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Sonos Controller App for Android™ Smartphones Chapter 1 Sonos Controller App for Android™ Smartphones Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Tour the Sonos Controller App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Managing Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii Product Guide Regulation Information Europe SONOS declares that this product herewith complies with the requirements of the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU and the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC when installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. A copy of the full Declaration of Conformance may be obtained at www.sonos.com/support/policies.
Contents iii 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 website www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php. As mentioned before, the installer cannot control the antenna orientation. However, they could place the complete product in a way that causes the problem mentioned above.
Sonos Controller App for Android™ Smartphones You can use your Android smartphone with Sonos to enjoy the music you love all around your home. The Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones is a free app that turns your Android smartphone into a full-fledged Sonos controller — simply pick a room, pick a song, and touch Play Now. Already have Sonos? If you are adding an Android smartphone to an existing Sonos system, see "Adding an Android Smartphone" on page 1-2.
Product Guide 1-2 Getting Started Adding an Android Smartphone Download the Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones to an Android smartphone that’s connected to your wireless network (Sonos Controller App use requires you have at least one Sonos player set up in your home). The Sonos Controller App is compatible with Android 2.1 and higher. Certain features may require later versions of Android.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 1-3 Connecting your Sonos Controller App to SonosNet You can connect the Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones directly to SonosNet for better wireless range when controlling your Sonos system. Note: Streaming large amounts of data, such as videos, may affect the playback quality of your Sonos system. For more information, go to www.sonos.com/support. 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2. Select Settings -> Advanced Settings. 3.
Product Guide 1-4 Tour the Sonos Controller App Navigation Now Playing Screen The Now Playing screen displays information about the audio that is currently playing in the selected room, playback controls, options for viewing the queue, and so on. 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 to play the same music throughout your house. For example, . touch SONOS music menu Touch and playlists.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 1-5 Info & Options Touch the Info & Options area on the Now Playing screen to display the track position slider and crossfade control as well as additional options, such as adding a track to your Sonos Favorites or viewing artist/album information. The options that appear depend on the music source you have selected. For information on the Sleep Timer option, see "Clock and Alarms" on page 3-6.
Product Guide 1-6 Note: The play indicator Repeat Repeats the music queue after the last track has finished. From the , and then touch . The Now Playing screen, touch indicator is orange when the control is activated. For information on the Clear, Edit, and Save options, see "Managing the Music Queue" on page 3-4. Crossfade Fades out the current track while fading in the next track to create a smooth transition between tracks.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 1-7 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; or leave all your rooms ungrouped so that everyone can make a different music choice.
Product Guide 1-8 Renaming a Sonos product You can rename a product at any time, for example, you may want to rename a product when you move it to a different room. 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2. Select Settings -> Room Settings. If you wish to change the name of a BRIDGE, touch BRIDGE Settings instead. 3. Select the room you wish to change. 4. Touch Room Name. 5. Select a name from the drop-down list, or touch to erase the current name, and enter a new name.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 1-9 3. Touch the room you wish to affect. 4. Select Music Equalization. • Slide the Bass, Treble, and/or Balance controls to make adjustments. • To change the Loudness setting, touch ON or OFF. • To change the settings for a Sonos player back to the original default values, touch Reset All. Note: Balance is only adjustable on a PLAY:1 when it is used in a stereo pair.
1-10 Product Guide Beta Programs Sonos lets customers try out pre-release beta software to test new features and help us improve our products. While you are running beta software, usage data sharing is automatically turned on. 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2. Select Settings -> Advanced Settings. 3. Touch Beta Program, and then follow the on-screen prompts.
Music Sources Available Music Sources • • • • • • • • Radio (Internet radio stations, radio shows, or podcasts) Music services Audio from an Android device that’s on the same network as your Sonos products Google Play Music Local music library (shared folders on your home network) Sonos Favorites Sonos playlists (music queues you have saved for future playback) Line-in (connect an external audio source like an Apple® AirPlay® device, CD player, TV, MP3 player or more to a Sonos player via line-in and strea
2-2 Product Guide What is your local music library? Your local music library includes digital music located anywhere on your home network such as: • shared folders on your computer • shared folders on another computer in your network • Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices You can browse your music library in various ways. You can enter search criteria to quickly find a particular music selection, or you can browse through a category hierarchy to make music selections.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 2-3 For additional information, browse our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pages or forums at www.sonos.com/support. What is a docked iPod? 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. Radio Sonos includes a radio guide that provides access to thousands of free Internet radio stations and broadcast programs.
Product Guide 2-4 Removing a station or show from My Radio 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2. Select Radio. 3. Touch My Radio Stations or My Radio Shows. 4. Select a station or show, and then touch to remove it. Music Services A music service is an online music store or online service that sells audio on a per-song, per-audiobook, or subscription basis. Sonos is compatible with several music services—to view the latest list, visit our website at www.sonos.com/music.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 2-5 1. From the Settings menu, touch My Services. 2. Select the music service you just subscribed to (such as Rhapsody, Spotify or SiriusXM). 3.
2-6 Product Guide Your Spotify account is associated with your Sonos system. Your daughter can replace your Spotify account with hers so that she can play her Spotify playlists through Sonos. Note: Only one account per music service can be associated with the Sonos system at any given time. 1. From the Settings menu, touch My Services. 2. Select the music service that has the account you wish to replace. 3. Touch Replace Account, and then follow the on-screen prompts.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 2-7 less playback of podcasts is supported on Android 2.2 and higher.) • Supports AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, MP4, Ogg and WAV audio formats (and WMA audio formats on limited Android devices). Note: Tracks downloaded directly from the Google Play Store are not immediately available for playback as they are stored in an inaccessible location on the device.
Product Guide 2-8 4. Choose one of the following options: • Touch to search for shared folders on your network that your music system is not currently accessing. Touch to select a share from the list, and then follow the on-screen prompts. • Enter the path for the shared folder (example: \\computer\sharename, where computer is the network name for your computer or NAS device, and sharename is the name of the top level shared folder, such as \\linkstation\music_share). Viewing shared folders 1.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 2-9 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. 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2. Select Settings -> Manage Music Library. 3. Check the View Contributing Artists setting to turn it on.
2-10 Product 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. Group using iTunes compilations iTunes normally organizes your iTunes Music folder as [Artist]/[Album]/[Track name].
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 2-11 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 Sonos Controller App. Once you create a Favorite, it appears under Sonos Favorites on the SONOS music menu.
Product Guide 2-12 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. Creating a Sonos playlist Note: Tracks that reside on your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or on your Android device are not included in a Sonos playlist. For more information, see "Wireless Playback from Android Devices" on page 2-6. 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 3. Touch 2-13 -> Edit Playlist. 4. Touch and hold next to a track, and then drag it to a new location in the playlist. Deleting a track from a playlist 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2. Select Sonos Playlists, and then select a playlist. 3. Touch -> Edit Playlist. 4. Touch next to the track you want to delete from the playlist. The track disappears from the playlist.
2-14 Product Guide Windows Media Player If you have Windows Media Player on your computer, you will need to turn on media sharing in Windows Media Player so that the Sonos system can access the music stored in your WMP library. When media sharing is turned on, Sonos can play all the music in your WMP library, including any DRM-free songs you’ve downloaded from a music service. For additional information, browse our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pages or forums at www.sonos.com/support.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones Docked iPods You can select music directly from your device when it is seated in the DOCK (autoplay mode), or you can use any Sonos Controller App to make music selections and control playback (accessory mode). Place a compatible device in the DOCK, touch to display the SONOS music menu, and then select Docked iPods.
Playing Music You can select music by touching specific source. and drilling down through a selected source, or you can search for music in a Searching You can search across all of your music services at once to find and enjoy the music you love. For example, if you have Pandora, Spotify, and Songza, a search for the artist Beck returns relevant matches for all three music services. You can search by entering text, or by using the voice recognition feature on your Android smartphone.
Product Guide 3-2 As you enter the name, matching search results display. You can quickly change categories by scrolling and selecting a different category. Note: If you were within a music source before performing a search, the results for that music source appear at the top of the list. For example, If you browse Spotify, and then perform a search, the Spotify results appear at the top of the list. 4.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 3-3 A list of search results displays. You can quickly change categories by scrolling and selecting a different category. Note: If you were within a music source before performing a search, the results for that music source appear at the top of the list. For example, If you browse Spotify, and then perform a search, the Spotify results appear at the top of the list. 5.
Product Guide 3-4 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 2-12. The play indicator appears next to the track that is currently playing.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 3-5 You can access these playlists anytime by touching Playlists. to display the SONOS music menu, and then selecting Sonos Note: Tracks that reside on your Android device are not included in a Sonos playlist. For more information, see "Wireless Playback from Android Devices" on page 2-6. Changing the play mode 1. Touch on the Now Playing screen to display the queue. 2. Select the Shuffle and/or Repeat controls.
Product Guide 3-6 Clock and Alarms Setting date and time 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu 2. Select Settings -> Date & Time Settings. 3. Choose one of the following options: • Touch Time Zone, and then select your time zone from the list. • Check Adjust for Daylight Savings to set the time to automatically adjust at daylight savings time. • Check Set Time from Internet and your Sonos system will periodically update the date and time from the Internet.
Sonos Controller App for Android Smartphones 3-7 Changing an alarm 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2. Touch Alarms. 3. Select the alarm you wish to change, and then modify the settings. Deleting an alarm 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2. Touch Alarms. 3. Select the alarm you wish to delete, and then touch Delete Alarm. Setting a sleep timer 1. Touch the Info & Options area on the Now Playing screen, and then touch Sleep Timer. 2. Select a sleep timer duration.
Tips and Troubleshooting Basic Troubleshooting Warning: Do not open Sonos products as there is a risk of electric shock. Under no circumstances should Sonos products be repaired by anyone other than an authorized Sonos repair center, as this will invalidate the warranty. Please contact Sonos Customer Support for more information. If a problem occurs, you can try the troubleshooting suggestions listed below.
A-2 Product Guide 2. Check the router You can bypass your router’s switch to determine whether there are any router configuration issues by connecting a Sonos product as shown below—in this BOOST configuration example, note that the BOOST and the computer still have Internet access: • Be sure that your cable/DSL modem is connected to the router’s WAN (Internet) port. • Temporarily remove any other components that are wired to your network.
Appendix A • • • • A-3 • If the link lights are not lit, try connecting to a different port on your router. • If the link lights still do not light, try using a different Ethernet cable. Move your Sonos controller closer to a player. Check to ensure there are no obstacles to impede wireless operation. Check your network connections. The Sonos player may need to be reset. Disconnect the power cord for 5 seconds, and then reconnect. Wait for the Sonos player to restart.
A-4 Product Guide After upgrading Windows, music doesn’t play After you upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 or 8, you may experience problems playing the music stored on the recently updated computer. To ensure uninterrupted play, you'll need to re-add the music folders stored on that computer to your Sonos system. 1. Select Manage -> Settings (PC) or Sonos -> Preferences (Mac). 2. Select Music Library Settings. 3.
Appendix A A-5 I want to change my wireless network password If your Sonos system is set up wirelessly and you change your wireless network password, you will also need to change it on your Sonos system. 1. Temporarily connect one of your Sonos players to your router with an Ethernet cable. 2. Choose one of the following options: • Using a handheld Sonos controller, select Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Wireless Setup.
A-6 Product Guide Player Status Indicators Important Note: Do not place any items on top of your Sonos player. This may impede the air flow and cause it to overheat.
A-7 Appendix A Indicator Lights Player State Sonos Product Flashing orange During SonosNet setup, this occurs after a button press while the product is searching for a household to join.
Index A about your music system A-7 activate music trial 2-4 add alarm 3-6 Android smartphone 1-2 compatible music service 2-5 household 1-2 show to My Radio 2-3 Sonos playlist 2-12 Sonos product 1-2 station to My Radio 2-3 widget 3-5 additional help A-7 adjust sound settings 1-8 alarm add 3-6 change 3-7 delete 3-7 set 3-6 turn on 3-6 albumartist 2-10 ask a question A-7 automatic updates, music index 2-8 B beta program 1-10 C change music service password 2-5 play mode 3-5 clear queue 3-4 compilations 2-1
Product Guide I-2 iPod, docked 2-15 iTunes 2-9 compilations 2-10 K keyboard search 3-1 L LED explanations A-6 light, turn off 1-8 local music library 2-7 add folder 2-7 auto update index 2-8 setup 2-9 stop access to folder 2-8 update index 2-8 view folder 2-8 local radio location 2-3 M M3U 2-9 manage music queue 3-4 media sharing 2-14 metadata 2-7 move track 2-12, 3-4 music does not play A-4 index 2-9 library 2-2 mute 1-6 music service add 2-5 change password 2-5 manage 2-4 reauthorize account 2-6 remo
Index using a keyboard 3-1 using voice recognition 3-2 set date and time 3-6 sleep timer 3-7 shuffle tracks in queue 3-5 sleep timer 3-7 software updates A-4 Sonos Favorites 2-2 create 2-11 delete 2-11 rename 2-11 Sonos music menu 1-4 Sonos playlist add to existing 2-12 create 2-12, 3-4 delete 2-13 delete track 2-13 move track 2-12 rename 2-13 replace tracks 2-13 Sonos product not working A-2 Sonos widget 3-5 SonosNet, connect to 1-3 sort by preference 2-9 Spotify, reauthorize account 2-6 status indicator,
