The XP 500 Sony Bluetooth party speaker is a medium power, karaoke stereo with abundant audio output watts in the specs to fill a common size room or yard with plenty loud, far reaching tunes, that feature rich bass and treble. But what do the watts of a BT speaker tell us about it? Firstly, … Continue reading Sony XP 500 Specs Watts
Sony XP 500 Blinking Orange Light
Many Sony speakers, including the Sony XP 500 karaoke speaker, have a blinking orange light that tells you when its internal battery needs charging. Sometimes though, this flashing happens even though you’ve just fully recharged the unit, when it should not blink, assuming the battery recharged correctly. Thus in this piece, we offer reasons that … Continue reading Sony XP 500 Blinking Orange Light
How to Turn On Lights on Sony XP 500
This speaker comes equipped with a set of color changing, pulsating party LED lights that, by default, blink, scan, and flash to the beat of whatever you stream to the speaker. And you can turn these lights on and off. Further, resetting the speaker switches them ON again if OFF. But there is a less … Continue reading How to Turn On Lights on Sony XP 500
Sony XP 500 Bluetooth Pairing
This post gives Sony XP 500 Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth Pairing, Step By Step Instructions With your … Continue reading Sony XP 500 Bluetooth Pairing
How to Hard Reset Sony XP 500
Shows how to hard reset the Sony XP 500 karaoke speaker, to return this party box back to its default settings. E.g. Hard resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values. Plus, hard resetting erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby … Continue reading How to Hard Reset Sony XP 500
Sony XP 500 Orange Light Stays On
Many Sony speakers, including the XP 500, feature a charging status light that illuminates orange while they charge. But sometimes, this light stays on longer than expected. E.g. It does not switch off after way more than the specified charging time once you connect the charger. So in this post, we offer reasons that this … Continue reading Sony XP 500 Orange Light Stays On
How to Pair Sony XG 500 to Alexa
This post shows how to pair the Sony XG 500 boombox 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 Pair Sony XG 500 to Alexa, Step by … Continue reading How to Pair Sony XG 500 to Alexa
How to Tell if Sony XG 500 is Charging
How to tell if Sony XG 500 boombox party speaker is charging? This waterproof speaker has an orange LED light just below and to the left of the Power button, as we see in the next pic. This light, labeled as the CHARGE lamp, flashes orange when the battery is about dead. So it does … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XG 500 is Charging
Sony XG 500 Reset
Gives reset instructions for the Sony XG 500 boombox Bluetooth speaker to set it back to its default settings. Resetting restores the XG 500 to its default state. E.g. Returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values. Plus, it erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from memory. Clearing these stops this unit from … Continue reading Sony XG 500 Reset
Sony XG 500 Watts Output
The XG 500 Sony Bluetooth boombox speaker is a medium power, party stereo with abundant output watts to fill a common size room or yard with plenty loud, far reaching tunes. But what do the watts of a BT speaker tell us about it? Firstly, the watt is a measure of how much power the … Continue reading Sony XG 500 Watts Output