Picture of the Sony SRS XB13 -Play-Pause- and -Volume UP- buttons.

Sony XB 13 Hard Reset Instructions

Gives hard reset instructions for the Sony XB 13 to set it back to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XB 13 to factory default state. Plus, it erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this unit from pairing to any nearby BT devices. Also, you might hard reset to get this speaker ready for sale or re-gifting, or to stop it from pairing with devices you no longer wish it to connect with.

Sony XB 13 Hard Reset, Step by Step Instructions

1. Power UP the Speaker

Press the Power button for a half-second or so and then release it.

E.g. Find the Power button as we show in the next picture.

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

Then, the status light comes on, as shown next.

The -Power- lamp glowing on the speaker.. Sony XB 13 Hard Reset.
The -Power- lamp glowing on the speaker.

The speaker may make a ping-pang tone sound when it powers up, should it pair to a nearby device. Or it may make no noise at all if it does not.  Yet whether paired or not, this hard reset routine works the same, as follows.

2. Press and Hold the Play-Pause and Volume UP Buttons At the Same Time

Find both of them near the bottom of the speaker, as called out in the next picture.

Picture of the -Play-Pause- and -Volume UP- buttons.
The -Play-Pause- and -Volume UP- buttons.

The XB 13 then enters hard reset mode.

After a small pause, the speaker powers OFF, and the power lamp goes dark, as shown next. Note that on the XB 13, there is no power-OFF sound.

Picture of the -Power- lamp shown as OFF. Sony XB 13 Hard Reset.
The -Power- lamp shown as OFF.

3. Check that your Sony XB 13 Did Indeed Hard Reset

Next, power on the unit again, as we detail in step 1.

Note that after a hard reset, the XB 13 comes up in pairing / discovery mode. The Pairing Status lamp blinks blue, in a pulse-pulse-pause, pulse-pulse pause pattern, to alert you to this.  This prompts you to then look for this speaker on a nearby BT device, and pair to it if you so desire.

4. Done with Sony XB 13 Hard Reset Instructions !

Hard reset is now done. So you may now gift or sell this speaker, or link it again with your favorite Bluetooth devices.

After a hard reset, the XB 13 no longer auto connects with any prior paired Bluetooth device. Thus, to set up automatic pairing again, you manually pair it with a device. Then, any time that both speaker and that device have Bluetooth turned on, and they’re near to each other, pairing would automatically take place once more.

Other Sony XB 13 Posts

    1. Sony XB 13 Specifications
    2. How to Check Sony XB 13 Battery Life
    3. How to Turn Off Sony XB 13
    4. Sony XB 13 Battery Indicator
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References

    1. Official Sony XB 13 Support Page
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Revision History

    • 2023-04-14: First published.