Sonos Controller

Wireless, multi-room control from the palm of your hand

SonosNet wireless mesh network	SonosNet, our secure AES encrypted wireless mesh network, extends the range of the Controller and avoids sources of wireless interference by communicating with the closest ZonePlayer, rather than through one distant access point.
Integrated, multi-room control	Lets you control what music is playing in every room in your house, from anywhere in your house. Control of your music is not tied to the room where you're listening.
Unique design dedicated to multi-room music control	Everything about the Controller – from its buttons to its screen – are carefully designed to let you control your music anywhere and everywhere.
Find out what’s playing anywhere in your home	The Now Playing screen shows you what’s playing in the rooms you’re in with details like album art and elapsed time of a song. The Zone Menu gives you an overview of what’s playing in each room of the house at a glance.
Flexible playback options	Control what zone or group of zones plays the music selected. Put it in “Party Mode” to play the same songs all over the house. Set shuffle/repeat playback as desired.

Instant access to endless music

Plug-and-play access to millions of songs	Get instant access to millions of songs on your Controller that you can enjoy all over your house. No ripping, downloading or computer required.
Liberate the music on your computer and enjoy it in every room	Sonos can play music stored on up to 16 PCs, Macs or NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices on your home network, supporting the most popular audio formats.
PC-free access to Internet radio and online music services	Listen to millions of songs and Internet radio stations, without turning on a computer.
Pre-loaded Internet radio stations	Comes loaded with more than 600 radio stations and it's simple to add more via the Sonos Desktop Controller.
Play music or audio from MP3 players, CD players, TV, DVD, VCR, and radio throughout the house	An analog audio input with digital encoding on every ZonePlayer lets you play music from an external audio source (such as an MP3 player, CD player, TV, or radio) and enjoy throughout the house.
Support for the most popular music services	Best Buy™ Digital Music Store, Napster®, Pandora®, Rhapsody® 3.0+, SIRIUS® Internet Radio, and downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks.

Find, discover, and control your favorite music with ease

Browse through music selections	Browse your music collection and favorite music services by Artist, Album, Genre, Track Name, Composer, or Playlist.
Search	Quickly find the music you want to hear by searching for the artist, album or track within your personal music collection or favorite music service.
Power scroll	Lets you browse through your music collection alphabetically so you can quickly find your favorites.
Display of album art	Full-screen and thumbnail views of album art, including detailed track information, are displayed in full-color on the Controller.
Single library view	Regardless of where your music is stored, Sonos presents a single view of your entire library (all artists, albums, composers, genres, etc).
Queue-based music playback	You can queue-up music to play next while listening to what’s playing now – then pass the Controller along to someone else to pick the next song.

Full-color display and scroll wheel

High-resolution, transflective, full-color LCD screen	Whether it’s full-color album artwork, song titles, or artist names, the Controller’s screen is bright and easy to read – both indoors and outdoors.
Scroll wheel selector	Makes it quick and easy to scroll through large music collections and make selections. Using it is so simple that you can give it to your friends at a party and let them pick the music.
Backlit buttons and screen	Backlit buttons and screen make the Controller easy to operate in low-light conditions. Adjust the brightness of the LCD and buttons to suit your style and extend battery life.

Other cool features

Movement sensor	Automatically wakes up the Controller when you pick it up.
Light sensor	Turns backlighting on only when necessary to conserve battery power.
Wake up to music	Set the alarm and wake up to your favorite music or Internet radio station in one room, or all over the house. Just hit snooze to get a few minutes more sleep. Fall asleep to soothing music with the sleep timer.
Schedule your music	Use the scheduler to play music at a specific time for a set duration—great for that 30-minute workout.

Automatic software updates: Sonos keeps getting better

New features and music services delivered automatically — and for free

The Sonos system keeps getting better over time with new features and music services. Once the Sonos system has been registered, Sonos will automatically notify you when software updates are available. Simply press one button and your system updates itself.