Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley
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Sony XB 43 Charge Time
You charge the Sony XB 43 with power bank via the USB-C style power input port, and to get the quickest charge time and fullest recharge, use a medium current USB charger for fastest yet most cost effective results. Details follow. Sony XB 43 Charge Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs…
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Sony XB 43 Bluetooth Pairing
This post gives Sony XB 43 Bluetooth pairing steps for this Extra Bass wireless speaker, to connect it with common Bluetooth 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 XB 43 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by Step With your…
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Sony XB 43 Charger Type
A proper Sony XB 43 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 5 hours or less depending on the current output of the adapter you use). So be clear that the charger you pick can deliver…
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How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB 43
This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, blink, scan, and pulsate in all sorts of colors to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker. However sometimes, you may not want a party atmosphere, like when you want to play the speaker while drifting off to sleep…
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How to Reset Sony XB 43
Show you how to reset your Sony XB 43 Extra Bass speaker to its default settings. Resetting restores the XB 43 to default state. Plus, resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might reset to get it ready…
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How to Check Sony XB 43 Battery Life
Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass XB 43 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery life is decreasing over time. How to Check Sony XB 43 Battery Life, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 43 You won’t be able to read battery charge…
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How to Bass Boost Sony XB 43
You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XB 43, 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 XB 43 Factory Reset
Gives factory reset directions for the Sony XB 43 home and yard Bluetooth speaker to set it back to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XB 43 to factory default state. E.g. Returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values. Plus, it clears any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from memory. Erasing these…
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How to Make Sony XB 43 Discoverable
To pair your XB 43 Sony speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to enter this speaker into discovery mode. Now in this mode, this Extra Bass speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the Bluetooth…
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How to Connect Sony XB 43 to Alexa
This post shows how to connect the Sony XB 43 mid sized Bluetooth party speaker with lights 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 43…