User Manual

Sonos Setup
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Using Line-in
You can connect an external audio source like an Apple
®
AirPlay
®
device, CD player, TV, or MP3 player to any
Sonos player with an Audio In connection (PLAY:5, CONNECT, or CONNECT:AMP) and stream the audio to
any or all Sonos products around your house. So, go ahead:
• Connect an Apple AirPlay device such as AirPort Express
®
via line-in and play music wirelessly from your
iPhone
®
, iPad™ or iPod touch
®
in any or every room of the home.
• Connect an external audio source like a CD player via line-in and listen to your CD collection.
• Connect your TV to a PLAY:5, CONNECT, or CONNECT:AMP and listen to the big game on the patio
while cooking on the grill.
Connecting an AirPort Express to your Sonos system
1. Connect the AirPort Express to your PLAY:5 (or other Sonos product with an Audio In connection):
• Connect the AirPort Express to a Sonos product with an available Audio In connection (different products
will require different audio cables.)
• If you are connecting a PLAY:5, connect a 3.5mm audio cable 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 a
different Sonos product, you can use a standard RCA audio cable.
• Connect an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on the AirPort Express to an Ethernet port on your
Sonos product.
• Plug the AirPort Express into a power outlet.
Note: You can listen to music from the external device in any room, and use the
Sonos system to control the volume settings. However you must control the
playback (forward, pause, etc.) from the line-in source.