Connecting The Sonos System For Playback - Onkyo TX-NR696 Instruction Manual

Connecting the Sonos System for Playback

Connecting this unit and Sonos Connect allows you to send the music or music
sources on the Sonos App to this unit. Through Sonos Connect, you can play
this unit with the same group of another Sonos device on the network or can
play only on this unit. Also, if you start to play music from Sonos App, this unit is
automatically turned on and the link function to switch input works.
• When "5. Hardware" - "Power Management" - "Network Standby" is set to
"Off" in the Setup menu, turn this unit on manually, and press the NET button
on the remote controller. In the factory default setting, the Network Standby
function ( p131) is set to On.
Necessary Equipment
• Sonos Connect
• RCA audio cable (supplied with Sonos Connect)
How to Connect This Unit and Sonos
Connect
1. Connect the Sonos Connect to the AUDIO IN jack of this unit with the RCA
audio cable supplied with the Sonos Connect. Any input jacks other than the
PHONO jack can be used.
• A digital cable can also be connected. For details, refer to the instruction
manual of Sonos.
• You can change the name of the input selector displayed on this unit to
easier-to-understand name. For example, the input connected to Sonos
Connect can be changed from "CD" (or another input selector) to "SONOS".
Press the button on the remote controller, select "4. Source" - "Name
Edit" and then change the name.
Contents Connections
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Setting Up
A setup is required to play Sonos on this unit. Make the setting according to the
following procedure.
1. Press the button on the remote controller, select "5. Hardware" - "Works
with SONOS", and press the ENTER button.
2. Select the following items with the cursors
Input Selector:
Enable the interlocking function with the Sonos Connect. With the cursors
/ , select the input selector to which the Sonos Connect is connected.
Connected Device:
Press the ENTER button to display Sonos devices connected to the same
network as the network of this unit. Select the Sonos Connect connected to
the unit and press the ENTER button.
• Products (e.g. Play:3 unequipped with an output terminal) other than the
Sonos Connect are also displayed in the device list and selectable. In
that case, when playback on the Sonos side starts, the input is switched,
however, audio is not output. Select the room name of the connected
Sonos Connect.
• Up to 32 devices can be displayed on the Sonos product list screen. If you
cannot find the Sonos Connect to be interlocked, return to the previous
screen, turn off the product you want to interlock, and try again.
Output Zone:
With the cursors
"Main": Outputs audio only to the main room (where this unit is located).
"Zone 2": Outputs audio only to the separate room (ZONE 2).
"Main/Zone 2": Outputs audio to both the main room and separate room.
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Front Panel≫ Rear Panel≫ Remote≫
Playback
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/ and set each item.
/ , select the ZONE where you want to listen to the music.
Setup
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