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Sonos Controller App for iPhone

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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 mu-

sic service.

• Sonos currently supports MP3 and WMA streaming audio formats.

• If you can’t find your favorite radio station or show, go to 

http://faq.sonos.com/radio 

for more information.

• Once you’ve set your location, touch 

 to display the 

SONOS

 music menu, and then select 

Radio

 to play a 

radio station.

Selecting a local radio location

Selecting a local radio location will give you easy access to local radio stations in that city. There are two ways you can set 
your location:

• by entering a zip code (U.S. only)

• by selecting a city

1.

Touch 

 to display the 

SONOS

 music menu.

2.

Select 

Radio

 -> 

Local Radio.

3.

Touch 

 -> 

Change Location

.

4.

Choose one of the following options:

• Select 

Enter ZIP Code

, and then enter a ZIP code. 

• Select 

Pick a City

, and then browse the list and make a selection.

Adding a station or show to My Radio 

When you add a radio station to 

My Radio Stations

,

 

it is duplicated, not removed, from the original radio list. 

1.

Touch 

 to display the 

SONOS

 music menu.

2.

Select 

Radio

, and then browse to find a radio station or show.

3.

Touch a selection, and then touch 

 

to add it

.

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.

Summary of Contents for Controller for iPhone

Page 1: ...Sonos Controller for iPhone Product Guide...

Page 2: ...ore patents Our patent to product information can be found here sonos com legal patents iPhone iPod iPad and iTunes are trademarks of AppleInc registered in the U S and other countries Windows is a re...

Page 3: ...less iTunes Playback from iOS Devices 2 6 Managing Your Local Music Library 2 7 Sonos Favorites 2 10 Sonos Playlists 2 11 Windows Media Player 2 13 Docked iPods 2 14 Chapter 3 Playing Music Searching...

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Page 6: ...t your Sonos system up and running Unpack the Sonos products you purchased and refer to the Quickstart Guide included in the box Once you have set up your Sonos system you can easily download and inst...

Page 7: ...e Play Pause and Volume Up buttons simultaneously releasing as soon as the status indica tor starts to blink If you need assistance while adding an iPhone or iPod touch please go to our Web site at ht...

Page 8: ...to another room If you have a BRIDGE or BOOST connected to your router we recommend leaving it connected DO NOT DISCONNECT the Sonos product that is currently connected to your router until you comple...

Page 9: ...s for viewing the queue and so on 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 play the same music throughout y...

Page 10: ...to view the last place you browsed A mini Now Playing screen appears at the bottom of the screen Tap the mini Now Playing screen to return to the full size Now Playing screen If your iPhone or iPod t...

Page 11: ...track has finished From the Now Playing screen touch and then touch The indicator is orange when the control is activated For information on the Clear Edit and Save options see Managing the Music Queu...

Page 12: ...synchronization for a party or leave all your rooms ungrouped so that everyone can make a different music choice You can also create a stereo pair with two PLAY 1s PLAY 3s or PLAY 5s in the same room...

Page 13: ...e Now Playing screen touch to display the ROOMS screen For example touch 2 Touch GROUP next to the group you want to change 3 Deselect the room s you want to remove from the group Renaming a Sonos pro...

Page 14: ...during normal operation If the option is turned on the light remains on as long as the player is powered on Sound settings Sonos products ship with the equalization settings preset in order to provide...

Page 15: ...updated as they must carry the same software version number This process may take several minutes per product depending upon your network connection Oneormoreproductsmayneed tobeupdatedlaterifyoupurc...

Page 16: ...easily find Internet radio stations from all over the world music news and variety programming including archived shows and podcasts You can also add your own favorite stations if they use streaming...

Page 17: ...p Once you ve added a favorite it appears under Sonos Favorites on the SONOS music menu What is a Sonos playlist A Sonos playlist is a music queue you create and then save for future listening For exa...

Page 18: ...ng a local radio location will give you easy access to local radio stations in that city There are two ways you can set your location by entering a zip code U S only by selecting a city 1 Touch to dis...

Page 19: ...te it After the trial period is up you will need to subscribe to the music service to keep the music playing 1 Touch to display the SONOS music menu and then select Add Music Services 2 Select the mus...

Page 20: ...password with your music service provider by going to their website and changing your password in the account settings Once you ve changed your password there update your Sonos system 1 From the Setti...

Page 21: ...our Sonos system for example when a music service trial expires 1 From the Settings menu touch My Services 2 Select the trial music service you wish to remove 3 Touch Remove Trial and then follow the...

Page 22: ...Viewing shared folders 1 Touch to display the SONOS music menu and then select Settings 2 Select Manage Music Library Music Library Setup The shared music folders that are currently accessible to your...

Page 23: ...ow 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 Turn on the View Contributing Artists option The...

Page 24: ...our sort order preference track name track number or file name Compilation albums If your music collection contains compilations and soundtracks you may want to group these songs together in your musi...

Page 25: ...Favorites Sonos Favorites gives you quick and easy access to the music you love the most You can add audio selections to your Sonos Favorites from any Sonos Controller App Once you create a favorite i...

Page 26: ...ist 1 Touch to display the SONOS music menu 2 Select a track or album 3 Touch to add the selection to a Sonos playlist 4 Select New Playlist and then enter a name for the playlist Note When you rename...

Page 27: ...t and then touch Delete The track disappears from the playlist 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...

Page 28: ...rary 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 com support Enabling Windows...

Page 29: ...edia Servers option To disable media sharing turn off the Show Media Servers option For additional information browse our Frequently Asked Questions FAQ pages or forums at www sonos com support Docked...

Page 30: ...for the artist Beck returns relevant matches for all three music services You can search by entering text or by using the voice recognition feature on your iPhone Keyboard search 1 Touch to display th...

Page 31: ...zontally to select the category you wish to search for example Artists Albums Composers or Tracks The categories that appear depend on the music services on your Sonos system and the source you have s...

Page 32: ...nos by sending an e mail updating your Twitter status and so on Simply touch the Info Options area on the Now Playing screen and select the option to share a track or station Depending on which social...

Page 33: ...then drag it to a new location in the queue Clearing the queue This clears the entire queue in the selected room and the music stops playing 1 Touch on the Now Playing screen to display the music que...

Page 34: ...cally adjust the time at daylight savings time Set the Set Time from Internet option and your Sonos system will periodically update the date and time from the In ternet Or set the date and time manual...

Page 35: ...heck to set the play mode for the selected alarm music to shuffle Setting an alarm 1 Touch to display the SONOS music menu 2 Touch Alarms 3 Move the slider next to an alarm to set it Changing an alarm...

Page 36: ...electricity when 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 Toquicklystopstreamingaudioinaroomorroomgroup pre...

Page 37: ...this message while a Sonos product is connected to your router you can try the steps below to resolve this issue If you are still experiencing problems please contact Sonos Customer Support 1 Check t...

Page 38: ...ck the wiring Check the indicator lights on both the router and the Sonos product The link status lights should be lit solid and the activity lights on the router should be blinking If the link lights...

Page 39: ...channel from the list It may take several seconds for the switch to take effect If you have music playing a short music dropout may occur during the wireless channel change I have a new router If you...

Page 40: ...llowing options Using a handheld Sonos controller select Settings Advanced Settings Wireless Setup UsingtheSonosControllerAppforPC selectSettings Advanced fromtheManagemenu OntheGeneral tab select Wir...

Page 41: ...For a SUB this may indicate the SUB is not yet paired with a player Solid green Volume set to zero or muted CONNECT CONNECT AMP PLAY 1 PLAY 3 PLAY 5 PLAYBAR Slowly flashing green Surround audio is off...

Page 42: ...ou just removed and click Next Rapidly flashing orange Playback Next Track failed CONNECT CONNECT AMP PLAY 1 PLAY 3 PLAY 5 PLAYBAR Indicates either playback or next track was not possible Flashing ora...

Page 43: ...nnect to SonosNet again simply add them back one at a time Add Android devices to SonosNet If you want to reconnect your controllers to SonosNet add them back one at a time by following the steps belo...

Page 44: ...ions2 9 contributing artists2 8 create Sonos Favorite2 10 create Sonos playlist2 11 3 4 crossfade3 5 D date set3 5 delete Sonos playlist2 12 2 13 track from queue3 4 docked iPods2 14 download software...

Page 45: ...ite2 10 playlist create2 11 imported2 8 save queue as3 4 PLS2 8 Q queue clear3 4 delete track3 4 manage3 4 move track3 4 play mode3 5 save as playlist3 4 R radio2 3 change local location2 3 reauthoriz...

Page 46: ...sic3 7 T time set3 5 troubleshootingA 1 turn off music system3 7 white indicator1 9 turn off automatic music index updates2 8 Twitter3 3 U ungroup rooms1 8 upgrade to Windows VistaA 6 upgrade software...

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