How to Reset Sony XB12

Top front view of the Sony SRS XB12 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker.

Show you how to factory hard reset your Sony XB12 to its default settings. Hard factory resetting restores the XB12 Extra Bass speaker 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 Sony Bluetooth 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 Sony XB12: Step by Step

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.

Sony XB12 portable speaker powered OFF, showing the -Power- button.

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

Then, the status light comes on, as shown next.

The speaker, powered ON, showing the Status lamp lit.

The speaker may make a ding-dong tone sound when it powers up, should it pair to a nearby device. Or it may make no sound at all if it does not. Whether paired or not, this reset to factory default state routine works the same way, as follows.

2. Press and Hold the Volume DOWN and Power Buttons At the Same Time

Find these buttons as shown next. Find both of them near the bottom of the speaker, as called out in the next picture.

The speaker powered ON, showing the -Power- and -Volume Down- buttons highlighted.

The XB12 then enters reset.

After a very short pause, the speaker powers OFF, and the status lamp goes dark, as shown next. Note that on the SRS XB12, there is no power-down sound.

Sony XB12 wireless speaker powered OFF, showing the dark Status lamp.

3. Check that your Sony XB12 Did Indeed Reset

Next, power on the unit again, as detailed in step 1 above.

Note that after a factory default hard reset, the XB12 comes up in pairing mode. The Power lamp blinks blue rapidly to let you know this. This is a signal that you may then look for this speaker on a nearby BT device, and pair to it if you so desire.

4. Done with How to Reset Sony XB12 !

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

After a hard factory reset, the XB12 no longer automatically connects with any previously paired Bluetooth device. Thus, to restore automatic pairing, you manually pair it 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.