How to Connect to Sony XB41

Sony SRS XB41 speaker -Bluetooth Pairing- button.

This post shows how to connect to the Sony XB41 Extra Bass mini party speaker with common wireless devices. E.g. These include practically all tablets and phones of the Apple and Android platforms.

How to Connect to Sony XB41, Step by Step

With your SRS XB 41 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to connect your source BT device to it. We’re using an iPad Air tablet 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.

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 the Sony XB41

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is active here. But since our XB41 is currently shut OFF (is not in Bluetooth discovery mode), it does not appear in the Other Devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never linked to this speaker with our mobile device before.

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page showing nothing discovered

5. Turn On your Sony SRX XB41

Additionally, turn on the XB41 by quickly pressing and releasing its Power button. See this, pointed at by the aqua arrow, in the next picture.

The Sony XB41 -Power- button.

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

But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, the SRS XB41 will not connect with it automatically.

The -Power- Light glowing white.

6. Put the XB41 into Discovery Mode

Now, to see your speaker on your device, place it into Bluetooth discovery / pairing mode. To do that, press the Power-Pairing button, and release after a quarter second.

Find the Power-Pairing button as we see in the next picture, pointed at by the green arrow.

Then the speaker emits a rising pitch set of beeps, and announces in a female voice, “Bluetooth pairing.” Also, the Bluetooth Status lamp begins blinking rapidly.

The -Bluetooth Status- lamp flashing.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Connect to Sony XB41

See the screen shot next. We found our XB41, as pointed at by the arrow.

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony XB41 as Discovered but not Connected.

8. Connect to the Speaker

Tap the listed speaker in the My Devices list.

Your mobile device then connects to the SRS XB41.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the following. Note the now-connected SRS XB41 entry, as pointed at by the yellow arrows in the next screenshot.

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony XB41 as Connected.