Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley
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How to Hard Reset Sony SRS XB10
We explain here how to hard reset the Sony SRS XB10 portable Bluetooth speaker, to restore its default settings. A hard reset returns the XB10 to a fresh factory state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these with a hard reset stops this unit from pairing to any nearby…
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Pairing Sony SRS XB10 Instructions
This post gives pairing directions for the Sony SRS XB10, which work with typical mobile devices. E.g. These include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. Pairing Sony SRS XB10, Step by Step Instructions With your SRS XB10 turned OFF (power button is dark), run through this…
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SRS XB10 Watts
The SRS XB10 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a low power, one-person style, small unit with still enough audio watts to hear it comfortably in a small room or personal space with strikingly full sounding music or speech. But what do the watts a Bluetooth speaker has, tell you about it? Firstly, the watt is a…
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Sony SRS X11 Not Charging
Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the X11 tiny model, offer truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, you may notice that the Sony SRS X11 wireless speaker is not charging fully, or at all, even…
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SRS XB10 Reset Instructions
Here we give reset instructions for the SRS XB10 Bluetooth speaker, to restore its default settings. Resetting returns the XB10 to factory default state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these with a reset stops this unit from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might reset this…
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How to Make Sony SRS XB01 Discoverable
To pair your SRS XB01 mini 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 start up discovery mode on this BT speaker. Now in this mode, the speaker sends out its name and currently valid connection information over…
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How to Pair Two Sony Bluetooth Speakers
The ST Pair function on the Sony Bluetooth speakers allows you to make a stereo pair from compatible Sony speakers, to form a stereo (L + R) set. So in this piece, we show you how to pair two Sony speakers , to enjoy more life like sounding music from this speaker. The only extra…
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How to Connect Sony SRS X11 to Alexa
This post shows how to connect the little Sony SRS X11 cube 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 SRS X11 to Alexa, Step…
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Sony SRS XB01 Charging Time
You charge the Sony SRS XB01 speaker via the micro USB charge port, and to get the quickest charging time and fullest charge, use a medium current USB charger for fastest yet most economical results. Details follow. Sony SRS XB01 Charging Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs for this speaker the…
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How to Factory Reset Sony SRS X11
Show you how to factory reset your Sony SRS X11 wireless speaker cube to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the X11 to default factory state. Plus, factory resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this speaker from pairing to said devices whenever they come into range. Additionally, you…