Is it possible to run the Beam Gen 2 directly from a TV that supports digital audio? I’ve installed in a location that does not have Wi-Fi.
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Beam Gen 2 connection to TV
Best answer by Airgetlam
Not sure I totally understand the question, so maybe this will help.
The Beam needs to be ‘set up’, which includes connecting it to a Sonos account, before it will work. Once that’s done, you could move it to a non-WiFi environment and use it while connected to ARC (or optical, if you had the adapter), but note that it won’t connect to surrounds or a Sub without a WiFi connection, so the best you’d get would be 3.0 of a possible 5.2 speaker sound.
Not sure I totally understand the question, so maybe this will help.
The Beam needs to be ‘set up’, which includes connecting it to a Sonos account, before it will work. Once that’s done, you could move it to a non-WiFi environment and use it while connected to ARC (or optical, if you had the adapter), but note that it won’t connect to surrounds or a Sub without a WiFi connection, so the best you’d get would be 3.0 of a possible 5.2 speaker sound.
If I recall correctly, the marketing material on the box, and here on the sales page, does say ‘requires Internet connection’, or words to that effect.
Edit: listed under requirements on the Tech Specifications on the sales page:
WiFi
Internet connection
Thanks for the information. I do have a Sonos System at home so I can set it up on that. I’m only using the Beam in this other location, so not being able to run with other speakers is not a problem. Thanks again!
Make sure you set the Beam to auto-play when the TV is turned on.
https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/enable-or-disable-tv-autoplay
I was fortunate to get a great Sonos tech person on the phone this morning and the Beam is working. Without Wi-Fi. Couldn’t be happier! Thanks for all the input.
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