Picture of the Bluetooth pairing / discovery button on the Sony SRS XG300 speaker.

How to Connect to Sony XG 300

This post shows how to connect to the Sony XG 300 mini wireless BT speaker with typical wireless devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. A similar routine also works with Android tablets and phones as well.

How to Connect to Sony XG 300, Step by Step

With your XG 300 powered OFF (power lamp is dark), run through these directions to connect your source BT device to the speaker. 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.

Picture of an iPad Home screen, with the Settings app highlighted by an arrow. How to Connect Sony XG 300.
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 XG 300 

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since our Sony XG 300 is currently shut OFF (is not in Bluetooth connecting mode), it does not appear in the Bluetooth devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never linked this speaker with our 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 XG 300 Boombox

Additionally, turn on the 300 by quickly pressing and releasing its  Power  button. See this, pointed at by the pink arrow, in the next picture.

Picture of the -Power- button on the Sony XG 300.
The -Power- button on the Sony XG 300.

The speaker then powers up, and its status lamp glows green.

But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, the iPad will not connect to the XG 300 automatically.

Picture of the -Power- light glowing green.
The -Power- lamp glowing green.

6. Put the XG 300 into Pairing Mode

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

Find this button as we see in the next picture, pointed at by the arrow. It’s right beside the Power button in the middle of the left buttons panel on top of the speaker.

Picture of the Bluetooth pairing / discovery button on the Sony XG 300.
The Bluetooth pairing / discovery button on the Sony XG 300.

Then the speaker announces, “Bluetooth pairing.”  Also, the Bluetooth Status lamp begins flashing in a pulse-pulse-pause-pulse-pulse-pause pattern.

Picture of the Bluetooth status light glowing blue on the Sony XG 300.
The Bluetooth status light glowing blue on the Sony XG 300.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Connect to Sony XG 300

See the screen shot next. We found our 300, as pointed at by the green arrow.

Screenshot of the Sony XG 300 showing as discovered on iPadOS.
The Sony XG 300 showing as discovered on iPadOS.

8. Connect with your Speaker

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then connects with the XG 300.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to look something like the following.  Note the now-connected SRS-XG 300 entry, as pointed at by the green arrows in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the speaker showing as Connected on iPadOS.
The speaker showing as Connected on iPadOS.

9. Done with How to Connect to the Sony XG 300 !

At last, we have now successfully connected to this Sony Boombox speaker with with a common Bluetooth device.

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References

    1. Official Sony XG 300 Support Page
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Revision History

    • 2023-04-10: First published.