How to Tell if Sony X 3 is Charging

How to tell if Sony X 3 mini 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. So … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony X 3 is Charging

How to Connect to Sony X 3

This post shows how to connect to the Sony X 3 portable 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 X 3 With your … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony X 3

How to Hard Reset Sony X 3

Show you how to Hard reset your Sony X 3 personal speaker to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the X 3 to factory default state. Plus, doing this erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. We might want to clear these to prevent this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, … Continue reading How to Hard Reset Sony X 3

How to Factory Reset Sony X 3

Show you how to factory reset your Sony X 3 personal mini speaker to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the X 3 to factory default state. Plus, doing this erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. We might want to clear these to prevent this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. … Continue reading How to Factory Reset Sony X 3

How to Make Sony X 3 Discoverable

To pair your X 3 Sony mini 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 X 3 Discoverable

Sony X 3 Not Charging

Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the X 3 mini 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 X 3 wireless speaker is not charging fully, or at all, … Continue reading Sony X 3 Not Charging

How to Put Sony X 3 in Pairing Mode

To pair your X 3 Sony speaker with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to start up discovery mode on the speaker.  Moreover, in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection information over the Bluetooth … Continue reading How to Put Sony X 3 in Pairing Mode

How to Turn On Sony X 3

We explain how to turn on the Sony X 3 portable speaker here.  Now most Bluetooth speakers have a Power button that Sony positions on the unit so it’s easy to find.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this, as we find its Power button on the top of the X 3, as we … Continue reading How to Turn On Sony X 3

How to Connect Sony X 3 to Alexa

This post shows how to connect the Sony X 3 Bluetooth brick 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 Connect Sony X 3 to Alexa, Step by … Continue reading How to Connect Sony X 3 to Alexa