Did you know that you can connect an external audio source to your PLAY:5, CONNECT, or CONNECT:AMP and stream to any Sonos component in your house? So if a friend is visiting with a rare demo on her MP3 player, you can use the line-in on your Sonos player to listen out loud. Or if you’re grilling on the patio, you could listen to the game that’s playing on the TV in your living room. Here’s how.

Step 1: Connect your audio source to your Sonos player.

• Connect an MP3 player to a PLAY:5:Using the audio cable that came in the box, plug one end into the headphone jack of the audio player and the other end to the line-input on the back of the PLAY:5.

  

• Connect an MP3 player to a CONNECT: Using the stereo mini to RCA Y-audio cable that came in the box, plug the single end into the headphone jack of the audio player and attach the split cable to the corresponding colors of the L/R audio inputs on the back of the Sonos unit.

  

• Connect an MP3 player to a CONNECT:AMP: Purchase a stereo mini to RCA Y-audio cableand follow the instruction for the CONNECT.

  

• Connect a TV to a CONNECT:Using the RCA stereo audio cable that came in the box, attach one end to the the corresponding colors of the L/R audio inputs on the back of the Sonos unit and the other end to the L/R RCA audio out ports  on the back of your television.

  

• Connect a TV to a CONNECT: AMP: Purchase an RCA stereo audio cableand follow the instructions for the CONNECT.

  

• Connect a TV to a PLAY:5: Purchase a stereo mini to RCA Y-audio cable. Plug the single end into the line-input on the back of the PLAY:5 and attach the split cable to the L/R RCA audio out ports on the back of your television.

  

Step 2: Switch audio source to line-in on your Sonos controller.

• Using a handheld controller (SONOS CONTROL or apps for iPhone/iPad/Android): From the Music Menu, select Line-In, select the source, and touch Play Now.

• Using the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC: From the Music Library pane, click the Line-In tab. Then, select the audio component, and click Play Now.

Note: You can listen to music from the external device in any zone, and use the Sonos Wireless HiFi System to control the volume settings. However, you must control the playback (forward, pause, etc.) from the line-in source.