The Sonos CR200 Controller - Instantly Access All Your Music and Rooms at the Touch of a Finger

Features

• High-resolution, 3.5-inch LCD color screen provides easy viewing, day or night
• Best-in-class wireless technology for multi-room music
• Instant access to endless music
• Browse your collection, build playlists, queue tracks, and more from the palm of your hand
• New features and music services with automatic updates

The Sonos CR200 Controller gives you instant, wireless access to all your musics and all your rooms at the touch of a finger. The full-color VGA display, ultra-responsive touch screen and dedicated buttons make it a joy to use. And it’s 100% dedicated to multi-room music control — pick it up or touch the screen and it’s ready to go. With the CR200 Controller in hand, you can quickly find and play music from your personal music library, Internet radio and the most popular online music services. Browse through albums and stations with a flick of the finger or search for your favorites by typing on the on-screen keyboard. Then simply touch to play. You can play the same song in every room or different songs in different rooms with ease.

SonosNet ensures that every CR200 Controller works wirelessly, all over the house, so you don’t have to run back and forth to your computer. Instead, you can choose exactly whot to play and where to play it from anywhere — sitting on the couch or cooking in the kitchen. Controllers aren’t tied to a specific ZonePlayer, so you can use any Controller to control the music — and the volume — in all of your rooms. And there’s practically no limit to how many Controllers you can have — one for every room, floor or music lover in your house. The Sonos CR200 also includes a Charging Cradle so it’s always powered up and easy to find.

The ergonomic and stylish Sonos Controller charges via an included AC adapter, or you can snap it into the Charging Cradle (not included). View larger.

The Controller is designed to be a part of a complete Sonos Digital Music System. Setup is easy, too. See how it works.

Your entire music library in the palm of your hand. View larger.

Control a variety of digital music types. View larger.

Quickly set listening characteristics for every ZonePlayer. View larger.

The CR200 works in tandem with both of the Sonos ZonePlayers — the ZonePlayer ZP120 or ZonePlayer ZP90 — to control digital music throughout your home.

In fact, you can use up to 32 controllers for each ZonePlayer. With multiple controller functionality, Sonos brings digital music control to every room and floor in your house.

Browsing and Queuing
Browse your digital music collection by artist, album, genre, track, name, composer, or even playlist. The CR200 also empowers you to queue the right tunes for the right moment — with this controller you can build, edit, and save playlists right from the palm of your hand. Of course, what you may want to hear might differ from your spouse working upstairs. Sonos has covered all the angles so you can have multiple music queues. Use any Controller to build a separate queue of music to play in each zone or a group of zones throughout your house. If you desire, you can pipe classical music into the kitchen while there’s a rock opera blasting on the back porch — Sonos gives you the tools to make music happen where you want to hear it.

The Screen and Controls
The high-resolution, 3.5-inch LCD with adjustable LED backlighting color screen makes everything on the screen bright and easy-to-see, including full-color album artwork, if available. You can view full-screen or thumbnail views of album art, plus detailed track information from this palm-sized device. Sonos designed the CR200 with an adjustable backlit screen and buttons, which makes it easy to operate in low-light conditions. You can even adjust the brightness of the LCD and buttons to suit your style or extend the battery life. The scroll wheel makes it easy to flip through large music collections and make selections, or you can power scroll by letters to jump ahead to find an artist, album, or track.

The Controller’s button layout is intuitive and provides complete music management and control. Two buttons are dedicated to providing direct access to the Controller’s main menus — Music and Zones — for quick, snappy control. The CR200 is also designed to conserve battery life with a movement sensor that automatically turns the Controller on when you pick it up, and a light sensor that only turns on backlighting when it is needed.

Sonos In Depth
The CR200 is just one part of a complete Sonos Digital Music System. To make your system complete, you’ll also need a Sonos ZonePlayer. With the ZonePlayers in the rooms of your choice, you can play the same song in different rooms, or different songs in different rooms. You can have up to 32 Sonos ZonePlayers throughout your house — from the bedroom to the backyard. Connect your first ZonePlayer to your router and all the others work wirelessly. Choose between the ZP90, which connects directly to your home theater or stereo, or the ZP120, which features its own built-in amplifier. Or better yet, choose both for the ultimate in multi-room music.

With the CR200 in hand, you’ll have instant access to all your digital music, plus Internet radio, subscriptions to online audio services, and even music from your favorite CD or MP3 player. Turn off the upstairs music while you’re downstairs. Change the song in the kitchen from the den. To start listening, just pick a room, pick a song, and hit play.

If you’re just getting started with your Sonos system, you’ll want to check out Sonos’ ZP90 and ZP120 Digital Music System Bundles, which combine two ZP90 or ZP120 units respectively with a Sonos Controller. The bundles offer an easy, economical way to get in on the Sonos action. Then, when you’re ready to expand you can purchase a ZP90 or ZP120 for more rooms in your home.

If you choose to extend your system with a ZP120 you can use your own speakers with it, or connect a pair of Sonos SP100 Loudspeakers, which are aesthetically and acoustically designed to look great with your Sonos Digital Music System.