Screenshot of the iPhone Bluetooth Settings page, showing a Sony SRS X11 speaker as Connected.

How to Connect to Sony Cube Speaker

This post shows how to connect to the Sony Cube Speaker personal Bluetooth speaker from common portable devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets.

How to Connect to Sony Cube Speaker

With your cube powered OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to connect your source BT mobile device to it. Wee use an iPad Air computer for this demo.

1. Go to the Home Screen on your Source Device

Firstly, press the Home button to reveal the smart device’s Home screen.

2. Find the Settings App

We found ours on the second page of the Home screen, as shown next.

Picture of an iPad Home screen, with the Settings app highlighted by an arrow. How to Connect Sony Cube Speaker.
iOS Home Screen with Settings App Highlighted

3. Bring up the Settings App

Thirdly, touch the Settings app icon.

The smart device then shows the first page of its settings, as shown in the next step.





4. Go to the Bluetooth Settings  Page to Continue with How to Connect to Sony Cube Speaker 

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is running  here. But since our cube is currently shut OFF (is not in Bluetooth discovery mode), it does not show up in the Bluetooth devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never connected this speaker with this test mobile device before.

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page showing nothing discovered
iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page showing nothing discovered

5. Turn On your Sony Cube Speaker

Turn on the cube by quickly pressing its  Power  button. See this, pointed at by the yellow arrow, in the next picture.

The Sony Cube Speaker -Power- button.

The speaker then powers up, and its status lamp glows white, as seen in the next picture.

But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, it will not connect to the cube automatically.

The glowing -Status- light on the Sony Cube Speaker.
Sony Cube Speaker -Status- lamp glowing.

6. Put the X`11 into Discovery Mode

Now, to see your speaker on your device, place it into discovery mode. E.g. To do that, press and hold the Power-Pairing button. Release the button when the speaker makes two high beep sounds, and the status lamp starts fast flashing white.  Usually takes a couple seconds to enter discovery mode.

Find the Power-Pairing button as shown above. It’s the first button on the left in the row of four buttons on the top of the speaker.





7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Connect to Sony Cube Speaker

See the screen shot next. We found the test speaker, as pointed at by the yellow arrow.

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony Cube Speaker as -Discovered- but not -Connected-.
iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony Cube Speaker as -Discovered- but not -Connected-.

8. Connect with the Cube

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then links with the cube.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the following.  Note the now-connected cube entry, as pointed at by the green arrows in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony Cube Speaker as Connected.
iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony Cube Speaker as Connected.

9. Done with How to Connect to the Sony Cube Speaker !

At last, we have now successfully connected to the cube from a common mobile tablet device.

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References

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Revision History

    • 2023-04-18: First published.