How to Put Sony SRS XP500 in Pairing Mode

To connect your SRS XP500 Sony karaoke party speaker with a wireless source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to place this speaker into pairing mode.  Now in this mode, this unit broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the … Continue reading How to Put Sony SRS XP500 in Pairing Mode

Sony SRS XP500 Pairing Instructions

This post gives Sony SRS XP500 pairing instructions, that work with common wireless devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. A similar procedure also works with Android tablets and phones too. Sony SRS XP500 Pairing, Step by Step Directions With your SRS XP … Continue reading Sony SRS XP500 Pairing Instructions

Sony SRS XP500 Charging

This piece gives charging directions for the Sony SRS XP500 karaoke Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the line voltage input port, behind the water resistant door at the back of the unit, as we show in the pictures below. Note that you can still play this speaker while it charges, without increasing the recharge … Continue reading Sony SRS XP500 Charging

How to Reset Sony SRS XP500

Demos how to reset the Sony SRS XP500 return this Bluetooth speaker back to its default factory settings. E.g. Resetting restores sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier linked Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Furthermore, you might do … Continue reading How to Reset Sony SRS XP500

Sony SRS XP500 Charge Time

You charge the Sony SRS XP500 Bluetooth party speaker via the supplied AC cord and power input port, and the time it takes to do that from dead to full recharge is pretty fixed. Details follow. Sony SRS XP500 Charge Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs for this speaker the time … Continue reading Sony SRS XP500 Charge Time

Sony SRS XP500 Hard Reset

Gives Sony SRS XP500 hard reset directions to return this party speaker back to its default settings. E.g. Hard resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do … Continue reading Sony SRS XP500 Hard Reset

Sony SRS XP500 Factory Reset

Gives Sony SRS XP500 factory reset directions to return this party speaker back to its default settings. E.g. Factory resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do … Continue reading Sony SRS XP500 Factory Reset

Sony SRS XP500 Software Update

Here, we detail the software update routine for the Sony SRS XP500 wireless speaker. This procedure 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 … Continue reading Sony SRS XP500 Software Update

Sony SRS XP500 Specs Watts

The SRS XP500 Sony Bluetooth party speaker is a medium power, karaoke stereo  with abundant audio output watts in the specs to fill a common size room or yard with plenty loud, far reaching tunes, that feature rich bass and treble. But what do the watts of a BT speaker tell us about it?  Firstly, … Continue reading Sony SRS XP500 Specs Watts

How to Turn Off Lights on Sony SRS XP500

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.  But now and then, you may not wish to have a party atmosphere in your room, like when you want to play … Continue reading How to Turn Off Lights on Sony SRS XP500