Advanced setups

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AndyWick Contributor III

Web Controller Software - Perl based

I decided to create a new thread in the Unsupported Area instead of using the Digital Experts since that seems like a better fit. Sonos if this is a problem let me know. :-0 I've just posted version 0.47 of the Web Controller software at http://www.purple.org/sonos The biggest change is the inclu...

henkelis Trending Lyricist I

Python Linux Controller

Folks, I'm looking for some techies to test out some controller software I'm writing. When I got my Sonos I looked for controller software to run natively on non-Windows platforms - I really wanted something to run on a touch screen hand held device of my choosing (at that time the Sonos controlle...

jishi Headliner I

Sonos with node.js, my attempt!

INFO Source code here: https://github.com/jishi/node-sonos-http-api Sonos Web Controller draft (work in progress!): https://github.com/jishi/node-sonos-web-controller Sonos IR control (requires lircd and IR reciever): https://github.com/jishi/node-sonos-remote-control =============================...

dougalf Contributor I

Sonos with Linux detailed Howto

Sonos without Windows I have a Linux server running Debian, a close relation of Ubuntu and a laptop running Ubuntu. I bought a Sonos ZP90 but not the controller. I found various bits and pieces on the internet on how to get this working but no complete howto so I thought it would be useful to others...

Ramses800 Contributor I

Workaround for large music collection!

Hello everyone, I just finished a little utility for making a workaround for getting Sonos to be able to index large music collections. This workaround will only be usable with the Folders view in the controllers though. The key point is letting Sonos index a folder structure with m3u files instead...

hippysoyboy Contributor I

Java based controller

Hi, I've been working on a Java based Sonos controller for a while now - http://sourceforge.net/projects/janos/. It's pretty basic, but it works for: Browsing Music Adding to queue Seeking in queue Changing volume Next/Previous Displaying now playing info Priorities for now are Search capabilit...

cnewlander Enthusiast I

Guide to Changing the CR100 Battery

Do this at your own risk. You will no doubt void your warranty if you break something.

recht Contributor I

Native SONOS controller for Android

Hi I've started working on a remote for Android, and I have an initial version ready - it's available on Market under the name Andronos. If anybody would like to test it out, I would be grateful - there are probably a lot of bugs, and some features are still missing (most importantly zone managemen...

DarrenLink Enthusiast I

iTunes Library Manager

For Sonos users who wish to choose which of their iTunes playlists are transferred to Sonos or for users who wish to use lossy formats for their ipods and lossless for their Sonos system. It makes a custom XML file on the NAS with unselected playlists removed and/or references adjusted to the lossl...

Matt W Sonos Employee

Hook your Sonos system to IFTTT and control it with the cloud

For those unfamiliar, https://ifttt.com is a service that lets you hook two internet services together, with the first acting as a trigger and the second as a destination. For instance, you can say IF a new Instagram photo is posted in a certain area, THEN save it to my dropbox folder. I've written...

khsfsono Contributor III

Can I use sonos system without an internet network at home?

Answered

i want to use sonos in a presentation setting. Currently i have a microphone connected to a mixer, and the mixer connected to an amplifier wired with speakers. I want to replace the wired speakers with wireless speakers. I don't have internet network. Is it possible with sonos? If so, what sono...

Avee Avid Contributor I

Community-supported Sonos software: Available here!

As the list of sticky threads was growing longer and longer, we decided to reference those excellent finds from this forum right here. The links here will reference you to software that works well with Sonos, but isn't officially supported by Sonos. They are projects by forum members, supported by...

Zacharias Contributor III

ZP100 not booting

Hi, I've recently acquired a ZP100 however it looks to be stuck in the boot process with a single white light flashing endlessly. It doesn't appear responsive to holding the mute button on bootup. On powerup all of the network port light flash briefly and the connection lights are solid if wired t...

Radojevic Contributor I

Bring back http://:1400/reboot

For all that is holy, bring back the ability to reboot a Sonos device via a web browser. Left stereo paired Sonos Play:1 plays sound. Right stereo paired Sonos Play:1 is silent. The only thing that fixed the right stereo paired Sonos Play:1 was to power cycle the Sonos Connect. Shouldn't need to s...

danwooller Contributor I

HTTP Post Command Reference for Tasker

I'm new to Sonos, but would like to setup some Tasker tasks in Android to automate playing my favourite radio station, launching playlists, etc. Is there a reference for http POST commands that I could work from? Could someone point me in the right direction? My aim is to use Tasker with NFC tags...

Osler Contributor III

ZonePlayer Command Line Tool

I have created a simple command line tool for simple control of a ZonePlayer using my script components. No knowledge of scripting required to use; however, the available commands are limited as a result. Help file is as follows: The ZPCMD.exe can be downloaded here. http://www.cebotics.com/foru...

solojourner Contributor I

I can access my whole library! Now, I'm happy!

It has taken weeks of research and numerous attempts with several different configurations but I can finally access my entire library through Sonos controller! My>65,000 music files are stored on a Seagate NAS, which Sonos can read from (but not write to). With the amount of time and effort it took...

Skye Contributor I

A/V Receiver Optical Out to Play Bar??

Did anyone try it? will it work? Sonos suggest to by pass the AV receiver with all components in to TV and Optical out to Play bar..... I am just trying to de-clutter my living room with the a play bar, sub & play 3 to replace my 5.1 speakers. and of course sync with my other sonos products around...

MikeC - Sonos Sonos Employee

Static IP address

Answered

Can I set a static IP address on my Sonos components ?

SuperSeven Contributor III

Sonos Connect and external Arcam DAC

My music is ripped in lossless format which a Sonos Connect (ZP90) feeds into my analog amp and speakers. There is no remote control for volume on my amp, so I have the Sonos Connect set to for variable line-out and use this to adjust the volume, which all works very well. However I'm now consideri...

erumsas1962 Trending Lyricist II

Managed Switch

After 6 calls into Sonos I was told to get a managed switch to resolve the sudden loss of both Tidal and Spotify- the solution is/was unplugging the router wait 10 sec and all is good of a few hours days. Long story short I was told by the Sonos guys my Boost was veering way too much data and th...

Nando010 Prominent Collaborator I

Pcm or bitstream samsung ks9000

Question

Hi, i have a samsung ks9000 and i have 2 options on the hdmi audi format which is pcm and bitsream and they both play in 5.1. Can someone please tell me which is the recommemed setting for the playbar and my 5.1 set up as i cant tell the difference. The audio format is set to dolby digital. Thanks

millesetoiles Contributor I

Sonos with new Airport Extreme 802.11n + Express

I just received the new Airport Extreme from Apple and discovered that Sonos does not operate when running on 802.11"n". Had to tweak the settings to run on "g" only but this makes the signal extremely slow... Is there anyone out there that has discovered a way to work with this new Extreme?

sailreno Contributor I

How do I connect a Yamaha RX-V479 wireless to Play 1 Speakers? We use a 4G LTE Wireless network.

Question

How do I connect a Yamaha RX-V479 wireless to Play 1 Speakers? We use a 4G LTE Wireless network.

Peter 8367 Contributor I

Volume control Sonos Playbar through Samsung One Remote

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Does anyone know how to connect the Samsung One Remote control to the Sonos Playbar so that I can control the volume of the playbar? I tried various ways but can’t get it to work.... I read the the playbar has IR whereas the Samsung remote control has RF but nevertheless there seems to be a way to m...

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