Sony XB22 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

The iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony SRS XB22 speaker as Connected.

Here, we give the Sony XB22 Bluetooth pairing directions for linking this speaker with common portable devices such as iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. A similar routine pairs the XB22 with Android devices as well.

Sony XB22 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by Step

With your SRS XB22 powered OFF (power / status lamp is dark), run through this procedure to pair it to your source BT mobile device. We have an iPad Air tablet for this demo.

1. Go to the Home Screen on your Source Device

Firstly, press the Home button to visit 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 XB22 Bluetooth Pairing

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is turned ON here. But since our Sony XB22 is currently shut OFF (is not in discovery mode), it does not display in the BT devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never linked this speaker with this mobile device before.

iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page showing nothing discovered

5. Turn On your XB22

Turn on the XB22 by quickly pressing its Power-Pairing button. See this, pointed at by the aqua arrow, in the next picture, near the right edge of the buttons panel.

Sony XB22 -Power- button.

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

The -Power- lamp glowing.

But since our tablet does not know about this speaker, the SRS XB22 will not pair with it automatically.

6. Put the XB22 into Discovery Mode

Now, to see this speaker on your device, place it into Bluetooth pairing mode. To do that, press and hold the double-duty Power-Pairing button, and release when the unit announces, “Bluetooth pairing,” in a lady’s voice.

Find the Power-Pairing button as we describe above.

Also, the Bluetooth Status lamp begins fast-flashing.

The -Bluetooth Status- lamp glowing.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with Sony XB22 Bluetooth Pairing

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

The iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- Page, Showing the Sony XB22 as Discovered but not Connected,

8. Pair with the XB22

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with it.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the following. Note the now-connected SRS XB22 entry, as pointed at by the yellow arrows in the next screenshot.

The iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the SRS XB22 as Connected.