User Guide
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• The Sonos Controller for Mac or PC (install using the CD-ROM packaged with your PLAY:3)
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
.
Adding to an Existing Sonos System
Once you’ve got your Sonos system set up, you can easily add more Sonos components any time (up to 32 zones.)
If your house has structured (built-in) network wiring, you can make a wired connection to the additional Sonos components.
If you don’t have structured network wiring, you can connect wirelessly.
Use wireless connections when:
• You don’t want to install network cables
• You may want to move the Sonos component
• There is enough wireless signal strength for the Sonos component to function reliably
1.
Place the Sonos component in the room you have selected, and apply power.
2.
If you are making a
wired
connection, connect a standard Ethernet cable from either your router, another Sonos
component, or a ‘live’ network wall plate to any of the Ethernet switch connections on the back of your new Sonos
component. If you are making a
wireless
connection skip this step and proceed to step 3.
3.
Choose one of the following options:
• If you are adding a SONOS CONNECT:AMP attach desired speakers (see "Connect a SONOS CONNECT:AMP..." on page 3 for
more information), and then apply power.
• If you are adding a SONOS CONNECT connect an external amplifier (see "Connect a SONOS CONNECT..." on page 4 if you
need help with this step), and then apply power.
• If you are adding any other Sonos component, simply attach the power cord and apply power.
Note:
If you are replacing the
wired
component in your Sonos system with a SONOS BRIDGE,
first add the new BRIDGE to your music system (steps below). You can then unplug the wired
Sonos component from your router, replace it with the BRIDGE, and move the original Sonos
component to a new location.
Note:
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. Once you
locate your Sonos component, if you are experiencing difficulty, you can try one (or more) of
the following resolutions — relocate the Sonos component, change the wireless channel
your music system is operating on (see "4. Change the wireless channel your Sonos system is
operating on"), or make a wired connection by connecting an Ethernet cable from your router
to the Sonos component, or from one Sonos component to another.
If you are still having trouble placing your units within wireless range of each other, you can
go to our Web site at
http://faq.sonos.com/range
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