| Feature | Description / Benefit |
| Wireless, handheld control |
| Integrated, multi-room control | Lets you control what music is playing in every room in your house, from anywhere in your house. Control of your music is not tied to the room where you're listening. |
| SonosNetTM | A secure AES encrypted, peer-to-peer wireless mesh network that extends the range of the Controller to any room in your house, even outside. Avoids sources of wireless interference by communicating with the closest ZonePlayer, rather than through one distant control point. |
| Ease of use |
| Plug-and-play access to millions of songs | Plug in your ZonePlayers and get instant access to millions of songs on your Controller that you can enjoy all over your house. No ripping, downloading or PC required. |
| Multiple options for music selection | Browse your digital music collection by Artist, Album, Genre, Track Name, Composer, or Playlist. |
| Queue-based music playback | Makes it easy to build and edit lists (queues) of songs to play, and to save lists for future playback. |
| Multiple music queues | Lets you use any Controller to build a separate queue of music to play in each zone or group of zones in your house. |
| Flexible playback options | Control what zone or group of zones plays the music selected, and set shuffle/repeat playback as desired. |
| Single library view | Regardless of where your music is stored, Sonos presents a single view of your entire library (all artists, albums, composers, genres, etc) |
| Full-color LCD screen and scroll wheel |
| Display of album art | Full-screen and thumbnail views of album art, including detailed track information, are displayed in full-color on the Controller. |
| High-resolution color screen | Makes everything on the screen brighter and easier to see, including full-color album artwork, if available. Screen is optimized for indoor and outdoor use. |
| Scroll wheel selector | Makes it quick and easy to scroll through large music collections and make selections. |
| Power scroll | Lets you scroll by letter to quickly find an artist, album or track. |
| Intuitive button layout | Provides complete music management and control. Two buttons are dedicated to providing direct access to the Controller's main menus (Music and Zones). |
| Movement sensor | Automatically turns the Controller on when you pick it up. |
| Backlit buttons and screen | Backlit buttons and screen make the Controller easy to operate in low-light conditions. Adjust the brightness of the LCD and buttons to suit your style and extend battery life. |
| Light sensor | Turns backlighting on only when necessary to conserve battery power. |
