Screenshot of the iPadOS Bluetooth page, showing the Sony SRS XB12 portable speaker as connected.

How to Pair Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12

This post shows how to pair the Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12 with common portable devices, including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets.

How to Pair Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12, Step by Step

With your SRS XB12 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your source BT mobile device. We’re using an iPad Air computer for this demo.

1. Go to the Home Screen on your Device

Firstly, press the Home button to reveal the smart device’s Home screen.

2. Find the Settings App

We found ours on the second page of the Home screen, as shown next.

Picture of an iPad Home screen, with the Settings app highlighted by an arrow. How to Pair Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12.
iOS Home screen with Settings app highlighted.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Thirdly, touch the Settings app icon.

The smart device then shows the first page of its settings, as shown in the next step.

4. Go to the Bluetooth Settings  Page to Continue with How to Pair Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12 

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since our Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12 is currently shut OFF (is not in Bluetooth discovery mode), it does not show up in the Bluetooth devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired this speaker with our mobile device before.





5. Turn On your Speaker

Turn on the XB12 by quickly pressing its  Power  button. See this, pointed at by the green arrow, in the next picture.

Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12 portable speaker powered OFF, showing the -Power- button.
Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12 portable speaker powered OFF, showing the -Power- button.

The speaker then powers up, and its status lamp blinks blue, as seen in the next picture.  This means that it’s ready to receive a Bluetooth connection request. If it slow blinks, then it’s passively waiting for a Bluetooth connection request to arrive.  But if it’s fast-flashing blue, then it’s broadcast its connection info over Bluetooth so other devices can find this speaker.

But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, the SRS XB12 will not pair with it automatically.

Picture of the speaker, powered ON, showing the Status lamp lit. How to Pair Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12.
The speaker powered ON, showing the Status lamp lit.

6. Put the Speaker into Pairing Mode

Now, to see your Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12 on your device, place the speaker into Bluetooth discovery / pairing mode. To do that, press the Power button, and release when the speaker beeps twice and the Status lamp begins blinking rapidly. Find the Power button as shown above, pointed at by the green arrow.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Pair Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12

See the screen shot next. We found our XB12, as pointed at by the green arrow.

Screenshot of the iPadOS Bluetooth page, showing the speaker discovered.
iPadOS Bluetooth page, showing the speaker discovered.

8. Pair with your Speaker

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with the SRS XB12.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the following.  Note the now-connected SRS XB12 entry, as pointed at by the green arrows in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the iPadOS Bluetooth page, showing our test Bluetooth speaker as connected.
iPadOS Bluetooth page, showing our test Bluetooth speaker as connected.

9. Done with How to Pair the Sony Bluetooth Speaker XB12 !

At last, we have now successfully connected our XB12 BT speaker with with a common mobile tablet device.

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References

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Revision History

    • 2023-03-16: First published.