Tag: Sony XB 12

  • How to Charge Sony XB 12

    How to Charge Sony XB 12

    This piece covers how to charge the Sony XB 12 portable extra bass Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the USB power in port, behind the water resistant door, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB 12 mini speaker as it charges, without significantly increasing the recharge time. First,…

  • How to Pair Sony XB 12 with iPhone

    How to Pair Sony XB 12 with iPhone

    This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 12 Bluetooth Extra Bass speaker with an iPhone, or other iOS or iPadOS based device. How to Pair Sony XB 12 with iPhone With your XB 12 switched OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your iPhone mobile device. We…

  • Sony XB 12 Orange Light Stays On

    Sony XB 12 Orange Light Stays On

    Many Sony speakers, including the XB 12, have a charging status light that glows orange while recharging them. Sometimes though, this light stays on.  E.g. It does not switch off after way more than the specified charge time once you connect the charger.  So in this post, we offer reasons that this might occur, and…

  • Sony XB 12 Power Button Not Working

    Sony XB 12 Power Button Not Working

    When the Power button on your Sony XB 12 is not working, this likely means one or more things as follows. Sony XB 12 Power Button Not Working: Reasons and Fixes Dead Battery.  The internal battery is empty needs a recharge for continued speaker operation. Use a widely available USB charger to do this. Faulty…

  • How to Connect Sony XB 12 to iPhone

    How to Connect Sony XB 12 to iPhone

    This post shows how to connect the Sony XB 12 Extra Bass portable Bluetooth speaker with an iPhone, or other iOS based device. How to Connect Sony XB 12 to iPhone With your XB 12 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to connect it to your iPhone mobile device. We’re using…

  • Sony XB 12 Watts RMS

    Sony XB 12 Watts RMS

    The XB 12 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a low power, personal style, small unit with still enough RMS watts to fill a small room or personal space with surprisingly full sounding music or speech. But what do the watts a Bluetooth speaker has tell you about it?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of the…

  • Sony XB 12 Blinking Orange Light

    Sony XB 12 Blinking Orange Light

    Many Sony speakers, including the Sony XB 12 mini Bluetooth speaker, feature a blinking orange light that tells you that the speaker battery needs charging, when it does. Sometimes though, this flashing happens even though you’ve just fully recharged the speaker, when it should not, assuming the battery recharged correctly.  Thus in this piece, we…

  • How to Turn On Sony XB 12

    How to Turn On Sony XB 12

    We explain how to turn on the Sony XB 12 wireless BT speaker here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently positions on the unit so it’s easy to find.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button near the bottom in the button panel,…

  • Sony XB 12 Charge Time

    Sony XB 12 Charge Time

    You charge the Sony XB 12 personal speaker via the micro USB charge port, and to get the quickest charge time and fullest charge, use a medium current USB charger for fastest yet most economical results. Details follow. Sony XB 12 Charge Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs for this speaker…

  • Sony XB 12 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

    Sony XB 12 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

    This post gives Sony XB 12 Bluetooth pairing instructions, to link it with common BT source devices. E.g. Including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. Also works with Android devices as well. Sony XB 12 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by Step Instructions With your XB 12 powered…