Tag: Sony Extra Bass
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How to Turn On Sony XB12
We explain how to turn on the Sony XB12 portable BT speaker here. Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently positions on the unit so it’s easy to find. Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button near the bottom in the button panel, as…
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Sony XB12 Charging Instructions
This piece gives charging instructions for the Sony XB12 wireless extra bass Bluetooth speaker. Charging this unit is easy through the USB power-in port, behind the water resistant door, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB12 BT speaker while charging it, without significantly increasing the recharge time. First, pick…
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Sony SRS XB12 Charging Instructions
This piece gives charging instructions for the Sony SRS XB12 wireless extra bass Bluetooth speaker. Charging this unit is easy through the USB power-in port, behind the water resistant door, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB12 BT speaker while charging it, without significantly increasing the recharge time. First,…
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How to Pair Sony XB12 with Alexa
This post shows how to pair the Sony XB12 Bluetooth extra bass speaker to a typical Alexa device. We demonstrate this using the Alexa Echo Input smart device. But the same you could also do with an Echo Dot, Spot, or any other Alexa device that supports Bluetooth pairing, which includes just about all of…
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Sony XB12 Not Charging
Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XB12 mini model, 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 XB12 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect…
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Sony XB12 Charging Light Stays On
Many Sony speakers, including this SRS XB12 Extra Bass model, have an orange charging light. labeled CHG, that glows while charging / recharging these little speakers. Sometimes though, this light stays on indefinitely. E.g. It does not turn off once charging is complete, and this is concerning for some XB12 owners. So in this article,…
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How to Check Sony SRS XB12 Battery Life
Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass SRS XB12 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery life is shortening over time. How to Check Sony SRS XB12 Battery Life: Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB12 You won’t be able to read battery charge status…
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How to Charge Sony XB12
This piece covers how to charge the Sony XB12 portable extra bass Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the USB power in port, behind the water resistant door, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB12 mini speaker as it charges, without significantly increasing the recharge time. First, pick a…
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Sony XB12 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions
This post gives Sony XB12 Bluetooth pairing help, to link it with common BT source devices. E.g. Including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. Also works with Android devices as well. Sony XB12 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by Step With your SRS XB12 powered OFF (all lamps…
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How to Hard Reset Sony XB12
We explain how to hard reset the Sony XB12 portable wireless speaker to set it back to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XB12 to factory default state. Plus, it wipes away any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this unit from pairing to any nearby BT devices. Also, you…