® Sonos Controller App for iPad Product Guide
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Sonos Controller App for iPad Chapter 1 Sonos Controller App for iPad® Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Tour the Sonos Controller App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Managing Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv 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 v 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 iPad® You can use your iPad with Sonos to enjoy the music you love all around your home. The Sonos Controller App for iPad is a free app that turns your iPad 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 iPad to an existing Sonos system, please see "Adding an iPad" on page 1-2 for more information.
Product Guide 1-2 Getting Started Adding an iPad Download the Sonos Controller App for iPad to an iPad 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 iOS 6 and higher. Certain features may require higher versions of iOS. For information on when to use a wireless router with your Sonos system, please visit our website at http://faq.sonos.com/apps.
Sonos Controller App for iPad 1-3 Wireless Setup If you currently have a Sonos product wired to your router and you’d like to switch to wireless setup, follow the steps below. Switching to wireless setup may be desirable if you currently have a player connected to your router and you’d like to move it to another room. If you have a BRIDGE or BOOST connected to your router, we recommend leaving it connected.
Product Guide 1-4 Navigation Now Playing screen The Now Playing screen displays information about the audio that is currently playing in the selected room, playback controls, 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 example, touch . SONOS music menu Touch and playlists.
Sonos Controller App for iPad 1-5 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. Previous / Rewind Jumps to the start of the current track, if you are more than 3 seconds into the track; jumps to the start of the previous track, if you are less than 3 seconds into the track.
Product Guide 1-6 Headphones A headphone indicator appears when headphones are plugged in to a PLAY:5. If you adjust group volume, the volume for the PLAY:5 with headphones attached is unaffected. Note: You can also control the volume using the volume controls on your iPad. If rooms are grouped, the volume in all of the rooms is affected. Accessibility options Apple’s VoiceOver is a gesture-based screen reader for those with vision impairment.
Sonos Controller App for iPad 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 3. Touch Room Name. 4. Select a name from the list, or touch to erase the current name, and enter a new name. Turning off the status indicator light A constant white light displays above the volume controls on Sonos players to indicate that the unit is functioning in normal operation. If you have a Sonos product located in a bedroom, you may want to turn this light off so that when the unit is in normal operation it does not display.
Sonos Controller App for iPad 1-9 Online Updates Sonos periodically provides you with software updates to improve performance or to add new features. Your Sonos system must be registered to receive updates. If you have not yet registered, go to www.sonos.com/support for help with this step. Setting software update preferences There are two options available: • Periodically check for updates. When there is a software update available, the Update Now SONOS music menu. • Do not check for updates.
Music Sources Available Music Sources • • • • • • • Radio (Internet radio stations, radio shows, or podcasts) Music services iTunes music from an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch that is on the same network as your Sonos products 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 iPad 2-3 What is 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.
Product Guide 2-4 Radio Sonos includes a radio guide that provides access to thousands of free Internet radio stations and broadcast programs. You can easily find radio from all over the world—music, news, and variety programming, including archived shows and podcasts. • If you have a music service enabled on your computer, you can additionally select Internet radio stations from your music service. • Sonos currently supports MP3 and WMA streaming audio formats.
Sonos Controller App for iPad 2-5 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. For information about using a specific music service, go to http://faq.sonos.com/musicservices. • Some music services may not be available in your country.
Product Guide 2-6 can also add free and beta versions of music services. To see the latest list of compatible music services, go to www.sonos.com/music. (If you have not yet subscribed to a music service, first go to the music service’s website to sign up. Once you become a subscriber, simply follow the steps below to add your account information to Sonos.) 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu, and then select Add Music Services. 2.
Sonos Controller App for iPad 2-7 2. Select the music service that has the account you wish to reauthorize. 3. Touch Reauthorize Account, and then follow the on-screen prompts. Removing a music service account 1. From the Settings menu, touch My Services. 2. Select the music service that has the account you wish to remove. 3. Touch Remove Account, and then follow the on-screen prompts.
Product Guide 2-8 Adding a shared folder Note: We recommend using the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC to add shared folders. For more information, please visit our website at http://faq.sonos.com/manage. To make another shared folder available to your Sonos system: 1. Select Settings, and then select Manage Music Library -> Music Library Setup. 2. Touch , and then touch Add New Share. 3.
Sonos Controller App for iPad 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. Select Settings -> Manage Music Library. 2. Turn on the View Contributing Artists option. The View Contributing Artists preference setting you select applies only to this Sonos Controller App.
2-10 Product Guide Compilation albums If your music collection contains compilations and sound tracks, 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 iPad 2-11 Creating a Sonos Favorite 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu. 2. Find the selection you want to add to your Sonos Favorites. 3. Touch the selection, and then touch to add it to your Sonos Favorites. Note: The options that appear depend on the music source you have selected. Deleting a Sonos Favorite 1. Touch to display the SONOS music menu,. 2. Select Edit next to Sonos Favorites in the SONOS music menu. 3.
Product Guide 2-12 4. Select New Playlist to create a playlist. 5. Enter a name for the playlist. Note: While listening to a track, you can add it to a playlist by touching the Info & Options area on the Now Playing screen, and then touching Add Track to Sonos Playlist. While viewing the queue, you can save it as a playlist by choosing Save. 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.
Sonos Controller App for iPad 2-13 Replacing the tracks in a playlist You can replace the tracks in a playlist with the contents of the queue by choosing Save while viewing the queue, and then selecting an existing 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 iTunes Playback from iOS Devices" on page 2-7. Deleting a Sonos playlist 1.
2-14 Product Guide 3. Choose one of the following options: • Allow Internet access to home media • Allow remote control of my player • Automatically allow devices to play my media—you may want to choose this option so streaming will automatically be allowed each time you add a device to your network. 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.
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 iPad. Keyboard search 1. Touch . 2. Scroll horizontally to select the category you wish to search, for example, Artists, Albums, Composers, or Tracks.
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 iPad 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 2-11. Deleting a track from the queue 1. Touch Edit at the bottom of the Queue pane (in landscape mode, touch 2. Touch to display the queue). next to the track you want to delete from the queue, and then touch Delete.
Sonos Controller App for iPad 3-5 Changing the play mode 1. Select the Shuffle and/or Repeat controls in the Queue pane. Shuffle Plays the tracks in the music queue in a random order. Repeat Repeats the music queue after the last track has finished. The indicators are orange when activated. 2. Touch the Info & Options area on the Now Playing screen. 3. Select Crossfade. Crossfade Fades out the current track while fading in the next track to create a smooth transition between tracks.
Product Guide 3-6 2. Select the desired settings for this alarm, including setting the alarm, the alarm time, the room you would like the alarm to play in, the music source you’d like to play from, the frequency of the alarm, and the volume setting. Note: If the music you’ve selected is not available when the alarm goes off (such as an Internet radio station that has dropped off), your alarm plays the Sonos chime instead. 3.
Sonos Controller App for iPad 3-7 Turning Off the Music System Your Sonos system is designed to be always on; the system uses minimal electricity whenever it is not playing music. • To quickly stop streaming audio in all rooms, touch Pause All from the ROOMS screen on a Sonos Controller App. • To quickly stop streaming audio in a room or room group, press the Play/Pause button on a Sonos player (may appear as a Mute icon on some players).
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 Accessibility Options 1-6 activate music trial 2-5 add alarm 3-5 compatible music service 2-5 iPad 1-2 music 2-7 shared folder 2-7 show to My Radio 2-4 Sonos Favorite 2-11 Sonos playlist 2-11, 2-12, 3-4 station to My Radio 2-4 additional help A-7 adjust sound settings 1-8 alarm add 3-5 change 3-6 delete 3-6 set 3-6 turn on 3-6 turning off 3-6 album art, large 1-6 albumartist 2-10 ask a question A-7 automatic updates, music index 2-8 B contributing artists 2-9 create, So
Product Guide I-2 compilations 2-10 wireless playback 2-1, 2-7 N keyboard search 3-1 need help A-7 new alarm 3-5 no sound A-2 Now Playing screen, large album art 1-6 L P large album art 1-6 last.
Index I-3 S V schedule music index updates 2-8 search using a keyboard 3-1 set date and time 3-5 sleep timer 3-6 setup, Windows 1-7 share Facebook 3-3 Sina Weibo 3-3 Twitter 3-3 shuffle 3-5 Sina Weibo 3-3 sleep timer 3-6 software updates 1-9, A-4 Sonos Favorites 2-2, 2-10 add 2-11 delete 2-11 rename 2-11 Sonos playlist add to existing 2-12 create 2-11, 3-4 Sonos product not working A-2 sort by preference 2-9 Spotify, reauthorize account 2-6 status indicator, turn off 1-8 stop music 3-7 view, compilatio
