Sonos Multi-Room Music System Managing Music Folders, Using the Desktop Controller for Windows

Chapter 4: Managing and Playing Music 4-3

Managing Music Folders

The Sonos Multi-Room Music System can play music from any networked computer or network-attached storage (NAS) device where you have shared music folders. During the setup process, you are guided through the process of accessing your shared music folders. Over time, you may wish to add or remove music folders from this list.

Music folders are indexed by the Sonos Multi-Room Music System so you can view your music by categories. You can add or remove the shared folders Sonos accesses music from at any time. You may need to make changes if you add a computer to your home network, or if you move shared folders from one location to another.

If you add new music to a folder that is already indexed, simply update your music index to add this music to your library.

To play music from imported playlists, drop the playlist file .PLS, .M3U or .WPL into the same music folder that you have shared to the Sonos system, update your music index, and the custom playlists will appear when you select Imported Playlists from the Music menu.

Using the Desktop Controller for Windows

Adding a shared folder

1.From the Music menu, select Set Up Music Library.

The shared music folders that are currently available to your Sonos Multi-Room Music System appear.

2.Click Add a Share.

3.To add music that is stored on this computer, select Add music stored on this computer, and click Next.

a.Click to highlight a music folder, and then click Next.

b.Click Next to confirm.

c.Click Finish.

4.To add music stored on a remote computer or a NAS device, select Add music stored in folders that are currently shared on my network.

a.Type the network path for the music folder (\\Name\Sharename, where Name is the network name for your computer or NAS device, and