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3.
If you are making a wireless connection, skip this step and continue on to step 4. If you are making a wired connection,
connect a standard Ethernet cable from your router or another Sonos component (or a live network wall plate if you have
built-in wiring) to one of the Ethernet switch connections on the back of the new Sonos component.
4.
Choose one of the following options:
• Using a handheld Sonos controller: Select Add a Sonos Component from the Settings menu and follow the on-screen
prompts to add this component to your Sonos system.
• Using the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC: Select Manage -> Add a Sonos Component and follow the prompts to add
this component to your Sonos system.
For additional information on connecting audio devices, please go to our Web site at http://faq.sonos.com/cables.
Line-In
You can easily stream an external source such as a CD player or portable music player through Sonos using the audio-in
connections on your Sonos component. The device will be automatically detected as soon as you plug it in.
• Use a standard RCA cable to plug an external source like a CD player into the analog Audio In connections on the back
of your SONOS CONNECT.
• If you are connecting a portable music player to the SONOS CONNECT, you will need a 1/8 inch mini-stereo to RCA audio
cable instead. Plug the mini-stereo end into the portable device and the RCA end into the Audio In connection on the
Sonos component.
Using a handheld Sonos controller:
• To play music from this line-in source, select Line-In from the Music menu, select the source, and select Play Now.
• To change the name of this device, select Room Settings from the Settings menu. Select the Sonos component this
source is connected to, and then touch Line-In Source Name. Select a new name from the list, or type a unique name.
• To change the line-in level, select Room Settings from the Settings menu. Select the Sonos component this source is
connected to, and then touch Line-In Source Level. Select a new level.
Using the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC:
• To play music from this source select Line-In from the MUSIC pane, click next to the music source, and select Play
Now.
• To change the settings for this device:
• Select Manage -> Settings (PC) or Sonos -> Preferences -> Room Settings (Mac).
• Select the Sonos component your Airport Express is connected to from the Room Settings for drop-down list.
•Click the Line-In tab and update the settings.
A default (typical) line-in level is automatically assigned when you select a source name, but if the volume sounds too low,
you can select a higher line level for this device. (You may experience sound distortion at higher volume levels if you set the
level too high.)
Line-in encoding settings
When you have line-in music sources attached to a Sonos component, line-in encoding determines how Sonos will encode
the data coming in from these sources. Your Sonos system defaults to automatic in order to provide the optimal playback