How to Make Sony SRS XB41 Discoverable

To pair your SRS XB41 Sony Extra Bass speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh stale linkage data in that device, you need to understand how to start up discovery mode on this unit.  Now in discovery mode, the speaker digitally announces its name and connection data over Bluetooth, so … Continue reading How to Make Sony SRS XB41 Discoverable

How to Hard Reset Sony SRS XB41

Show you how to hard reset your Sony SRS XB41 Extra Bass speaker to its default settings.  Resetting restores the XB41 to default state. Plus, hard resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might hard reset to get … Continue reading How to Hard Reset Sony SRS XB41

How to Turn Off Lights on Sony SRS XB41

This speaker comes equipped with a set of LED party lights that, by default, blink, scan, and pulsate in all sorts of colors to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker.  However sometimes, you may not want a party atmosphere, like when you want to listen to the speaker while drifting off to … Continue reading How to Turn Off Lights on Sony SRS XB41

How to Connect Sony SRS XB41 to iPhone

This post shows how to connect a Sony SRS XB41 wireless speaker to an iPhone smart phone.  Doing this gives you a much bigger, and clearly better sound when you stream music from the iPhone to speakers like this one. How to Connect Sony SRS XB41 to iPhone, Step by Step Details With the XB41 … Continue reading How to Connect Sony SRS XB41 to iPhone

How to Pair Sony SRS XB41 to iPhone

This post shows how to pair the Sony SRS XB41 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with an iPhone, or other iOS or iPadOS based device. How to Pair Sony SRS XB41 to iPhone With your SRS XB41 switched OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your iPhone mobile device. 1. Go … Continue reading How to Pair Sony SRS XB41 to iPhone

How to Turn On Sony SRS XB40

We explain how to turn on the Sony SRS XB40 desktop speaker 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 to this, as we find its Power button on the top of the XB40, as we … Continue reading How to Turn On Sony SRS XB40

How to Put Sony SRS XB40 in Pairing Mode

To pair your SRS XB40 Sony speaker with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to update old connection info in that device, you have to know how to begin pairing mode on the speaker.  Also, in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection information over the Bluetooth airwaves.  … Continue reading How to Put Sony SRS XB40 in Pairing Mode

How to Bass Boost Sony SRS XB40

You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony SRS XB40, by turning on and off its bass boost mode. When switched on, this mode makes this speaker vibrate much more. Plus it adds a low rumble quality to the playing program, that travels pretty far from the unit.  So, for you boom … Continue reading How to Bass Boost Sony SRS XB40

How to Tell if Sony SRS XB40 is Charging

How to tell if Sony SRS XB40 wireless BT speaker is charging?  This desktop speaker has an orange LED light just above the Power-Pairing 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 battery level (to a … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony SRS XB40 is Charging

How to Turn Off Sony SRS XB40

We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony SRS XB40 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 XB40