Sony Cube Speaker Pairing Instructions

This post gives pairing instructions for the Sony wireless cube speaker, with common portable devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets.

Sony Cube Speaker Pairing, Step by Step

With your cube in the OFF state (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your source BT mobile device. We’re using an iPad Air tablet for this demo.

1. Go to the Home Screen on your Source 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. Sony Cube Speaker Pairing.
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 Sony Cube Speaker Pairing

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

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page showing nothing discovered
iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page showing nothing discovered

5. Turn On your Cube

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

Picture of the Sony SRS X11 -Power- button.
The -Power- button.

The unit then boots, and its status lamp glows green, as seen in the next picture.

But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, pairing to the cube will not happen automatically.

Picture of the glowing -Status- light on the speaker.
The -Status- lamp glowing.

6. Put the Cube into Pairing Mode

Now, to see your cube on your device, place it into Bluetooth discovery / pairing mode. To do that, press and hold the Power-Pairing button. Release the button when the speaker makes two high beep sounds, and the status lamp starts fast flashing white.  It usually takes two to three seconds to enter pairing mode. Find the Power-Pairing button as shown above.





7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with Sony Cube Speaker Pairing

See the screen shot next. We found the test speaker, as pointed at by the yellow arrow.

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony cube speaker as -Discovered- but not -Connected-.
iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony cube speaker as -Discovered- but not -Connected-.

8. Pair with your Speaker

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then connects with the cube.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the following.  Note the now-connected cube (X11) entry, as pointed at by the green arrows in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony cube speaker pairing as complete.
iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony cube speaker pairing as complete.

9. Done with Sony Cube Speaker Pairing Instructions !

At last, we have now successfully paired the cube with a common mobile tablet device.

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References for Sony Cube Speaker Pairing Instructions

    1. Sony Cube Speaker Support Page at Sony.com

Revision History

    • 2023-02-03: First published.