Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets TM Product Guide
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Sonos Controller App for Android™ Tablets Chapter 1 Sonos Controller App for Android™ Tablets Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Tour the Sonos 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 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. Attention In France, operation is limited to indoor use within the band 2.454-2.4835 GHz. (Attention.
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 Web site 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™ Tablets You can use your Android tablet, including 7" tablets such as the Amazon Kindle Fire™, with Sonos to enjoy the music you love all around your home. The Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets is a free app that turns your device 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 tablet to an existing Sonos system, see "Adding an Android tablet" on page 1-2 for more information.
1-2 Product Guide Getting Started Adding an Android tablet Download the Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets to an Android device 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 higher versions of Android. For information on when to use a wireless router with your Sonos system, please visit our Web site at http://faq.
Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets 1-3 Adding a household Your Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets gives you quick and easy access to all of your Sonos systems. Simply add a household to your Sonos Controller App and it will automatically connect as you move from one place to another. So, enjoy your Sonos system at work, and when you get home, open your Sonos Controller App for instant access to your music. The Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets supports up to 100 households.
1-4 Tour the Sonos App 7" Android tablet - portrait 7" Android tablet - landscape Product Guide
Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets 1-5 10-inch Android tablets Navigation Now Playing screen The Now Playing pane displays information about the audio that is currently playing in the selected room, playback controls, the queue, and so on. You can expand the queue to view more tracks. 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 share the same music throughout your house. For .
Product Guide 1-6 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 3-7.
Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets 1-7 Playback controls Use the playback controls to control basic playback tasks such as playing, pausing, rewinding, and fast forwarding. 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. Touch and hold to display the track position slider while you move forward through the current track.
Product Guide 1-8 Volume controls Volume Control Slide the volume controls right to increase volume, or left to decrease volume. If rooms are grouped, you can adjust the volume across the group by using the volume slide at the bottom of the screen, or adjust the volume in one room using the individual slides. Mute Temporarily silences the music in a room or group. Touch to mute, touch again to unmute. Headphones A headphone indicator appears when headphones are plugged in to a PLAY:5.
Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets 1-9 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 1-10 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 list, or touch to erase the current name, and enter a new name.
Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets 1-11 3. Touch to select a room. 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 sound 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.
1-12 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 Tablets 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 Tablets 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 Tablets 2-7 Wireless playback: • Is compatible Sonos software update 4.1.1 and higher, and with any device running Android 2.1 and higher. (Wireless 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).
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 Tablets 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 Sort folders by preference You can set the sorting preference for music folders that are accessible from your local music library. You can choose to sort by: • Track name • Track number • Filename 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu, and then select Settings. 2. Select Manage Music Library -> Sort Folders By. 3. Select your sort order preference (track name, track number or file name.
Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets 2-11 Do not group compilations If you choose not to group compilation albums, the individual artists will display within your Artists view. 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu, and then select Settings. 2. Select Manage Music Library -> Compilation Albums. 3. Select Do not group compilations. Sonos Favorites Sonos Favorites gives you quick and easy access to the music you love the most.
Product Guide 2-12 Renaming a Sonos Favorite Using a 7” tablet 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu, and then select Sonos Favorites. 2. Touch -> Edit Favorites. 3. Touch the selection you wish to rename, and then select Rename Favorite. 4. Touch to erase the current name, and then enter a new name for the favorite. Note: When you rename a Sonos Favorite playlist, the playlist name remains unchanged if you access it through the Sonos Playlists menu option. Using a 10” tablet 1.
Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets 2-13 Adding to an existing 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. Select a track or album. 3. Touch to add the selection to a Sonos playlist. Note: The options that appear depend on the music source you have selected. 4.
Product Guide 2-14 Deleting a Sonos playlist 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu, and then select Sonos Playlists. 2. Touch -> Edit Playlists. 3. Touch next a playlist. Note: If you delete a playlist that is also a Sonos Favorite, see "Deleting a Sonos Favorite" on page 2-11 to remove it from your Sonos Favorites. Renaming a Sonos playlist 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu, and then select Sonos Playlists. 2. Touch -> Edit Playlists. 3.
Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets 2-15 When you turn on media streaming, you can select More streaming options to see a list of your networked devices. You can choose to allow or block individual devices. Note: If you do not allow media streaming on all Sonos products, those Sonos products will not be able to play the music stored in your Windows Media Player library.
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 Use the Search feature to look for music selections within the Music Library, Radio, and any services that support search. You can search by entering text, or by using the voice recognition feature on your Android device. Note: The Sonos Controller for Android includes options for searching. The Search hard key on the Android tablet is not implemented.
3-2 Product Guide 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 Tablets 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.
3-4 Product Guide 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 Tablets 3-5 Using a 10” tablet 1. Touch Edit at the bottom of the Queue pane (in landscape mode, touch 2. Touch and hold to display the queue). next to a track, and then drag it to a new location in the queue. Clearing the queue Using a 7” tablet 1. Touch on the Now Playing screen to display the queue, and then touch Clear. 2. Touch Clear again to verify your selection. Using a 10” tablet 1.
3-6 Product Guide Resizing the queue (10” tablets in portrait mode) Using a 10” tablet, choose one of the following options: • Touch to expand the size of the Queue pane and display more of the tracks in the queue. The Now Playing pane slides out of view. • Touch to make the Queue pane smaller. The Now Playing pane displays. Changing the play mode 1. Select the Shuffle and/or Repeat controls in the Queue pane (on a a 7” tablet, touch on the Now Playing screen to display the queue).
Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets 3-7 2. Touch Widgets. 3. Select the Sonos Controller App for Android Tablets from the list of widgets. (Scroll to see all available widgets.) 4. Touch the room you want to associate with the Sonos widget. The widget, along with playback controls, appears on the selected screen. The widget may display additional options, depending on the music source. For example, it may also include options to rate music.
3-8 Product Guide Setting an alarm 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2. Touch Alarms. 3. Select the alarm you wish to set. 4. Check the Alarm Set option. (If the Alarm Set option is not checked, the alarm is off.) Note: You can also set an alarm when adding or editing it. 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.
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 D about your music system A-7 activate music trial 2-4 add alarm 3-7 compatible music service 2-5 show to My Radio 2-3 Sonos Favorite 2-11 Sonos playlist 2-12, 2-13 Sonos product 1-2 station to My Radio 2-3 additional help A-7 adjust sound settings 1-10 alarm add 3-7 change 3-8 delete 3-8 set 3-8 turn on 3-8 album art, large 1-8 albumartist 2-10 ask a question A-7 automatic updates, music index 2-8 date, set 3-7 delete from Favorites, radio 2-4 Sonos playlist 2-14 display the queue (7" tablet) 3-
Product Guide I-2 keyboard search 3-1 Now Playing screen 1-5 Now Playing screen, large album art 1-8 L P large album art 1-8 LED explanations A-6 light turn off 1-10 local music library 2-7 add folder 2-7 auto update index 2-8 stop access to folder 2-8 update index 2-8 view folder 2-8 local radio location 2-3 password, music service 2-5 pause all 3-8 play 10" tablet 1-7 mode 3-6 playback controls 1-7 playlist imported 2-9 save queue as 3-5 PLS 2-9 previous 10" tablet 1-7 K M M3U 2-9 manage music qu
Index resize queue (10" tablet) 3-6 S schedule music index updates 2-8 search using a keyboard 3-1 using voice recognition 3-2 set date and time 3-7 sleep timer 3-8 shuffle 3-6 sleep timer 3-8 software updates 1-11, A-4 Sonos Favorites 2-2 add 2-11 Sonos playlist add to existing 2-13 create 3-5 replace tracks 2-13 Sonos product not working A-2 Sonos widget 3-6 SonosNet, connect to 1-3 sort by preference 2-10 Spotify, reauthorize account 2-6 status indicator, turn off 1-10 stop music 3-8 T time, set 3-7 t
