How to Put Sony XE 300 in Pairing Mode

To pair your XE 300 Sony Bluetooth Boombox speaker with a source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to start up pairing mode on this speaker.  Why?  Because in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection info over … Continue reading How to Put Sony XE 300 in Pairing Mode



How to Bass Boost Sony XE 300

You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XE 300, by turning on and off its bass boost mode. When switched on, this mode makes the passive bass radiators on the sides vibrate much more, and adds a low rumble quality to the playing program, that travels pretty far from the speaker.  … Continue reading How to Bass Boost Sony XE 300



How to Connect Sony XE 300 to Alexa

This post shows how to connect the Sony XE 300 Bluetooth column 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 XE 300 to Alexa, Step by … Continue reading How to Connect Sony XE 300 to Alexa



How to Hard Reset Sony XE 300

Show you how to hard reset your Sony XE 300 portable BT speaker to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XE 300 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. … Continue reading How to Hard Reset Sony XE 300



How to Turn Off Sony XE 200

We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony XE 200 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 XE 200



How to Make Sony XE 200 Discoverable

To pair your XE 200 Sony Bluetooth speaker with a BT source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you first have to know how to place this speaker into discovery mode.  Now in this mode, this speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the … Continue reading How to Make Sony XE 200 Discoverable



How to Put Sony XE 200 in Pairing Mode

To pair your XE 200 Sony Bluetooth Boombox speaker with a source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to start up pairing mode on this speaker.  Why?  Because in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection info over … Continue reading How to Put Sony XE 200 in Pairing Mode



How to Tell if Sony XE 200 is Charging

How to tell if Sony XE 200 wireless column speaker is charging?  This portable speaker has an orange LED light just below and to the left of the Power 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 … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XE 200 is Charging



How to Connect to Sony XE 200

This post shows how to connect to the Sony XE 200 portable tower speaker by way of Bluetooth from common wireless devices. E.g. These  include the Apple line of device like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This routine also works for Android base devices too, such as Samsung and LG phones, and Amazon Fire … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony XE 200



How to Factory Reset Sony XE 200

Show you how to factory reset your Sony XE 200 portable BT speaker to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XE 200 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. … Continue reading How to Factory Reset Sony XE 200