Tag: Sony 500

  • Sony XP 500 Hard Reset

    Sony XP 500 Hard Reset

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

  • Sony XP 500 Not Charging

    Sony XP 500 Not Charging

    Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XP 500, offer truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an appropriate AC or car converter. Sometimes though, you may notice that the Sony XP 500 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you…

  • Sony XP 500 Factory Reset

    Sony XP 500 Factory Reset

    Gives Sony XP 500 factory reset directions to return this party speaker 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 synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do…

  • Sony XP 500 Battery Indicator

    Sony XP 500 Battery Indicator

    In this post, we describe how to read the battery indicator lamp and get battery charge percentage numbers from the Sony XP 500. First, this speaker has a battery level indicator LED on the top button panel, as we’ll see in the following pictures.  This displays battery status, sort of. E.g. Whether it’s draining or…

  • Sony XP 500 Software Update

    Sony XP 500 Software Update

    Here, we detail the software update routine for the Sony XP 500 wireless speaker. This procedure can take ten (10) to fifteen (15) minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection, source device used to update the speaker, distance between speaker and that device, Etc. Plus, you cannot roll back the update once you…

  • 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…

  • Sony XP 500 Power Button Not Working

    Sony XP 500 Power Button Not Working

    When the Power button on your Sony XP 500 karaoke speaker is not working, this likely means one or more things as follows. Sony XP 500 Power Button Not Working: Reasons Why Dead Battery.  The internal battery is empty needs a recharge for continued speaker operation. Use a widely available AC power cable to do…