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  • Page 2 Sonos, Inc. Sonos and all other Sonos product names and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonos, Inc. Sonos Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.

  • Page 3: What's In The Box

    What’s in the box Carefully unpack the box. The contents include—S16, banana plugs (2), power cord, Quickstart Guide, and legal booklet. The box doesn’t include an HDMI cable or optical audio adapter for connecting S16 to your TV. Note: Explore S16 Swipe, touch, or tap—with S16 you’ve got choices on how to control the sound.

  • Page 4: Touch Controls

    Swipe right across the touch controls to skip to the (Music only) next song. • Swipe left to go to the previous song. Note: You can’t skip forward or go back when listening to a radio station. Status light Indicates the status. For more information, see http://faq.sonos.com/led.

  • Page 5: Connector Panel

    Play music through your favorite speakers S16 makes it so you can use your favorite non-Sonos speakers to play anything from Sonos. Connect a turntable, stereo, or portable music player to S16 and play the sound on any Sonos speaker.

  • Page 6: Choose A Location

    If your TV has an HDMI ARC port, use an HDMI cable to connect it to S16. If your TV doesn’t have an HDMI ARC port, you can connect it to S16 using the optical digital audio port on your TV along with the optical audio adapter. This adapter connects S16 to your TV’s optical audio output.

  • Page 7: Connect The Power Cord

    Connect the power cord Attach the power cord and plug in S16. If you don’t have the app, download it from the app store. You’ll use it to set up and control your Sonos system. See New to Sonos?. Connect S16 to your TV Use an HDMI cable to connect S16 to your TV.

  • Page 8: Play Music

    Note: The optical adapter’s port is “D-shaped”—make sure the connector aligns correctly into the port. Inserting the adapter incorrectly may damage the cable. If you don’t have the app, download it from the app store. You’ll use it to set up and control your Sonos system. See New to Sonos?.

  • Page 9: Change The Settings

    Sonos S16 You can use the RCA connection on S16 to play music to any Sonos players in your household, even when S16 is playing something different, like your TV sound. When connecting a turntable to S16, we recommend using an off-board phono preS16 that offers load Note: adjustments, gain, and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) equalization.
  • Page 10 Turn two Sonos speakers (same model) or an S16 paired with your favorite non-Sonos speakers into separate left and right rear channels for your Sonos home theater speaker (Beam, Playbase, Playbar, or S16). If this is a newly purchased speaker, be sure to add it to your Sonos system before attempting to set up surround speakers.
  • Page 11 > Settings > Room Settings. Choose the room with the speaker you want to pair, and tap Add Sub. To pair a third-party subwoofer with S16, just connect it to the SUB port and S16 will automatically Note: detect it.
  • Page 12 S16 settings Play in stereo or mono S16 plays audio in stereo by default. You can change this so that S16 plays in two mono channels when you use it as a standalone music player. > Settings > Room Settings and select the room.
  • Page 13 See Turn off volume control messages. Using your TV remote Once programmed, S16 works with you TV remote by default. You may want to disable this feature if you originally configured S16 to work with your TV and then moved it to a different location.

  • Page 14: Troubleshooting

    Some TVs may show volume control messages when you adjust the volume, even after you turn off your TV speakers. (If you have Beam or S16, this happens if it’s connected to your TV using the optical adapter.) You may be able to program your remote control to turn off these messages.

  • Page 15: Important Safety Information

    Choose an option: • Logitech Harmony Remote software • My Harmony website Select or enter Sonos as the manufacturer and your speaker as the model name/number. You may need to add your speaker if it doesn’t exist in the database. Note: Important safety information Please read these instructions and heed all warnings.

  • Page 16: Cleaning And Maintenance

    • Do not use chemical solvents (e.g. alcohol, benzene, paint thinner) or other flammable cleaning liquids. • Refer all servicing to Sonos qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the unit or the power cord has been damaged in any way, if liquid or other foreign matter has fallen into the ventilation openings, or the unit has been exposed to rain or moisture.
  • Page 17 SonosNet Extender Functions to extend and enhance the power of SonosNet 2.0. Ethernet Ports Dual Ethernet ports can connect S16 to a wired home network and allow for connection of additional Sonos players. General System Requirements Passive speakers with speaker wire, broadband internet, and Sonos app.

  • Page 18: Need More Help

    We’d love to hear from you! We’ll read your feedback carefully and use it to help us improve our product guides. Write to us at: docfeedback@sonos.com If you’re having a problem with your Sonos system, please contact Customer Care so they can help. Email them at http://www.sonos.com/emailsupport.

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