Sonos PLAY:5 Owner's Manual

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Product Guide
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Controls and Buttons
PLAY:5 Front
Touch Controls
Note: The Sonos PLAY:5’s front grille is not removable. Tampering with the grille 
may result in damage to your PLAY:5. 
On/Off
Your Sonos system is designed to be always on; the system uses 
minimal electricity whenever it is not playing music. 
• To quickly stop streaming audio in all rooms, select Pause All 
from the Rooms menu on a Sonos controller. 
• To stop streaming audio in one room, you can touch the Play/
Pause button on the PLAY:5.
Status indicator light
Indicates the current status. During normal operation the white light is 
dimly lit, brightening when touch controls are activated. If desired, you 
can turn off the white light from Room Settings
See “Player Status Indicators” for a complete list of status indications.
Play/Pause
Toggles between playing and pausing the audio (defaults to restarting 
the same music source when pressed unless a different source is 
selected). Touch to start or stop streaming audio.