the level is set too high, you may expe- rience clipping at higher volume levels. T o conn[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-19 Using the Sonos Contr oller 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Syste m S ett in gs . 2. Select Adva nce d Settings > Line-In Encoding . 3. Use the scroll wheel to selec t Uncompressed or Com pr es s ed encoding, and press OK .[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-20 ZonePlay er F ront P anel 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 o n; the system us es minimal electricity when not playin[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-21 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 ZonePlayer : Press t he Mute button to mute or unmute t his Z[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-22 ZonePlay er 100 Rear P anel Connectors Ethernet swit ch connectors (4) Use Categor y 5 Ethernet cable to connect to a router , computer , or additional net work device such as a network-attached storage (NAS) de vice. LED indicators : • Green (link connection) • Flas hing Y ellow (network activity)[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-23 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 . Analog audio in Use a standard RCA audio cable to connect the audio out[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-24 ZonePlay er 80 Rear Panel C onnectors 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) device. AC pow er (mains) inpu t (~100-240 V , 50-60 Hz) Use the sup plied power cord to conne[...]

Chapter 2: ZonePla yer Setup and Operation 2-25 TOSLINK™ digital audio out Y ou can use a TOSLINK optical audio cable to con nect the Zo nePlay er ’ s T OSLINK di gital audi o output t o the audio inputs on a separate audio component , such as an amplifier or your home the ater receiver . Coaxial digital audio out Y ou can use a digital coaxial[...]

W indo ws® Desktop C ontr oller The Desktop Controller software is compatible with Windows V ista™ and Windows® XP , including Windows XP® Media Center opera ting systems. ( Y ou can visit our W eb site at http://faq .sonos.com/specs for the lat est system r equirements and compatible audio for ma ts. ) F or easy setup , you should install the[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-2 Y ou can r elease the butt ons as soon as the Mut e indicator (green) and the Zone Pl ayer Status indicator (white) start to blink alternate ly . This takes approximately 1 second . Once the ZonePlayer is successfully conn ected, the Zo nePlayer Status indicator will stop flashing and change to solid white[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-3 the Controller’ s on -screen prompts to add it to your musi c system. Y ou can use your Contro ller while it charges. • During this process , you will be asked to press and release the Mute and the Vo l - ume Up buttons simultaneously on a ZonePlay er you have set up. Sonos Desktop Co ntroller Selec[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-4 • Click an ac tion button; select a n action from the Menu bar ; highlight a selec tion and then right-click Playback C ontrols The Now Playing pane displays track informatio n f or the music you are cu rrently listening to . Y ou can control the music settings f or the current selection using the playba[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-5 Equalizer Use to adjust the sound settings for a Zo nePlayer , or to adjust volume for an individual zone within a zone group . Mute 1. Fro m t h e Zones p ane, clic k to high light the zone you wa nt to mute. 2. Choose one o f the following options: •C l i c k t h e Mute button. T o unmute, click the[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-6 Zone G roup s A zone can be grouped together wit h any other zone(s) to form a zone group. This will cause all the zone s in the zone group to play the same music in synchrony . Y ou can link 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 [...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-7 Managing the Music Queue Once you have added tracks to a queue , you can make changes to the music queue using the playback buttons , the Play menu options, or th e queue control buttons. Y ou can: • Remove a track from the queue • Clear the entire music queue • Move a track within the queue •C [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-8 Changing the play mode 1. Click the Shuffle or Repeat buttons displa yed in the Now Playing pane to change the play mode . The selected play mo de appear s as an icon in th e Now Pla ying pane. Clock and Alarm s This section discusses how to use the cloc k and alarms features on your Desktop Controller . F[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-9 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. If you check Include Linked Zones , the alarm will play in the zones [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-10 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 . 2. Fro m t h e [...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-11 Making library selections Use the Music Library 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. 2. Choose one o f the following options: •F r o m t h e Music Library pane, click the Library tab , or •F r o m t h e Music [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-12 .WPL into the same music folder that yo u ha ve shared to the Sonos system, up- date your music index, and the custom playlists will appear when you select Im- ported Playlists from the Library tab. See Updating your music index for additional information. iT unes sup por t • Y ou can view your iT unes [...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-13 Adding a shar ed folder 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Music Library Setup . The shared music folders that are currently available to your Sono s Digital Music System appear . 2. Click Add a Share . 3. T o add music that is stor ed on this computer , selec t Add music stored on this PC , and click N[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-14 3. The message, “Updating Music Index ” appear s at the bottom of the scr een. When the up date is co mplete, t he mess age “R eady ” appea rs. Resetting music library permis sions Some music ser vices may automatically chan ge the permissions on your music fo lders when you add new music, so that[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-15 If the Music Services tab is not displayed in the Music Library , see Showing/hiding the Music S erv ices tab . If you don ’t cur rently hav e a music service enabled, you can click the button to browse the online music and audio ser vices availa ble for u se with the Sono s Digital Music System. Sho[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-16 Go to your music service provider’ s W eb site, and change your passw ord in the accoun t settings. Once you'v e changed your passwor d there , update your Sonos system by selecting one of the following options: • Using the Desktop Contro ller software, selec t Set Up Musi c Services fr om the Mu[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-17 It ’ s easy to view your Audible files by genre . F rom the Music Library , select Library > Ge nre s , and select Audi ob o oks . Other content, such as journals will appear in the Spoken W ord genre. Y ou may need to select All to view your journal co ntent. Adding Audible to your Sonos S ystem [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-18 2. Click Next to share the folder . 3. Enter your A udible account user name and password, and click OK . Adding an additional A udible account t o Sonos 1. From the D esk top Cont rolle r me nu ba r , sele ct Music > Set Up Mus ic Service . 2. Click Add . 3. Select Audib le , and click Next . 4. Enter[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-19 must be register ed so if you have not ye t register ed, go to Sy stem Registra tion for help with this step. If you ’ re new to P andora 1. Fro m t h e Music Library , click the Music Ser vices tab . 2. Click Pan do ra R a dio T ri al. 3. Select I’ m new to Pandor a. 4. Accept the Pandor a terms a[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-20 Once you become a paid subscriber , follow the steps below to add your P andora account information to Sonos in order to have instant access to Pandora from your Sonos Digital Music System. 1. Fro m t h e Music Services tab , select Pan do ra R ad io T ri al . 2. Click the Update lin k. 3. Click Next . 4.[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-21 with your Sonos music system free fo r 30 days. After your fr ee trial ends, you will ha v e to u p g r a de t o b e co m e a Pa n d o r a p a i d s u b s c r i b e r i n o r d e r to a c c e s s Pan d o - ra from y our Sonos Digital Music Syst em. See Upgrading your Pandora ac- count below . • If yo[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-22 5. Enter your P andora user name and password, and click Ne xt . Y our u ser name and password will be verified with Pandora. Adding a new sta tion 1. Fro m t h e Music Services tab , select Pan do ra (if you ar e using the Pandor a trial you will see Pandor a Radio T rial instead.) 2. Click the New Stati[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-23 2. Select a music selec tion and click Play Now , or click New Station to add a new music station. Adding more music t o a station 1. Fro m t h e Music Library pane, click the Music Services tab and select Pan d ora (if you are using the P andora trial, you will see P andora Radio T rial instead.) Y ou[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-24 station. • Selec t Don’ t play this track f or a month . Bookmarking a track 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing window , click the Pa nd or a menu. 2. Select Bookmark this track on Pandora.com or Bookmark this ar tist on Pan do ra .co m . Why is this tr ack playing? 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing window , click t[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-25 Sonos system must be regist ered so if you have not y et register ed, go to Syste m Registration f or help with this step. If you ’ re new to Rhapsody 1. Fro m t h e Music Library , click the Music Ser vices tab . 2. Click Rhap sody T r ial. 3. Select I’ m new to Rhapsody . 4. Accept the Rhapsody t[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-26 The music ser vices that are currently configured to work with your So nos system are displaye d. If Rhaps ody T ria l is displayed , select it, and press Subscribe . Follow the prompts to enter y our Rhapso dy user name and password . If Rhaps ody T ri al is not displayed, c ontinue on to step 2. 2. Pres[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-27 2. Highlight a music selection, and click Play Now or Add to Q ueu e to add it to the end of your music queue. If you are se lec ting music from the Rhapsody M usic Guide, you can additionally sele ct Add T o My Rhapsody Library . Rhapsody Music Guide The Rhapsody Music Guide displays a v ariety of mus[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-28 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 . 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[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-29 W indow s Media Play er 11 The Sonos Digital Music Syst em is compatible with W indows Media Play er 11. Once you hav e Windows Media Play er on your compute r , you must make sure media sharing is turned on so that the Sonos Digital Music System can access the music stored in y our WMP library . This [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-30 T urning on automatic media sharing Y ou may want to turn on automatic media sharing so that you don't have to manually share a new d evice each time you add on e to your netw ork. 1. Star t Windows Media Play er 11. 2. Click the Library tab . 3. Select Media Sharing . 4. Click the Sett ings butt on.[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-31 Selecting music from Window s Media Play er Music selection choices include: •A r t i s t s • Contributing Ar tists •A l b u m s • Composers •G e n r e s •T r a c k s • Playlists 1. Fro m t h e Music Library pane, click the Music Services tab and select Win d ow s Media. •I f t h e Musi[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-32 Deleting a Sonos Playlist 1. Fro m t h e Son os P la yli st s 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. Renaming a Sonos Playlist 1. Fro m t h e Son os P la yli st s tab , highlight t[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-33 1. Click the Radi o tab. 2. Choose one o f the following options: •C l i c k Add New , or •C l i c k Add New Internet Radio Station from the Music menu. 3. T ype the streaming URL for the radio statio n you want to add to you r station list (for example: http://shoutcast .com/sbin/shoutcast - playl[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-34 1. Fro m t h e Fil e menu, select Pref erences . 2. Click the Updates tab . 3. Select the desired setting from the I nternet Rad io Station U pdates sec tion, and click OK . Sof tware Updates Sonos provides software updates for your music system in order t o improve per formance and add features . Y our m[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-35 up to date . No updates are requir ed” will appear instead. Zone Pl ayer s of tw are up date s One or more Z onePla yers ma y need to be update d when you pur chase a new ZonePlayer with a later sof tware version, or if you plug in a ZonePlayer that was not in use when you per formed your last sof tw[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-36 3. Select another wir eless channel from the W ireless Channel drop- down list, and click OK . It may take several seconds for the switch to take effect. If you have music playing, a short music dropout will oc cur during the wir eless channel change . Line-in encoding The audio from line-in sources can b[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-37 If your soft ware firewall is not listed, please see http://faq.sonos.com/firew all fo r th e latest firewall information or co ntact So nos T echnical Sup por t at http:// ww w .sonos.com/suppor t . Microsoft Windo ws Fire wall 1. When installing the Sonos D esktop Controller , select Unblock in the W[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-38 Zone A larm Pro 1. Display the F i rew all settings screen. 1. 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 . 2. Fro m t h e Program Control scr een, make sure the Sonos Desktop Controller (Sonos.exe) application is allo wed full a[...]

Chapter 3: W indows® Desktop C ontroller 3-39 1. Make sure the Sonos Desktop Controller is allowed full access on all ports (when asked) by selecting Always allo w connections in this program on all ports. 2. Select Per m it from the Wha t do you want t o do drop- down when so nos.exe attempt s to access the I nter net. 3. Allow sonos.exe to conne[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 3-40 2. Identify the ZonePla yer’ s IP address. 3. Right-click and select T rust Intruder > Tr u s t a n d A c c e p t . This setting will allow the Sonos Digital Music System accessibility with all firewall security settings; T rusting, Ca utious, Ner vous, and P aranoid.[...]

Maci ntosh® D esk top Controller The Desktop Controller soft ware is compatible with Macinto sh OS X, version 10.3 or later . F or easy setup, y ou should install the Desk top Controller (DCR) for Macintosh sof tware on ever y Macintosh compute r in your net work that contains music files. Sonos Setup Assistant 1. Open the Sono s Desktop Controlle[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-2 4. When instructed , press the Mute and the Vo l u m e U p buttons simultaneously on the ZoneP layer you are co nnecting. (Remember , the first Z onePlay er you insta ll must connect to your home network using a standard E thernet cable). Y ou can r elease the butt ons as soon as the Mut e indicator (green[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-3 top Controller softwa re will guide you through the process of enabling it. Y our music files are never copied from their current locations - y our folders are simply shared so they can be accessed by y our Sonos Digital Music Sy stem. Once setup is complete, if you pur chased a Sono s Controller yo[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-4 Macintosh Desktop C ontroller 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 Playing pane Playback controls Music q ueue contro ls Music selection contro ls Queue pane V olume controls Show/hide Music [...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-5 DCR 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. Previous/ Rewind Selec t to move backward; se[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-6 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. The track will continue to pr ogr ess, but no soun d [...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-7 Linking a zone Y ou can cr eate a zone g roup first and then sele ct music to play , or you can add a room to a zone gr oup where music is already pla ying. 1. Fro m t h e Zones pane, select the zone you want to link another zone or zone group to, and sele ct Link Zone . 2. Select a zone to add to t[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-8 Managing Music Queue (DCR) Removing track fr om the queue 1. Fro m t h e Queu e pane , select a track . 2. Choose one o f the following options: • Selec t Remove T rack , or • Selec t Queue > Remove T rack from the Play menu. The track disappears from the queue list. Moving a track within the queue [...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-9 Clock and Alarm s This section discusses how to use the cloc k and alarms features on your Desktop Controller . For help using your handheld Controller , go to ’Music Library ’. Setting date and time 1. Fro m t h e Zones pane, click to highlight the zone you want to set the date and time for . 2[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-10 Editing an alarm 1. Fro m t h e Zones pane, click to highlight the zone you want to change the alarm setting for . 2. Fro m t h e Zones menu, select Clocks and Alarms . 3. Select the alarm you wish to change, and click Edit. 4. Make the desired changes, and then click Sa v e . If you check Include Linked [...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-11 4. If you wish to turn the sleep timer off , select Off from the list, and click OK. Y our music libr ary Y our selectio n choices include: •A r t i s t s •A l b u m s •G e n r e s • Composers •T r a c k s • Impor ted Pla ylists • (The Sonos Digital Music System is compa tible with iT[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-12 • Line-In (external audio componen ts such as a CD player or a por table music player) 1. Fro m t h e Zone s pane, select the zone you want to play music in. 2. Choose one o f the following options: •F r o m t h e Music Library pane, select the Libr ary tab, or •F r o m t h e Music menu, select Libr[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-13 iT unes sup por t • View your iT unes playlists in t he So nos Digital Music System by selecting Im- ported Playlists from the Library tab. • When you make changes to your iT unes pl aylist(s), quit iT unes, and then updat e your Sonos music index in order to see the changes (see ’U pdating y[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-14 Removing a shar ed folder 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, choose Set Up Music Libr ary . 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 pro vide an administrator name and password . 5. Select Done when you have no more folde[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-15 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Schedule Mus ic Index Update s . 2. Select the time you would like your music index t o automatically upda te, and click OK . Music services A music service is an online mu sic store or online se rvice th at sells audio on a pe r-song, per audiobook, or subscriptio[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-16 • T o change your preference setting, go to Sonos > Preferenc es > General and check or uncheck the Show Music Services tab in the Music Library box. Y our music service passwor d If you want to change the password for a music service you subscribe to , such as Rhapsody, or P a ndora, you must fir[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-17 Audible The Sonos Digital Music System is compa tible with Audible , Inc. ( F ormat 4 file downloads only .) I f you are interested in sig ning up for Audible ’ s spoken word audio ser vices, go to http://ww w .audible.com for more info rma tio n. When list ening to a bo ok, you can use th e Next[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-18 Deleting an A udible accoun t from Sonos 1. From the D esk top Cont rolle r me nu ba r , sele ct Music > Set Up Mus ic Services . 2. Highlight the Audible account, and click Remove . 3. Y ou will b e aske d to enter your Audib le password fo r verification, and then click Remov e . Pan do ra Now you ca[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-19 Radio T rial fr om the Music S ervi ces tab on your Desktop Controller . In th e example below , the activation code is FT2: After the trial expires After the free trial expires, if you wish to continue using Pandora with So nos, you can become a Pandora subsc riber . Go to w ww.sonos .com/pandora [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-20 F ollow the prompts to ent er your user name and passwor d. If Pandora Radio Tr i a l is not displayed, continue on to ste p 2. 2. Press the Add button. 3. Select Pand or a R a di o , and click Con t in u e . 4. Select Pand or a R a di o , and click Con t in u e . 5. Enter y our P andora us er name and pa[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-21 1. Fro m t h e Music Services tab , select Pan do ra R ad io T ri al . 2. Click the Update lin k. 3. Click Con t in ue . Y our ac count informa tion will be verifi ed with Pando ra. IF for some reason the P andora Radio trial no lo nger displays on the Music Services tab, you can update your acc ou[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-22 Creating a new station from an artist or track 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing window , click the Pa nd or a menu. 2. Select Crea te a new sta tion from this artist , or Create a new sta tion from this track . Selecting a Pandora r adio station 1. Fro m t h e Music Library pane, click the Music Services tab an[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-23 Deletin g 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 R adio trial, you will see Pandora Radio T rial instead.) Y our current Pandor a radio stations are displ ayed. 2. Select the station y ou wish to delet e. 3. Fr[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-24 Why is this tr ack playing? 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing window , click the Pa nd or a menu. 2. Select Wh y is this tr ack playing ? P andora will explain the similarities betw een this track and the other tracks o n your ra dio st atio n. Rhapsody Y our Sonos system comes with a fr ee 30-day, Rhapsody tria[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-25 After the trial expires After th e free trial expi res, if you wish to continue using R hapsody with S onos, you can become a Rhapsody subscriber . G o to ww w .sonos.c om/Rhapsody for su bsc rip ti on information. Onc e you become a subscriber , simply follow the steps below t o add your Rhapsody [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-26 Y our membership information w ill be verified with R hapsody and then you ’ll have instant access to Rhapsody from the Sonos Digital Music System. Selecting music from R hapsody Music selection choices include: • Rhapsody Music Guide •R h a p s o d y R a d i o •M y A r t i s t s • My Albums •[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-27 Using Rhapsody with UPnP If you are using Rhapsody ’ s desktop application to organize the music on your local drive, y our Sonos system can access Rhapsody ’ s ser ver using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) . Y ou should only use this method to access Rhapsody if you are using Rhapsody ’ s des[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-28 Sonos Playlists (DCR) Sonos playlists are music queues y ou cr eate and sa ve for future listening. Creating a Sonos pla ylist 1. Create a music queue by selecting musi c tracks fr om your music library. 2. Choose one o f the following options: •F r o m t h e Queue pane, select Sa v e Qu eue , or • Se[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-29 Setting Internet radio pr eferences Y ou can r eceive aut omatic radio station upda tes wheneve r Sonos releases a new list . Y our music system must be r egistered in or der to receive upd ates. If you hav e not yet regist ered, see ’S ystem Registration ’. 1. Fro m t h e Son os menu , select [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-30 Adding a station to y our Fa vorites list When you add radio stations to your F avorite Stations list, they are duplicated into your F avorites folder , not moved from the original Internet radio list. Select a station from the radio list, and select Add to Fa vorite s . Deleting a station from y our F av[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-31 • If your software is up to date, the message “Y our Sonos Digital Music System is up to date . No updates are requir ed” will appear instead. Zone Pl ayer s of tw are up date s One or more Z onePla yers ma y need to be update d when you pur chase a new ZonePlayer with a later sof tware versi[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-32 2. Select the Advan ced tab. 3. Select another wir eless channel from the W ireless Channel list. It may take several seconds for the switch to take effect. If you have music playing, a short music dropout will oc cur during the wir eless channel change . Line-In encoding The audio from line-in sources ca[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-33 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. The Sonos Digital Music System will no longer be able to ac cess music from this computer . F ir[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 4-34 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 firewall for 10.4 1. Open the S ystem Pref erences windo w . 2. Select the Sharing icon. 3. Select the[...]

Chapter 4 : Maci ntosh® D esktop Cont roller 4-35 Internet Securit y 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. 3. Select Add . 4. Browse t o the Sonos Desktop Contr olle r application[...]

Using the Sonos® C ontroller 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 . It's like having a giant jukebox at yo ur finger t[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-2 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 batter y charge indicator on your Controller will show you wh en it is time to recha rge t he Con trol ler . If the ba tter y char ge is ver [...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-3 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 . Becaus e of the Contr oller ’ s splash-resi[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-4 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. Music Use the Music button to br owse or select mu sic, manage y our mus[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-5 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. OK Press the OK button in the center of the scroll wheel to mak e selectio ns. Soft[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-6 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.) P ress the Mute button aga[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-7 Sleep modes Light Sleep Y our Controller will go into light sl eep to pr eser ve the batt er y lif e when it is unused for a specified period of time. The screen will turn off until motion is de tected or a but ton is pressed . Use the Sleep T imer Docked (C ontrol ler is connected t o power supply ) and[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-8 2. Select Dat e and Time Settings . 3. Choose one o f the following options: • Selec t Ti m e Zo ne. Use the scroll wheel to selec t your time zone from the list, and then press OK. Nex t, select Date and use the scroll whee l to set today’ s date, pressing OK after each entr y. If desired, yo u can ch[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-9 • Should the cloc k display on this Controller (yes or no). If you selec t Ye s , the clock 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. Del[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-10 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. • Pre ss Stop Alarm or Pau se to turn th e alarm off. • Pre ss Display Off [...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-11 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.) Con troller software updates In the event that your C ontroller ’ s software version gets out of sync from the rest of your Sonos Digital Music S ystem components, y ou will see a m[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-12 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. Y ou will al so see this out-of-date message if y ou have alr eady update d your music system usi[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-13 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. T he screen will turn off until mo[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-14 into deep sleep mode immediate ly rather than waiting for the de ep sleep timer setting to be reached. T he Controller cannot be turned off while it is con- nected to the A C adapter or charging cradle . • Fa c t o r y R e s e t . Use this setting to return th e Controller to its original fac tor y set-[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-15 Sor t folders b y Y ou can set th e sorting prefer ence f or music folders that ar e accessible from your music library. Y ou can choose to sor t by : •T r a c k n a m e • T rack number •F i l e n a m e Line -In encoding When you have line -in music sources attached to a ZonePlayer , line -in en c[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-16 Co ntroller - V olume Settings 1. Fro m t h e Zone menu, use the scroll whee l to highlight th e zone you want to change the volume settings f or . 2. Use the Vo l u m e U p an d Down but ton s t o c ha ng e t he vol um e t o t he de si red le vel . 3. Press OK , and the V olume panel disappears. Muting z[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-17 • Press the Mut e button again to unmute. Muting all zones ( Controller) • T o mute al l the ZonePl ayers in y our household , press and ho ld the Mute button for 3 se co nd s. • T o unmute all the ZonePlayers, pr ess and hold the Mute button for 3 seconds. The C ontroller Main Menus Zon e m e nu [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-18 Managing Zones Press the Zones button on your Controller to: • See an alphabetical list o f the zones in your household, along with the music cur- rently playing in each zone • Group zones together to pla y the same music across zones (creat e a zone group ) • Drop a zone from a z one group • Tu r[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-19 Zon e g rou ps A zone can be grouped together wit h any other zone(s) to form a zone group. This will cause all the zone s in the zone group to play the same music in synchrony . Y ou can link and drop z ones from a zone gr oup while yo ur music is playing . Y ou can also link all th e ZonePla yers in y[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-20 The music queue from the added z one is automatically replaced b y the music queue from the zone or zone group it was lin ked to, so that both zones play the same music. Dropping a z one 1. Press the Zones button on your Con troller . 2. Use the scroll wheel to highlight the zone group you want to chan ge[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-21 make specific selections like play a single track b y a par ticul ar ar tist on a specified album. Selection choices include: •A r t i s t s •A l b u m s • Composers •G e n r e s •T r a c k s • Impor ted playlists •F o l d e r s Y ou can change the sor ting preference for your music folder[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-22 3. Use the scroll wheel to browse the music library. P ress OK to drill d own thr ough the menus until you find the desi red selection. Y ou can select Pow er S c ro l l for an alphabetical list to make browsing faster . 4. T o play all songs by a n ar tist, on an album, or in a genre, highlight the se le[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-23 Playing music fr om imported playlists The Sonos Digital Music System is compatible with iT unes playlists as well as M3U , WPL and PLS playlist files created with third-part y software (e.g. iT unes, WinAmp , Windows Media Play er , et c.). M3U, WPL and PLS suppor t • Y ou can view your play lists by[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-24 Music Ser vices Y our Sonos system comes with several free 30-day music trials—no signup , no credit card necessary. T o activate a music ser vice tr ial, your Sonos system must be r egister ed so if you have not yet registered, go to Sys te m Re g is t rat io n for help with this step. Activating a mus[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-25 After the free trial expires, if you wish to continue using Pandora with So nos, you can become a Pandora subsc riber . Go to w ww.sonos .com/pandora/trial and click Subscribe Now . Once you become a paid subscriber , simply add your P andora account information to Sonos in order to have instant access [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-26 1. Fro m t h e Music menu, select Music Service T rials . 2. Select Pand or a R a di o T ria l , and press Manage . 3. Select U se Pandora online , and press OK . 4. Press OK again Y our user name and password will be verified with P andora. IF for some reason the Pand o ra radio tr ial no long er display[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-27 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 tr ack 1. Fro m t h e Now Playing screen, select Pan do ra . 2. Select Crea te a new station [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-28 2. Select Edit Sta tion , and press OK . 3. Select Delete S tation , 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 qualitie[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-29 3. Select I’ m new to Rhapsody , and then follow the on-screen prompts to set up your Sonos music system. Y our free Rhapsody tr ial account will be valid for 30 days. After the trial expires After your free trial expires, if y ou wish to become a Rhapsody subscrib er , you can go to ww w .sonos.com/r[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-30 3. Select I alr eady have a Rhapsody account, and then f ollow the on-screen prompts to set up your Sonos music syst em. Y ou will be asked to enter your Rhapsody user name and password . Y ou r c re de nt ial s w i ll be ver i fie d w it h R h apsody, and y ou will have instant acc ess to Rhapsody from y[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-31 Adding tr acks or albums to y our Rhapsody Library Fro m t h e Now Playing screen, select Rhaps ody to add a track or an album to your Rhaps ody Li brary . Internet Radio ( Con troller) Sonos pro vides a selection of third-party streaming br oadcasts for you to select from. Y ou can add additional radio[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-32 2. Select Sav e Queue , and press OK to save the pla ylist using the name display ed, or select Enter a Different 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 late[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-33 Managing Y our Musi c Queue ( Controller) What i s a music queue? When you make music selec tions, they are added to a list of tracks called a mu sic q ueu e . Y ou can create a music queue for each zone in y our house, or yo u can create a zone group and play the sam e music across multiple zones . A p[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-34 3. Press Mov e T ra ck . 4. Use the scroll wheel to move through the queue until you find the location y ou’d like to move the track to . 5. Press Place T rack . Removing a tr ack 1. Press Vi ew Q u e u e . 2. Use the scroll wheel to highlight the song you want to remove from the queue. 3. Press Edit Qu[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-35 2. Press Play Mode . 3. Use the scroll wheel to select a play mode, and press OK . The selected play mo de appear s as an icon on t he Now Playing screen. Shuffle . Plays the tracks in the musi c queue in a random order . Repeat . Re peats the music q ueue after the last track has finished. Shuffle -Rep[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-36 V iewing large album art Fro m t h e Now Playing screen, pr ess the OK button to view larger album art. Music Library Management (C ontroller) Y ou can add or remove the shared folders S onos accesses music from at an y time. Y ou may need to make changes if you add a co mputer to your home net work, or i[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-37 Adding a shar ed folder from the list 1. T o make another shared folder available to your Sonos Digital Music Syst em, selec t Add New from the Selected Shared Folders scr een. Y our network will be scanned for shared f olders that your mu sic system is not currently ac cessing. 2. T o selec t a shared [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide 5-38 If this folder is not shared anon ymously , you will ne ed to enter a use r name and password: • Use the scroll wheel to highlight the Us er na m e field an d press Ty p e . • T ype the name o f a user with permission to access this f older , and then press Ac- cep t . • Use the scroll wheel to high[...]

Chapter 5: Using the Sonos® C ontroller 5-39 2. Select Music Libr ary Management . 3. Select Music Index Updat e T ime, and pr ess OK . 4. 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. 5. Fro m t h e Music Library Management menu , select Sche dule Music In dex Update ,[...]

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 . G o t o www .sonos.c om/support/phone_suppor t to find the cor- [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide A-2 Using your Desktop 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 . 4. Select A dd music stored on this computer and click Next . 5. Select the music f[...]

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 . Y ou can use the Controller to [...]

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. • Make sure MUTE is not on. ZonePlayer v olume level reduces If the ZonePlayer status indicator changes to solid amber , and the volume reduc es to 75%, this indi[...]

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. ( Y ou can check the IP addresses assi g[...]

Chapter A: Tips and T roublesho oting A-7 T o disc onnect the Controller : • Selec t Syste m S et tin gs > Controller Settings > Advanced Settings > Fac 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 . Controller acting sluggish If th[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide A-8 Can I Eliminate T he F irst Wi re? It is possible to use a wireless bridge to elim inate the first wir e in your Sonos™ Digital Music System. Ho wever this is an unsuppor ted configura tion , and a s such, technical questions should be directed to the Sonos forums, ( http://forums. sonos.com/ ) and not t[...]

Chapter A: Tips and T roublesho oting A-9 Y our Desktop Controller window wil l automatically close. The nex t time you star t th e Desktop Controller softwa re , the Setup Wizard will appear to pr ompt you thr ough the setup process. If you are joining y our computer to an existing Sonos Digital Music System, y ou do not have to press the Mute and[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide A-10 ZonePlay er Status Indicat or Explanations Zone Player Status Indica tor Mute Button Indicator State Additional Inf ormat ion Soli d wh ite Off P owered up , connected to the network Solid white Solid green Muted room Soli d wh ite Flas hing gr een to so lid gree n Muted whole house Flashing white Off Po [...]

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. Soli d or fla shi ng red Diagnosti cs mode Y ou may be instruct ed to enter Diagnost ics mode by [...]

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. Y o u can find this in formation by choosing one of the following options: •F r o m t h e Music m e n u o n yo u r S onos Controller , selec t Syst [...]

Sonos Device Specifica tions Sonos ZonePlay er 100 Fe at u re D e s c r ip t i o n Audi o Rat ed Outp ut 50W minimum RMS per channel (8 Ohms, 20-20kH z, THD+N<0. 02%) Speak er Con nections Spring binding posts Line In Auto-detecting RCA type Line Out RCA type, variable audio output Subw oofer Output Auto-detecting RCA type, 80 Hz crossov er Musi[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide B-2 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Audio Se rvices Supported Pandora, Rhapsody (3.0+) and downloads from: AOL® Music Now , Audible.com®, eMusic®, Napster™, URGE™, W al-Mart®, Y ahoo! Music™ U nlimited, and Zune™ Mar ketplace. Operating Systems (for stor ed fil es) Windows V ista[...]

Appendix B: Sonos Devic e Specifications B-3 Sonos ZonePlay er 80 Fe at u re D e s c r ip t i o n Audi o Sou nd Qu ali ty THD+N<0.009%, 20-20 kHz Line In Analog (RCA), auto-d etecting Line Out Analog (RCA), digital (optical and c oaxial) Music Acc ess Audio F ormats Supported Compressed MP3, WMA (including Windows Media purchased songs), AA C (M[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide B-4 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Network Bridging 2-port switch al lows Ethernet devices to connect through SonosNet ™ Inter net conn ectivity DSL, cable modem or LA N-ba sed high- speed Internet connection required. Inter net functionalit y may require payment of separate f ee to a ser[...]

Appendix B: Sonos Devic e Specifications B-5 Sonos Con troller CR100 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Fea ture Description Display and U ser Inter face Scr een T ype T ransflective LCD screen, with adjustable back lighting Scr een Res ol uti on 3.5” (diagonal) color L CD, 240 x 320 (QVGA) Bro wse Cont rol T ouch-sen sitive scrol[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide B-6 Sonos Loudspeaker SP100 * Specifications subject to change without notice. Fea ture Description Audi o Bandwidt h 75 Hz-20kH z±3dB Sensit ivity 85dB @ 2.83 volts/1 meter Nominal Impedanc e 8 ohms Crossove r Frequency 1.850 kHz Po wer handl ing 75 watts (125 watts peak) Drive Components T wo-wa y system us[...]

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 place and use the handheld Controller to set up your Sonos Digital Music System. If you do ha ve digital music st ored on a c omputer [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide C-2 2. If you are adding a ZonePlayer 100, attach speakers to your ZonePlayer (see If you are connecting a ZonePlayer 100 on 2-5). If you are adding a ZonePlayer 80, connect to an ex ternal amplified device (see Using Lin e -out on 2-13).I. 3. Fro m t h e W elcome scr een on your Controller , press the OK butt[...]

Chapter C: Sonos Setup Using Controller C-3 7. Press the Music button to display the Music menu. 8. If you have music f olders you want to access, press the Music button, and then select Syste m Set tings > Music Library Management > Music Library Se tup. 9. Select Add N ew . A t this point the Sonos System may detect your shared music folder[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide C-4 Setup with a NAS Device (no rout er) 1. Attach the power cord t o a ZonePl ayer and plug into a wall outlet. 2. Using your handheld Controller , press OK from the We l c o m e screen. 3. F ollow the Controller ’ s on-screen pro mpts to connect and then name your Zone Playe r Once the Z onePlay er is succ[...]

Chapter C: Sonos Setup Using Controller C-5 a static IP). Thr ough this interface, sp ecify a static IP address for the NAS of 169.254.x.x (e.g. 169.254.10.100) and a subnet mask of 255.25 5.0.0. 6. 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 Zone[...]

In d e x A about your music system A-12 accounts, Audible 4-17 activation code 3-19 , 4-19 add alarm 3-8 , 4-9 , 5-8 add Audible account 4-17 add Audible account info 3-18 add Internet radio station 3-32 , 4-29 add more music, Pandora 4-22 add music 3-13 , 4-14 , 5-38 add music, does not display 3-14 add new Pandora radio station 5-26 add Pandora s[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-2 albumar tist 1-7 allow new devices and computers 3-30 analog audio in, ZP100 2-23 analog audio in, ZP80 2-24 analog audio out, ZP100 2-23 analog audio out, ZP80 2-24 ask a question A-12 Audible 3-16 , 4-17 Audible Manager 3-18 audio formats supported B-1 audio in, ZP100 2-23 audio out, ZP100 2-23 audio ser[...]

Index I-3 change language 1- 3 change music service password 3-15 , 4-16 change operating mode 2-12 change play mode 3-8 , 4-8 , 5-34 change wireless channel 3-35 , 4-31 , 5-1 5 charger B-5 clear queue 3-7 , 4-8 , 5-34 click sound setting 5-13 clock, view 5-9 clocks 3-8 coaxial digital audio out, ZP80 2-25 compilation s 1-6 compressed 3-36 compress[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-4 D date and time settings 4-9 date, set 3-8 , 5-7 deep sleep 5-7 deep sleep timer 5-13 delay 3-36 , 4-32 delay, music A-6 delete alarm 3-9 , 4-10 delete Audible account 3-18 , 4-18 delete music service trial 3-16 , 4-16 delete Pandora station 3-23 , 4-23 delete Rhapsody account 3-28 , 4-27 delete Sonos play[...]

Index I-5 F factory reset A-6 factory reset ZonePlayer A-4 factory reset, Controller A-7 fast forward 3-4 , 4-5 , 5-5 file sharing, enabling 4-35 file storage supported B-2 , B-3 file types supported B-1 , B-3 firewall information 3-36 , 4-33 fix permiss ions 3-14 flashing amber light A-5 , A- 11 flashing red light A-11 folders, sort by 1-5 formats[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-6 iTunes 3-11 , 4-12 iTunes compilations 1-6 iTunes playlists 5-23 K keyboard shortcuts 1-10 , 1-11 L language preference 1-3 large album art 5-36 LED explanations A-10 left speaker terminals 2-22 light sensor 5-6 light sleep 5-7 light, turn off 2-11 line in B-3 line out B-3 line-in encodi ng 3-36 , 5-15 lin[...]

Index I-7 move track 3-7 , 4-8 move track, Controll er 5-33 MP3 B-1 , B-3 MP3 player, connect to ZonePlayer 2-16 music access, specs B-1 , B-3 music button 5-4 music delay A-6 music does not play A-1 music index 3-13 , 4-14 music library 1-4 , 3-10 , 4-11 music library permissions 3-14 music queue 1-4 music service 3-14 , 4-15 music service trial, [...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-8 O OK button 5-12 operating mode , ZonePlayer 2-12 operating systems 1-1 , B-2 operati ng systems, ot her C-1 operating tempe rature specifications B-2 , B-4 orange light A-5 , A-10 overheat condition A-5 P Pandora 3-18 , 4-18 , 5-24 Pandora trial 3-19 , 4-18 Pandora, explicit co ntent 5-27 party mode 3-6 ,[...]

Index I-9 RCA cables 2-16 rear panel connector s, ZP100 2-22 rear panel connector s, ZP80 2-24 registration 1-3 registration, ca nnot access A-5 remove a music tria l 5-24 remove shared folder 3-13 , 4-14 remove track 3-7 , 4-8 , 5-34 rename a Pandora station 4-22 rename Pandora station 3-23 rename Sonos playlis t 3-32 , 4-28 , 5-32 rename ZonePlay[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-10 set permissions 3-14 set sleep timer 5-9 set time 4-9 setting date and time 3-8 , 5-7 setting up your system 4-1 settings, Controller A-7 setup and operation, alternate C-1 setup using Controller C-1 setup, NAS device o router C-4 setup, no router C-4 setup, no software C-1 setup, Windows 3-1 shared folde[...]

Index I-11 speaker conn ections B-1 specifications, Controller B-5 specifications, loudspeaker B-6 specifications, ZP80 B-3 standby mode 5-20 status indicator, solid amber A-5 status indicator, turn off 2-11 status indicator, ZonePlayer 2-20 stop alarm 5-10 stop music 2-13 stream external audio 2-16 subscribe to Pandora 3-19 subscribing to Rhapsody[...]

Sonos Digital Music Sy stem User Guide I-12 U uncompressed 3-36 uncompressed encoding 4-32 , 5-15 update music index 3-13 , 3-14 , 4-14 , 5-38 update wireless channel 3-35 , 4-31 , 5-15 upgrade Pandora account 3-21 upgrade software 3-34 , 4-30 , 5-10 upgrade to Windows Vista A-1 UPnP settings 3-27 , 4-27 using Audible 3-16 using Pandora 5-24 using [...]

Index I-13 wireless setup A-8 wireless signal strength indicator 5-6 WPL 3-11 , 4-12 Z zone groups 4-6 zone management 3-5 , 4-6 , 5-18 ZoneAlarm (free) 3-37 ZoneAlarm (Pro) 3-38 ZonePlayer di mensions B-2 , B-4 ZonePlayer no t authorized 3-29 Zoneplayer no t working A-4 ZonePlayer overheat shutdown A-11 ZonePlayer overheat warning A-10 ZonePlayer [...]