How to Reset Sony X11

Show you how to reset your Sony X11 personal wireless speaker to its default settings. Resetting restores the X11 to factory default state. Plus, resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might reset your speaker to get it ready for sale or re-gifting, or to stop it from pairing with devices you no longer wish it to connect with.

How to Reset the Sony X11 Speaker

1. Turn the Speaker ON

Press and release the Power button for a half-second or so. Find the Power button as shown in the next picture.

The -Power- button on the Sony X11 tiny personal speaker. — The Sony X11 -Power- button.

Find the Power button, as shown in the last picture above.

Then, the status light comes on, as shown next. This light we find on the bottom edge of the front of the unit.

The glowing -Status- light. — The -Status- lamp glowing.

The speaker makes a ding-dong beep sound when it powers up, whether it connects to a nearby device or not. But whether it pairs or not, this reset routine works the same way, as follows.

2. Press and Hold the Volume DOWN , Volume UP, and Power Buttons at the Same Time

Find these buttons as shown next. All three of them we find on the top of the speaker, near the front edge, as called out in the next picture.

The -Power-, -Volume DOWN-, and -Volume UP- buttons. How to Reset Sony X11. — The -Power-, -Volume DOWN-, and -Volume UP- buttons.

The X11 then enters reset mode after a brief pause.

Then the speaker powers OFF, and the status lamp goes dark, as shown next. Note that on this speaker, there is no power-down sound.

The dark -Status- light on the speaker. — The dark -Status- lamp.

3. Check that your Sony X11 Speaker Did Indeed Reset

Next, power on the X11 again, as described in step 1 above.

Note that after a reset, this speaker comes up in pairing mode. The Status lamp blinks white rapidly to tell you this. This is a signal for you to look for this speaker on a nearby BT device, and pair to it if you so desire.

4. Done with How to Reset the Sony X11 Bluetooth Speaker !

The reset is now finished. So you may now sell or gift the unit, or pair it again with your favorite Bluetooth devices.

After a reset, the speaker no longer automatically connects with any previously paired Bluetooth device. Thus, to restore this auto pairing, you manually pair the X11 with a device. Then after that, any time that both speaker and that device have Bluetooth turned on, and they’re near to each other, pairing would automatically take place once more.

References

1. Sony X11 Official Support Page
2. Where to Buy the Sony X11

Revision History

- 2023-03-09: First published.