Quick Sonos question

[Dan Turner]

Hi - can a Sonos ZP90/ZP120/Zonebridge be switched off/into standby? Or are they always on and broadcasting their wireless signal?

 

[Dan.m]

Good question. I reckon the zone players always remain on - but, if you listen to the radio and then press pause, are you still using your download quota over the broadband. when listening to your library, do you have to clear your queue or press pause for it to be off. When i go to bed i feel is if i need to turn it off/standby somehow!

 

[shado]

I believe if you leave one on standby prefably the zone bridge then the rest can be switched off. I always clear the queue on the zone players and then set it to Clock and then eventually it will switch itself off. The ihc is the expert on this system. I once had a powercut with this system and would not function correctly but after an hour it was back to normal so it is a hardy system once it corrects itself. But honestly for more detailed experience then contact ihc.

 

[The_Lhc]

Short of pulling the plug on them there is no "off" as such. Sonos reckon that the ZPs go into a lowe-power mode but I've never really found out just how low power that is, although to be honest I haven't looked that closely.

 

[The_Lhc]

Dan.m:Good question. I reckon the zone players always remain on - but, if you listen to the radio and then press pause, are you still using your download quota over the broadband.

No, you aren't I know this from personal experience, my missus left one playing radio for 3 days and I started getting emails from my ISP saying I was nearing my quota, as soon as she paused the radio the usage stopped increasing.