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  • Page 1 ® Sonos Controller for iPad Product Guide...
  • Page 2 Sonos, Inc. SONOS and all other Sonos product names and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonos, Inc. SONOS Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Sonos products may be protected by one or more patents. Our patent-to-product information can be found here: sonos.com/legal/patents...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Renaming a Sonos Component ........
  • Page 4 Product Guide Line-out ..................4-21 Radio .

  • 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, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU 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 Product 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: Sonos Controller For Ipad

    New to Sonos? It takes just a few steps to get your Sonos system up and running. Unpack the Sonos components you purchased and refer to the Quickstart Guide included in the box. Once you’ve set up your Sonos system, you can easily download and install the Sonos Controller for iPad.

  • Page 8: Adding An Ipad

    Adding a Household Your Sonos Controller for iPad gives you quick and easy access to all of your Sonos systems. Simply add a household to your Sonos controller and it will automatically connect as you move from one place to another. So, enjoy your Sonos system at work, and when you get home, open your Sonos controller for instant access to your music.
  • Page 9 Start the music Sonos gives you a world of music at your fingertips. You can play all the songs stored on your PC or Mac, choose from thousands of free Internet radio stations, and enjoy millions of songs and stations from the most popular online music services.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 At A Glance

    At A Glance 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 app that turns your iPad into a full-fledged Sonos controller—simply pick a room, pick a song, and touch Play Now.
  • Page 11 Room screen and the Now Playing screen. Back Touch to return to the previous screen. Music Touch Music to browse or select music, access playlists, and change the default settings for a Sonos component or Sonos controller.

  • Page 12: Playback Controls

    To awaken your iPad, press the Sleep button or the iPad Home button and then slide your finger to unlock it. If your iPad goes to sleep with the Sonos controller open, it redisplays the same screen it was on when it went to sleep.
  • Page 13 Product Guide From the Now Playing screen, touch anywhere on the album cover 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 posi- tion slider •...

  • Page 14: Equalization (Sound Settings)

    Equalization (Sound Settings) Sonos products ship with the equalization settings preset in order to provide the optimal playback experience. If desired, you can change the sound settings (bass, treble, balance, or loudness) to suit your personal preferences.

  • Page 15: Clock And Alarms

    • Touch Time Zone to choose your time zone from the list. • 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 16: Setting An Alarm

    Note: If the music you’ve selected is not available when the alarm goes off (such as an Internet radio station that has dropped off), your alarm plays the Sonos chime instead. Touch Advanced to select additional alarm preferences: •...

  • Page 17: Creating A Stereo Pair

    Optimum placement information • When creating a stereo pair, it is best to place the two Sonos components 8 to 10 feet away from each other. • Your favorite listening position should be 8 to 12 feet from the units. Less distance increases bass, more distance improves stereo imaging.

  • Page 18: Surround Speakers

    If you have a PLAYBAR, you can easily add two PLAY:1 or PLAY:3 speakers to function as left and right surround channels in your Sonos surround sound experience. • Make sure the Sonos products are the same—you cannot combine a PLAY:1 and a PLAY:3 to function as surround speakers.

  • Page 19: Turning Off The Music System

    • To quickly stop streaming audio in all rooms, touch Pause All from the Rooms menu on a Sonos controller. • To quickly stop streaming audio in a room or room group, press the Play/Pause button on a Sonos player (may appear as a Mute icon on some players).

  • Page 20: Renaming A Sonos Component

    A constant white light displays above the volume controls on Sonos players to indicate that the unit is functioning in normal operation. If you have a Sonos product 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 21: Online Updates

    Usage Data To help us improve our products and services, Sonos would like to collect usage data about how you use your Sonos system. We will never provide any of this information to third parties. To learn more, go to our Web site at www.sonos.com/legal/usage-data.
  • Page 22 Sonos Controller for iPad 2-13 From the Settings menu, touch Advanced Settings -> Usage Data. Select ON or OFF.

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Managing Rooms

    Managing Rooms Sonos lets you enjoy music in up to 32 rooms, inside or out. You can play a different song in every room or play the same song in every room. Group the kitchen and patio together when you’re barbecuing; group the rooms throughout your home in perfect synchronization for a party;...

  • Page 24: Ungrouping Rooms

    Check the rooms you want to add to this group, and then touch Done. If you want to group all the rooms in your house, touch Select All from the Group Rooms screen. All of your Sonos components will play the same music in synchrony until you remove rooms from the group.

  • Page 25: Chapter 4 Managing And Playing Music

    What is Sonos Favorites? Sonos Favorites gives you quick and easy access to the music you love the most. You can add audio selections to Sonos Favorites from any controller. Once you’ve added a favorite, it appears under Sonos Favorites on the Music menu.
  • Page 26 Sonos is compatible with several music services - you can visit our Web site at www.sonos.com/music for the latest list. 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 27: Managing Your Local Music Library

    The shared music folders that are currently accessible to your Sonos system are displayed. (If a computer on your network is turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, the music on that computer will be unavailable to the Sonos system until the computer is turned back on.)

  • Page 28: Selecting From A Local Music Library

    • Info & Options—displays additional options, such as viewing information about the artist or album 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 4-13.

  • Page 29: Power Scrolling

    Sonos Controller for iPad Power Scrolling When scrolling through a long list, you can touch any letter to the right of the list to make alphabetic browsing faster. Touch any letter to move immediately to the selections that begin with that letter, or scroll through the list.

  • Page 30: Drag And Drop

    Sonos Favorites Sonos Favorites gives you quick and easy access to the music you love the most. You can add audio selections to your Sonos Favorites from any controller. Once you create a Favorite, it appears under Sonos Favorites on the Music menu.
  • Page 31 • Add to Queue to add the selection to the end of your music queue. • Replace Queue to remove the contents of the current queue and replace it with this selection. • Info & Options to display additional options, such as adding a track to your Sonos Favorites or viewing artist/album information.

  • Page 32: Local Music Library Preferences

    You can view your playlists by selecting 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 33: Sharing Your Sonos Experience

    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 4-13.

  • Page 34: Changing The Play Mode

    You can access these playlists anytime by selecting Sonos Playlists from the Music menu. Note: Tracks that reside on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad are not included in a Sonos play- list. For more information, see "Wireless iTunes Playback from iOS Devices" on page 4-16.

  • Page 35: 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 2-12 for help with this step.

  • Page 36: 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/music.

  • Page 37: Windows Media Player

    • Composers • Genres • 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.
  • Page 38 Adding a Sonos playlist While browsing music, you can create a Sonos playlist or add to an existing playlist. Simply touch a selection and choose Add to -> Add to Sonos Playlist. Touch New Playlist or select an existing playlist.
  • Page 39 Drag the track to a new location in the playlist, and then release. Touch Done. Removing a track from a playlist From the Music menu, touch Sonos Playlists. Touch a playlist, and then tap Edit. Flick through the list to locate the track you want to remove from the playlist.

  • Page 40: Wireless Itunes Playback From Ios Devices

    Adding a Sonos playlist to your Sonos Favorites Sonos Favorites gives you quick access to the music you love most. Once you add a Sonos playlist to your Favorites, you can play it by selecting it from Sonos Favorites on the Music menu. For additional information, see "Sonos Favorites"...

  • Page 41: 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 42 • 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 43 Use the slider to set a default volume for the autoplay room whenever the AirPlay de- vice is connected. 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 44 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 45: 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 46: Radio

    • If you have a music service enabled on your computer, you can additionally select Internet radio stations from your music service. • Sonos currently supports MP3 and WMA streaming audio formats. • If you can’t find your favorite radio station or show, go to our Web site at http://faq.sonos.com for additional information. Selecting a radio station From the Music menu, touch Radio.
  • Page 47 Adding a station or show to your Sonos Favorites Sonos Favorites gives you quick access to the music you love most. Once you add a station or show to your Sonos Favorites, play it by selecting it from your Sonos Favorites on the Music menu. For additional information, see "Sonos Favorites" on page 4-6.

  • Page 48: Basic Troubleshooting

    If a problem occurs, you can try the troubleshooting suggestions listed below. If one of these doesn’t remedy the problem, or you are not sure how to proceed, please contact the Sonos Customer Support team and we’ll be happy to help.
  • Page 49 2-7 compatible music service 4-12 iPad 1-2 date, set 2-6 music 4-3 delete radio station to Sonos Favorites 4-23 music service trial 4-13 shared folder 4-3 Sonos Favorite 4-7 show to My Radio 4-22 Sonos playlist 4-16 Sonos Favorite 4-7...
  • Page 50 4-9 track 4-9 4-15 metadata 4-4 rename move track 4-9 4-14 Sonos component 2-11 MP3 player, connect to Sonos component 4-17 Sonos Favorite 4-8 music Sonos playlist 4-16 library 4-1 reorder queue 4-9 4-14 manage local library 4-3...
  • Page 51 4-10 home theater 4-21 Sina Weibo 4-9 line-out 4-21 sleep timer 2-7 software updates 2-12 Sonos Favorites 4-1 WAV metadata 4-4 add 4-7 Windows Media Player 4-13 add playlist to 4-7 wireless iTunes playback 4-2 4-16 delete 4-7...

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