Setting up Sonos Speakers (Walkthrough)

Our Sonos expert Jonathan takes you through the simple process for setting up a Sonos speaker.
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[@BeefyTV]

New 'sonos' member here, having watched quite a few videos here on KZbin, I must say you're the only person to mention you need an IOS device to set up trueplay! I spent too much time thinking I had a dodgy speaker! I only had to grab one of my kids iPads to set up trueplay, well worth it!🎉

[@FrancisKaldunski]

To avoid consufusion for some people, to make sure it's flashing green bress down the button above the cable for a few seconds and it'll alternate red and white and eventually it'll be green.

[@bgabriel28]

This video makes it look so easy. I just bought this thing, and the S2 app can't seem to recognize it. Instead, it keeps trying to connect to my old Play 5, which isn't even plugged in. I can't even access the system or settings portions of the app for some reason (they are greyed out), so I can see if it's connecting to my wifi. And when I try to login to my sonos account, it tells me that the device isn't connected to the internet. Everything else in the house is connected without problem. This is all very frustrating. I generally expect products to become more refined and user friendly over time, but this sonos speaker is more difficult to use than the one I bought 9 years ago. I happily would have just bought a simpler blue tooth speaker if I'd had any idea what I was in for. I don't appreciate having to take time out of my day to call their support hotline. Has anyone else encountered these problems, and how did they solve them.

[@TJDawgs72]

Thank you…easy and directly to the point.

[@sytesmedia504]

Can I use a cordless microphone to sync with the sonos , if so how? Thnx

[@nazaarshadir]

For my PC, where can I get the sonos app?

[@user-rk1xv3xp6q]

If I could go back and buy Bose I would. "Sonos the best sound you will never hear" Because the app is so poor it can't play, and the help files even poorer.

[@tristanfaint6906]

Yup

[@ShajiJacob]

No green light,just flashing white light only ?

[@jesseelliott5918]

Mine don’t go green

[@axavidesign1670]

This might be an ok video but if the bloody sonos doesnt work how would i know?

[@givemetheoutdoors1590]

Nice video

[@michelguerrerostudios]

sonos one a100 like pc speaker it's possible??

[@darkstardan3309]

Tuning the room is the information needed. :P

[@choekytsanla]

My sonos is not turning green

[@smokeyblue8056]

Can I play music from my phone and not a streaming app on my Sonos speakers?

[@keneferdinand9761]

Please how i connect it to my Bluetooth on my phone 📱 so i can listen to music 🎶 with my friends. Please help am confused 😐

[@Reflection_Wave]

I bought this today not knowing that this device not friendly Bluetooth. The sound quality is good, now I have to buy sonos sound bar to make it work on TV so I can listen KZbin music. If you are Bluetooth friendly user don't think about sonos one, you will end up with disappointment.

[@smarthomesounds]

You can add KZbin music to the Sonos App via the music services option. Hope this helps.

[@BrutallyHnest_]

I can't get mind to connect to the wifi? It is always wired for some reason anyone can help?

[@glockman9c]

So no controller or brain or anything? I can start with a single BEAM and just start adding speakers?

[@marjoriecohn3868]

So do you need to have streaming music services to use Sonos or can I just play KZbin music videos from my laptop...... thanks.

[@smarthomesounds]

If you own an Apple Macbook / Mac, then you can use AirPlay 2 to send the audio from the laptop to the speakers, otherwise, there's no other way to listen to KZbin on Sonos from your laptop unfortunately and you'd need to use a different device.

[@meshaedwards5940]

can guests at my rental use the Beam if they don't have a sonos app??

[@smarthomesounds]

Hi Mesha, as long as your guests have access to your WiFi network, they can download the Sonos App and access your system but the quickest way would be through Spotify Connect or AirPlay 2 (if they have an iPhone). I hope this helps.

[@user-zo2rj2zi9g]

Great video but my speakers simply do not connect...they'll be going back to the shop tomorrow...

[@colinedwards4815]

Same with me

[@hbhj9710]

YES! So annoying

[@paulgerg6879]

I love how he says it finds your speaker automatically. I have moved house and changed network provider twce. EVERY time I do this, my Sonos One just works, my SL and Roam are a right nightmare and I spend ages trying to get them to connect. Usually give up and try a bit later in the week, then for some weird reason, they just connect. Basically, very rubbish software oif you use an Android phone and that is with the updated and apparently Android friendly S2 app. I would get rid of all but the One but they are so expensive that I just spend ages setting them up and then one day, they just lose the network again. :( Hate these things with a vengeance, one day I will replace them with something cheaper that just works. Sound is great though!

[@Beatzbydb]

So no Bluetooth connection ?

[@TheVocalguardian]

Same problem no auto connection, disappointing

[@atticussfinch9001]

One of my speakers just upped and stopped working. Sonos One pair… one of ‘em works fine, the other won’t power up. WTF

[@sarahgrace5632]

Just moved and changed WiFi. Two hours later still here trying to set up :(

[@fytubevw]

Can we get below 3 minutes?

[@dreamingcode]

I can't find out from anyone whether these damn speak as a wireless and not

[@carolinadelossantos188]

I got NONE of this in my android app

[@juliasuriano8102]

i wish we could just plug it in lol

[@philipgrassi4579]

So far very disappointed. So difficult app.this press here do that. After sting my speaker on the wall with the brakes have to take them down to press the button. How frustrating. I wanted something simple and it's passing me off.

[@philipgrassi4579]

Not to happy to install. So complicated. After installing speakers too wall brakes have to take them down again just to push button

[@TesterAnimal1]

HAHAHAH. Just flashed green. Nope. Step one fail. ONCE you move house, they NEVER EVER EVER EVER work again.

[@g0g0Sutra]

That’s where I am now. I did get a pair of these to work in my first house for 6 months until they glitched out. That house didn’t have great wifi so I hoped in a new house with better wifi they would work better. After reinstalling the app, following all the prompts and a lot of waiting, every time it says, “Your mobile device couldn’t connect to your SYMFONISK Bookshelf. Move closer and make sure it’s powered on.” It’s on and my device is sitting on the SYMFONISK, both 2 feet from my modem. SONOS might be a good system for one user with good reliable wifi who will stay in only one residence. I will never get back the frustrating hours I have spent trying to nurse these things into life, so much of that time thinking to my self “I should have just bought a record player”. What ever they did in this system, it did not need to be so complicated.

[@alandavidson9086]

Won the one sl in a raffle at christmas. still not connected. Poor set up instructions. Sonos will not be replacing my Bose V22 lifestyle system.

[@themorninglark1978]

A Walkman is better than this

[@kevinnichols9836]

Beofre I go throug with this, may I say...this is silly af!

[@gfkgfk7178]

Great video Thanks. Garbage product. Can it be any harder to listen to dam music? Many many comparable products that set up easily. Blue tooth?????? Not easily. Sonos for sale, highest bidder.

[@Terrifier1984]

So wait the sonos will give that kind of trouble ?

[@gfkgfk7178]

@@Terrifier1984 I'm not happy with it. I had it working for a bit until our power went out and it had to be all set up again. It doesn't work with blue tooth, so my IPod music is a no. It worked with Google play which is now KZbin music, since the change you need to have KZbin premium or it won't work. The passwords and access it wants to all your accounts is outrageous. I just want music. Press play and listen, not an option. I would not recommend this product.

[@9entax]

GFK GFK what you really mean is you didn't research the product you were buying to make sure it was suitable for what you wanted. Sonos do other speakers that do support bluetooth. You are pissed that you bought the wrong model. Its like buying a Tesla then complaining you have nowhere to put the gas.

[@colinedwards4815]

Can't get the bloody thing to set up 2 hours later what a load off crap

[@collinsfamilync]

sonos, you lost me at “create an account”. bye!

[@bryanreyes3084]

What a nightmare. To the trash it goes!✌️

[@colinedwards4815]

Tha app is terrible its a nightmare to set up sorry I brought it

[@andromeda3028]

Why don’t they just have Bluetooth 💀

[@Paintbl99]

You can’t just connect via Bluetooth. Ridiculous.

[@joshua_david4383]

Sonos is a horrible speaker.

[@benframpton9302]

It's so over complicated don't buy it, it's constantly forgetting me and I'm having to re do this all the time

[@tristanfaint6906]

The most complicated speaker i have ever bought.. stay far away from sonos

[@doncook6599]

Doesnt connect. Taking it back for a refund.

[@michaelgordon9758]

I’m so disappointed with this Sonos crap

[@jaimeg4272]

I REGRET buying SONOS. App is poor and connecting in not easy at all. Waste of my money.