Picture of the Sony SRS X11 speaker connected and charging.

How to Make Sony Cube Speaker Discoverable

To pair your Sony cube speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to start up discovery mode on this speaker.  Now in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection information over the Bluetooth airwaves, so that nearby BT source devices can find and connect to it.  Thus in this post, we show you how to make the Sony cube speaker discoverable, to allow you to link it with phones, tablets, computers, and smart speakers.

How to Make Sony Cube Speaker Discoverable, Step by Step Directions

1. Turn On the Speaker

Firstly, turn on the speaker by rapidly pressing its  Power  button.

E.g. See this button, pointed out by the yellowish arrow, in the next picture.

Picture of the Sony cube speaker -Power- button.
The Sony cube speaker -Power- button.

The speaker then comes on.

The glowing -Status- light on the speaker.
The speaker’s -Status- lamp glowing.

2. Press and Hold the Power-Pairing Button for Two or Three Seconds

Secondly, start up discovery mode by pressing and holding the Power-Pairing button, as we point it out in the next picture.

Note that this button does double duty on this unit, serving both the power on-off and Bluetooth pairing functions.

Picture of the -Power- button on the speaker.
The -Power- button on the speaker.

Additionally, when you hold this button in for a couple seconds, the speaker plays two high beeps.





Plus, the Status lamp begins flashing in a fast blink pattern. We point out the location of this light above. It’s on the front of the speaker, on the bottom edge in the center.

3. Done with How to Make the Sony Cube Speaker Discoverable

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony SRS X11 speaker as -Discovered- but not -Connected-.
iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony SRS X11 speaker as -Discovered- but not -Connected-.

Finally, while the Bluetooth Status lamp is fast flashing, you should see the speaker on any in-range phone, computer, tablet, or smart speaker, that is within several feet of it, as we see in the last picture above.  The speaker appears as “SRS-X11” there.

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References for How to Make Sony Cube Speaker Discoverable

    1. Sony Cube Speaker Help Guide at Sony.com

Revision History

    • 2022-06-27: First published.