Sonos Multi-Room Music System User Guide
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Additional Preferences
Selecting a different wireless channel
The Sonos Multi-Room Music System selects the optimal radio frequency channel
during setup. However, if you have other wireless devices using this channel, you
may want to switch the Sonos Multi-Room Music System to another channel to
avoid conflicts, as conflicts may cause audio drop-outs.
1.
From the
File
menu, select
Preferences
.
2.
Click the
Advanced
tab.
3.
Select another wireless channel from the
Wireless Channel
drop-down list, and
click
OK
.
It may take several seconds for the switch to take effect. If you have music playing, a
short music dropout will occur during the wireless channel change.
Line-in encoding
The audio from line-in sources can be encoded to produce
compressed
or
uncompressed
audio. We recommend the following usage guidelines:
• Use
Uncompressed
if:
• You want optimal performance with home theaters.
• You want to produce the highest quality sound for your multi-zone Sonos
system (this selection requires more network bandwidth than compressed
audio.)
• Use
Compressed
if:
• You are connecting more than 4 zones wirelessly.
1.
From the
File
menu, select
Preferences
.
2.
Click the
Advanced
tab.
3.
Select
Compressed
or
Uncompressed
from the
Line-In Encoding
list, and click
OK
.
When
Compressed
is selected, you will notice a delay before the music starts to play.
When
Uncompressed
is selected, this delay is significantly reduced.
