Sonos ZonePlayer100 Product Manual

Sonos ZonePlayer100 Product Manual

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  • Page 1 Sonos ZonePlayer 100 Product Guide...
  • Page 2 SONOS, Inc. SONOS, THE WIRELESS HI-FI 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 New to Sonos? It takes just a few steps to get your Sonos system up and running. The steps below are fully explained in the Quick Start Guide packaged with your ZonePlayer 100 — • Connect one Sonos component (BRIDGE, CONNECT:AMP, PLAY:3, PLAY:5, CONNECT, ZonePlayer 100) to your broadband router using an Ethernet cable (supplied).
  • Page 4: Your Home Network

    Please visit our Web site at http://faq.sonos.com/apps for more information. • Connect at least one Sonos component to your home network router using an Ethernet cable, and then you can add other Sonos components wirelessly.
  • Page 5 Sonos ZonePlayer 100 1-2-3 Setup Connect Speakers and Apply Power Important: Be sure to connect the red ( + ) and black ( - ) terminals from each speaker to the corresponding terminals on the ZonePlayer. Mismatching of polarities will result in weak central sound, and a distorted sense of sound direction.
  • Page 6 Indicator (white) Connect First ZonePlayer 100 Important: The first Sonos component you install must connect to your home network using a standard Ethernet cable (supplied). If you prefer to use this ZonePlayer wirelessly, you can connect a SONOS BRIDGE to your router instead.
  • Page 7: Install Software

    Sonos ZonePlayer 100 Install Software • Insert the Sonos System Setup CD-ROM (included with your ZonePlayer), and follow the prompts to connect your ZonePlayer(s) and set up access to your music files. Important: Firewall software such as Norton Internet Security™, McAfee™ Personal Firewall, Windows®...
  • Page 8: Adding To An Existing Sonos System

    • The Sonos Controller for Mac or PC (install using the CD-ROM packaged with your Sonos component) Sonos is always working on new ways to help you control the music any way you want. For the latest list of Sonos controllers, please visit our Web site at www.sonos.com/products.
  • Page 9: Playing Music

    Playing Music You can use any Sonos controller to select music— simply touch to select from the Music Menu on a handheld controller, or click to select from the Music Library pane within the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC.
  • Page 10: Using Line-In

    Using Line-In You can easily stream an external source such as a CD player or portable music player through your Sonos system using the audio-in connections on your Sonos ZonePlayer 100. The device will be automatically detected as soon as you plug it in.
  • Page 11: Using Line-Out

    If you want to control the volume exclusively from your home theater, change the line-out level on this ZonePlayer to Fixed. (When the line-out level is set to Variable, you can use the Sonos Controller to control the volume on the line-out connection.)
  • Page 12: Zoneplayer Zp100 Front

    User Guide ZonePlayer ZP100 Front On/Off Your Sonos system is designed to be always on; the system uses minimal electricity • Using a Sonos controller, select Pause All from the whenever it is not playing music. To stop streaming music in all zones, you can use the Zone menu.
  • Page 13 Sonos ZonePlayer 100 ZP100 Rear Panel Connectors Ethernet switch connectors (4) Use Category 5 Ethernet cable to connect to a router, computer, or additional network device such as a network-attached storage (NAS) device. LED indicators: • Green (link connection) •...
  • Page 14: Basic Troubleshooting

    ZonePlayer, try moving the your Sonos components closer together, or wire the ZonePlayer temporarily to see if the problem is related to wireless interference. If you encounter this message when installing the first wired Sonos component, you can try the steps below to resolve this issue: Check the firewall Firewall software installed on the computer may be blocking the ports that Sonos uses to operate.
  • Page 15 When adding the handheld Sonos Controller, it fails to detect the ZonePlayer(s) Wireless interference or a network problem may be preventing the Controller from joining your Sonos Wireless HiFi System. Verify that this is not a DHCP or network problem.
  • Page 16 Put 108 Mbps wireless routers into 54 Mbps mode. Sonos cannot function properly when a router is operating in "turbo" mode. In order to double the speed from 54 Mbps to 108 Mbps, the router goes into a wide bandwidth mode which utilizes most of the 2.4 GHz spectrum that the FCC has set aside for 802.11b/g devices.
  • Page 17: Important Safety Information

    Sonos ZonePlayer 100 Important Safety Information Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry soft cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer´s instructions.

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