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  • Page 1 Sonos® Controller for iPad™ User Guide...
  • Page 2 Sonos, Inc. Sonos is a registered trademark of Sonos, Inc. in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Benelux (Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands), Japan, Finland, France, Mexico, Germany, Russia and Australia, and a trademark of Sonos, Inc. in other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Step 1: Connect one Sonos component to your router ....... .
  • Page 4 Adding your Wolfgang’s Vault account information to Sonos ....... . .
  • Page 5 Docked iPods ..............4-21 Line-in .
  • Page 6 Regulation Information Europe Sonos declares that this product herewith complies with the requirements of the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC when installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. A copy of the full Declaration of Conformance may be obtained at www.sonos.com/support/policies.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 System Setup

    Already have Sonos? If you are adding an iPad™ to an existing Sonos music system, see Adding an iPad to an Existing Sonos System on page 1-10. (The Sonos Controller for iPad application requires an iPad, at least one Sonos ZonePlayer™, and a wireless router to operate. iPads and Sonos ZonePlayers are sold separately.)
  • Page 8 • Connects the Sonos Multi-Room Music System to your home network when your router is in a location where you don’t want to play music. • Extends the wireless range of your Sonos Multi-Room Music System when you want to set up a music zone in an area that lies beyond your current SonosNet wireless range.

  • Page 9: Your Computer Requirements

    • Is optimized for the large, touch-screen display so you can easily and quickly enjoy your music. • Can be used in both portrait and landscape modes. • Fits in seamlessly with the rest of your Sonos system - use it as your only controller, or use it with other Sonos controllers for the perfect mix.

  • Page 10: Technical Support

    Web site at http://faq.sonos.com/specs Technical Support Whatever you need, our Sonos Support team is just an email or live support chat away. • Email: support@sonos.com • Web site: www.sonos.com/support Visit our Forums, browse our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pages, or request assistance.

  • Page 11: Setting Up A New Sonos System

    Connect an Ethernet cable (supplied) from any of the Ethernet switch connectors on the back of a ZonePlayer or ZoneBridge to an open port on your router. Do not connect the Sonos component directly to your cable or DSL modem unless your modem has a built-in router.

  • Page 12: Step 2: Place Other Zoneplayers In The Rooms Of Your Choice

    If you don’t have an open port on your router, you can disconnect your computer from the router and connect it to the ZoneBridge or ZonePlayer instead. Then you can connect the Sonos component into the router port the computer was previously plugged into (see ZoneBridge example below).
  • Page 13 The Mute button indicator and the ZonePlayer Status indicator will begin to flash. (If this ZonePlayer was previously connected to a Sonos Multi-Room Music System, the ZonePlayer Status indicator may light solid white instead.) Connect your ZonePlayer 90 to an external amplifier by choosing one of the following options: Connect to a home theater or amplifier •...

  • Page 14: Step 3: Install The Software

    If you don’t have digital music stored on your computer, or don’t use Windows® or Macintosh OS X® operating systems, you can put the Sonos System Setup CD away in a safe place and follow the steps below to set up your Sonos Multi-Room Music System.

  • Page 15: Step 4: Play Some Music

    Touch the App Store icon on your iPad to download the Sonos Controller for iPad application, or you can download it from iTunes. If you download the Sonos Controller from iTunes, you need to sync before you see the Sonos logo display on your iPad.

  • Page 16: Adding An Ipad To An Existing Sonos System

    Download the Sonos Controller for iPad application. You can either touch the App Store icon on your iPad, or you can download it from iTunes— if you download the Sonos Controller from iTunes, you need to sync before you see the Sonos logo display on your iPad.

  • Page 17: Chapter 2 Sonos® Controller For Ipad

    Sonos® Controller for iPad Now you can use your iPad with Sonos to enjoy the music you love all around your home. The Sonos Controller for iPad is a free application that turns your iPad into a full-fledged Sonos Controller—simply pick a room, pick a song, and touch Play Now.

  • Page 18: Navigation

    Sonos® Controller for iPad™ User Guide Navigation Zones While holding the iPad in portrait orientation, touch the Zones button to toggle between the Zones menu (where you can select a zone to play music in, view the music selections playing in each room, or...

  • Page 19: Ipad Controls

    Touch the Information button to view additional choices or view more information for a music selection. Settings Touch the Settings button to change the default settings for a Sonos ZonePlayer or ZoneBridge, or for the Sonos application on your iPad. iPad Controls Home Press the iPad Home button to close the Sonos Controller application.

  • Page 20: Volume Control

    Sonos® Controller for iPad™ User Guide Previous / Rewind If you are more than 3 seconds into the track, this button jumps to the start of the current track; if you are less than 3 seconds into the track, this button jumps to the start of the previous track.

  • Page 21: Turning Off Music System

    • Touch the current time zone (under Time Zone), select your time zone from the list, and then touch Done. • To set the time from the Internet, touch ON or OFF. When this is on, your Sonos system will periodically update the date and time from the Internet.

  • Page 22: Online Updates

    Multi-Room Music System while this process is running. Contact Sonos Customer Support if an error occurs. Once you finish updating your Sonos components, go to the App store to download the latest Sonos software update for your iPad. Changing the line-in source level The audio level from a line-in source can be set.

  • Page 23: Turning Off The White Status Indicator

    ZonePlayer so that when the ZonePlayer is in normal operation, the white light will not display. However, if the ZonePlayer status indicator begins to flash amber, see the Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide for more information. On your iPad, touch Touch ZonePlayer Settings.

  • Page 24: Using Headphones

    If you adjust group volume, the volume in the zone with headphones attached will be unaffected. Plug a pair of headphones into the headphone jack. (Sonos will automatically drop the volume level down to 25%.)

  • Page 25: Creating A Stereo Pair

    Chapter 2: Sonos® Controller for iPad Put on your headphones and increase the volume to a comfortable listening volume. Caution: Long term exposure to music played at high volume through headphones can cause permanent hearing damage. Remove the headphone jack from the back of the ZonePlayer S5 when you are ready to resume listening through the built-in speakers.
  • Page 26 Sonos® Controller for iPad™ User Guide 2-10 On your iPad, touch Touch ZonePlayer Settings. Touch one of the ZonePlayer S5s you wish to create a stereo pair with. Touch Create Stereo Pair, and touch Next. Select the other ZonePlayer S5 you wish to pair, and then touch Next.

  • Page 27: Chapter 3 Managing Zones

    What Are Zones A zone is just another word for a room in your house—Sonos lets you enjoy music in up to 32 rooms, inside or out. We call them zones because you can group rooms together to play the same song in every room, or you can listen to different songs in every room.

  • Page 28: Ungrouping Zones

    Sonos® Controller for iPad™ User Guide Touch Group to the right of the zone you want to group (add more rooms to). If you want to join all the zones in your house to this music queue, simply touch Select All at the bottom of the Zone Grouping screen.

  • Page 29: Chapter 4 Managing And Playing Music

    Note: If a computer on your network is turned off or is in standby mode, the music folders on that computer will be unavailable to the Sonos Multi-Room Music System until the computer is turned back on.

  • Page 30: Managingyour Music Library

    Sonos Web page What is a Sonos playlist? A Sonos playlist is a music queue you create and then save for future listening. For example, you might want to create a jazz playlist, a party playlist, or an easy listening playlist.

  • Page 31: Selecting From Music Library

    The shared music folders that are currently accessible to your Sonos Multi-Room Music System are displayed. Touch the folder you wish to stop using, and touch Remove. Your music folder will remain untouched on your computer, but you will no longer be able to access it from the Sonos Multi-Room Music System.

  • Page 32: Power Scroll

    Sonos® Controller for iPad™ User Guide If you’ve created Sonos playlists (saved queues), you can play them anytime by selecting Sonos Playlists from the Music Menu. For more information, see "Sonos Playlists" on page 4-21. Note: If you have uncompressed WAV or AIFF files in your music collection, they may only be available for browsing and/or selection via Track or Browse by Folder, as uncompressed files may not contain detailed information such as artist, title and genre.

  • Page 33: Music Library Preferences

    Touch Music Library>Imported Playlists. If your playlists are not visible, they are probably not located in a folder you currently have shared to the Sonos Multi-Room Music System. Move the playlist file .PLS, .M3U or .WPL into the same music folder that you have shared to the Sonos system, update your music index, and the custom playlists will appear when you select Imported Playlists from your music library.

  • Page 34: Using Twitter

    Imported Playlists menu on both the Sonos Controller and Sonos Controller for PC as long as your 'iTunes Music Library.xml' file is shared along with your music to the Sonos system. For typical iTunes installations, this file is located in the iTunes folder.

  • Page 35: Managing The Music Queue

    Managing the Music Queue Once you have added tracks to a queue, you can make changes to the music queue using the queue controls. Sonos Playlists are music queues you create and save for future listening. For more information, see "Sonos Playlists" on page 4-21.

  • Page 36: Clearing The Music Queue

    Sonos® Controller for iPad™ User Guide Clearing the music queue Touch Clear. You are asked if you want to clear the queue. Touch Clear to verify your selection. This will clear the entire queue in the selected zone and the music will stop playing.

  • Page 37: Music Services

    To activate any of the free music service trials that are included with your Sonos system, your Sonos system must be registered. If you have not yet registered, you can go to "System Registration" on page 1-10 for help with this step.

  • Page 38: Your Music Service Password

    Touch Remove to confirm that you want to remove the selected trial. Audible.com® If you are an Audible.com user, simply add your Audible account information to Sonos, and you can listen to Audible files on your Sonos System. (For more information about becoming an Audible customer, you can go to www.audible.com.) You must add your Audible account information to Sonos using the Sonos controller for the Mac or PC.

  • Page 39: Deezer

    Clear Channel’s free radio service. It features over 750 of America’s favorite radio stations, including several exclusive digital stations. With Sonos and iheartradio you can listen to music, talk, or even traffic updates, in any room — no iheartradio account required.

  • Page 40: Napster

    Sonos connects directly to Napster via the Web, so you don't have to download an application or even turn your PC on. To activate a music service trial, your Sonos system must be registered so if you have not yet registered, go to "System Registration"...

  • Page 41: If You're An Existing Napster Customer

    From the Music Menu, touch More Music. Touch Napster. Touch I have an account, and then follow the on-screen prompts to set up your Sonos music system. You will be asked to type your Napster login and password. Your credentials will be verified with Napster, and then you will have instant access to Napster from your Sonos Multi-Room Music System.

  • Page 42: Selecting A Napster Radio Station

    Room Music System. Select Pandora Radio from the Music Menu to make a radio station selection. Upgrading your account If you’ve been using Pandora with Sonos, and decide to upgrade from a free Pandora account to a paid subscription, simply go to www.pandora.com.

  • Page 43: Creating A New Station From An Artist Or Track

    Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-15 If you find what you are looking for, simply touch to select it. If you’d like to try again, touch Cancel. Note: Pandora has a setting that allows you to filter explicit content. When the filter is turned on, radio edited songs with explicit lyrics will be played instead of the unedited versions.

  • Page 44: Bookmarking A Track

    Sonos connects directly to Rhapsody via the Web, so you don't have to download an application or even turn your PC on. To activate a music service trial, your Sonos system must be registered so if you have not yet registered, go to "System Registration"...

  • Page 45: If You're An Existing Rhapsody Customer

    Touch Rhapsody. Touch I already have an account, and then follow the on-screen prompts to set up your Sonos music system. Your credentials will be verified with Rhapsody, and then you will have instant access to Rhapsody from your Sonos Multi-Room Music System.

  • Page 46: Sirius

    From the Music Menu, touch More Music. Touch SIRIUS. Select I already have an account, and then follow the on-screen prompts to set up your Sonos music system. (If you do not know your SIRIUS login and password, you can contact SIRIUS directly to retrieve them.) •...

  • Page 47: Selecting A Radio Station

    Spotify® If you’re a premium Spotify customer, you’ve got everything you need to start enjoying Spotify on your Sonos system. Sonos can connect directly to Spotify, so you’ve got a new way to listen to music. Millions of songs, on-demand in high quality audio.

  • Page 48: Wolfgang's Vault

    Wolfgang’s Vault If you’re a Wolfgang’s Vault customer, you’ve got everything you need to start enjoying Wolfgang’s Vault on your Sonos system. Sonos can connect directly to Wolfgang’s Vault, the world’s largest collection of live concert recordings, so you’ll have unlimited access to thousands of concerts from the last 50 years to play in any venue you choose.

  • Page 49: Sonos Playlists

    Docked iPods The Sonos Wireless Dock allows you to play music stored on your docked iPod or iPhone in any or every room of your home, all perfectly synchronized. You can select music directly from your device when it is seated in the dock (autoplay mode), or you can use any Sonos Controller to make music selections and control playback (accessory mode).

  • Page 50: Line-In

    You can connect an external source such as a CD player, portable music player, or television to your Sonos Multi-Room Music System, and this audio can be streamed to any ZonePlayer(s) in your house. So, connect your CD player to the Sonos Multi-Room Music System and listen to the CDs you haven’t had a chance to rip to your music library, or connect to your TV and listen to the...

  • Page 51: Setting Up Or Changing A Local Radio Location

    Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-23 • Select a radio station or radio show by category (such as Music, Talk, Sports, or Location). Select a category, and then drag your finger to browse through the list. Setting up or changing a local radio location Selecting a local radio location will give you easy access to local radio stations in that city.

  • Page 52: Appendix A Tips And Troubleshooting

    Warning: Under no circumstances should the product be repaired by anyone other than an authorized Sonos repair center, as this will invalidate the warranty. Please contact Sonos Customer Support for an authorized repair center in your area. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock.
  • Page 53 Index delete music service trial 4-10 activate music trial 4-9 delete Pandora station 4-15 add alarm 2-5 delete Sonos playlist 4-21 add compatible music service 4-9 download software updates 2-6 add iPad 1-10 add music 4-2 add Napster trial 4-12...
  • Page 54 Sonos® Controller for iPad™ User Guide MP3 player, connect to ZonePlayer 4-21 Rhapsody Radio 4-17 music button 2-2 Rhapsody, search 4-17 4-20 music index 4-2 music library 4-1 music queue 4-1 S5, stereo pair 2-9 music service 4-9 scrobbling 4-12...
  • Page 55 Index WAV metadata 4-4 why is this track playing 4-16 WPL 4-5 zone groups 3-1 ZonePlayer, rename 2-6...

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