How to Pair Sony SRS X5

This post shows how to pair the Sony SRS X5 mini Bluetooth speaker with common wireless devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets.  You can also pair this speaker with Android devices using a similar procedure. How to Pair Sony SRS X5, Step By Step … Continue reading How to Pair Sony SRS X5



How to Charge Sony SRS X5

This piece covers how to charge the Sony SRS X5 Bluetooth mini speaker. Do this easily through the micro USB power in port, shown in the pictures that follow. Note that you can still play your X5 as it charges, without increasing the recharge time by much. First, pick a strong enough AC power adapter.  … Continue reading How to Charge Sony SRS X5



Sony SRS X5 Not Charging

Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the X5 portable version, 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 SRS X5 wireless speaker is not charging fully, or at all, even … Continue reading Sony SRS X5 Not Charging



How to Connect Sony SRS X5 to Alexa

This post shows how to connect the Sony SRS X5 Bluetooth mini 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 wireless connection. How to Connect Sony SRS X5 to Alexa, Step … Continue reading How to Connect Sony SRS X5 to Alexa



How to Connect to Sony SRS X5

This post shows how to connect to the Sony SRS X5 mini Bluetooth speaker from typical Bluetooth devices. E.g. Like the iPhone and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets.  You can also pair this speaker with Android devices using a similar procedure. How to Connect to Sony SRS X5 With your … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony SRS X5



How to Tell if Sony SRS X5 is Charging

How to tell if Sony SRS X5 mini Bluetooth speaker is charging?  This small yet powerful speaker has an orange LED light on the top panel, near the back edge of the unit, as shown in the following pictures.  This CHARGE light flashes orange when you’re playing the speaker and the battery is about dead. … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony SRS X5 is Charging



Sony SRS X5 Charging Instructions

This piece covers Sony SRS X5 Bluetooth brick style speaker charging instructions. Do this easily through the DC power in port, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your X5 as it charges, without increasing the recharge time by much, as long as your charger is “hefty” enough. Sony SRS X5 … Continue reading Sony SRS X5 Charging Instructions



Sony SRS X5 Buttons Guide

The Sony SRS X5 Bluetooth mini speaker has six buttons across its top panel and one button on its back. Sony SRS X5 Buttons Guide Summary Here we cover the entire compliment of buttons and touch pads on this portable Bluetooth speaker, and these include the following. Sound, Pairing, Audio In, Call / Phone, Volume … Continue reading Sony SRS X5 Buttons Guide



How to Make Sony SRS X5 Discoverable

To pair your SRS X5 Sony Bluetooth speaker with a BT source 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 SRS X5 Discoverable



Sony SRS X5 Won’t Turn On

Many a Sony speaker offers truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can charge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, you may notice that speakers like the Sony SRS X5 won’t turn on, and wonder what’s wrong with them.  That’s even when you … Continue reading Sony SRS X5 Won’t Turn On