Sonos Controller for Mac or PC - Almando

Sonos Controller for Mac or PC 4-3Managing Music FoldersThe Sonos Wireless HiFi System can play music from any computer or network-attached storage (NAS) device on your homenetwork where you have shared music folders (music shares). During setup, you are guided through the process of accessingthese shared music folders. Over time, you may wish to add or remove music folders from this list.Sonos is designed to work with large music collections. Music folders are indexed so you can view your music by categories— you can index approximately 65,000 tracks to the Sonos library. If the metadata in your files contains lengthy artist, track,or album names, your music index may fill up more quickly. For additional information, you can go tohttp://faq.sonos.com/musicindex.• You can add or remove the shared folders Sonos accesses music from at any time. You may need to make changes ifyou add a computer to your home network, or if you move shared folders from one location to another.• If you add music to a folder that is already indexed, simply update your music index to add this music to your library.• To play music from imported playlists, drop the playlist file .PLS, .M3U or .WPL into the same music folder you haveshared to Sonos, update your music index, and the custom playlists will appear when you select Imported Playlistsfrom the MUSIC pane.Adding a shared folder1. 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 Sonossystem. If necessary, you will be guided through the steps for sharing the music folder and adjusting your computer’ssleep settings.• In another location on my computer, or on an external drive connected to my computer, and then click Next. Typethe path or browse to the location where your music is stored and follow the on-screen instructions to make your musicaccessible 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 computeror NAS device, and Sharename is the name of the top level shared folder), or click Browse (PC) to navigate to it. ClickNext.b. If it is not shared anonymously, enter the user name and password of a user with permission to access this folder, andthen click Next.• Add audio books from my Audible folder (PC), and then click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to make youraudio books accessible to the Sonos system. If necessary, you will be guided through the steps for sharing the folderand adjusting your computer’s sleep settings.