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How to Reset a Sonos Speaker

1 Introduction

This guide will walk you through factory resetting your Sonos product.

Sonos Play:3 speaker

2 Factory Reset

For PLAY:1, PLAY:3, PLAY:5 (First Generation), CONNECT, CONNECT:AMP, and PLAYBAR TV

  1. Unplug the power cord, either from the back of your device, or the wall.
    power plugged in power unplugged
  2. Press and hold the Play/Pause button.
    Control panel play pause button highlighted
  3. While still holding the Play/Pause button, plug in power.
    power unplugged power plugged in
  4. Continue to hold the Play/Pause button, till the light begins flashing amber and white.
    control panel with indicator light highlighted
  5. Release the Play/Pause button.
  6. The light will flash green, letting you know it's ready to be setup again.

For Sonos One, PLAY:5 (Second Generation), BOOST, BRIDGE, SUB, and PLAYBASE

  1. Unplug the power cord, either from the back of your device, or the wall.
    Back of speaker with power plug highlighted
  2. Press and hold the Connect button.
    Back of speaker with join button highlighted
  3. While still holding the Connect button, plug in power.
  4. Continue to hold the Connect button, till the light begins flashing amber and white.
  5. Release the Connect button.
  6. The light will flash green, letting you know it's ready to be setup again.

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This guide will walk you through factory resetting your Sonos product.

Sonos Play:3 speaker

For PLAY:1, PLAY:3, PLAY:5 (First Generation), CONNECT, CONNECT:AMP, and PLAYBAR TV

  1. Unplug the power cord, either from the back of your device, or the wall.
    power plugged in power unplugged
  2. Press and hold the Play/Pause button.
    Control panel play pause button highlighted
  3. While still holding the Play/Pause button, plug in power.
    power unplugged power plugged in
  4. Continue to hold the Play/Pause button, till the light begins flashing amber and white.
    control panel with indicator light highlighted
  5. Release the Play/Pause button.
  6. The light will flash green, letting you know it's ready to be setup again.

For Sonos One, PLAY:5 (Second Generation), BOOST, BRIDGE, SUB, and PLAYBASE

  1. Unplug the power cord, either from the back of your device, or the wall.
    Back of speaker with power plug highlighted
  2. Press and hold the Connect button.
    Back of speaker with join button highlighted
  3. While still holding the Connect button, plug in power.
  4. Continue to hold the Connect button, till the light begins flashing amber and white.
  5. Release the Connect button.
  6. The light will flash green, letting you know it's ready to be setup again.
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