Sony SRS XB31 Pairing Instructions

The iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony SRS XB31 speaker as Connected.

This post gives Sony SRS XB31 pairing instructions to common portable devices. E.g. These include the Apple line of device like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This routine also works for Android based devices, such as Samsung and LG phones, as well as Amazon Fire tablets.

Sony SRS XB31 Pairing, Step by Step Instructions

With your SRS XB31 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through these instructions to pair it to your source BT smart device. We’re using an iPad Air computer for this demo here.

1. Go to the Home Screen on your Source Device

Firstly, press the Home button to see 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.

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 XB31 Pairing

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since our Sony SRS XB31 is currently 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.

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page showing nothing discovered

5. Turn On the Sony SRX XB31

Turn on the speaker by quickly pressing its Power-Pairing button. See this, pointed at by the cyan arrow, in the next picture.

The -Power- button.

The unit then powers up, and its status lamp glows white, as we in the next picture.

The Sony SRS XB31 speaker -Power- lamp glowing.

But since our tablet does not know about this speaker, the SRS XB31 will not pair with it automatically.

6. Put the Speaker in Discovery Mode

Now, to see your XB31 on your device, place it into Bluetooth discovery / pairing mode. So to accomplish that, press and hold the Power-Pairing button, and release when you hear the rising pitch beep sequence and the speaker announces, “Bluetooth pairing,” in a lady’s voice. Find the Power-Pairing button as pictured above.

In addition to the announcement, the Bluetooth Status lamp begins flashing fast blue.

he Bluetooth Status lamp glowing.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with Sony SRS XB31 Pairing

See the screen shot next. We found our XB31, as pointed at by the green arrow.

The iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony SRS XB31 as Discovered.

8. Now Pair with the SRS XB31

Tap the listed 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 XB31 entry, as pointed at by the green arrows in the next screenshot.

The iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony SRS XB31 as Connected.