Operation Manual
SONOS PLAY:5
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SONOS PLAY:5 Front
Note: The SONOS PLAY:5’s front grille is not removable. Tampering with the grille may result 
in damage to your PLAY:5. 
On/Off
•  Using a handheld Sonos controller, select Pause 
All from the Zone Menu.
•  Using the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC, select 
Pause All from the Play menu.
Your Sonos system is designed to be always on; the system uses minimal electricity 
whenever it is not playing music. To quickly stop streaming music in all rooms, you can 
use the Pause All feature to stop the music everywhere. 
Status indicator 
•  Flashes white when powering up or connecting to 
your Sonos system.
•  Solid white when powered up and connected to 
your Sonos system (normal operation).
Indicates the current status of that Sonos component. When the Sonos component is in 
normal operation, you can turn the white status indicator light on and off. For additional 
information, see the online help system included with your Sonos Controller for Mac or 
PC.
For a complete list of status indications, please go to http://faq.sonos.com/led. 
Mute button 
•  Lights solid green when sound is muted.
•  Flashes green rapidly when household mute or 
unmute is about to take place.
•  Flashes green slowly when Sonos component is 
connecting to your music system.
To mute/unmute this Sonos component: Press the Mute button to mute or unmute this 
Sonos component.
To mute/unmute all Sonos components: Press and hold the Mute button for 3 seconds to 
mute all Sonos components in your household. Press and hold for 3 seconds to unmute 
all Sonos components.
Volume up (+)  
Volume down (-)
Press these buttons to adjust the volume up and down.










