We explain how to hard reset the Sony XB 12 portable wireless speaker to set it back to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XB 12 to factory default state. Plus, it wipes away any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this unit from pairing to any nearby BT devices. … Continue reading How to Hard Reset Sony XB 12
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How to Connect to Sony XB 12
This post shows how to connect to the Sony XB 12 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with common portable devices, including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. How to Connect to Sony XB 12: Step by Step With your XB 12 powered OFF (power button is dark), … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony XB 12
How to Check Sony XB 12 Battery Life
Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass XB 12 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery life is shortening over time. How to Check Sony XB 12 Battery Life: Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 12 You won’t be able to read battery charge … Continue reading How to Check Sony XB 12 Battery Life
How to Pair Sony XB 12 with Alexa
This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 12 Bluetooth extra bass speaker to a typical Alexa device. We demonstrate this using the Alexa Echo Input smart device. But the same you could also do with an Echo Dot, Spot, or any other Alexa device that supports Bluetooth pairing, which includes just about all … Continue reading How to Pair Sony XB 12 with Alexa
How to Make Sony XB 12 Discoverable
To pair your XB 12 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 broadcasts its name and currently valid connection information over the Bluetooth … Continue reading How to Make Sony XB 12 Discoverable
How to Tell if Sony XB 12 is Charging
How to tell if Sony XB 12 wireless BT speaker is charging? This extra bass speaker has an orange LED light on its rear side panel, near the bottom, as shown in the picture above. This light flashes orange when the battery is nearly dead. So it also tells battery level (to a degree). To … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XB 12 is Charging
How to Connect Sony XB 12 to Alexa
This post shows how to connect the Sony XB 12 mini Bluetooth 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 XB 12 to Alexa, Step by … Continue reading How to Connect Sony XB 12 to Alexa
How to Check Sony XB 12 Battery
Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass XB 12 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery life is shortening over time. How to Check Sony XB 12 Battery, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 12 You won’t be able to read battery charge status … Continue reading How to Check Sony XB 12 Battery