Sonos installation tips and tricks - Sonos One gen 2
Before you get started with your Sonos system, you'll need to make sure you've installed your speakers correctly.
Turn on Auto Discovery
You can turn on Auto Discovery Popups to allow setup cards to automatically appear at the bottom of your smartphone display when new Sonos products are found nearby.
Tap the Settings tab in the bottom right corner of the app > App Preferences > Toggle on (iOS) or Tick (Android) Allow Pop-up Messages.
Add another speaker or Sub to your Sonos system
Bought a new Sonos speaker and want to add it to your existing system? Tap the Settings tab in the bottom right corner of the app > System > Add Product and follow the instructions.
Add a Boost to your Sonos System
If your Wi-Fi network isn't the strongest and has a couple of weak spots, you may have bought yourself a Boost to help get a signal in a particular room. To add a Boost, head to Settings tab in the bottom right of the app > System > Add Product.
How to improve Sonos sound quality
Sonos offers a feature called Trueplay that will tune your speakers according to their surroundings, even if that's in a cupboard. To make sure you get the best sound out of each speaker in your Sonos system, head to the Settings tab in the bottom right of the app > System > Select Room > Trueplay > Trueplay tuning > Follow the instructions.
Make sure you tune all the speakers in your system and retune them if you move them. It's also worth noting this feature will only work on iOS devices, so you'll need to grab yourself an iOS device to perform Trueplay. If you have the Sonos Move, Sonos Move 2 or the Sonos Roam - you don't need to do anything as they have Automatic Trueplay tuning. The Era 100 or Era 300 meanwhile, offer two forms of Trueplay tuning - Advanced tuning that still requires an iOS device, or Quick tuning that uses the onboard microphones to tune the speakers to the room they are in and therefore doesn't use an iOS device. Quick tuning isn't as precise as Advanced tuning though, so keep that in mind.
We have a feature on how to tune your existing Sonos speaker with Trueplay to make it sound better, if you want some extra tips and tricks on Trueplay and what it entails.
Change a room name
Changed your office to a bedroom, or moved your Era 100 or Sonos One into the bathroom? That's fine as changing room names in Sonos is simple. Click on the Settings tab in the bottom right of the app > System > Select Room > Name.
Set a volume limit for your speakers
If you want to make sure your Sonos speakers don't go above a certain volume, you can do this in the app nice and easily.
Tap on the Settings tab in the bottom right of the app > System > Select Room > Volume Limit.
Make use of your existing Hi-Fi system
Investing in Sonos doesn't mean your existing Hi-Fi system has to become redundant. The Sonos Port has analogue, optical and coaxial digital audio outputs, as well as a line-in, allowing you to connect any device you want, from a turntable to a DAC.
There is also the Sonos Amp available in the Sonos range, providing a streaming upgrade for your favourite stand-alone speakers.
Play vinyl on your Sonos system
Got a favourite record you want to play on your Sonos system? No problem. You can connect your turntable's audio output to the Play:5, Sonos Five, Era 100, Era 300 or Move 2's line-in ports, or the audio-in jacks on a Sonos Port or Sonos Amp. Go to Browse (music note icon) > Line-In > Select your source. You can also find Line-In settings in the Settings tab of the Sonos app > System > Room with Play:5, Five, Era 100 or Era 300 speaker > Scroll down to Line-In options.
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