Monday, December 7, 2015

Replace Battery Sonos CR100 Controller

KMy CR100 will not connect with ZP80 zone player.

The battery was not charged for some time and it wouldn't connect.

How to pull unit apart to get to the battery

 Youtube video: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwjqRgkVKt1IaUdGUXVaU2xRNEU

In some cases replacing the battery may fix the problem but in my case I found that it was not battery but something had gone wrong with the wireless module in the unit so replacing the battery wouldn't help.

The CR100 controller is not full supported any longer and most of the settings are done with the Sonos software for PC or mobile app and not done on the controller any longer.

Your best option is to buy a cheap mobile or tablet, this will control the music a lot better and you don't have to view icons on a small screen any longer.

You still have the 65000 max track limit.


Sonos should look at ways of overcoming this issue.
Programs like streamtome, music browser show music in folder view and don't have these issues.


1 comment:

Unknown said...

I have just had the same problem where my CR100 would not charge on the cradle - but I know it was not the cradle or power supply at fault - the connectors inside the CR100 that connect from the bottom of the outer case of the controller to the inside connectors on the circuit board inside the CR100 - they look gold-ish but a quick clean of these contacts and all was restored - seems they had a layer of oxidation that was causing the problem