Left, front, and top sides of the Sony SRS X5.
We explain how to turn on the Sony X 5 portable speaker here. Now most Bluetooth speakers have a Power button that Sony positions on the unit so it’s easy to find. Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this, as we find its Power button on the top of the X 5, as we see next.
There’s also a Speaker ON lamp, just behind the Power button, that begins glowing when the speaker boots, as we point out next.
This lamp is dark when the X 5 is OFF as we see above.
And when the unit is running, this lamp lights.
To power up the X 5, press the Power button. Then release after a quarter second or so. Also, you needn’t hold it in for too long for the unit to see your press and then turn itself on.
When the speaker comes on, the Power light starts glowing. Note that on this particular speaker, there are neither any start-up nor pairing sounds played.
But if pressing the Power button does not turn on the Sony X 5, or if the CHARGE light blinks orange, it could be that you need to charge your speaker.
So if the unit won’t come on, try connecting an AC charger to it. Yes, you can indeed play the speaker as it charges.
Now with a charger supplying power, this speaker should always power on when you click the Power button, and the CHARGE lamp should glow steady orange. If not, then the unit may not be getting any juice from your charger. So check that the receptacle for the power supply is live, that the adapter works, that the cable between it and the X 5 is not damaged, and that the charger plug is fully seated in the speaker’s DC input port.
But if after all these checks the speaker still does not turn on, then the unit itself may be ruined. So in that case, get a new one.
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