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Can’t add Sonos Play:1s as surrounds to Playbar

  • October 16, 2022
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When I go to “add surrounds” it says I need a compatible product, for some reason it is not seeing them. They used to be paired but I needed to factory reset everything. 

Best answer by Mr. T

How do the Play:1s show in the Sonos app?

Do they appear in one room as a stereo pair? If so, separate the stereo pair, then go back to the Playbar room and Add Surrounds.

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Mr. T
  • Enthusiast II
  • October 16, 2022

How do the Play:1s show in the Sonos app?

Do they appear in one room as a stereo pair? If so, separate the stereo pair, then go back to the Playbar room and Add Surrounds.


Airgetlam

Factory reset is most often never a good idea. 

Has the radio/WiFi been turned off on the PLAYBAR?


  • Contributor I
  • October 19, 2022

How would I tell if wifi is off? I can play music to it without an eternity cable being in it.


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  • Virtuoso
  • October 19, 2022

WiFi is on then, are they both on S1 or both on S2?.

 


Airgetlam

For reference of others: in the controller, go to Settings > System > (name of room) > (name of speaker) > enable WiFi. 

It is almost never a good time to ‘disable’ there, and even more so on a Sonos sound bar, as that kills communication with the Sub and/or surround speakers.

I’ll let others go from here :)


Mr. T
  • Enthusiast II
  • October 19, 2022

@acdeag - Are the two speakers you want to add as surrounds showing as two separate rooms in the app?


  • Contributor I
  • October 19, 2022

Yes, see screenshot. 

 


Mr. T
  • Enthusiast II
  • October 19, 2022
Mr. T wrote:

How do the Play:1s show in the Sonos app?

Do they appear in one room as a stereo pair? If so, separate the stereo pair, then go back to the Playbar room and Add Surrounds.


Your Play:1s are not in 2 separate rooms. They are in one room (Living Room) as a stereo pair.

As my first comment above, you need to separate the stereo pair before you can add them as surrounds.

The Play:1s will then show in two separate rooms (it doesn’t matter what the rooms are called), then go to the room settings for Living Room PB and select add surrounds.


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