Tag: Sony XB 12

  • Sony XB 12 Battery Indicator

    Sony XB 12 Battery Indicator

    The Sony XB 12 Extra Bass BT speaker has a battery level indicator LED near the bottom of the button panel, as shown in the following pictures.  This displays battery status. E.g. Whether it’s draining or charging, or whether it’s critically low or not when discharging.  But it neither reads out charging progress, or how…

  • Sony XB 12 Buttons Guide

    Sony XB 12 Buttons Guide

    The Sony XB 12 Bluetooth extra bass speaker has several buttons across its lower rear panel, including the Add, Volume, Play-Pause, and Power-Pairing buttons.  There are five lights underneath the buttons as well. The lamps tell you what the speaker is up to, and you operate the speaker with the buttons.  The Power / Pairing…

  • Sony XB 12 Firmware Update Instructions

    Sony XB 12 Firmware Update Instructions

    Covers the Sony XB 12 Extra Bass BT speaker firmware update instructions. Sony XB 12 Firmware Update Instructions: Details Unfortunately though, we know of no way to upgrade the software on this mini speaker.  Further, there are currently no firmware downloads given for it on the Sony web site.  Nor are any details for this…

  • Sony XB 12 Hard Reset Instructions

    Sony XB 12 Hard Reset Instructions

    Gives hard reset instructions for the Sony XB 12 to set it back to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XB 12 to factory default state. Plus, it erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this unit from pairing to any nearby BT devices. Also, you might hard reset…

  • Sony XB 12 Reset Instructions

    Sony XB 12 Reset Instructions

    Gives reset instructions for the Sony XB 12 to set it back to its default settings. Resetting restores the XB 12 to factory default state. Plus, it erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this unit from pairing to any nearby BT devices. Also, you might reset to get this…

  • How to Make Sony XB 12 Discoverable

    How to Make Sony XB 12 Discoverable

    To pair your XB 12 Sony speaker with a Bluetooth 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 this BT speaker.  Now in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection information over the Bluetooth…

  • Sony XB 12 Factory Reset Instructions

    Sony XB 12 Factory Reset Instructions

    Gives factory reset instructions for the Sony XB 12 to set it back to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XB 12 to factory default state. Plus, it erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this unit from pairing to any nearby BT devices. Also, you might factory reset…

  • How to Tell if Sony XB 12 is Charging

    How to Tell if Sony XB 12 is Charging

    How to tell if Sony XB 12 wireless BT speaker is charging?  This extra bass speaker has an orange LED light on its rear side panel, near the bottom, as shown in the picture above.  This light flashes orange when the battery is nearly dead. So it also tells battery level (to a degree).  To…

  • Sony XB 12 Watts Output

    Sony XB 12 Watts Output

    The XB 12 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a low power, personal style, small unit with still enough output 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 Add Button Explained

    Sony XB 12 Add Button Explained

    The Add button on the Sony XB 12 allows you to pair two XB 12s together to form a stereo (L + R) set, or a double set where both speakers play the same audio (mono sound on both speakers).  So in this piece, we show you how to use this button to enjoy more…