How to tell if Sony XB 13 wireless BT speaker is charging? This extra bass speaker has an orange LED light on its side panel, near the bottom, as shown in the following picture. This light that Sony labels as the CHARGE light flashes orange when the battery is nearly dead. So it tells battery … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XB 13 is Charging
Sony XB 13 Factory Reset Instructions
Gives factory reset instructions for the Sony XB 13 to set it back to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XB 13 to factory default state. Plus, it erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this unit from pairing to any nearby BT devices. Also, you might factory reset … Continue reading Sony XB 13 Factory Reset Instructions
Sony XB 13 Hard Reset Instructions
Gives hard reset instructions for the Sony XB 13 to set it back to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XB 13 to factory default state. Plus, it erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this unit from pairing to any nearby BT devices. Also, you might hard reset … Continue reading Sony XB 13 Hard Reset Instructions
Sony XB 13 Firmware Update Instructions
Covers the Sony XB 13 Extra Bass wireless speaker firmware update instructions. Sony XB 13 Firmware Update: Details Unfortunately though, we know of no way to upgrade the software on this mini speaker. Further, there are currently no firmware downloads given for it on the Sony web site. Nor are any details for this effort … Continue reading Sony XB 13 Firmware Update Instructions
Sony XB 13 Pairing Two Speakers
Pairing two Sony XB 13 Bluetooth speakers allows you to form a stereo (L + R) set. So in this piece, we show you how pairing two copies of this speaker lets you enjoy more life like sounding music from. The only extra cost is that you must have two XB 13s to get the … Continue reading Sony XB 13 Pairing Two Speakers
Sony XB 13 Battery Life
Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass XB 13 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery life is degrading over time. Sony XB 13 Battery Life, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 13 You won’t be able to read battery charge status unless the … Continue reading Sony XB 13 Battery Life
How to Connect Sony XB 13 to Alexa
This post shows how to connect the Sony XB 13 small party Bluetooth speaker to Alexa smart speakers. Since this pairing happens between the Sony and Echo devices directly, you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this connection. How to Connect Sony XB 13 to Alexa, Step … Continue reading How to Connect Sony XB 13 to Alexa
Sony XB 13 Battery Indicator
The Sony XB 13 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker has a battery level indicator LED near the bottom of the button panel, as shown in the following pictures. This displays battery status. E.g. Whether it’s draining or charging, or whether it’s critically low or not when discharging. But it neither reads out charging progress, or how … Continue reading Sony XB 13 Battery Indicator
Sony XB 13 Charger Type
An adequate Sony XB 13 charger type, is a USB wall or auto charger adapter that delivers enough current to fully recharge this speaker in the least amount of time (around 4.5 hours). So be sure to use a charger that can deliver enough of the goods. Also, this Bluetooth speaker has a USB-C charging … Continue reading Sony XB 13 Charger Type
How to Hard Reset Sony XB 13
We explain here how to hard reset the Sony XB 13 to return it back to default factory settings. So hard resetting recreates the factory default state on the XB 13. Plus, it erases any previously connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Erasing these stops this unit from joining to any close by BT devices. … Continue reading How to Hard Reset Sony XB 13