Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley
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How to Pair Sony XP 500
This post shows how to pair the Sony XP 500 karaoke party speaker 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 routine also works with Android tablets and phones as well. How to Pair Sony XP 500, Step by…
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How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XG 500
This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, blink, change color, and pulsate to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker. But now and then, you may not wish to have a party atmosphere in your room, like when you want to play the speaker while drifting…
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How to Connect Sony XG 500 to Alexa
This post shows how to connect 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 Connect Sony XG 500 to Alexa, Step by…
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Sony XG 500 Battery Indicator
In this post, we describe how to read the battery indicator lamp and get battery charge percentage numbers from the Sony XG 500. First, this speaker has a battery level indicator LED on the top button panel, as we’ll see in the following pictures. This displays battery status, sort of. E.g. Whether it’s draining or…
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Sony XG 500 Software Update
Here, we detail the software update procedure for the Sony XG 500 Bluetooth boombox speaker. 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…
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How to Turn Off Sony XG 500
We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony XG 500 portable BT speaker here. Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the unit so it’s easy to locate. Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button near the bottom in…
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Sony XG 500 Firmware Update
Here, we detail the firmware update procedure for the Sony XG 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.…
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Sony XG 500 Charging
This piece covers Sony XG 500 Mega Bass speaker charging. Do this easily through the barrel style DC 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. Sony XG 500 Charging: Summary In…
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Sony XG 500 Not Charging
Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XG 500, offer truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an appropriate AC or car converter. Sometimes though, you may notice that the Sony XG 500 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you…
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How to Connect to Sony XG 500
This post shows how to connect to the Sony XG 500 boombox party speaker from typical wireless devices. E.g. These include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. A similar routine also works with Android tablets and phones as well. How to Connect to Sony XG 500,…