Sonos CONNECT Owner's Manual

SONOS CONNECT

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experience. Sonos recommends you do not change this default. However, if you decide to make a change, we recommend 
the following usage guidelines:

Use Uncompressed if:

• You want optimal performance with home theaters. 

• You want to produce the highest quality sound for your Sonos system (this selection requires more network bandwidth 

than compressed audio.)

Use Compressed if:

• You are connecting more than 4 rooms wirelessly.

• You are in an environment with heavy wireless interference and are experiencing dropouts.

To change the line-in encoding setting, select one of the following options:

• Using a handheld Sonos controller: From the Settings menu, select Advanced Settings -> Audio Compression.

• Using the Sonos Controller for PC: Select Manage -> Settings -> Advanced Settings.

• Using the Sonos Controller for Mac: Select Sonos -> Preferences -> Advanced Settings. 

For additional information on connecting audio devices, you can go to our Web site at http://faq.sonos.com/cables. 

To control the volume exclusively from your home theater or amplifier, you can change the line-out level on the SONOS 
CONNECT to Fixed by selecting one of the following options:

• Using a handheld Sonos controller: Select Room Settings from the Settings menu. Select the Sonos component 

 

attached to the receiver. Select Line-Out Level, and choose Fixed.

• Using the Sonos Controller for PC: Select Manage -> Settings. Select the Sonos component attached to the receiver. 

Choose Fixed from the Line-Out Level drop-down on the Basic tab.

• Using the Sonos Controller for Mac: Select Sonos -> Preferences -> Rooms Settings. Select the Sonos component 

 

attached to the receiver, and then choose Fixed from the Line-Out Level drop-down on the Basic tab.

Adjust your home theater or amplifier’s volume to typical listening volume. 

If the line-out level is not currently set to Variable, you will need to change it:

• Using a handheld Sonos controller: Select Room Settings from the Settings menu. Select the Sonos component 

 

attached to the receiver. Select Line-Out Level, and choose Variable from the Line-Out Level drop-down on the Basic 
tab.

Note: When you change the line-out level to Fixed

on your SONOS CONNECT, you will not be 

able to adjust the volume or the equalization settings using a Sonos controller.