Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley
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How to Put Sony XE 200 in Pairing Mode
To pair your XE 200 Sony Bluetooth Boombox speaker with a source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to start up pairing mode on this speaker. Why? Because in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection info over…
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How to Tell if Sony XE 200 is Charging
How to tell if Sony XE 200 wireless column speaker is charging? This portable speaker has an orange LED light just below and to the left of the Power button, as we see in the next photo. This light, labeled as the CHARGE lamp, flashes orange when the battery is about dead. So it does tell…
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How to Connect to Sony XE 200
This post shows how to connect to the Sony XE 200 portable tower speaker by way of Bluetooth from common wireless devices. E.g. These include the Apple line of device like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This routine also works for Android base devices too, such as Samsung and LG phones, and Amazon Fire…
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How to Factory Reset Sony XE 200
Show you how to factory reset your Sony XE 200 portable BT speaker to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XE 200 to factory default state. Plus, 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.…
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Sony XB 43 Software Update
Here, we detail the software update procedure for the Sony XB 43 wireless 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 pull the update once you install…
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How to Charge Sony XE 200 Speaker
This piece covers how to charge the Sony XE 200 portable Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the USB-C DC input port, behind the water resistant door in the rear of the unit, as we’ll show in the pictures below. Note that you can still play this speaker while it charges, without raising the recharge…
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Sony XE 200 Not Charging
Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XE 200, 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 XE 200 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you…
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How to Bass Boost Sony XE 200
You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XE 200, 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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How to Pair Sony XB 43 with iPhone
This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 43 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with an iPhone smart phone. How to Pair Sony XB 43 with iPhone, Step by Step With your XB 43 switched OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your iPhone mobile device. For this demo,…
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How to Hard Reset Sony XE 200
Show you how to hard reset your Sony XE 200 portable BT speaker to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XE 200 to factory default state. Plus, 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.…