How to Check Sony XB 01 Battery

Covers how to check the battery on the tiny Sony Extra Bass XB 01 personal Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery’s lasting power is decreasing as time passes. How to Check Sony XB 01 Battery, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 01 You won’t be able to read battery … Continue reading How to Check Sony XB 01 Battery



Sony XB 01 Watts Output

The XB 01 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a very low power, one-person style, tiny unit with still enough output watts to fill a small space with strikingly full sounding music or speech. But what do the watts a BT speaker has, tell you about it?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of the amount of  … Continue reading Sony XB 01 Watts Output



Sony XP 500 Pairing Instructions

This post gives Sony XP 500 pairing instructions, that work with common wireless devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. A similar procedure also works with Android tablets and phones too. Sony XP 500 Pairing, Step by Step Directions With your XP 500 … Continue reading Sony XP 500 Pairing Instructions



Sony XB 01 Power Output

The XB 01 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a very low power, one-person style, tiny unit with still enough power output to fill a small space with strikingly full sounding music or speech. But what does the power output value a wireless amplified speaker has, tell you about it?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of … Continue reading Sony XB 01 Power Output



How to Put Sony XP 500 in Pairing Mode

To connect your XP 500 Sony karaoke party speaker with a wireless source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to place this speaker into pairing mode.  Now in this mode, this unit broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the … Continue reading How to Put Sony XP 500 in Pairing Mode



How to Charge Sony XP 500

This piece covers how to charge the Sony XP 500 party Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the line voltage input port, behind the water resistant door, as we’ll show in the pictures below. Note that you can still play this speaker while it charges, without raising the recharge time much. In summary: First, the … Continue reading How to Charge Sony XP 500



How to Turn Off Sony XP 500

We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony XP 500 BT party speaker here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the unit so it’s easy to spot.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button in the top button … Continue reading How to Turn Off Sony XP 500



Sony XP 500 Firmware Update

Here, we detail the firmware update procedure for the Sony XP 500. This routine can take ten (10) to fifteen (15) minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection, source device used to update the speaker, distance between speaker and that device, Etc. Plus, you cannot roll back the update once you install it. … Continue reading Sony XP 500 Firmware Update



How to Bass Boost Sony XP 500

You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XP 500, by turning on and off its bass boost mode. When switched on, this mode makes the passive bass radiators on the sides vibrate much more, and adds a low rumble quality to the playing program, that travels pretty far from the speaker.  … Continue reading How to Bass Boost Sony XP 500



Sony XP 500 Reset

Gives Sony XP 500 reset directions to return this party speaker back to its default factory settings. E.g. Resetting restores sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do this … Continue reading Sony XP 500 Reset