Back view of the Sony SRS XB13 speaker box carton.

Sony SRS XB13 Pairing Mode Explained

To join your SRS XB13 Sony Extra Bass speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to get this speaker to advertise its connection information so other wireless devices may connect to it.  Now there is a mode in which the speaker broadcasts its name and handles over the Bluetooth airwaves.  So in this post, we show you how to start up Sony SRS XB13 speaker pairing mode, to begin this advertising, and to let you to link it with phones, tablets, computers, and smart speakers.

Sony SRS XB13 Pairing Mode, Step by Step

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.

Picture of the Sony SRS XB13 Bluetooth speaker Power button.
Power Button on the Sony SRS XB13 Bluetooth speaker.

The speaker then comes on.

Picture of the -Power- lamp glowing.
The -Power- lamp glowing.

2. Press and Hold the Pairing Mode 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.

Picture of the -Pairing Mode- button on the speaker.
The -Pairing Mode- button on the speaker.

When you press this 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.

Picture of the -Pairing Status- lamp on the speaker.
The -Pairing Status- lamp on the speaker.

3. Done with Sony SRS XB13 Pairing Mode Explanation

Screenshot of the iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony SRS XB13 as discovered.
iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony SRS XB13 as discovered.

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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References 

    1. Sony SRS XB13 Product Page at Sony.com

Revision History

    • 2021-09-07: First published.