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  • How to Charge Sony XP 500

    How to Charge Sony XP 500

    This piece covers how to charge the Sony XP 500 party Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the line voltage input port, behind the water resistant door, as we’ll show in the pictures below. Note that you can still play this speaker while it charges, without raising the recharge time much. In summary: First, the…

  • How to Turn Off Sony XP 500

    How to Turn Off Sony XP 500

    We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony XP 500 BT party speaker here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the unit so it’s easy to spot.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button in the top button…

  • How to Bass Boost Sony XP 500

    How to Bass Boost Sony XP 500

    You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XP 500, 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. …

  • How to Tell if Sony XP 500 is Charging

    How to Tell if Sony XP 500 is Charging

    How to tell if Sony XP 500 karaoke party speaker is charging?  This water resistant speaker has an orange LED light just below and to the left of the Power button, as we see in the next pic.  This light, labeled as the CHARGE lamp, flashes orange when the battery is almost dead. So it…

  • How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XP 500

    How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XP 500

    This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, blink, scan, and pulsate in all sorts of colors to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker.  But now and then, you may not wish to have a party atmosphere in your room, like when you want to play…

  • How to Factory Reset Sony XP 500

    How to Factory Reset Sony XP 500

    Demonstrates how to factory reset the Sony XP 500 karaoke party speaker, to return it back to its default settings. E.g. Factory resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. Thus, a factory reset stops this speaker from auto pairing to any…

  • How to Reset Sony XP 500

    How to Reset Sony XP 500

    Demos how to reset the Sony XP 500 return this Bluetooth speaker back to its default factory settings. E.g. Resetting restores sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier linked Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Furthermore, you might do…

  • How to Turn On Lights on Sony XP 500

    How to Turn On Lights on Sony XP 500

    This speaker comes equipped with a set of color changing, pulsating party LED lights that, by default, blink, scan, and flash to the beat of whatever you stream to the speaker.  And you can turn these lights on and off.  Further, resetting the speaker switches them ON again if OFF. But there is a less…

  • How to Hard Reset Sony XP 500

    How to Hard Reset Sony XP 500

    Shows how to hard reset the Sony XP 500 karaoke speaker, to return this party box back to its default settings. E.g. Hard resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, hard resetting erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby…

  • How to Pair Sony XG 500 to Alexa

    How to Pair Sony XG 500 to Alexa

    This post shows how to pair the Sony XG 500 boombox 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 Pair Sony XG 500 to Alexa, Step by…