Tag: Sony XB 12
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Sony XB12 Battery Indicator
The Sony XB12 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 full…
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How to Connect to Sony XB12
This post shows how to connect to the Sony XB12 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with common portable devices, including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. How to Connect to Sony XB12: Step by Step With your SRS XB12 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through…
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How to Tell if Sony XB12 is Charging
How to tell if Sony XB12 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 see…
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Sony XB12 Battery Life
Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass SRS XB12 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery life is degrading over time. Sony XB12 Battery Life: Testing the Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB12 You won’t be able to read battery charge status unless the…
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Sony XB12 Factory Reset Instructions
Gives factory reset instructions for the Sony XB12 to set it back to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XB12 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 to get…
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How to Connect Sony XB12 to Alexa
This post shows how to connect the Sony XB12 mini Bluetooth 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 XB12 to Alexa, Step by Step With…
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Sony XB12 Buttons Explained
The Sony XB12 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 Status…
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Sony XB12 Add Button Explained
The Add button on the Sony XB12 allows you to pair two XB12s 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 life like…
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Sony XB12 Reset Instructions
Gives reset instructions for the Sony XB12 to set it back to its default settings. Resetting restores the XB12 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 speaker ready…
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Sony XB12 Firmware Update Instructions
Covers the Sony XB12 Extra Bass BT speaker firmware update directions. Sony XB12 Firmware Update: 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 effort in the…