Tag: How

  • How to Pair Sony XB 20 with iPhone

    How to Pair Sony XB 20 with iPhone

    This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 20 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with an iPhone, or other iOS or iPadOS based device. How to Pair Sony XB 20 with iPhone, Step by Step With your XB 20 switched OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your iPhone…

  • How to Check Sony XB 13 Battery Life

    How to Check Sony XB 13 Battery Life

    Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass XB 13 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery life is gradually growing shorter over time. How to Check Sony XB 13 Battery Life, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 13 You won’t be able to read…

  • How to Charge Sony XB 20

    How to Charge Sony XB 20

    This piece covers how to charge the Sony XB 20. Do this easily through the micro USB power in port, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB 20 as it recharges, without raising the charging time by very much. First, pick a powerful enough USB adapter, as no charger…

  • How to Factory Reset Sony XB 13

    How to Factory Reset Sony XB 13

    We explain here how to factory reset the Sony XB 13 to return it back to default factory settings. So factory resetting restores the XB 13 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…

  • How to Turn Off Sony XB 13

    How to Turn Off Sony XB 13

    We explain how to turn off the Sony XB 13 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.…

  • How to Make Sony XB 13 Discoverable

    How to Make Sony XB 13 Discoverable

    To pair your XB 13 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…

  • How to Tell if Sony XB 13 is Charging

    How to Tell if Sony XB 13 is Charging

    How to tell if Sony XB 13 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…

  • How to Connect Sony XB 13 to Alexa

    How to Connect Sony XB 13 to Alexa

    This post shows how to connect the Sony XB 13 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 XB 13 to Alexa, Step…

  • How to Hard Reset Sony XB 13

    How to Hard Reset Sony XB 13

    We explain here how to hard reset the Sony XB 13 to return it back to default factory settings. So hard resetting recreates the factory default state on the XB 13. Plus, it erases any previously connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Erasing these stops this unit from joining to any close by BT devices.…

  • How to Reset Sony XB 13

    How to Reset Sony XB 13

    Show you how to reset your Sony XB 13 to its default settings.  Resetting restores the XB 13 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…