Tag: Sony Extra Bass

  • Sony XB43 Battery Indicator

    Sony XB43 Battery Indicator

    In this post, we describe how to read the battery indicator lamp and get battery charge percentage numbers from the Sony XB43. 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 charging,…

  • Sony XB43 Charging

    Sony XB43 Charging

    This piece gives Sony XB43 charging instructions. Recharge this speaker easily through the USB-C power in port, behind the water resistant door in the rear of the unit, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB43 mini speaker during charging, without upping the recharge time very  much. First, the unit…

  • How to Make Sony XB43 Discoverable

    How to Make Sony XB43 Discoverable

    To pair your SRS XB43 Sony speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to enter this speaker into discovery mode.  Now in this mode, this Extra Bass speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the Bluetooth…

  • How to Turn Off Sony SRS XB43

    How to Turn Off Sony SRS XB43

    We explain how to turn off the Sony SRS XB43 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 the button panel.…

  • How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB43

    How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB43

    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.  However sometimes, you may not want a party atmosphere, like when you want to play the speaker while drifting off to sleep…

  • Sony SRS XB41 WPC Button

    Sony SRS XB41 WPC Button

    This WPC button on the Sony SRS XB41 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 features on JBL speakers, you get a wider coverage area when you have more…

  • Sony SRS XB43 Not Charging

    Sony SRS XB43 Not Charging

    Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XB43, 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 adapter. Sometimes though, you may notice that the Sony SRS XB43 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect…

  • How to Make Sony SRS XB43 Discoverable

    How to Make Sony SRS XB43 Discoverable

    To pair your SRS XB43 Sony speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to enter this speaker into discovery mode.  Now in this mode, this Extra Bass speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the Bluetooth…

  • Sony XB43 Factory Reset

    Sony XB43 Factory Reset

    Gives factory reset directions for the Sony XB43 home and yard Bluetooth speaker to set it back to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XB43 to factory default state. E.g. Returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it clears any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from memory. Erasing these stops this…

  • Sony XB43 Bluetooth Pairing

    Sony XB43 Bluetooth Pairing

    This post gives Sony XB43 Bluetooth pairing steps for this Extra Bass wireless speaker, to connect it with common Bluetooth devices. E.g. Including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets along with Android devices as well. Sony XB43 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by Step With your SRS XB43…