Using Line-Out - Sonos Digital Music System User Manual

Chapter 2: System Setup

Using Line-out

You can easily connect your home theater, stereo, or powered speakers to a
ZonePlayer. Depending on your ZonePlayer model, you can use analog or digital audio
outputs to connect to an external amplifier. The ZonePlayer 80 model has both digital
and analog outputs, while the ZonePlayer 100 model has analog outputs.
For additional information on connecting audio devices, you can go to our Web site at
http://faq.sonos.com/cables.
To connect to a home theater
1. Choose one of the following options:
• If you have digital inputs on your home theater receiver and your ZonePlayer
supports digital audio output, you can use either a TOSLINK™ optical audio ca-
ble or a digital coaxial cable to connect the ZonePlayer's digital output to the
digital input on your home theater receiver.
• If you have analog inputs on your receiver, use a standard RCA audio cable to
connect a ZonePlayer's analog audio output to the audio inputs on your home
theater receiver.
2. Select the proper input channel on your home theater system.
3. If you are setting up a new ZonePlayer, plug in your ZonePlayer, and then choose
one of the following options:
• Use the Desktop Controller software to add the ZonePlayer to your Sonos Dig-
ital Music System by selecting Zones>Set Up Zones>Add.
• Use the Sonos Controller to add the ZonePlayer to your Sonos Digital Music
System by selecting System Settings>Add a ZonePlayer from the Music
menu.
To control the volume from home theater
Set the line-out level on this ZonePlayer to Fixed by selecting one of the following
options:
• Using the Desktop Controller software, select Set Up Zones from the Zones
menu. Select the ZonePlayer attached to your home theater, and then click Set-
tings. Click the Line-Out tab, and choose Fixed.
• Using the Sonos Controller, from the Music menu, select System Settings. Se-
lect ZonePlayer Settings, and use the scroll wheel to highlight the ZonePlayer
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