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Contributor I
August 7, 2014
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Play5 No light! No sound! No Happiness!

  • August 7, 2014
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One of my Play5's quit working while playing and the light is out. I rebooted the system, unplugged and re-plugged. I even swapped locations and chords with my other Play5 that is still working. No dice. Light is out. I think it is broken. Please help.
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Best answer by Moritz M
Hello Kurtis, Johan,

If there is no LED showing any indication of a working component it most likely is broken. However two things might be still something you want to consider doing.

The factory reset as mentioned by Chris already, the other thing would be, if you have another PLAY:5 or PLAY:3, to replace the power cables.

If that will not help at all please get in touch with our support via phone since we would not like to gather your address information here.

http://www.sonos.com/support

Thanks,
Moritz

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Trending Lyricist I
September 11, 2015
This is happening to me on a Play 1. I tried the factory reset with no luck. I'll see if it somehow begins working again tomorrow.
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Lyricist I
October 5, 2017
I also have the same problem of the right speaker repeatedly and continuously dropping out. I have done hard reboot several times and it reconnects temporarily and is then lost. I have had a good run with Sonos of recent when I first purchased the 5s I had constant problems. To the point that the technology was driving me back to conventional music systems. So it is disappointing to be dealing again with what is clearly a well documented problem. I expect the next step is diagnostic, tech review and waiting. Appreciate any advice. Thanks.
Keith N
Sonos Staff
October 26, 2017
SJG: Thanks for reaching out to the Community. You are absolutely correct. Submitting a diagnostic report then replying with the seven-digit confirmation number would allow us (at Sonos) to take a closer look at what is going on. In most cases where speakers drop, the culprit is usually wireless interference of some type. Does this happen seemingly random or does this happen at a particular time of day?

Please submit the diagnostic while the problematic unit is available. This will allow us to take a look at the unit itself or any other problems rather than just looking at the network and Sonos. Thanks in advance.
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Contributor I
December 3, 2017
Same happened to me recently with Play 5 (gen1). Factory reset didn't work. No lights on at all even when plugging in. Tried a different cord, known to work, and same experience. No lights.
Keith N
Sonos Staff
December 4, 2017
Hello there, jsieben. Thanks for posting! I see that you have been in touch with one of our technicians. Please continue to work with them and let us know what happens. Thanks again.
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Lyricist I
December 18, 2017
My play5 is also not powering on. Was working fine and suddenly won't power up, no light. What the hec?
Lyricist I
December 28, 2017
My play 5 has just done the same, it's been playing fine for years but I powered the system down to move the bridge, all other speakers have come back on line, but not the play 5. I've tried the hard reset but no lights, any furter ideas?
Lyricist I
January 6, 2018
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My Play: 5 1.generation did the same the other day. NOT light, completely dead.
One morning it would not turn out, I just used it in the evening. Has tried to restart and reset without luck. Has changed AC cable, leave it on and off for a long time. It is completely dead and without the white light. But you can not find where to help solve the problem on Sono's website.
Airgetlam
January 7, 2018
Your best bet is to call in to their customer service line. You can find the hours and phone number by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page "Contact us" and then the link at the right of the next page "Skip to see all options".
Bruce
Lyricist I
January 13, 2018
I'm having the same problem. I have had this for years then one day no light and it stopped working. I am wondering if my ex didnt disconnect it from his email account? I even tried to register it under mine but it wouldnt read it on the sonos app. Not sure where to go with it. Tried factory reset changing cords and outlets with no luck. Any suggestions?