Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley
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Sony XB 41 Buttons Explained
The Sony XB 41 Bluetooth Bluetooth speaker has several buttons on its top panel, including the Volume, Phone, Live, and Power-Pairing buttons. We also find the Reset, Light-Batt, WPC, and Add buttons in the back of the unit inside the port compartment. These buttons let you operate the many features of this portable but big…
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How to Turn Off Sony XB 41
We explain how to turn off the Sony XB 41 stereo BT speaker here. Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony orients on the unit such that it’s easy to find. Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this, as we see its Power button near the bottom in the button panel. See…
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Sony XB 41 Charging Instructions
This piece gives Sony XB 41 charging instructions. Recharge this speaker easily through the micro USB power in port, behind the water resistant door in the rear of the unit, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB 41 mini speaker during charging, without upping the recharge time very much,…
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How to Check Sony XB 41 Battery Life
Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass XB 41 wireless Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery life is decreasing over time. How to Check Sony XB 41 Battery Life, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 41 You won’t be able to read battery…
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How to Connect Sony XB 41 to Alexa
This post shows how to connect the Sony XB 41 mid size Bluetooth party 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 XB 41 to Alexa,…
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Sony XB 41 Hard Reset
We give here the hard reset instructions for your Sony XB 41 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker to return the unit to its default factory settings. Hard resetting returns the XB 41 to default fresh-out-of-box state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth device linkage from memory. Clearing this stops this speaker from pairing to any…
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How to Factory Reset Sony XB 41
We show you here how to factory reset your Sony XB 41 Extra Bass speaker to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XB 41 to default state. Plus, resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth device linkage from its memory. Clearing this stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might…
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How to Tell if Sony XB 41 is Charging
How to tell if Sony XB 41 wireless BT speaker is charging? This extra bass speaker has an orange LED light in the rear port and button panel, just above the charging port, as shown in the following picture. This light that Sony labels as the CHARGE light flashes orange when the battery is nearly…
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How to Reset Sony XB 41
Show you how to reset your Sony XB 41 Extra Bass speaker to its default settings. Resetting restores the XB 41 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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Sony XB 40 Charge Time
You charge this speaker via the barrel style DC input port. And to get the quickest Sony XB 40 charge time for full recharge, use a charger with big enough capacity for fastest results. Details follow. Sony XB 40 Charge Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs for this speaker the time…