To pair your SRS XB13 Sony 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 BT speaker. Furthermore, in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection information over the Bluetooth airwaves. So in this post, we show you how to put the Sony SRS XB13 speaker into pairing mode, to let you to link it with phones, tablets, computers, and smart speakers.
How to Put Sony SRS XB13 Speaker into Pairing Mode
1. Turn On the Speaker
Firstly, Turn on the speaker by rapidly pressing its Power button.
E.g. See this button, that we point out with the green arrow, in the next picture.

The speaker then comes on.

2. Press and Hold the Pairing Button for a Quarter Second
Secondly, pairing mode allows you to see your XB13 speaker on your source Bluetooth device. So, activate pairing mode by pressing and releasing the Pairing button, as we point out in the next picture.

When you press this Pairing button, the speaker plays a rise-fall beep. Plus, the status lamp begins blinking blue, in a pulse-pulse-pause-pulse-pulse-pause pattern. We point to this light in the next picture.

3. Done with How to Put Sony SRS XB13 Wireless Speaker in Pairing Mode

Lastly, while the Status lamp is flashing, you should see the XB13 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. This means that the speaker is definitely running in pairing mode.
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Revision History
- 2021-09-07: First published.