User Guide

Product Guide
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3. If you are making a wireless connection, skip this step and continue on to step 4. If you are making a wired
connection, connect a standard Ethernet cable from your router or another Sonos product (or a live
network wall plate if you have built-in wiring) to one of the Ethernet switch connections on the back of the
new Sonos product.
4. Choose one of the following options:
• Using a handheld Sonos controller: Select Add a Player or SUB from the Settings menu and follow the
on-screen prompts to add this product to your Sonos system.
• Using the Sonos Controller App for Mac or PC: Select Add a Player or SUB from the Manage menu and
follow the prompts to add the new product to your Sonos system.
Thick walls, 2.4 GHz cordless telephones, or the presence of other wireless devices can interfere with or block
the wireless network signals from your Sonos system. If you experience difficulty after positioning a Sonos
product, try one or more of the following resolutions—relocate the Sonos product; change the wireless
channel your music system is operating on; connect a Sonos product to your router if your setup is currently
wireless.
Line-In
You can easily stream an external source such as a CD player or portable music player through Sonos using
the audio-in connections on your Sonos product. The device will be automatically detected as soon as you
plug it in.
• Use a standard RCA cable to plug an external source like a CD player into the analog Audio In
connections on the back of your Sonos CONNECT.
• If you are connecting a portable music player to the Sonos CONNECT, you will need a 1/8 inch mini-
stereo to RCA audio cable instead. Plug the mini-stereo end into the portable device and the RCA end
into the Audio In connection on the Sonos product.
Using the Sonos app on a mobile device
• To play music from this line-in source, select Line-In from the Sonos music menu, select the source, and
select Play Now.
• To change the name of this device, select Room Settings from the Settings menu. Select the Sonos
product this source is connected to, and then touch Line-In Source Name. Select a new name from the
list, or type a unique name.
• To change the line-in level, select Room Settings from the Settings menu. Select the Sonos product
this source is connected to, and then touch Line-In Source Level. Select a new level.
Using the Sonos app on a Mac or PC
• To play music from this source select Line-In from the MUSIC pane, click next to the music source,
and select Play Now.
• To change the settings for this device:
• Select Manage -> Settings (PC) or Sonos -> Preferences -> Room Settings (Mac).
• Select the Sonos product your Airport Express is connected to from the Room Settings for drop-
down list.
• Click the Line-In tab and update the settings.