Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley
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How to Bass Boost Sony XG 500
You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XG 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. …
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Sony XG 500 Hard Reset
Gives Sony XG 500 hard reset directions to return this boombox back to its default settings. E.g. Hard resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their out-of-the-box values. Plus, resetting erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops the speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do this…
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How to Reset Sony XG 500
Shows how to reset the Sony XG 500 boombox wireless speaker back to its default factory settings. E.g. Resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values. Plus, it erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this unit from auto pairing to any nearby wireless devices. Moreover, you might reset…
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How to Hard Reset Sony XG 500
Shows how to hard reset the Sony XG 500 wireless speaker back to its default factory state. E.g. Hard resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this unit from auto pairing to any nearby wireless devices. Moreover, you might…
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How to Charge Sony XG 500
This piece covers how to charge the Sony XG 500 extra bass boombox speaker. 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. In summary:…
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Sony XG 500 Pairing
This post gives Sony XG 500 pairing help for this party boombox speaker, to sync it with common wireless devices. E.g. Including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets along with Android devices as well. Sony XG 500 Pairing, Step by Step Instructions With your XG 500…
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Sony XG 500 Factory Reset
Gives Sony XG 500 factory reset directions to return this boombox speaker back to its default settings. E.g. Factory resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values. Plus, resetting erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this boombox from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do…
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How to Make Sony XG 500 Discoverable
To pair your XG 500 Sony boombox speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to place this speaker into discovery mode. Now in this mode, this boombox broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the Bluetooth airwaves,…
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Sony XG 500 Charge Time
You charge the Sony XG 500 via the barrel style DC power input port, and to get the quickest charge time and fullest recharge, use the charger that comes with the speaker, or an equivalent. Details follow. Sony XG 500 Charge Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs, the time it takes…
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How to Pair Sony XG 500
This post shows how to pair the Sony XG 500 beefy boombox speaker with 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 Pair Sony XG 500, Step by…