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Sonos® Digital Music System
User Guide
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Sonos® Digital Music System Chapter 1 Overview Your Computer Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 System Registration
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ii Managing the Music Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Clock and Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Your Music Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10 Music Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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iii Music Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24 Internet Radio (Controller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31 Sonos Playlists (Controller). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31 Managing Your Music Queue (Controller) . . . . . . . .
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iv Regulation Information Europe This product complies with the requirements 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,
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Overview Your Computer Requirements Note: Your network must have a high-speed Internet connection, as the Sonos Digital 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. To play the digital music files stored on your computer, your computer network must meet the following requirements: Network Requ
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1-2 Sonos Digital Music System User Guide Compatible playlist formats •iTunes® •Rhapsody™ • Musicmatch™ • Windows Media Player® • WinAmp® Compatible music file formats • Compressed MP3 • WMA (including Windows Media purchased songs) •AAC (MPEG4) • Ogg Vorbis • Audible .AA files (format 4) • Apple Lossless • Flac (lossless) • Uncompressed WAV and AIFF files. Apple FairPlay and WMA Lossless formats are not currently supported. Compatible streaming formats •MP3 •WMA (HTTP) Please visit our Web
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Chapter 1: Overview 1-3 Additional Information • For the latest product documentation, go to http://www.sonos.com/support/documents. • For answers to common or uncommon questions, go to http://faq.sonos.com. • For the latest system requirements or compatible audio formats, go to http:// faq.sonos.com/specs. • For the latest Sonos Digital Music System product news, go to http:// www.sonos.com. System Registration Registering your music system allows you to receive technical support, Sonos s
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1-4 Sonos Digital Music System User Guide Using Sonos Controller 1. From the Music menu, select System Settings>Controller Settings>Advanced Settings>Language. 2. Select your language preference, and then press OK. Available Music Sources • Library (shared folders on your network) • Music services • Sonos playlists (music queues you have saved for future playback) • Internet radio • Line-in (external devices such as a CD player or a portable music player) What is your music library? Your music
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Chapter 1: Overview 1-5 What is Internet radio? Internet radio stations are broadcasts provided by 3rd parties via the Internet. Sonos comes preloaded with over 300 Internet radio stations, and it's easy to add more as long as they use streaming MP3 or WMA formats. What is Line-in? You can connect an external line-in source such as a CD player, portable music player, or television to your Sonos Digital Music System, and this audio can be streamed to any ZonePlayer(s) in your house. Music L
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1-6 Sonos Digital Music System User Guide Compilation albums If your music collection contains compilations and soundtracks, you may want to group these songs together in your music library instead of viewing them by individual artist. This means that any artists that appear solely on compilations will not appear in your Artists list. There are two ways you can group compilations within Sonos: Windows Desktop Controller Macintosh Desktop Controller Group by iTunes® Compilations iTunes normall
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Chapter 1: Overview 1-7 1. Mark individual tracks as being part of compilations by highlighting the track and then selecting File>Get Info. 2. Check the Part of a compilation checkbox. 3. From iTunes Preferences, check the Group Compilations When Browsing checkbox. This will group the tracks you’ve marked as compilations. Within Sonos: You can organize your Sonos music library to use this iTunes compilation view. Using the Desktop Controller 1. Select File (or Sonos)>Preferences. 2. From t
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1-8 Sonos Digital Music System User Guide 1. From the Music menu, select System Settings>Music Library Management> Compilation Albums. 2. Select Group Using AlbumArtist, and then press OK. Contributing artists Contributing Artists are those who appear on individual tracks within an album, including those on a compilation or soundtrack album. You can set your preferences to show or hide these individual artists within a Contributing Artists view. Using Desktop Controller 1. Select File (or Son
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Chapter 1: Overview 1-9 Using Desktop Controller 1. Select File (or Sonos)>Preferences. 2. From the Library tab, select Do not Group Compilations. All of the individual artists will then appear in the Artists view. Using Sonos Controller 1. From the Music menu, select System Settings>Music Library Management> Compilation Albums. 2. Select Do not group compilations, and then press OK.
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1-10 Sonos Digital Music System User Guide 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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Chapter 1: Overview 1-11 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
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1-12 Sonos Digital Music System User Guide 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
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ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 1-2-3 Setup It takes just 3 steps to get your Sonos Digital Music System up and running: 1 Connect speakers or an external amplifier to your ZonePlayer 2 Connect the first Sonos ZonePlayer (with Ethernet cable supplied) to your home network 3 Install the computer software (or use the Sonos Controller) to configure your music system Easy as 1-2-3 Setup Follow the step-by-step instructions to ensure that you set up your Sonos Digital Music System correctly.
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Chapter 2: ZonePlayer Setup and Operation 2-2 Step 1: Connect first ZonePlayer to home network 1. Connect the Ethernet cable from an open port on your router to any of the Ethernet switch connectors on the back of your ZonePlayer. Note: You can connect either a ZonePlayer 80 or a ZonePlayer 100 to your router. If you are going to use speakers in this music zone, you can connect a ZonePlayer 100 to your router. If you want to connect to an external amplifier, or to your computer’s powered
