Connect The Power Cord - Sonos S16 Product Manual

Sonos S16
Repeat to install the other speaker wires.
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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. When connected, S16 creates two front audio channels and
plays you TV sound through your favorite non-Sonos speakers.
You may need the optical adapter too (the app lets you know).
Note:
Fully insert the HDMI cable into S16's HDMI port.
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Connect the HDMI cable to your TV. You have two choices:
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• If your TV has an HDMI ARC port, connect the HDMI cable directly to the TV's HDMI ARC port.
• If your TV doesn't have an HDMI ARC port, attach the optical adapter to the HDMI cable and connect
it to the TV's optical digital OUT port.
If your TV has an HDMI ARC port
HDMI ARC is a special port that looks like a standard HDMI port. Although they look the same, if you connect
to a standard HDMI port,
On your TV's audio OUT panel, look for an HDMI ARC port.
1.
It may be on the back or side of your TV.
You'll know it's an ARC port if you see the word "ARC" on the label.
Connect the HDMI cable to the TV's HDMI ARC port.
2.
Note: If you can't find the word "ARC" on the label, it isn't the correct port, see If your TV doesn't have an
HDMI ARC port.
you won't hear sound
ARC HDMI
.
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