Owner's Manual

Sonos PLAY:5
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The Sonos App
You can use the free Sonos app with any compatible device, including:
• Sonos app (Andr
oid)—Android 2.2 and higher; certain features require later versions. (Standard wireless
setup is only supported on Android 2.3 or 4.0 and higher.)
Touch the Play
Store or Market button on your Android device to download the free Sonos app from
Google Play.
• Sonos app
(iOS)—iPhone, iPad and iPod touch running iOS 7.0 and higher; certain features may require
later versions.
Touch the App S
tore button on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to download the free Sonos app, or
download the application from iTunes
®
. (If you download from iTunes, you will need to sync before you
see the Sonos logo display on your device.)
• Sonos app (PC)—Windows® XP SP3 and higher; certain features require later versions. (Standard
wireless setup is only supported on Windows 7 and higher.) 
Download from our website at www.sonos.com/support/downloads.
• Sonos app (Mac)—Macintosh® OS X 10.7 and higher 
Download from our website at www.sonos.com/support/downloads.
Note: Sonos CONTROL has been discontinued, but it’s compatible with your new
Sonos product.
Selecting a Location
The PLAY:5 is designed to produce great sound wherever it's placed. For maximum performance, we have a
few guidelines:
• The PLAY:5 is a substantial and powerful speaker and should be place
d on a flat surface that is robust
and durable enough to properly support it.
• For a single PLAY:5 speake
r Sonos recommends positioning the speaker horizontally, enabling stereo
sound over a wide sound stage. (A single PLAY:5 speaker positioned in vertical mode is a mono
speaker—there is no stereo separation.)
• For stereo pair placement information, se
e page 8.
• Place the PLAY:5 across the room from where you will be listening (at
or close to your ear height for best
results).
Caution: The PLAY:5 is humidity resistant so you can use it in the bathroom;
however it is not water resistant so don’t position it near water or leave it outside
during a rain storm.