How to Pair Sony SRS XE300

Shows how to pair the Sony SRS XE300 wireless column speaker to common portable devices. So these  include the Apple line of devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Plus, a similar procedure also works for Android based devices as well. So these include Samsung and LG phones, as well as Amazon Fire tablets. … Continue reading How to Pair Sony SRS XE300



How to Hard Reset Sony SRS XE300

Show you how to hard reset your Sony SRS XE300 portable BT speaker to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XE300 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 XE300



How to Turn On Sony SRS XE300

We explain how to turn on the Sony SRS XE300 Bluetooth speaker column here.  Now most BT 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 … Continue reading How to Turn On Sony SRS XE300



How to Put Sony SRS XE300 in Pairing Mode

To pair your SRS XE300 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 XE300 in Pairing Mode



How to Charge Sony SRS XE300

This piece covers how to charge the Sony SRS XE300 column 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 XE300



How to Tell if Sony SRS XE300 is Charging

How to tell if Sony SRS XE300 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 pic.  This light, labeled as the CHARGE lamp, flashes orange when the battery is about dead. So it does … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony SRS XE300 is Charging



How to Factory Reset Sony SRS XE300

Show you how to factory reset your Sony SRS XE300 portable BT speaker to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XE300 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 XE300



How to Make Sony SRS XE300 Discoverable

To pair your SRS XE300 Sony BT 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 XE300 Discoverable



How to Connect to Sony SRS XE300

This post shows how to connect to the Sony SRS XE300 wireless column 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 … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony SRS XE300



How to Turn Off Sony SRS XE300

We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony SRS XE300 portable BT speaker here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the unit so it’s easy to locate.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button near the bottom in … Continue reading How to Turn Off Sony SRS XE300