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Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 4-3 • 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 menu. Adding a shared folder on a PC 1. From the Music menu, select Set Up Music Library. The shared music folders that are currently available to your Sonos system appear. 2. Click Add a Share. • To add music that is stored on this computer, select Add music stored on this computer, and click Next (PC) or Continue (Mac). a. Click to highlight a music folder, and then click Next (PC) or Continue (Mac). b. Click Next (PC) or Continue (Mac) to confirm. c. Click Finish (PC) or Done (Mac). • To add music stored on a remote computer or a NAS device, select Add music stored in folders that are currently shared on my network. 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 to search for it. b. If it is not shared anonymously, enter the user name and password of a user with permission to access this folder, and click Next (PC) or Continue (Mac). c. Click OK to confirm. Adding a shared folder on a Mac 1. From the Music menu, select Set Up Music Library. The shared music folders that are currently available to your Sonos system appear. 2. Select Add. • To add music stored in your Music folder, select In my Music folder, and select Continue. Click the Lock icon to enter your administrator password. If your computer does not currently allow Windows Sharing, you will be prompted to enable it. If you have used iTunes Preferences to change where you store iTunes music, this option will appear as In my iTunes Music folder instead. • To add music stored elsewhere on your computer, select On my computer or an external drive connected to my computer, and select Continue. Select Browse to choose a folder, and then select Continue. • To add music stored on a different computer or a NAS device, select On a networked device such as a networkattached storage (NAS) device on my network, and select Continue. Type the path name (\\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.) If this folder is not shared anonymously, type the user name and password of a user with rights to access this music folder.

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Sonos Controller for Mac or PC
4-3
•
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 menu.
Adding a shared folder on a PC
1.
From the
Music
menu, select
Set Up Music Library
.
The shared music folders that are currently available to your Sonos system appear.
2.
Click
Add a Share
.
•
To add music that is stor
ed on this computer
, select
Add music stored on this computer
, and click
Next
(PC) or
Continue
(Mac).
a.
Click to highlight a music folder, and then click
Next
(PC) or
Continue
(Mac).
b.
Click
Next
(PC) or
Continue
(Mac) to confirm.
c.
Click
Finish
(PC) or
Done
(Mac).
•
To add
music stored on a remote computer
or a NAS device, select
Add music stored in folders that are currently
shared on my network
.
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
to search for it.
b.
If it is not shared anonymously, enter the user name and password of a user with permission to access this folder, and
click
Next
(PC) or
Continue
(Mac).
c.
Click
OK
to confirm.
Adding a shared folder on a Mac
1.
From the
Music
menu, select
Set Up Music Library
.
The shared music folders that are currently available to your Sonos system appear.
2.
Select
Add
.
•
To add music stored
in your Music folder
, select
In my Music folder
, and select
Continue
. Click the
Lock
icon to enter
your administrator password. If your computer does not currently allow Windows Sharing, you will be prompted to
enable it. If you have used iTunes Preferences to change where you store iTunes music, this option will appear as
In my
iTunes Music folder
instead.
•
To add music stored
elsewhere on your computer
, select
On my computer or an external drive connected to my com-
puter
, and select
Continue
. Select
Browse
to choose a folder, and then select
Continue
.
•
To add music stored
on a different computer or a NAS device
, select
On a networked device such as a network-
attached storage (NAS) device on my network
, and select
Continue
. Type the path name (\\Name\Sha
rename
,
where
Name
is the network name for your computer or NAS device, and
Sharename
is the name of the top level shared
folder.) If this folder is not shared anonymously, type the user name and password of a user with rights to access this
music folder.