How to Charge Sony XB13

This piece covers how to charge the Sony XB13 extra bass portable Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the USB power in port, behind the water resistant door, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB13 mini speaker as it charges, without significantly increasing the recharge time. First, pick a … Continue reading How to Charge Sony XB13



How to Connect Sony XB13 to Alexa

This post shows how to connect the Sony XB13 small party 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 XB13 to Alexa, Step by Step … Continue reading How to Connect Sony XB13 to Alexa



How to Make Sony XB13 Discoverable

To pair your SRS XB13 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 XB13 Discoverable



How to Check Sony XB13 Battery

Covers how to check battery on the Sony Extra Bass SRS XB13 wireless BT speaker, and also, how to know if the battery is charge holding capacity is decreasing over time. How to Check Sony XB13 Battery, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB13 You won’t be able to read battery charge status unless … Continue reading How to Check Sony XB13 Battery



How to Turn On Sony XB13

We explain how to turn on the Sony XB13 portable BT speaker here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently positions on the unit so it’s easy to find.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button near the bottom in the button panel, as … Continue reading How to Turn On Sony XB13



How to Pair Sony XB13

This post shows how to pair the Sony XB13 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 XB13, Step by Step With your SRS XB13 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair … Continue reading How to Pair Sony XB13



How to Tell if Sony XB13 is Charging

How to tell if Sony XB13 wireless BT speaker is charging?  This extra bass speaker has an orange LED light on its side panel, near the bottom, as shown in the following picture.  This light that Sony labels as the CHARGE light flashes orange when the battery is nearly dead. So it tells battery level … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XB13 is Charging



How to Factory Reset Sony XB13

We explain here how to factory reset the Sony XB13 to return it back to default factory settings. So factory resetting restores the XB13 to factory default state. Additionally, it erases any previously connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this unit from joining to any nearby BT devices. Also, you should factory … Continue reading How to Factory Reset Sony XB13



How to Turn Off Sony XB13

We explain how to turn off the Sony XB13 here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently positions 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. See this next. There’s … Continue reading How to Turn Off Sony XB13



How to Reset Sony XB13

Show you how to reset your Sony XB13 to its default settings.  Resetting restores the XB13 Extra Bass speaker to default state. Plus, 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 reset this speaker to get it ready … Continue reading How to Reset Sony XB13