Sony SRS XB20 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

The Sony SRS XB20 speaker front with blue light ring glowing.

Gives Bluetooth pairing instructions for the Sony SRS XB20 mini speaker to devices from Apple. Like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This also works for Android devices too, such as Samsung and LG phones, and Amazon Fire tablets.

Sony SRS XB20 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions: Step by Step

Begin with your SRS XB20 powered OFF (power button is dark). Then run through this routine to pair it to your source device. We’re using an iPad Air tablet computer in 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

Then we find ours on the second page of the Home screen.

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 SRS XB20 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

The Bluetooth Settings screen appears as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is ON here. Now our test XB20 is currently OFF. So it cannot be in BT discovery mode). Thus it does not show up in the My Devices list. Also, it isn’t there because we’ve never paired it with this mobile device before.

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page. Showing nothing in the -Other Devices- list.

5. Turn On your Sony SRX XB20

Turn on the speaker by quickly pressing its Power-Pairing button.

The -Power- button.

The unit then powers up, and its Power-Pairing button glows white.

The -Power- lamp glowing on the Sony SRS XB20.

But since our tablet does not know about this speaker, the XB20 will not pair with it automatically.

6. Put the SRS XB20 in Discovery Mode

Then, to see the speaker on your source device, place it into discovery mode. To accomplish that thus, press the Power-Pairing button. Then release when you hear the rising pitch beep sequence. Plus the XB20 also announces, “Bluetooth pairing,” in a lady’s voice.

In addition to the announcement, the Bluetooth Status lamp starts flashing fast white.

The -Bluetooth Status- lamp flashing.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with Sony SRS XB20 Bluetooth Pairing

We find our XB20, as follows.

The Sony SRS XB20 appearing in the -Other Devices- list.

8. Now Pair with the XB20

Then tap the speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with the Bluetooth speaker.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the following. Note the now-connected SRS XB20 entry.

The iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony SRS XB20 as Connected.