How to Pair Sony Speaker SRS-XP500

Shows how to pair the Sony speaker SRS-XP500 karaoke party unit with common 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 Pair Sony Speaker SRS-XP500: Step by Step

Start with your SRS-XP500 OFF and the Power lamp dark). Then run through these directions to pair it to your source BT device. 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

Then we find ours on the second page of the Home screen.

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 Pair Sony Speaker SRS-XP500

Then our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is running here. But our speaker is currently OFF. So it cannot be in Bluetooth pairing mode. Thus 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.

5. Turn On your Sony SRS-XP500

Additionally, turn on the speaker by quickly pressing and releasing its  Power  button.

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

But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, the SRS-XP500 will not pair with it automatically.

6. Put the SRS-XP500 into Pairing Mode

So 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 the Pairing button as we see in the next picture. It’s the second button in from the left on the top button panel.

Then the speaker emits a rise-fall beep.  Also, the Bluetooth Status lamp begins flashing in a pulse-pulse-pause-pulse-pulse-pause pattern.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Pair Sony Speaker SRS-XP500

See the screen shot next. See the XP500 in the Other Devices list.

8. Pair with your SRS-XP500

Then tap the speaker in the Other Devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with the XP500.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen changes to look something like the following.  Note the now-connected SRS-XP500 entry.

9. Done with How to Pair Sony Speaker SRS-XP500 !

At last, we have now successfully paired this party speaker with a common mobile tablet device.

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References for How to Pair Sony Speaker SRS-XP500

1. 1. Sony Speaker SRS-XP500 Official Product Page
   2. Where to Buy the Sony Speaker SRS-XP500