How to Put Sony X 5 in Pairing Mode

The iPad Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony SRS X5 as discovered.

To pair your Sony X 5 with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to start up pairing mode on that speaker. Moreover, in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection information over the Bluetooth airwaves, and this allows other devices to pair to it. So in this post, we show you how to put the Sony X 5 in pairing mode, to let you to sync it with phones, tablets, computers, and smart speakers and enjoy better sound.

How to Put Sony X 5 in Pairing Mode, Step by Step

1. Turn On the X 5 Speaker

Turn on the speaker by quickly pressing and releasing its Power button.

E.g. See this button, that we point out with the blue arrow, in the next picture.

The Power button on the top of the Sony X 5.

The speaker then comes on.

The Power light glowing green on the X 5.

2. Press and Hold the Pairing Button for Two to Three Seconds

Secondly, place the speaker into pairing mode by pressing and holding the the Pairing button, as pointed out next. It in the front row of buttons as you face the speaker, second button in from the left.

The Pairing button touch pad.

When you press this button, the speaker beeps twice. Plus, the Pairing lamp begins rapidly pulsing white.

The glowing Pairing lamp on the Sony X 5.

3. Done with How to Put Sony X 5 in Pairing Mode

While the Pairing light is blinking, you should be able to see the X 5 on any in-range phone, computer, tablet, or smart speaker, that is within several feet of it, as shown next.

The iPad Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony X 5 as discovered.

Note in the last picture, that the speaker appears as “SONY:SRS-X5”. So at this point, you could connect to this speaker if you wish.