User's Guide
Table Of Contents
SONOS PLAY:1
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(If you download from iTunes, you will need to sync before you see the Sonos logo display on your device)
• The Sonos Controller for Mac or PC. Download from our Website at: www.sonos.com/support/downloads.
• The SONOS CONTROL
Sonos is always working on new ways to help you control the music any way you want. For the latest list of Sonos controllers, 
please visit our Web site at www.sonos.com/products.
SONOS PLAY:1 FRONT/BACK
On/Off
Your Sonos system is designed to be always on; the 
system uses minimal electricity whenever it is not 
playing music. 
To quickly stop streaming music in every room, select Pause All from the ROOMS menu 
on a Sonos controller. 
Play/Pause Toggles between playing and pausing the audio in this room (defaults to restarting the 
same music source unless a different one is selected).
Press once to start or stop streaming audio; press twice to skip to the next track (if 
applicable to the selected music source).
Status indicator 
•  Flashes white when powering up or connecting to 
your Sonos music system.
•  Solid white when powered up and connected to 
your Sonos music system (normal operation).
Indicates the current status of the PLAY:1. When the PLAY:1 is in normal operation, you 
can turn the white status indicator light on and off. 
For a complete list of status indications, please go to http://faq.sonos.com/led. 
Volume up (+)  
Volume down (-)
Press these buttons to adjust the volume up and down. Press and hold the Volume Down 
button to rapidly reduce the volume.










