Sony SRS XB10 speaker with its red charging light glowing.

How to Charge Sony XB 10

This piece covers how to charge the Sony XB 10 extra bass portable Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the USB power in port, behind the water resistant door, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB 10 while it charges.

First, pick a strong enough USB power adapter, as no charger comes with the Sony XB 10.  Next, connect a medium to high current micro USB charge cable between the speaker and that adapter. Then, plug the charger into a working wall outlet. Then after four to five hours, your XB 10 finishes charging.  So it’s ready to play once more for up to sixteen (16) hours before needing another recharge.

How to Charge Sony XB 10

1. Choose Correctly Sized AC or Car Adapter

The charger you use should provide 5 volts and at least 0.5 amps (2.5 watts).  Here, we use a Key Power model HDD15-3-PD USB power delivery system.  Now as mentioned, this speaker needs 5 volts at roughly 0.5 amps to recharge fully.  So the Key Power gives way more than enough current to do the job.

2. Open the Port Cover on the Sony XB 10

Use a fingernail, dime, penny, or small screwdriver to work open the waterproof seal port cover on the XB 10. See the closed power port door in the next picture.  Be careful not to scratch the delicate seal around the inside edge of this door.

Picture of the Sony XB 10 with its closed port door highlighted.
The Sony XB 10 with its closed port door highlighted.

Prying open this door exposes the micro USB charging port inside, as shown next, pointed at by the green arrow.

Showing the open port door with the USB charging port highlighted.
Showing the open port door with the USB charging port highlighted.

3. Power OFF the Unit to Continue with How to Charge the Sony XB 10

Note that the XB 10 still charges when powered ON.  But depending on how much above-and-beyond recharging capacity your charger delivers, The speaker might charge a little faster when turned OFF.





4. Plug the Micro USB Cord into the XB 10

Then, plug the small end of your micro USB charge cable into the matching micro USB port, as seen in the next shot.

Picture of the Sony XB 10 with the charging cable inserted.
The Sony XB 10  with the charging cable inserted.

5. Plug the Other End of the USB Cable into your Charger Adapter

Next, connect the A end of the USB power cable to the power adapter.

6. Plug the USB Adapter into a Functioning Wall Receptacle to Continue with How to Charge Sony XB 10

Now that we connected the XB 10 and our adapter, we then plug the mains end of the adapter into a working AC outlet, as shown next. We plugged ours into a surge protecting power strip.

Picture of the speaker, charging from a Key Power HDD15-3-PD charger.
The speaker, charging from a Key Power HDD15-3-PD charger.

The status lamp lights up solid red on the speaker. And while no battery status gauge shows percentage of charge, the red lamp means that charging is occurring, as shown next.

Picture of the Sony XB 10 with its orange charging light glowing.
Sony XB 10 with its orange charging light glowing.

7. Let the XB 10 Charge Until the Orange Light Goes Out

Full battery charging is finished when the solid red status lamp near the bottom of the speaker turns off, as shown next.

Picture of the dark charging light.
The dark charging light.

8. Unplug the USB Charge Cable from the Speaker, to Continue with How to Charge Sony XB 10





9. Fully Close the USB Port Door

Note that unless you snap the port flap securely, water may soak its USB port. And, since water and electronics generally do not mix, getting the port wet might damage the electronics inside. So be sure to press the port door closed with enough force to fully seat it, for maximum water resistance.

Sony XB 10, with its closed port door highlighted.
Sony XB 10, with its closed port door highlighted.

10. Done with How to Charge Sony XB 10 

We have now fully charged our XB 10.

Finally, repeat this recharging every sixteen hours of play, to keep the battery in top condition for years.

Other Sony XB 10 Posts

    1. How to Make Sony XB 10 Discoverable
    2. Sony XB 10 Firmware Update Instructions
    3. How to Turn On Sony XB 10
    4. Sony XB 10 Orange Light Stays On Problem
    5. Sony XB 10 Charge Time

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References

    1. Official Sony XB 10 Support Page
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Revision History

    • 2023-04-12: First published.