How to Pair Sony XB 01

This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 01 Extra Bass personal speaker with common portable devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. How to Pair Sony XB 01 With your XB 01 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through these … Continue reading How to Pair Sony XB 01



How to Pair Sony XB 01 to iPhone

This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 01 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with an iPhone, or other iOS or iPadOS based device. How to Pair Sony XB 01 to iPhone With your XB 01 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 XB 01 to iPhone



How to Check Sony XB 01 Battery Life

Covers how to check battery life and level on the mini Sony XB 01, and also, how to know if the battery’s lasting power is lessening over time. How to Check Sony XB 01 Battery Life, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 01 You won’t be able to read battery charge status unless … Continue reading How to Check Sony XB 01 Battery Life



How to Connect Sony XB 01 to iPhone

This post shows how to connect a Sony XB 01 ultra portable Bluetooth speaker to an iPhone smart phone.  Doing so gives you a bigger, and distinctly better sound when you stream music from the iPhone to speakers like this one. How to Connect Sony XB 01 to iPhone, Step by Step Process With the … Continue reading How to Connect Sony XB 01 to iPhone



How to Turn Off Sony XB 01

We explain how to turn off the Sony XB 01 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 the button panel. … Continue reading How to Turn Off Sony XB 01



How to Charge Sony XB 01

This piece covers how to charge the Sony XB 01. Do this easily through the micro USB power in port, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB 01 as it charges, without increasing the recharge time by very much. First, pick a strong enough USB power adapter, as no … Continue reading How to Charge Sony XB 01



How to Factory Reset Sony XB 01

Show you how to factory reset your little Sony XB 01 to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XB 01 to default out-of-box state. Plus, factory resetting erases any earlier paired BT devices from memory. Clearing these halts this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might factory reset this speaker … Continue reading How to Factory Reset Sony XB 01



How to Tell if Sony XB 01 is Charging

How to tell if Sony XB 01 personal Bluetooth speaker is charging?  This little yet extra bass speaker has an orange LED light on the front panel, near the top right corner of the unit, as shown in the following picture.  This CHARGE light flashes orange when the battery is nearly dead. So it tells … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XB 01 is Charging



How to Put Sony XB 01 in Pairing Mode

To pair your XB 01 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 XB 01 in Pairing Mode



How to Make Sony XB 01 Discoverable

To pair your XB 01 tiny Sony speaker with a Bluetooth 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 this BT speaker.  Now in this mode, the speaker sends out its name and currently valid connection information over … Continue reading How to Make Sony XB 01 Discoverable