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RNewf
Trending Lyricist I
February 19, 2022

last played source line-in

I have an HD radio tuner connected to a Sonos Five, and set to auto play, so I can use without ever going to the Sonos App. I also play this source to speakers in another room. The speakers in the other room remember last played source, so I can simply play radio by touching play button on speaker in other room. However, if I play an airplay source in between, the speaker forgets the airplay source after it ends (as it should). But it does not revert back to the previous played source  (line-in source), unlike it does if I had played any other network source (eg, Amazon music radio station) within the Sonos App before playing from airplay. My question:  is there a setting to make a line-in source to have the same “last-played” behavior as other network sources played from the Sonos app? If not, I would ask Sonos to include this feature in the next update.

 

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John B
February 21, 2022

Glad to have contributed.  I find the long press to group and ungroup useful.  You can also transfer audio by stopping it in one room (e.g. tap on the Five) and then a long press on the One to pick up the stream.

RNewfAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
February 21, 2022

Follow up: If I pause stream on the Five (tap), then the One will not form a group with it. When I begin play on the Five, there is no trouble forming a group by the long pause on the One!

Also, once the group is broken by long pressing on the One, then there is no memory of having played the line-in source. I guess because it’s not really paused?

John B
February 21, 2022

Follow up: If I pause stream on the Five (tap), then the One will not form a group with it. When I begin play on the Five, there is no trouble forming a group by the long pause on the One!

I think that is what I said and how it is supposed to be. Pause (or think of it as stop) one room by a tap, transfer the audio to another room by a long press. Grouping is only intended to happen when there is a stream actively playing. These are different options and both are useful.

Also, once the group is broken by long pressing on the One, then there is no memory of having played the line-in source. I guess because it’s not really paused?

Line in is a different animal. 

RNewfAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
February 21, 2022

Sorry to keep going at this. I formed a group with the Five and Dining Room. But in Autoplay for the Five, if  “Include grouped rooms” is on, then no speakers broadcast when I turn on the line-in source. Works perfectly if I turn it off - Five starts playing as soon as line-in source is turned on! Furthermore, Autoplay volume control doesn’t work. Bug in my software? - I do have the latest updates.

John B
February 21, 2022

Have you actually grouped the speakers?

Edit OK you have confirmed that 

John B
February 21, 2022

Is the Five 'room' set as the Autoplay room?

Did you form the group by  starting with the Five and adding Dining Room?

Where / how are you creating the group?

RNewfAuthor
Trending Lyricist I
February 21, 2022

Yes, Five is set as Autoplay room. Yes, start with Five and then add Dining. I did in the App, System Tab, use + sign to create the group, which by the way works fine, if I select in the app as a destination.

John B
February 21, 2022

That explains it. It sounds like you haven't grouped the speakers. You have merely created a shortcut way of selecting the speakers. You have to actually group them by selecting the radio buttons  and tapping Done. You don't use the plus sign.

jgatie
jgatie
February 21, 2022

Yes, Five is set as Autoplay room. Yes, start with Five and then add Dining. I did in the App, System Tab, use + sign to create the group, which by the way works fine, if I select in the app as a destination.

 

As stated, that just saves the group.  You need to then group by going into the grouping section and choosing that group.

Use a saved group

  1. From the  System tab, tap the  group button on any room.
  2. Tap the group name.
  3. Tap Done.
    John B
    February 21, 2022

    Although a named group is not needed and is of doubtful value for two speakers. The principle is sound though.

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