How to Pair Sony XB32

The iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony SRS XB32 speaker as Connected.

This post shows how to pair the Sony XB32 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker by way of Bluetooth to common mobile devices. E.g. These include the Apple and Android phones, media players, and tablets.

How to Pair Sony XB32, Step by Step

With your SRS XB32 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

Secondly, we find 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 XB32

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since our XB32 is currently OFF (is not in Bluetooth pairing mode), it does not appear in the Bluetooth devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired this speaker with this tablet before.

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page showing nothing discovered

5. Turn On your Sony XB32

Turn on the speaker by quickly pressing its Power-Pairing button. See this, pointed at by the green arrow, in the next picture.

The -Power- button.

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

The Sony XB32 -Power- light glowing

But since our tablet does not know about this speaker, the SRS XB32 will not pair with it automatically.

6. Put the XB32 into Pairing Mode

Now, to see your speaker on your device, place it into Bluetooth discovery / pairing mode. So to do that, press and hold the Power-Pairing button, and release when you hear the speaker announce, “Bluetooth pairing,” in a lady’s voice. Find the Power-Pairing button as pictured above.

In addition to the voice announcement, the Bluetooth Status lamp begins flashing fast blue.

The Bluetooth Status light glowing.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Pair Sony XB32

See the screen shot next. We found our XB32, as pointed at by the yellow arrow.

iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony XB32 as Discovered.

8. Now Pair with the XB32

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with this Bluetooth speaker.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the following. Note the now-connected SRS XB32 entry, as pointed at by the green arrows in the next screenshot.

The iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony XB32 as Connected.