Sony XB 40 Not Charging

Most JBL Bluetooth speakers, including the XB 40, offer truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, you may notice that the Sony XB 40 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect … Continue reading Sony XB 40 Not Charging

How to Make Sony XB 40 Discoverable

To pair your XB 40 Sony Extra Bass speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh stale connection data in that device, you need to understand how to start up discovery mode on this unit first.  Now in discovery mode, the speaker digitally announces its name and linkage data over Bluetooth, … Continue reading How to Make Sony XB 40 Discoverable

How to Factory Reset Sony XB 40

Show you how to factory reset your Sony XB 40 BT speaker to its default settings.  Factory resetting restores the 40 to factory default state. Plus, it clears out any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. This stops the speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Furthermore, you might factory reset the unit … Continue reading How to Factory Reset Sony XB 40

How to Connect to Sony XB 40

This post shows how to connect to the Sony XB 40 wireless Extra Bass speaker via Bluetooth to typical 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 as well, such as Samsung and LG phones, as well as … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony XB 40

How to Tell if Sony XB 40 is Charging

How to tell if Sony XB 40 wireless BT speaker is charging?  This desktop speaker has an orange LED light just above the Power-Pairing 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 battery level (to a … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XB 40 is Charging

Sony XB 40 Factory Reset

Gives you Sony XB 40 factory reset directions to restore this BT speaker to its default settings.  Plus, it clears out any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. This stops the speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Furthermore, you might factory reset the unit to get it ready for sale or re-gifting, … Continue reading Sony XB 40 Factory Reset

Sony XB 40 Hard Reset

Gives you Sony XB 40 hard reset directions to restore this wireless speaker to its default settings.  Plus, it clears out any prior paired Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops the speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Furthermore, you might hard reset the unit to get it ready for sale or re-gifting, or … Continue reading Sony XB 40 Hard Reset

How to Turn Off Sony XB 40

We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony XB 40 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 XB 40

How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB 40

This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, flash, change color, and pulsate 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 the speaker while drifting … Continue reading How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB 40

Sony XB 40 Bluetooth Pairing

This post provides a Sony XB 40 Bluetooth pairing procedure for this Extra Bass speaker, to common wireless BT devices. E.g. These  include the Apple line of device like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. These steps also work for Android devices too, such as Samsung and LG phones, as well as Amazon Fire tablets. … Continue reading Sony XB 40 Bluetooth Pairing