Tag: Sony XB 20

  • Sony XB20 Blinking Orange Light

    Sony XB20 Blinking Orange Light

    . Many Sony speakers, including the Sony XB20 mini party 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…

  • Sony XB 20 Blinking Orange Light

    Sony XB 20 Blinking Orange Light

    . Many Sony speakers, including the Sony XB 20 mini party 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,…

  • Sony XB 20 Battery Life

    Sony XB 20 Battery Life

    Covers checking Sony XB 20 battery life, and also, how to know if the battery is degrading over time. Sony XB 20 Battery Life: Testing the Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 20 You won’t be able to read battery charge status unless the 20 is ON. To turn on the 20, press…

  • Sony XB20 Battery Life

    Sony XB20 Battery Life

    Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass SRS XB20 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery life is degrading over time. Sony XB20 Battery Life: Testing the Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB20 You won’t be able to read battery charge status unless the…

  • How to Charge Sony XB20

    How to Charge Sony XB20

    This piece covers how to charge the Sony XB20. Do this easily through the micro USB power in port, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB20 as it recharges, without raising the charging time by very much. First, pick a powerful enough USB adapter, as no charger comes with…

  • How to Turn ON Sony XB 20

    How to Turn ON Sony XB 20

    We explain how to turn on the Sony XB 20 desktop speaker here.  Now most Bluetooth speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places 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 XB 20, as…

  • Sony XB 20 Watts Output

    Sony XB 20 Watts Output

    The XB 20 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a small to medium power, desktop style unit with enough output watts to fill a common household size room with full sounding tunes. But what does the number of watts a wireless speaker has, tell us about how good it is?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of…

  • How to Connect Sony XB 20 to Alexa

    How to Connect Sony XB 20 to Alexa

    This post shows how to connect the Sony XB 20 blue light show 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 XB 20 to Alexa, Step by…

  • Sony XB 20 Not Charging

    Sony XB 20 Not Charging

    Most JBL Bluetooth speakers, including the XB 20, 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 XB 20 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect…

  • Sony XB 20 Pairing Two Speakers

    Sony XB 20 Pairing Two Speakers

    The key to pairing two Sony XB 20 speakers together is the ADD button. It lets you join two XB 20s for Stereo or Double modes.  It’s the fourth button from the left edge of the buttons panel, just to the right of the Play-Pause button, and just to the left of the Volume DOWN…