Product Guide
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Selecting a Location
You can position the PLAY:5 wherever you find the sound most enjoyable. For maximum performance, we
have a few guidelines:
• The PLAY:5 is designed to sound best when placed 3 to 12 inches (8-30 cm) from a wall.
• Place the PLAY:5 across the room from where you will be listening.
• Don’t block the acoustic port when in use.
• Care should be taken if placing the PLAY:5 close to an older CRT (cathode ray tube) television or
computer monitor. If you notice any discoloration or distortion of your picture quality, simply move the
PLAY:5 further from the device.
• The PLAY:5 is not water-resistant. Don’t leave it outside during a rain storm or position it near water.
Adding to an Existing Sonos System
Once you’ve got your Sonos system set up, you can easily add more Sonos products any time (up to 32).
1.
Select a location for your PLAY:5 (see
Selecting a Location
for optimal placement guidelines.)
2.
Attach the power cord to the PLAY:5 and apply power.
Be sure to push the power cord firmly into the unit.
3.
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 for Mac or PC: Select
Add a Player or SUB
from the
Manage
menu and
follow the prompts to add this 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.
Tuning the Sound For Your Room (Trueplay
™
)
While you can locate Sonos speakers just about anywhere, the size and shape of your room and the objects in
it can distort your speaker’s sound. To ensure a speaker sounds right no matter where you place it, Sonos
speakers include Trueplay. If you have an iPhone (4S or later), iPad, or iPod Touch running iOS7 or higher, you
can use Trueplay tuning to make every Sonos speaker sound right for the room and true to the music.
Sonos uses your iOS device’s microphone to measure acoustic distortion in the room and then Trueplay
adapts your Sonos speaker's sound for its position in the room.
1.
Select
Settings
->
Room Settings
.
2.
Select the room your speaker is located in.
Note:
If you want to make 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 an Ethernet switch connection on the back of the new Sonos
product.
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