Sonos PLAYBAR Owner's Manual

Product Guide

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You can easily pair two PLAY:1 or PLAY:3 products with a PLAYBAR to function as left and right surround channels in your 
Sonos surround sound experience. You can either configure surround speakers during the setup process or follow the steps 
below to add them later.

• Make sure the Sonos players are the same—you cannot combine a PLAY:1 and a PLAY:3 to function as surround 

speakers.

• Pairing surround speakers with your PLAYBAR requires a wired connection so make sure you have a BRIDGE, BOOST or 

Sonos player connected to your router with an Ethernet cable before proceeding.

• Be sure to follow the instructions below to set up your surround speakers. Do not create a room group or stereo pair as 

these will not achieve the left and right surround channel functionality. 

From the Settings menu, select Room Settings.

Select the room the PLAYBAR is located in. 

Select Add Surround Speakers.

Follow the prompts to add first a left and then a right surround speaker.

Select Manage -> Settings (PC) or Sonos -> Preferences (Mac).

Select Room Settings if it is not already highlighted on the left.

From the Basic tab, select Add Surround Speakers.

Follow the prompts to add first a left and then a right surround speaker.

The default setting is determined by the calibration process. If you wish to make a change, you can follow the steps below.

From the Settings menu, select Room Settings.

Select the room the PLAYBAR and surround speakers are located in. It appears as Room (+LS+RS) on the Room Settings 
menu. 

Select Advanced Audio -> Surround Settings. 

Choose one of the following:

• Surrounds: Choose On or Off to turn the sound from the surround speakers on and off.

• Surround Level Adjustment: Drag your finger across the slider to increase or decrease the volume of the surround 

speakers. 

• Music Playback: Choose Ambient (default; subtle, ambient sound) or Full (enables louder, full range sound). This