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  • Page 1 Sonos Controller for Android Product Guide...
  • Page 2 Sonos, Inc. SONOS, The Wireless HiFi System, PLAY:3, PLAY:5 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: Table Of Contents

    Renaming a Sonos Component ........
  • Page 4 User Guide Appendix A Tips and Troubleshooting Basic Troubleshooting ................A-1 Support Diagnostics .

  • Page 5: Regulation Information

    Die vollständige Konformitätserklärung finden Sie unter www.sonos.com/support/policies. Europe SONOS certifie que ce produit est conforme aux exigences de la directive CEM 2004/108/EC, de la directive basse tension 2006/95/EC et de la directive 1999/5/EC sur les équipements hertziens et les équipements terminaux de télécommunications, sous réserve d'une installation et d'une utilisation conformes aux instructions en vigueur du fabricant.
  • Page 6 User Guide Industry Canada The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the product is located such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population; consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health Canada’s Web site www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index- eng.php.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Overview

    • Easy way to wirelessly find and play all your music and all the music on the Internet, all around your house, and control it all with your Android phone • Fits in seamlessly with the rest of your Sonos Wireless HiFi System — use it as your only controller, or use it with other Sonos controllers for the perfect mix.

  • Page 8: Adding An Android Smartphone

    Android smartphone is connecting. • If you have another Sonos component, you will be prompted to press the Mute and Volume Up buttons on the compo- nent simultaneously and then release them as soon as they start to blink (approximately 1 second). The Mute and sta- tus indicator lights flash green and white while the Android smartphone is connecting.
  • Page 9 From the Settings menu, touch Advanced Settings -> Usage Data. Select On or Off. Start the music Simply touch Music on the Sonos controller and make a selection. For more information about your music choices, see "Managing and Playing Music" on page 4-1.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Sonos Controller For Android

    Sonos Controller for Android Now you can use your Android smartphone with Sonos to enjoy the music you love all around your home. Sonos Controller for Android is a free application that turns your Android smartphone into a full-fledged Sonos controller — simply pick a room, pick a song, and touch Play Now.
  • Page 11 Now Playing screen, and the queue. The options that are available depend on the screen that is currently displayed on your Android smartphone. Home Touch on your Android smartphone to close the Sonos controller application. Back Touch on your Android smartphone to return to the previous...

  • Page 12: Playback Controls

    If your Android smartphone locks with the Sonos controller open, it redisplays the same screen it was on when it locked. Note: Sonos Controller for Android includes options for searching. The Search key on the Android smartphone is not designed for use with the Sonos Controller for Android. Playback controls Use the playback controls to control basic playback tasks such as playing, pausing, rewinding, and fast forwarding.
  • Page 13 User Guide From the Now Playing screen, touch anywhere in the area where the track, artist, and album information appears to display the repeat, shuffle, and crossfade controls, as well as the track position slider. • Track position slider — Allows you to move quickly backward or forward through the current track by sliding the po- sition slider •...

  • Page 14: Volume Control

    Chapter 2: Sonos Controller for Android Volume control Volume Control Slide the volume controls right to increase volume, or left to decrease volume. If rooms are grouped, you can adjust the volume across the group by using the volume slide at the bottom of the screen, or adjust the volume in one room using the individual slides.

  • Page 15: Turning Off The Music System

    Turning Off the Music System Your Sonos system is designed to be always on; the system uses minimal electricity whenever it is not playing music. To quickly stop streaming music in all rooms, you can use the Pause All feature.

  • Page 16: Renaming A Sonos Component

    Turning Off the Status Indicator Light A constant light displays on the front of a Sonos component (PLAY:3, PLAY:5, CONNECT, CONNECT:AMP, or BRIDGE) to indicate that the unit is functioning in normal operation. If you have a component located in a bedroom, you may want to turn this light off so that when the unit is in normal operation, it does not display.

  • Page 17: Equalization (Sound Settings)

    Select Music Equalization, and drag your finger across the sliders to make adjustments. • Slide controls to the right to increase, left to decrease. • To change the Loudness setting, touch On or Off. • To change the settings for a Sonos component back to the original default values, touch Reset All.

  • Page 18: Using Headphones

    PLAY:5 with headphones attached is unaffected. Plug a pair of headphones into the headphone jack. (Sonos automatically drops the volume level down to 25%.) Put on your headphones and increase the volume to a comfortable listening volume.

  • Page 19: Creating A Stereo Pair

    2-10 User Guide Creating a Stereo Pair The Stereo Pair setting allows you to group two PLAY:5s or two PLAY:3s in the same room to create a wider stereo experience. In this configuration, component serves as the left channel and the other serves as the right channel. Optimum placement information •...
  • Page 20 Chapter 2: Sonos Controller for Android 2-11 From the Settings menu, touch ZonePlayer Settings. Select one of the components you wish to create a stereo pair with. Touch Create Stereo Pair, and then touch Next. Touch Select Zone and touch the other component you wish to pair.

  • Page 21: 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. You can group rooms together to play the same song in every room, or you can listen to different songs in every room. This means you can group the kitchen and the patio together while barbecuing, group all the rooms in the house together for a party, or leave the rooms ungrouped and let the kids can enjoy rap in their rooms while you listen to jazz in your office.

  • Page 22: Ungrouping Zones

    User Guide Touch Touch Zone Group to the right of the room you want to add more rooms to. Touch to select the room(s) you want to add to the group (a check mark appears). If you want to add all rooms to the group, simply touch Select All - Party Mode at the bottom of the Zone Grouping screen.

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 Managing And Playing Music

    • Folders You can manage your music library from the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC. For information on managing your music library, start the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC, and select Sonos System Help from the Help menu.

  • Page 24: Selecting From A Music Library

    A music service is an online music store or online service that sells audio on a per-song, per-audiobook, or subscription basis. 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 25: Power Scrolling

    You can manage your music library from the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC. For information on managing your music library, start the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC, and select Sonos System Help from the Help menu.

  • Page 26: Searching

    Touch Search, and then select your search criteria (the criteria that are available depend on whether you are searching the Music Library, Radio, or a music service). If you have a slide-out keyboard, the Sonos controller switches to landscape view when you slide the keyboard out.
  • Page 27 Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music Voice recognition search From the Music Menu, touch the music source your want to search. Touch Search, and then select your search criteria (the criteria that are available depend on whether you are searching the Music Library, Radio, or a music service).

  • Page 28: Music Library Preferences

    Select Music Library -> Imported Playlists from the Music Menu. If your playlists are not visible, they are probably not located in a folder you currently have shared to the Sonos 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 appear when you select Imported Playlists from your music library.

  • Page 29: Moving A Track Within The Queue

    • Save over an existing playlist by selecting a playlist from Select from Playlists, and then touch OK. • Touch Sonos Playlist Name, use the keyboard to type a unique name, touch Done, and then OK. You can access these playlists anytime by selecting Sonos Playlists from the Music Menu.

  • Page 30: Changing The Play Mode

    User Guide Changing the play mode Display the Now Playing screen. Touch anywhere in the area where the track, artist, and album information appears to display the shuffle, repeat, and crossfade controls, as well as the track progress bar. Touch the controls to change the play mode. Repeat Repeats the music queue after the last track has finished.

  • Page 31: Music Services

    A music service is an online music store or online service that sells audio on a per-song, per-audiobook, or subscription basis. Sonos is compatible with several music services — for the latest list of compatible music services, visit our Web site at www.sonos.com/howitworks/music/partners/default.aspx.

  • Page 32: Adding A Compatible Music Service

    Adding a compatible music service If you are currently subscribed to a music service that’s compatible with Sonos, simply add your music service login and password information (as needed) to Sonos and you’ll have instant access to the music service from your Sonos system. To see the latest list of compatible music services, go to www.sonos.com/howitworks/music/partners/default.aspx.

  • Page 33: Windows Media Player

    • Tracks • Playlists Sonos Playlists Sonos playlists are music queues you create and save for future listening. For example, you might want to create a jazz playlist, a party playlist, or an easy listening playlist. Creating a Sonos playlist Touch to display the current music queue.
  • Page 34 User Guide 4-12 Playing a Sonos playlist From the Music Menu, touch Sonos Playlists. Touch the playlist you want to play. Do one of the following: • Touch All Tracks. • Touch to select a specific track in a playlist.

  • Page 35: Docked Ipods

    Docked iPods The SONOS 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 36 • Connect the 3.5mm audio cable (supplied with the PLAY:5) to the Analog Audio In connector from the back of your PLAY:5 to the Line-out connector on the AirPort Express. (If you are connecting to a different Sonos component, you can use a standard RCA audio cable.)
  • Page 37 Select Use Autoplay Volume if you intend to use your AirPlay device to adjust the volume in the autoplay zone. Now you’re ready to use AirPlay — simply tap the AirPlay icon on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or in iTunes and select Sonos. For more information about setting up an AirPlay device with Sonos, go to http://faq.sonos.com/airplay.
  • Page 38 Connecting another line-in source to your Sonos system Connect the audio line-in cable provided with your Sonos component (or a standard RCA cable) from the audio out connection(s) on the external source to the analog Audio In connection(s) on the back of your Sonos component. The source device will automatically be detected and displayed on the Sonos controller.

  • Page 39: Line-Out

    Line-Out Level, and choose Variable. Adjust the volume on your Sonos system so you can hear music. This may be at the high end of the volume scale. If desired, you can readjust the volume on your home theater system so that the volume range for the controller falls...

  • Page 40: Radio

    4-18 Radio Sonos includes a radio guide that provides access to thousands of free Internet radio stations and broadcast programs. You can easily find radio from all over the world — music, news, and variety programming, including archived shows and podcasts.

  • Page 41: Adding A Station Or Show To Your Favorites List

    Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-19 Adding a station or show to your Favorites list When you add a radio station or show to your Favorites list, it is duplicated in one of the Favorites lists (Radio Stations or Radio Shows), not moved from the original radio list.

  • Page 42: Tips And Troubleshooting

    • Text-Chat and Phone: www.sonos.com/support/contact Support Diagnostics Support Diagnostics should only be accessed if you are talking with a Sonos Customer Support representative. (To find the correct telephone number for your country, go to www.sonos.com/support/contact.) For general Sonos support information, go to www.sonos.com/support.
  • Page 43 Back key 2-2 balance control 2-8 browse music library 4-2 imported playlists 4-6 Internet radio 4-18 iPod change connect to Sonos component 4-13 music service password 4-10 docked 4-13 play mode 4-8 iTunes 4-6 clear queue 4-7 connect device to line-out 4-17...
  • Page 44 4-7 manage music queue 4-6 repeat 4-8 Menu key 2-2 metadata 4-3 move track 4-7 search 4-4 MP3 player, connect to Sonos component 4-13 radio 4-18 music 2-2 using a keyboard 4-4 index 4-6 using voice recognition 4-5 library 4-1...
  • Page 45 Index WPL 4-6...

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