® SONOS CONTROL Product Guide
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SONOS CONTROL You can use your CONTROL to enjoy the music you love all around your home.—simply pick a room, pick a song, and tap Play Now. Already have Sonos? If you are adding a SONOS CONTROL to an existing Sonos system, see "Adding a SONOS CONTROL" on page 1. Note: The SONOS CONTROL requires that you have one or more Sonos players and a wireless router set up in your home. Sonos components are sold separately. New to Sonos? It takes just a few steps to get your Sonos system up and running.
2 Product Guide Once you’ve got one or more rooms set up, connect the power adapter to the back of the charging cradle (included) and plug the cradle into a power outlet. Place the SONOS CONTROL into the charging cradle to wake it up (the screen will come alive when it’s ready), and then follow the CONTROL’s on-screen instructions to add it to your Sonos system.
3 SONOS CONTROL Tour the SONOS CONTROL Navigation Rooms Touch to select a room to play music in, to view the music selections playing in each room, or to create or modify room groups in order to share the same music across rooms. You can also use this button to lock the SONOS CONTROL so that nothing happens when you touch the screen (such as when cleaning the screen, or carrying the CONTROL in your pocket.) To lock the SONOS CONTROL, touch and hold for two (2) seconds.
4 Product Guide View Queue Touch to view the tracks in the current queue. Back Touch Info & Options Touch on the Now Playing screen to view additional choices or view more information for a music selection. to return to the previous screen. Playback Controls Play / Pause Toggles between playing and pausing the current track. Next / Fast Forward Jumps to the start of the next track in the music queue.
5 SONOS CONTROL Volume Volume Control Use the volume control buttons to increase (+) or decrease (-) the volume in any room, or across a room group. Mute Temporarily silences the music in a room. Touch again to unmute. To mute all rooms, touch and hold for 3 seconds. Touch and hold for 3 seconds to unmute all rooms. Settings Lock You can lock the SONOS CONTROL so that nothing happens when you touch the LCD touch screen or buttons.
6 Product Guide The button brightness is controlled by the light sensor, so the button brightness will vary depending upon your environment (such as whether it’s night or day, or whether your are inside or outside your home.) Motion sensor The SONOS CONTROL has a motion sensor to automatically wake it up when motion is detected. Select this setting if you wish to disable the motion sensor. From the Settings menu, select Controller Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Motion Sensor.
7 SONOS CONTROL 1. Remove the battery door on the back of your CONTROL. Slide the battery door back, and then lift it off 2. Remove the existing battery by gently pulling the gray battery tab toward you to dislodge the battery, and then lift up to 3. 4. 5. 6. remove. Remove the protective wrap from the new battery. Insert the battery into the battery compartment with the Sonos logo facing out, making sure the battery snaps gently into place. Close the battery door.
8 Product Guide 1. Press . 2. Touch Group to the right of the room you want to group with other rooms. 3. 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. Ungrouping Rooms 1. Press . 2. Touch Group to the right of the room group you want to change. 3.
SONOS CONTROL 9 Turning Off the Status Light 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. However, if the status indicator light begins to flash orange, please go to http://faq.sonos.com/led for additional information. 1.
10 Product Guide Note: The Stereo Pair setting is for use with PLAY:1s, PLAY:3s and PLAY:5s only. You cannot create a mixed stereo pair—both Sonos components in the stereo pair must be the same. 1. From the Settings menu, touch Room Settings. 2. Select one of the components you wish to create a stereo pair with (PLAY:1, PLAY:3 or PLAY:5 only). 3. Touch Create Stereo Pair, and then follow the on-screen prompts. The components automatically connect to form a stereo pair.
SONOS CONTROL 11 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. Note: The loudness setting is designed to compensate for normal changes in the ear's sensitivity at low volumes — you can turn this setting on to boost certain frequencies, including bass, at low volume. 1.
12 Product Guide Music Sources Available Music Sources • • • • • • • Radio (Internet radio stations, radio shows, or podcasts) Music services Local music library (shared folders on your home network) Sonos Favorites Sonos playlists (music queues you have saved for future playback) Docked iPods Line-in (connect an external audio source like an Apple® AirPlay® device, CD player, TV, MP3 player or more to a Sonos component via line-in and stream the audio to any or all Sonos components around your house) W
SONOS CONTROL • • • • • • 13 Composers Genres Tracks Imported playlists Search Folders 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 your Sonos Favorites from any controller. Once you’ve added a favorite, it appears under Sonos Favorites on the Music menu. What is a Sonos playlist? A Sonos playlist is a music queue you create and then save for future listening.
14 Product Guide 1. From the Music menu, touch Radio. 2. Touch Local Radio -> Change Location. 3. Choose one of the following options: • Select Enter ZIP Code as your search criteria and then use the keyboard to enter a ZIP code. Or, • Select Pick a City as your search criteria, and then use your finger to browse the list and make a selection.
SONOS CONTROL 15 • Some music services may not be available in your country. Please check the music service’s Web site for more information. • 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, go to www.sonos.com/support for help with this step. • Touch Music to see the music services that are set up to work with Sonos.
16 Product Guide 3. Touch I already have an account. Note: If you’re a Spotify user, you can choose to log in with your Spotify account information or using your Facebook credentials. 4. Type your music service login and password, and then touch Done. Your login and password will be verified with the music service. Once your credentials have been verified, you’ll have instant access to the music service—it will appear as an option on the Music menu.
SONOS CONTROL 17 Adding a shared folder To make another shared folder available to your Sonos system: 1. From the Music menu, select Settings -> Manage Music Library -> Music Library Setup. 2. Touch Add New Share. 3. Choose one of the following options: • Select Scan my network for shares to automatically scan for shared folders that are not currently being accessed. • Touch to select a folder from the displayed list. • If the folder does not require a user name and password, touch OK.
18 Product Guide Scheduling automatic updates 1. From the Music menu, touch Settings. 2. Touch Manage Music Library. 3. Touch Schedule Music Index Update, and select On. 4. Touch Music Index Update Time, and use the up and down arrows to select the time you would like your music index to update each day. To turn off automatic music index updates, select Off from the Schedule Music Index Update menu option.
SONOS CONTROL 19 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 local music library to use this iTunes compilation view. 1. From the Music menu, select Settings -> Manage Music Library -> Compilation Albums. 2. Select Use iTunes Compilations.
20 Product Guide 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 22. Note: If you have uncompressed WAV or AIFF files in your music collection, they may only be available for browsing and/or selection via Tracks or Folders, as uncompressed files may not contain detailed information such as artist, title and genre. 3. Touch to return to the previous music selection screen.
21 SONOS CONTROL 2. Touch , and choose Add to Sonos Favorites. Note: To add the selection you are currently listening to, touch pane and choose Add to Sonos Favorites. from the NOW PLAYING Playing a Sonos Favorite 1. From the Rooms screen, touch the room you want to play music in. 2. Select Sonos Favorites from the MUSIC menu. 3. Touch the selection you wish to play, and choose one of the following options: • Play Now to add the selection to the end of the queue and start playing it.
22 Product Guide 4. When you are finished editing favorites, touch Done. Note: When you rename a Sonos Favorite playlist, the playlist name remains unchanged if you access it through the Sonos Playlists menu option. 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. Once you’ve created a playlist, simply select Sonos Playlists from the Music menu to play it back.
SONOS CONTROL 23 Deleting a Sonos playlist 1. From the Music menu, touch Sonos Playlists. 2. Touch Edit. 3. Select a playlist, and then touch Delete. 4. Touch Delete, and then Done. Note: If you delete a playlist that is also a Sonos Favorite, see "Deleting a Sonos Favorite" on page 21 to remove it from your Sonos Favorites. Renaming a Sonos playlist 1. From the Music menu, touch Sonos Playlists. 2. Touch Edit. 3. Touch to select a playlist, and then touch Rename. 4.
24 Product Guide The DOCK is compatible with: • iPod touch (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation) • iPod classic • iPod nano (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th generation) • iPhone 4, 4S, iPhone 3GS • iPhone 3G, iPhone Playing Music You can select music by touching the Music menu and drilling down through a selected source, or you can search for music in a specific source. Searching for Music You can use the search feature to look for music selections within your music library or some music services. 1.
25 SONOS CONTROL 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 22. Note: Wireless playback from iOS and Android devices allows you to select and play music and podcasts stored on any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device that’s on the same network as your Sonos products.
26 Product Guide 3. Touch and hold to the right of the track. 4. Drag the track to a new location in the queue and then let go of the button. Clearing the music queue 1. Touch . 2. Touch Clear. This clears the entire queue in the selected room and the music stops playing. Saving a queue as a Sonos playlist • Click Save while viewing the queue. You can access these playlists anytime by selecting Sonos Playlists from the Music menu.
27 SONOS CONTROL Crossfade Fades out the current track while fading in the next track to create a smooth transition between tracks. Clocks and Alarms Setting date and time 1. From the Music menu, select Alarms. 2. Touch Date and Time Settings to select the way in which date and time settings are determined and displayed on the CONTROL. Adding an alarm 1. From the Music menu, touch Alarms -> Alarms. 2. Touch New Alarm. 3.
28 Product Guide 3. Change the alarm settings, and then touch Save Alarm. Deleting an alarm 1. From the Music menu, touch Alarms -> Alarms. 2. Select the alarm you wish to delete, and touch Delete Alarm. Setting a sleep timer 1. From the Music menu, touch Alarms -> Sleep Timer. 2. Select a sleep timer duration. Turning off the alarm When the alarm goes off, touch Stop Alarm from the Now Playing screen to turn off the alarm.
29 SONOS CONTROL Setting software update preferences There are two options available: • Periodically check for updates. When there is a software update available, the Update Now! Music menu. • Do not check for updates. icon appears on the 1. From the Settings menu, touch Advanced Settings. 2. Select the desired setting for the Auto Check for Updates. • On, to periodically check for updates. • Off, do not check for updates.
30 Product Guide 2. Choose another channel from the list. It may take several seconds for the switch to take effect. If you have music playing, a short music dropout may occur during the wireless channel change. Reset the SONOS CONTROL If the SONOS CONTROL’s screen should ever become unresponsive, you can remove the battery from the back of the unit, and then immediately put it back in. Place the CONTROL into the charging cradle for a few moments to wake it up.
31 SONOS CONTROL 8. Protect the power cable from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. where they exit from the apparatus. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. Refer all servicing to Sonos qualified service personnel.
