Sony XB 13 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

This post gives Sony XB 13 Bluetooth pairing instructions for this Extra Bass speaker, to connect it with common portable devices. E.g. These include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets as well as many Android devices.

Sony XB 13 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions, Step by Step

With your XB 13 shut OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your source Bluetooth device. E.g. We’re using an iPad Air computer 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 XB 13 Bluetooth 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 XB 13 Bluetooth Pairing

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since our Sony XB 13 is currently OFF (is not in Bluetooth pairing mode), it does not show up 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 XB 13

Turn on the XB 13 by quickly pressing its Power button. See this, pointed at by the green arrow, in the next picture.

Picture of the Sony XB 13 Power button. — Power Button on the Sony XB 13.

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

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

The -Power- lamp glowing on the speaker.. Sony XB 13 Bluetooth Pairing. — The -Power- lamp glowing on the speaker.

6. Put the XB 13 into Bluetooth Pairing Mode

Now, to see this speaker on your device, place it into pairing mode. To do that, press the Pairing button, and release after a quarter second.

Find the Bluetooth Pairing button as we see in the next picture, pointed at by the green arrow.

Picture of the -Bluetooth- button on the speaker. — The -Bluetooth- button on the speaker.

Then the speaker emits a rise-fall beep. Also, the Bluetooth Status lamp begins flashing in a pulse-pulse-pause-pulse-pulse-pause pattern.

Picture of the -Pairing Status- lamp. — The -Pairing Status- lamp.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with Sony XB 13 Bluetooth Pairing

See the screen shot next. We found our XB 13, as we point at with the green arrow.

Screenshot of the iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony XB 13 as discovered. — iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Sony XB 13 as discovered.

8. Pair with your Speaker

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with the XB 13.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the following. Note the now-connected XB 13 entry, as pointed at by the green arrows in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony XB 13 as Connected.. — iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony XB 13 as Connected..

9. Done with Sony XB 13 Bluetooth Pairing !

At last, we have now successfully paired the XB 13 BT speaker with with a common mobile tablet device.

References

1. Official Sony XB 13 Support Page
2. Where to Buy the Sony XB 13

Revision History

- 2023-04-13: First published.