How to Turn Off Sony X3

We explain how to turn off the Sony X3 personal speaker here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the top of this unit so it’s easy to locate.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we see in the next picture. There’s also a status lamp … Continue reading How to Turn Off Sony X3



How to Tell if Sony X3 is Charging

How to tell if Sony X3 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. So … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony X3 is Charging



How to Hard Reset Sony X3

Show you how to Hard reset your Sony X3 personal speaker to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the X3 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, you would … Continue reading How to Hard Reset Sony X3



How to Connect Sony X3 to Alexa

This post shows how to connect the Sony X3 Bluetooth brick 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 X3 to Alexa, Step by Step With … Continue reading How to Connect Sony X3 to Alexa



How to Turn On Sony X3

We explain how to turn on the Sony X3 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 X3, as we see next. … Continue reading How to Turn On Sony X3



How to Pair Sony X3

This post shows how to pair the Sony X3 portable Bluetooth speaker with common wireless devices. E.g. These  include 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 Pair Sony X3 With your X3 powered OFF … Continue reading How to Pair Sony X3



How to Charge Sony X3

This piece covers how to charge the Sony X3 Bluetooth mini speaker. Do this easily through the micro USB power in port, shown in the pictures that follow. Note that you can still play your X3 as it charges, without increasing the recharge time by much. First, pick a strong enough USB power adapter.  Or … Continue reading How to Charge Sony X3



How to Put Sony X3 in Pairing Mode

To pair your SRS X3 Sony speaker with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to start up discovery mode on the speaker.  Moreover, in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection information over the Bluetooth … Continue reading How to Put Sony X3 in Pairing Mode



How to Make Sony X3 Discoverable

To pair your X3 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, so … Continue reading How to Make Sony X3 Discoverable



How to Factory Reset Sony X3

Show you how to factory reset your Sony X3 personal cube speaker to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the X3 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, you … Continue reading How to Factory Reset Sony X3