Sep 03

What Are All the Connectors on the Back of the ZP120 For?

Sonos ZP120
On the back of the ZP120 you’ll find more than just speaker jacks. There are several ports available that extend the functionality of your player. Here’s what they all do.

A. The ZP120 comes with 2 CAT5 Ethernet jacks enabling you to hard-wire the player to your home network if you don’t have wi-fi. Remember, too, that your first Sonos device (in the absence of the ZonePlayer Bridge) must be physically connected to your wireless router. The second port allows you to extend network connectivity to another device like a computer or NAS.

B. Use a standard RCA cable to connect a CD, DVD or MP3 player, TV or radio to the analog line-in. Note: The ZP120 does not support direct connection of an iPod or iPhone. For this you need a Sonos Dock or Apple AirPort Express.

C. You can attach a powered sub-woofer via the line-out with a regular RCA cable. The 120 will automatically detect the connection and adjust the crossover frequency.

D. The ZP120 has both left and right speaker terminals. Connect your speakers to the spring binding posts using high-quality speaker wire, or if you’re in North America, you can also use banana connectors.

E. You can switch the voltage to either 120 or 240 volts.

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Aug 26

Frequently Asked Questions

Dimensions (H x W x D): 3.50 x 7.28 x 8.15 in. (89 x 185 x 207 mm)

Weight: 5.1 lb (2.3 kg)

Power Supply: AC 120/240V, 50-60Hz, auto-switchable

Amplifier: Class-D. Rated output 110W RMS (2x55W continuous average power into 8 ohms, THD+N<0.02%) with both channels driven, 22Hz-20KHZ-AES17 measurement bandwidth.

Line-in connections: Auto-detecting analog (RCA) line-in connection.

Speaker Connections: Spring binding posts (in North America the ZP120 has the combined spring binding post / banana jack connectors).

Subwoofer out: Auto detecting RCA type, 80Hz crossover

The Sonos system keeps getting better over time with new features and music services. Once the Sonos system has been registered, Sonos will automatically notify you when software updates are available. Simply press one button and your system updates itself.

Sonos offers support for compressed the following formats:

  • MP3
  • iTunes Plus
  • WMA (including purchased Windows Media downloads)
  • AAC (MPEG4)
  • Ogg Vorbis
  • Audible (format 4)
  • Apple Lossless
  • Flac (lossless) music files
  • as well as uncompressed WAV and AIFF files.

Native support for 44.1kHz sample rates. Additional support for 48kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22kHz, 16kHz, 11kHz, and 8kHz sample rates.

Note: Apple "Fairplay", AAC Enhanced and WMA Lossless formats not currently supported. Previously purchased Apple "Fairplay" DRM-protected songs may be upgraded.

Sonos works seamlessly with

  • Anubis.fm
  • AUPEO!
  • Deezer
  • iheartradio
  • Last.fm
  • MOG
  • Napster®
  • Pandora®
  • Rdio®
  • Rhapsody®
  • SiriusXM™ Internet Radio
  • Spotify®
  • Stitcher SmartRadio(tm)
  • TuneIn
  • Wolfgang’s Vault®
  • and downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks.

(Service availability varies by region.)

Sonos supports streaming MP3 and WMA.

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