TX-RZ30 Connecting the Sonos System for Playback
Connecting this unit and Sonos Port allows you to send the music or music sources on the Sonos App to this unit. Through Sonos Port, you can play this unit with the same group of another Sonos device on the network or can play only on this unit. Also, if you start to play music from Sonos App, this unit is automatically turned on and the link function to switch input works.
• When "Hardware" - "Power Management" - "Network Standby" is set to "Off" in the Setup menu, turn this unit on manually, and press the NET button on the remote controller. In the factory default setting, the Network Standby function ( →p129) is set to On.
• You can register a maximum of 3 Sonos Port.
Necessary Equipment
• Sonos Port
• RCA audio cable (supplied with Sonos Port)
How to Connect This Unit and Sonos Port
1. Connect the Sonos Port to the AUDIO IN jack of this unit with the RCA audio cable supplied with the Sonos Port. Any input jacks other than the PHONO jack can be used.
• A digital cable can also be connected. For details, refer to the instruction manual of Sonos.
• You can change the name of the input selector displayed on this unit to easier-to-understand name. For example, the input connected to Sonos Port can be changed from "CD" (or another input selector name) to "SONOS". Press the SETUP button on the remote controller, select "Source" - "Name Edit" and then change the name.
Setting Up
A setup is required to play Sonos on this unit. Make the setting according to the
following procedure.
1. Press the SETUP button on the remote controller, select "Hardware" -"Works with SONOS", and press the ENTER button.
2. Select the following items with the cursors LEFT/RIGHT and set each item.
Input Selector:
Enable the interlocking function with the Sonos Port. With the cursors LEFT/RIGHT, select the input selector to which the Sonos Port is connected.
Connected Device:
Press the ENTER button to display Sonos devices connected to the same network as the network of this unit. Select the Sonos Port connected to the unit and press the ENTER button.
• Products (e.g. Play:3 unequipped with an output terminal) other than the Sonos Port are also displayed in the device list and selectable. In that case, when playback on the Sonos side starts, the input is switched, however, audio is not output. Select the room name of the connected Sonos Port.
• Up to 32 devices can be displayed on the Sonos product list screen. If you cannot find the Sonos Port to be interlocked, return to the previous screen, turn off the product you do not want to interlock, and try again.
Output Zone:
With the cursors LEFT/RIGHT, select the ZONE where you want to
listen to the music.
"Main": Outputs audio only to the main room (where this unit is located).
"Zone 2": Outputs audio only to the separate room (ZONE 2).
"Main/Zone 2": Outputs audio to both the main room and separate room
(ZONE 2).
"Zone 3": Outputs audio only to the separate room (ZONE 3).
"Main/Zone 3": Outputs audio to both the main room and separate room
(ZONE 3).
"Zone 2/Zone 3": Outputs audio to both the separate rooms (ZONE 2 and
ZONE 3).
"Main/Zone 2/Zone 3": Outputs audio to the main room and both separate rooms (ZONE 2 and
ZONE 3).
Preset Volume: You can set the volume that Sonos Port will be played at beforehand. Select a value from "Last" (Volume level before entering standby mode), "Min", "0.5" to "99.5" and "Max". (When "Volume Display" is set to "Absolute")
• When making the setting for the second and third unit, press the cursor DOWN several times to move to the next page, and change the menu from "SONOS-1" to "SONOS-2" or "SONOS-3".
Playing Sonos on This Unit
1. Select desired tracks using Sonos App and send the tracks to the room where this unit is located (or to the group). It is recommended to give an easyto- remember name to the combination of this unit and Sonos Port, such as TV Room or Living Room where this unit is located.
• If the input selector of this unit is not automatically switched even after the start of music playback, stop the playback once and start again.
• When the "Volume Pass Through" mode has been selected with the Sonos App settings, you can use the Sonos App to control the volume of this unit.
* You cannot use the "Preset Volume" function when the "Volume Pass Through" mode has been selected.
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