Tag: Sony SRS B500
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Sony SRS XG500 Firmware Update
Here, we detail the firmware update procedure for the Sony SRS XG500 Bluetooth speaker. This routine 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…
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Sony SRS XG500 Battery Life
Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony SRS XG500 Bluetooth boombox speaker. We also explain how to know if the battery life is degrading over time. Sony SRS XG500 Battery Life, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XG500 You won’t be able to read battery charge status unless the speaker…
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How to Pair Sony SRS XG500 to Alexa
This post shows how to pair the Sony SRS XG500 boombox Bluetooth speaker to Alexa smart speakers. Since this pairing happens between the Sony and Echo devices directly, you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this connection. How to Pair Sony SRS XG500 to Alexa, Step by…
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How to Turn Off Sony SRS XG500
We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony SRS XG500 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…
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How to Tell if Sony SRS XG500 is Charging
How to tell if Sony SRS XG500 boombox party speaker is charging? This waterproof 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 about dead. So it does…
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How to Connect to Sony SRS XG500
This post shows how to connect to the Sony SRS XG500 boombox party speaker from typical wireless devices. E.g. These include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. A similar routine also works with Android tablets and phones as well. How to Connect to Sony SRS XG500,…
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Sony SRS XG500 Charging
This piece covers Sony SRS XG500 Mega Bass speaker charging. Do this easily through the barrel style DC input port, behind the water resistant door, as we’ll show in the pictures below. Note that you can still play this speaker while it charges, without raising the recharge time much. Sony SRS XG500 Charging: Summary In…
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Sony SRS XG500 Hard Reset
Gives Sony SRS XG500 hard reset directions to return this boombox back to its default settings. E.g. Hard resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their out-of-the-box values. Plus, resetting erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops the speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do this…
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Sony SRS XG500 Not Charging
Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XG500, 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 SRS XG500 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect…
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How to Hard Reset Sony SRS XG500
Shows how to hard reset the Sony SRS XG500 wireless speaker back to its default factory state. E.g. Hard 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. This stops this unit from auto pairing to any nearby wireless devices. Moreover, you might…