Tag: SBS XB21

  • Sony SRS XB21 WPC Button Explained

    Sony SRS XB21 WPC Button Explained

    This WPC  button on the Sony SRS XB21 Bluetooth speaker lets you join from two to a hundred compatible speakers together, such that they all play the same program. Why do this?  Because, as with the Connect Plus and Party Boost feature on JBL speakers, you get a wider coverage area when you have more…

  • Sony SRS XB21 WPC Button

    Sony SRS XB21 WPC Button

    This WPC  button on the Sony SRS XB21 Bluetooth speaker lets you join from two to a hundred compatible speakers together, such that they all play the same program. Why do this?  Because, as with the Connect Plus and Party Boost feature on JBL speakers, you get a wider coverage area when you have more…

  • Sony SRS XB21 Buttons Explained

    Sony SRS XB21 Buttons Explained

    The Sony SRS XB21 Bluetooth Bluetooth speaker has several buttons across its top panel, including the Volume, Phone, and Power-Pairing buttons.   We also have the Reset,  Light-Batt, WPC, and Add buttons at the rear of the unit inside the port compartment. These buttons you use to access the many features of this portable but big…

  • How to Reset Sony SRS XB21

    How to Reset Sony SRS XB21

    Show you how to reset your Sony SRS XB21 to its default settings.  Resetting restores the 21 to default state. Plus, resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops the 21 from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might reset to get it ready for sale or re-gifting,…

  • Sony SRS XB21 Charging Indicator

    Sony SRS XB21 Charging Indicator

    The Sony SRS XB21 Charging Indicator is an LED in the rear button / port panel on the speaker. Find it just to the right of the USB input port.  This displays charge status. E.g. Whether it’s draining or charging, or whether it’s critically low or not when discharging.  But it neither reads out charging…

  • Sony SRS XB21 Battery Indicator

    Sony SRS XB21 Battery Indicator

    The Sony SRS XB21 battery indicator is an LED in the rear button / port panel on the speaker. Find it just to the right of the USB input port.  This displays battery status. E.g. Whether it’s draining or charging, or whether it’s critically low or not when discharging.  But it neither reads out charging…

  • How to Pair Sony SRS XB21

    How to Pair Sony SRS XB21

    This post shows how to pair the Sony SRS XB21 Extra Bass wireless speaker by way of Bluetooth to 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 SRS XB21: Step by Step With your SRS XB21 powered OFF…

  • How to Charge Sony SRS XB21

    How to Charge Sony SRS XB21

    This piece covers how to charge the Sony SRS XB21 Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the micro USB power in port, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB21 as it recharges, without raising the charging time by too much. First, pick a powerful enough USB adapter, as no…

  • Sony SRS XB21 Won’t Turn On

    Sony SRS XB21 Won’t Turn On

    Many a Sony speaker offers truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can charge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, you may notice that speakers like the Sony SRS XB21 Won’t Turn On, and wonder what’s wrong with them.  That’s even when you…

  • Sony SRS XB21 Power Output

    Sony SRS XB21 Power Output

    The SRS XB21 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a small to medium power, desktop style unit with sufficient audio power output to fill a typical size room with full sounding tunes. But what does the max power output a wireless speaker provides, tell us about how good it is?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of…