Picture of an iPhone in front of the Sony SRS XG300 mini boombox speaker.

How to Pair Sony SRS XG300 to iPhone

This post shows how to pair the Sony SRS XG300 mini boombox Bluetooth speaker with an iPhone, or other iOS or iPadOS based device.

How to Pair Sony SRS XG300 to iPhone, Step by Step

With your SRS XG300 switched OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your iPhone mobile device.

1. Go to the Home Screen on your Device

Firstly, press the Home button to bring up 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.

The -Settings- app icon on the iPhone -Home- screen.
iPhone -Home- screen showing the -Settings- app.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Thirdly, tap the Settings app icon.

Screenshot of the -Bluetooth- option on the iPhone 12 Pro Max -Settings- page.
iPhone 12 Pro Max -Settings- page, showing the -Bluetooth- option.

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 SRS XG300 to iPhone

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is running here. But since our SRS XG300 is currently shut OFF (is not in Bluetooth pairing mode), it does not show up in the BT devices list.

Screenshot of the -Bluetooth Settings- page on an iPhone 12 Pro Max smart phone.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max -Bluetooth Settings- page.

Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired this speaker with our iOS device before.

5. Turn On your Sony SRS XG300

Turn on the SRS XG300 by quickly pressing its  Power  button. See this, pointed at by the green arrow, in the next picture.

Picture of the -Power- button on the Sony SRS XG300 speaker.
The -Power- button on the Sony SRS XG300 speaker.

The speaker then powers up, and its status lamp glows green, as seen in the next picture.

Picture of the -Power- light on the speaker glowing green.
The -Power- lamp on the speaker glowing green.

Also, the Bluetooth lamp will blink in some pattern to indicate that the SRS XG300 is ready to receive a Bluetooth pairing request, as we see in the next picture.

Picture of the Bluetooth Pairing light flashing blue.
The Bluetooth Pairing lamp blinking blue.

If it blinks slowly and evenly, then it’s passively waiting for a Bluetooth connection request to come in.

But if it flashes in a pulse-pulse-pause, pulse-pulse-pause pattern , then it’s broadcasting its pairing information over Bluetooth so other devices can find it. I.e. The speaker is in pairing mode in this case.

Moreover, since our test iPhone like device does not know about this speaker, the SRS XG300 will not pair with it automatically.

6. Put the Speaker into BT Discovery Mode

Now, to see this speaker on your iPhone, place it into Bluetooth pairing mode if it’s not in that mode already. To do that, press the Pairing button, and release when the unit beeps, and the Bluetooth lamp begins its pulse-pulse-pause, pulse-pulse-pause flashing pattern.

Picture of the Bluetooth pairing / discovery button on the Sony SRS XG300 speaker.
The Bluetooth pairing / discovery button on the Sony SRS XG300 speaker.

Find the Pairing button as shown above, pointed at by the pink arrow.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Pair Sony SRS XG300 to iPhone

See the screen shot next. We found our SRS XG300, as we point out with the blue arrow.

Screenshot of the iPhone -Bluetooth- screen showing a Sony SRS XG300 speaker as discovered but not connected.
The iPhone -Bluetooth- screen showing a Sony SRS XG300 speaker as discovered but not connected.

8. Pair with your SRS XG300

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with the SRS XG300.

Screenshot of the iPhone -Bluetooth- screen, showing the Sony SRS XG300 speaker as Connected.
The iPhone -Bluetooth- screen, showing the Sony SRS XG300 speaker as Connected.

The iPhone’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the screenshot just above.  Note the now-paired Sony SRS XG300 entry, as pointed at by the arrow in the last screenshot.

9. Done with How to Pair Sony SRS XG300 to iPhone !

At last, we have now successfully paired our SRS XG300 mini BT speaker with an iPhone like device.

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References for How to Pair Sony SRS XG300 to iPhone

    1. Sony SRS XG300 Official Product Page at Sony.com

Revision History

    • 2022-09-27: First published.