Sonos Controller for Mac or PC
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• 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 pane.
Adding a shared folder
1. From the Manage menu, select Music Library Settings.
The shared music folders that are currently available to your Sonos system appear.
2. Select the Folders tab and click Add (PC) or (Mac).
3. Choose one of the following options:
• In my Music folder, and then click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to make your music accessible to the Sonos
system. If necessary, you will be guided through the steps for sharing the music folder and adjusting your computer’s
sleep settings.
• In another location on my computer, or on an external drive connected to my computer, and then click Next. Type
the path or browse to the location where your music is stored and follow the on-screen instructions to make your music
accessible to the Sonos system. If necessary, you will be guided through the steps for sharing the music folder and
adjusting your computer’s sleep settings.
• On a networked device such as a network attached storage (NAS) drive, and then click Next.
a. Type the network path for the music folder (\\Name\Sharename, where Name is the network name for your computer
or NAS device, and Sharename is the name of the top level shared folder), or click Browse (PC) to navigate to it. Click
Next.
b. If it is not shared anonymously, enter the user name and password of a user with permission to access this folder, and
then click Next.
• Add audio books from my Audible folder (PC), and then click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to make your
audio books accessible to the Sonos system. If necessary, you will be guided through the steps for sharing the folder
and adjusting your computer’s sleep settings.
Removing a shared folder
1. From the Manage menu, select Music Library Settings.
2. Click the Folders tab.
3. Select the shared folder you want to remove from the list, and then click Remove (PC) or (Mac).
4. Confirm that you want to delete the shared folder.
Updating your music library index
If you add music to a music folder that is already indexed, you can update your music index to add this music to your library.
1. From the Manage menu, select Update Music Library Now.
2. Click Yes to confirm.
The message, “Indexing” appears in the MUSIC pane. When the update is complete, the message disappears.
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