Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley

  • How to Tell if Sony X5 is Charging

    How to Tell if Sony X5 is Charging

    How to tell if Sony X5 mini Bluetooth speaker is charging?  This small yet powerful speaker has an orange LED light on the top panel, near the back edge of the unit, as shown in the following pictures.  This CHARGE light flashes orange when you’re playing the speaker and the battery is about dead. So…

  • Sony X5 Factory Reset Instructions

    Sony X5 Factory Reset Instructions

    Gives you the Sony X5 factory reset instructions to restore this speaker to its default settings. Furthermore, doing this erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. We might want to clear these to prevent this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you would best reset your speaker to get it ready…

  • How to Connect to Sony SRS X5

    How to Connect to Sony SRS X5

    This post shows how to connect to the Sony SRS X5 mini Bluetooth speaker from typical Bluetooth devices. E.g. Like the iPhone and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets.  You can also pair this speaker with Android devices using a similar procedure. How to Connect to Sony SRS X5 With your…

  • How to Tell if Sony SRS X5 is Charging

    How to Tell if Sony SRS X5 is Charging

    How to tell if Sony SRS X5 mini Bluetooth speaker is charging?  This small yet powerful speaker has an orange LED light on the top panel, near the back edge of the unit, as shown in the following pictures.  This CHARGE light flashes orange when you’re playing the speaker and the battery is about dead.…

  • How to Factory Reset Sony X5

    How to Factory Reset Sony X5

    Show you how to factory reset your Sony X5 personal wireless speaker to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the X5 to factory default state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. We might want to clear these to prevent this speaker from pairing to any nearby BT devices. Also, you would…

  • How to Connect to Sony X5

    How to Connect to Sony X5

    This post shows how to connect to the Sony X5 mini Bluetooth speaker from typical Bluetooth devices. E.g. Like the iPhone and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets.  You can also pair this speaker with Android devices using a similar procedure. How to Connect to Sony X5 With your X5 powered…

  • Sony X5 Won’t Turn On Problem Solved

    Sony X5 Won’t Turn On Problem Solved

    Many a Sony speaker offers truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can charge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, you may notice that speakers like the Sony X5 won’t turn on, and wonder what’s wrong with them.  That’s even when you connect…

  • Sony X5 Charging Time

    Sony X5 Charging Time

    You charge the Sony X5 mini speaker via the yellow DC barrel style power input port on the back, and to get the quickest charging time and fullest charge, use a medium current AC charger for fastest yet lowest costing results. Details follow. Sony X5 Charging Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the…

  • Sony X5 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

    Sony X5 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

    This post provides Sony X5 Bluetooth pairing instructions, to link it with common wireless devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets.  You can also pair this speaker with Android devices using a similar procedure. Sony X5 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by Step With your X5 powered…

  • Sony X5 Reset Instructions

    Sony X5 Reset Instructions

    We describe here the Sony X5 wireless speaker reset instructions to return the unit to its default settings. Furthermore, doing this erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. We might want to clear these to prevent this speaker from pairing to any nearby BT devices. Also, you would best reset your speaker to get…