How to Pair Sony XB 23

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony SRS XB23 as Discovered, but not Connected.

This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 23 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with common portable devices. E.g. These include the Android and Apple platforms of phones, media players, tablets, and computers.

How to Pair Sony XB 23, Step by Step

With your XB 23 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your source BT mobile device. We’re using an iPad Air tablet 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 Pair Sony XB 23

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since our Sony XB 23 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 paired this speaker with our mobile device before.

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page showing nothing discovered

5. Turn On your Sony XB 23

Turn on the XB 23 by quickly pressing its Power button. See this, pointed at by the arrow, in the next picture.

Sony XB 23 -Power- button.

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

The -Power- lamp glowing green.

But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, the XB 23 will not pair with it automatically.

6. Put the Speaker into Pairing Mode

Now, to see your Sony XB 23 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, pointed at by the yellow arrow.

The-Pairing- button.

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

The -Bluetooth Status- lamp flashing blue.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Pair Sony XB 23

See the screen shot next. We found our XB 23, as pointed at by the yellow arrow.

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony XB 23 as Discovered, but not Connected.

8. Pair with your Speaker

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with the XB 23.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the following. Note the now-connected XB 23 entry, as pointed at by the green arrows in the next screenshot.

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony XB 23 as Connected.