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Contributor I
December 26, 2013

Play 1 speakers volume fades in and out

Completely installed sound bar and 2 play 1 speakers (right and left) but the play 1 sound fades in and out during movie and music. Sounds like a fading radio station. Is there a download or any quick fix?
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    Jeff S
    Retired Sonos Staff
    January 19, 2017
    But my question is why this voice only fades on Play 1's and not on soundbar? When both of them are connected to same TV and same internet. Not sure, if there is some other problem with just Play 1's.

    The PLAYBAR is wired into your TV and will play audio even if it is not connected to your network. The PLAY:1s communicate wirelessly with the PLAYBAR to play the audio. It may not be the solution but it's worth clearing up the connection errors then we can move on to more troubleshooting.
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    Lyricist II
    March 31, 2017
    I am having the same problem with sound fading in and out from Play-1s. I sent a diagnostic report from the SONOS app along with the confirmation number. I have not heard back regarding how to fix the problem. If the play -1 speakers are losing connection with the wireless modem, how do I fix that?
    Airgetlam
    March 31, 2017
    If you don't post the diagnostic number here, or call in and give it to them on the phone, they likely won't look at it. I imagine they get thousands of submissions daily, and probably don't know which ones to look at and which ones to ignore unless you communicate to them.

    Do it again, within 10 minutes of the fading issue, and then come back here and post the number. They're much more likely to respond. Or call them, from all reports, their phone staff is great, too.
    Bruce
    Lyricist II
    March 31, 2017
    Thank you for the advice. I actually called tech support today and my problem was resolved remotely.
    Airgetlam
    April 3, 2017
    Outstanding!

    Would you be willing to share the resolution, for those who may find this thread at a later date with a similar issue?
    Bruce
    Lyricist II
    April 3, 2017
    After contacting SONOS troubleshooting I found out I didn't have Real surround sound. The technician remotely changed the configurations and also changed the modem channel from 7 to 1. Everything works well now.
    Lyricist I
    July 21, 2017
    I'm also having this issue now, diagnostics number 7630317
    Contributor I
    January 14, 2018
    I am having a similar issue with my Play 1. However, my Play 1 is stand alone and I only use it to stream music from Spotify. When the volume is turned up high, the level will drop periodically and then go back to normal in a couple seconds. Diagnostic report number 8361327.
    Lyricist I
    March 14, 2018
    Experiencing this same issue - diagnostic report number 462500966.
    Chris
    Lead Maestro
    March 14, 2018
    Are you sure the speakers are not ducking because someone in house is talking to Alexa. I have my playbar system disabled in the alexa skill for this reason.
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