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  • Sony X 5 Not Charging Issue

    Sony X 5 Not Charging Issue

    Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the X 5 portable version, offer truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, you may notice that the Sony X 5 wireless speaker is not charging fully, or at all,…

  • How to Make Sony X 5 Discoverable

    How to Make Sony X 5 Discoverable

    To pair your Sony X 5 Bluetooth speaker with a BT source device for the first time, or to refresh stale connection data in that device, you need to understand how to start up discovery mode on this unit first.  Now in discovery mode, the speaker digitally announces its name and linkage data over Bluetooth,…

  • How to Hard Reset Sony X 5

    How to Hard Reset Sony X 5

    Show you how to hard reset your Sony X 5 personal portable speaker to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the X 5 to factory default state. Plus, doing this erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. We might want to clear these to prevent this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices.…

  • How to Turn On Sony X 5

    How to Turn On Sony X 5

    We explain how to turn on the Sony X 5 portable speaker here.  Now most Bluetooth speakers have a Power button that Sony positions on the unit so it’s easy to find.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this, as we find its Power button on the top of the X 5, as we…

  • How to Connect Sony SRS X5 to Alexa

    How to Connect Sony SRS X5 to Alexa

    This post shows how to connect the Sony SRS X5 Bluetooth mini speaker to Alexa smart speakers. Since this pairing happens between the Sony and Echo devices directly, you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this wireless connection. How to Connect Sony SRS X5 to Alexa, Step…

  • How to Connect to Sony SRS X5

    How to Connect to Sony SRS X5

    This post shows how to connect to the Sony SRS X5 mini Bluetooth speaker from typical Bluetooth devices. E.g. Like the iPhone and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets.  You can also pair this speaker with Android devices using a similar procedure. How to Connect to Sony SRS X5 With your…

  • How to Tell if Sony SRS X5 is Charging

    How to Tell if Sony SRS X5 is Charging

    How to tell if Sony SRS X5 mini Bluetooth speaker is charging?  This small yet powerful speaker has an orange LED light on the top panel, near the back edge of the unit, as shown in the following pictures.  This CHARGE light flashes orange when you’re playing the speaker and the battery is about dead.…

  • Sony SRS X5 Charging Instructions

    Sony SRS X5 Charging Instructions

    This piece covers Sony SRS X5 Bluetooth brick style speaker charging instructions. Do this easily through the DC power in port, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your X5 as it charges, without increasing the recharge time by much, as long as your charger is “hefty” enough. Sony SRS X5…

  • Sony SRS X5 Buttons Guide

    Sony SRS X5 Buttons Guide

    The Sony SRS X5 Bluetooth mini speaker has six buttons across its top panel and one button on its back. Sony SRS X5 Buttons Guide Summary Here we cover the entire compliment of buttons and touch pads on this portable Bluetooth speaker, and these include the following. Sound, Pairing, Audio In, Call / Phone, Volume…

  • How to Make Sony SRS X5 Discoverable

    How to Make Sony SRS X5 Discoverable

    To pair your SRS X5 Sony Bluetooth speaker with a BT source device for the first time, or to refresh stale connection data in that device, you need to understand how to start up discovery mode on this unit first.  Now in discovery mode, the speaker digitally announces its name and linkage data over Bluetooth,…