Sonos Multi-Room Music System User manual

Sonos® Multi-Room Music System
User Guide

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Contents
Sonos® Multi-Room Music
System
Chapter 1 Overview
Your Computer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
System Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Language Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Chapter 2 System Setup
Setting Up a New Sonos System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Step 1: Connect one Sonos component to your router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Adding to an Existing Sonos System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Add a ZoneBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Add a ZonePlayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Add a Sonos Controller 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Add an iPhone or iPod touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Renaming a ZonePlayer or ZoneBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Turning Off White Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Changing a ZonePlayer’s Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Turning Off Music System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Equalization (Sound Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Using Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Using Line-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Using Line-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
ZonePlayer 120/90 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
ZonePlayer 120 Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
ZonePlayer 100 Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
ZonePlayer 90 Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
ZonePlayer S5 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
ZonePlayer S5 Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
ZoneBridge Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40

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Chapter 3 Managing Zones
What Are Zones? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Zone Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Linking zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Dropping zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Chapter 4 Managing and Playing Music
Available Music Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Managing Music Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Using the Sonos Controller for PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Using the Sonos Controller for Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Using the Sonos Controller 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Using the Sonos Controller for iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Selecting from Music Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Using the Sonos Controller for PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Using the Sonos Controller 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Using the Sonos Controller for iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Music Library Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Sort folders by preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Compilation albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Imported playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Using Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Managing the Music Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Removing a track from the queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Moving a track within the queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Clearing the music queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Changing the play mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Viewing large album art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Music Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Activating a music trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Adding a compatible music service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Showing/hiding the Music Services tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Your music service password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Removing a music service trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Audible.com® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Adding an Audible account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Deleting an Audible account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Deezer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Last.fm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42

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Napster® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Using the Sonos Controller for PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Using the Sonos Controller for Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
Using the Sonos Controller 200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Using the Sonos Controller for iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Pandora® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Using the Sonos Controller for PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
Using the Sonos Controller for Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Using the Sonos Controller 200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-63
Using the Sonos Controller for iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Rhapsody® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68
Using the Sonos Controller for PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-69
Using the Sonos Controller for Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73
Using the Sonos Controller 200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Using the Sonos Controller for iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
SIRIUS® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Using the Sonos Controller for PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Using the Sonos Controller for Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84
Using the Sonos Controller 200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Using the Sonos Controller for iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Windows Media® Player 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-92
Sonos Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Selecting a radio station or show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Setting up or changing a local radio location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-98
Adding a new radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Editing a radio station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Adding a station or show to your Favorites list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Deleting a station or show from your Favorites list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Chapter 5 The Sonos® Controller 200
Using the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Sensors and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Connecting the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Sleep Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Turn off Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Clock and Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

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Online Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Adjusting Controller Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Additional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Chapter 6 Sonos® Controller for iPhone
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Sleep/Wake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Clock and Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Online Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Chapter 7 Sonos Controller for PC
Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Using Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Clock and Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Additional Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Firewall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Chapter 8 Sonos Controller for Mac
Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Using headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Clock and Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Additional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Uninstalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Firewall Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Enabling Windows File Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Chapter 9 The Sonos® Controller 100
Connecting the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Using the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Volume control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6

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Sensors and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Sleep modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Zone Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Turning off white status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Music Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Music Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Napster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Pandora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
SIRIUS Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Line-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Clock and Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Online Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Adjusting Equalization Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Adjusting Controller Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Additional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Appendix A Tips and Troubleshooting
Basic Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
ZonePlayer Status Indicator Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Appendix B Sonos Device Specifications
Sonos ZonePlayer 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Sonos ZonePlayer 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
Sonos ZonePlayer S5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Sonos Controller 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Sonos Controller 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
Sonos ZoneBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10
Sonos Loudspeaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12
Appendix C Alternate Sonos System Setup
System Setup Using Sonos Controller 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
System Setup Using iPhone/iPod touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
System Setup for NAS Device (no router) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10
System Setup Using Sonos Controller 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13
A Index

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Regulation Information
Europe
Sonos declares that this product complies with the requirements and other relevant
provisions of the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/ED). A copy of the full Declaration of
Conformance may be obtained at http://eu.sonos.com.
Attention In France, operation is limited to indoor use within the band 2.454-
2.4835 GHz.
(Attention. En France, l’utilisation en intérieur est limitée à la bande de fréquences
2,454-2,4835 GHz.)
USA
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced audio technician for help. Modifications
not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user's authority to
operate the equipment under FCC rules.
Canada
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 and RSS-210.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference
that may cause undesired operation of the device.

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Industry Canada
The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or
pointed 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.
RF Exposure Requirements
To comply with FCC and EU exposure essential requirements, a minimum separation
distance of 20cm (8 inches) is required between the equipment and the body of the
user or nearby persons.
Recycling Information
This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not
be treated as household waste. Instead please deliver it to the applicable collection
point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By recycling this
product correctly, you will help conserve natural resources and prevent potential
negative environmental consequences. For more detailed information about recycling
of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal
service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Overview
Your Computer Requirements
To play the digital music files stored on your computer, your computer network must
meet the following requirements:
Network Requirements
• DSL/cable modem, or LAN-based, high-speed Internet connection.
• If you currently have a cable or DSL modem connected directly to your com-
puter, you should install a router between your modem and your computer
to enhance your computer’s security, and to share the Internet connection with
your Sonos Multi-Room Music System and other devices. If you do not have a
router, you should purchase and install one before proceeding.
• If you are going to use the Sonos Controller for iPhone application (for iP-
hone or iPod touch), you will need a wireless router in your home network.
System requirements
• 500 MHz processor or better
• 128 MB RAM minimum/256 MB RAM recommended
• Network hardware as described above
Note: Your network must have a high-speed Internet connection, as the
Sonos® Multi-Room Music System is designed to provide you with online
software updates. Your Sonos system must be registered to receive these
updates so be sure to register during the setup process. At no time is your e-
mail address provided to other companies.
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Compatible operating systems
• Windows® XP and higher
• Macintosh® OS X, 10.4 and higher
Compatible music services
• Best Buy® Digital Music Store
• Deezer
• Last.fm™
• Napster®
• Pandora®
•Rhapsody®
• SIRIUS® Internet Radio
• and downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks
Compatible playlist formats
• iTunes®
• Musicmatch™
•Rhapsody®
• Windows Media® Player
•WinAmp®
Compatible audio formats
• Compressed MP3
• WMA (including Windows Media purchased songs)
• AAC (MPEG4)
• iTunes Plus
• Ogg Vorbis
• Audible .AA files (format 4)
• Apple Lossless
•Flac(lossless)
• Uncompressed WAV and AIFF files

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Native support for 44.1kHz sample rates. Additional support for 48kHz, 32kHz,
24kHz, 22kHz, 16kHz, 11kHz, and 8kHz sample rates.
Previously purchased Apple “Fairplay” DRM-protected songs may need to be
upgraded. See Apple for details. WMA Lossless formats not currently supported.
Compatible streaming formats
•MP3
•WMA
Technical Support
Whatever you need, our Sonos Support team is just an email or live support chat
away.
•Email: suppor[email protected]
•Web site: www.sonos.com/support to visit our Forums, browse our Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) pages, or request assistance.
•Live Text-Chat and Telephone: www.sonos.com/support/contact to live chat or
find the correct telephone number for your country.
Additional Information
• For the latest product documentation, go to http://www.sonos.com/support/
documents
• For the latest system requirements or compatible audio formats, go to http://
faq.sonos.com/specs
• For the latest Sonos Multi-Room Music System product news, go to http://
www.sonos.com
Note: Please visit our Web site at http://faq.sonos.com/specs for the latest
system requirements, including supported operating system versions.

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System Registration
Registering your music system allows you to receive technical support, Sonos
software upgrades, and several free music service trials. At no time is any of your
information provided to other companies.
Using the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC
Select Sonos System Registration from the Help menu (Windows) or the Sonos
menu (Macintosh).
Using a handheld Sonos Controller
1. From the Music Menu, touch Settings>Advanced Settings.
2. Touch System Registration, and then follow the prompts to register your Sonos
Multi-Room Music System.
Language Preference
Using the Sonos Controller for PC
1. From the File menu, select Preferences.
2. Select the General tab.
3. Select your language preference from the Language field.
Using the Sonos Controller for Mac
The Sonos Controller for Mac will try to use the language you have selected in your
OS X operating system (System Preferences).
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1. From the Music Menu, touch Settings>Controller Settings>Advanced
Settings>Language.
2. Touch to select your language preference.

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Windows Shortcut Keys
FUNCTION KEY SEQUENCE
Help F1
Album Art F4
Equalizer F5
Unmute All Zones F6
Mute All Zones F7
Mute Zone F8
Volume Down F9
Volume Up F10
Next CTRL + F
Play/Pause CTRL + P
Play Now CTRL + N
Play Next CTRL + Shift + N
Previous CTRL + B
Add to Queue CTRL + Q
Shuffle CTRL + H
Repeat CTRL + T

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Macintosh Shortcut Keys
FUNCTION KEY SEQUENCE
Add to Queue Option + Command + A
Album Art Command + —
Clock and Alarms Shift + Command + C
Drop Zone Shift + Command + D
Equalizer Command + =
Help Command + ?
Hide Music Library Command + L
Library Command + 1
Line-In Command + 5
Link Zone Shift + Command + L
Music Services Command + 2
Mute All Zones Option + Shift + Command + Down Arrow
Mute Zone Option + Command + Down Arrow
Next Command + Right Arrow
Next Zone Shift + Command + Down Arrow
Play/Pause space
Play Now Option + Command + P
Play Next Option + Command + N
Preferences Command + ,
Previous Command + Left Arrow

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Previous Zone Shift + Command + Up Arrow
Radio Command + 4
Repeat Option + Command + R
Schedule Music Index Updates Shift + Command + U
Set Up Music Library Shift + Command + M
Set Up Zones Shift + Command + Z
Shuffle Option + Command + S
Sleep Timer Shift + Command + S
Sonos Playlists Command + 3
Unmute All Zones Option + Shift + Command + Up Arrow
Update Music Index Now Shift + Command + I
Volume Down Command + Down Arrow
Volume Up Command + Up Arrow

System Setup
Already have Sonos?
If you are adding components to an existing Sonos music system, see "Adding to an
Existing Sonos System" on page 2-13.
New to Sonos?
Unpack your Sonos components, and then simply follow the setup instructions in
sequential order to ensure that you set up your Sonos® Multi-Room Music System
correctly. See "Your Computer Requirements" on page 1-1 to make sure your home
network is ready for Sonos, and then turn to "Setting Up a New Sonos System" on
page 2-4 for installation instructions.
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The ZonePlayer 120...
• Includes a high-performance, built-in amplifier that can power large or small
speakers, allowing you to enjoy superior audio quality in every room.
• Includes a multi-port Ethernet switch to enable direct connections to routers,
computers, or other ZonePlayers.
• Includes analog audio inputs with digital encoding so that music from an ex-
ternal audio source (such as a CD player or portable MP3 player) can be con-
nected to one ZonePlayer, and played by all the other ZonePlayers in your
system.
The ZonePlayer 90...
• Is designed to be used with an external amplifier. It contains both analog and
digital outputs so that you can easily connect it to your existing audio
equipment.
• Creates a music zone in a room where you already have an amplifier, such as
your home theater system or the stereo system in your family room.
• Creates a music zone in your home office where you already have a computer
or a pair of powered speakers.
• Can be used if you have a distributed audio system that is driven from an
amplifier in one central location with speaker wires home-run to this central
location.
The ZonePlayer S5...
• Creates room-filling, high-performance sound using a five-way speaker system
driven by five digital amplifiers.
• Travels easily— its compact size and molded handle make it easy to place the
ZonePlayer S5 on the kitchen counter or take it out to the patio with you.
• Works seamlessly with the complete range of existing Sonos products.
The ZoneBridge 100...
• 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

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want to set up a music zone in an area that lies beyond your current SonosNet
wireless range.
The Sonos Controller 200...
• Lets you wirelessly control the music and where it's being played, from any
room in your house—no pointing or line-of-sight requirements.
• Full-color LCD touch screen makes it simple to:
• search or browse for songs
• queue up tracks and playlists
• select zones—listen to different songs in every room, or listen to the same
song in every room.
• control volume, playback and system settings
The Sonos Controller for iPhone...
• Lets you wirelessly control your entire Sonos system over your home Wi-Fi net-
work.
• Turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a full-fledged Sonos Controller so you can
control your entire music experience with a touch of a finger.
• Has a touch-screen interface and fits in your pocket so you can carry it with
you all over the house.

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Setting Up a New Sonos System
Step 1: Connect one Sonos component to your router
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.
• The first Sonos component you install must connect to your home network us-
ing an Ethernet cable. If you only have a wireless network, you can go to
http://faq.sonos.com/wireless for assistance.
• If you have structured (built-in) wiring that connects to a router located else-
where in your home, you can connect from a live wall plate to any of the Ether-
net switch connectors on the back of a Sonos component.
Note: Which Sonos component should I connect to my broadband router?
If you want to listen to music in this room:
- Connect a ZonePlayer 120 with your choice of speakers
- Connect a ZonePlayer 90 with an external amplifier or powered speakers
- Connect a ZonePlayer S5 (which has built-in speakers)
If you don’t plan to listen to music in this room, you can connect a Sonos
ZoneBridge to your router instead.