How to Turn On Sony SRS XE200

We explain how to turn on the Sony SRS XE200 speaker column here.  Now most Bluetooth speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the unit so it’s easy to find.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception, as we find its Power button on the top panel, as we see next. There’s also … Continue reading How to Turn On Sony SRS XE200



How to Make Sony SRS XE200 Discoverable

To pair your SRS XE200 Sony Bluetooth speaker with a BT source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you first have to know how to place this speaker into discovery mode.  Now in this mode, this speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the … Continue reading How to Make Sony SRS XE200 Discoverable



How to Hard Reset Sony SRS XE200

Show you how to hard reset your Sony SRS XE200 portable BT speaker to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XE200 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. Also, … Continue reading How to Hard Reset Sony SRS XE200



How to Pair Sony SRS XE200

This post shows how to pair the Sony SRS XE200 portable wireless speaker by way of Bluetooth to common portable devices. E.g. These  include the Apple line of device like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This routine also works for Android base devices as well, such as Samsung and LG phones, as well as … Continue reading How to Pair Sony SRS XE200



How to Put Sony SRS XE200 in Pairing Mode

To pair your SRS XE200 Sony Bluetooth Boombox speaker with a source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to start up pairing mode on this speaker.  Why?  Because in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection info over … Continue reading How to Put Sony SRS XE200 in Pairing Mode



How to Connect Sony SRS XE200 to Alexa

This post shows how to connect the Sony SRS XE200 Bluetooth column 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 connection. How to Connect Sony SRS XE200 to Alexa, Step by … Continue reading How to Connect Sony SRS XE200 to Alexa



How to Charge Sony SRS XE200 Speaker

This piece covers how to charge the Sony SRS XE200 portable Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the USB-C DC input port, behind the water resistant door in the rear of the unit, as we’ll show in the pictures below. Note that you can still play this speaker while it charges, without raising the recharge … Continue reading How to Charge Sony SRS XE200 Speaker



How to Factory Reset Sony SRS XE200

Show you how to factory reset your Sony SRS XE200 portable BT speaker to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XE200 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. Also, … Continue reading How to Factory Reset Sony SRS XE200



How to Connect to Sony SRS XE200

This post shows how to connect to the Sony SRS XE200 portable column speaker by way of Bluetooth from common wireless devices. E.g. These  include the Apple line of device like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This routine also works for Android base devices too, such as Samsung and LG phones, and Amazon Fire … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony SRS XE200



How to Tell if Sony SRS XE200 is Charging

How to tell if Sony SRS XE200 wireless column speaker is charging?  This portable speaker has an orange LED light just below and to the left of the Power button, as we see in the next photo.  This light, labeled as the CHARGE lamp, flashes orange when the battery is about dead. So it does tell … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony SRS XE200 is Charging