This piece explains Sony XG 300 portable boombox speaker charging. Do this easily through the USB-C DC input port, behind the water resistant door, as we’ll show in the pictures below.
Note that you can still play this speaker while it charges, without raising the recharge time much.
The charger you use should be a USB-C charger that provides 5 volts at 3 amps (15 watts). Here, we use the adapter that Sony includes with this speaker.
Use a fingernail, dime, penny, or small screwdriver to work open the waterproof seal port cover on the 300. See the closed power port door in the next picture. Be careful not to scratch the delicate seal around the inside edge of this door.
Prying open this door exposes the USB-C charging port inside, as shown next, pointed at by the green arrow.
Note that the XG 300 still charges when powered ON. But depending on how much extra recharging juice your power supply offers, the speaker might charge a bit faster when turned OFF.
Then, plug the matching end of that cord into the port, as seen in the next shot.
Warning: Only use the USB-C input port for charging the speaker. Do not use the USB-A port, as this is for for power output-only use for charging phones. So, feeding power into this port will not only fail to recharge the 300, but this could also damage the electronics inside the speaker.
Now that we connect the 300 and our adapter, we then plug the mains end of the adapter into a working AC outlet, as we see next. We plugged ours into a surge protecting power strip.
The CHARGE lamp lights up solid orange on the speaker. And while no battery status gauge shows percentage of charge, the glowing lamp means that charging is occurring, as we see next.
Full battery charging is finished when the CHARGE lamp in the speaker’s top button panel shuts off, as shown next.
Note that unless you seat the port cap securely, water may soak the ports behind it. And, since water and electronics generally do not work well together, getting these connectors wet might damage their sensitive contacts. So be sure to press this door closed with enough force to fully seat it, for maximum moisture protection.
We have now fully charged our XG 300.
Finally, repeat this recharging every twenty-five hours of play, to keep the battery in top condition for years to come. Or if you do not use the speaker for a long time, at least top off the battery charge every six months or so.
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