Sony XB 21 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

This post gives Sony XB 21 Bluetooth pairing instructions, to link it with common portable devices such as the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. A similar procedure connects this speaker with Android devices also. Sony XB 21 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by Step With your XB 21 … Continue reading Sony XB 21 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

Sony XB 21 Factory Reset Instructions

We give Sony XB 21 factory reset instructions to return this Extra Bass wireless speaker to its factory default settings.  Factory resetting restores this version of the XB series speaker to fresh-out-of-the-box state. Plus, doing this erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. Then this clearing stops the XB 21 from pairing to any … Continue reading Sony XB 21 Factory Reset Instructions

How to Factory Reset Sony XB 21

Show you how to factory reset your Sony XB 21 Extra Bass wireless speaker to its default settings.  Factory resetting restores this version of the XB series speaker to its default state. Plus, factory resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. Then this clearing stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth … Continue reading How to Factory Reset Sony XB 21

How to Tell if Sony XB 21 is Charging

How to tell if Sony XB 21 wireless Bluetooth speaker is charging?  This desktop speaker has an orange LED light in its rear button and panel, just to the right of the micro USB charger input port, as shown in the next photo.  This light, labeled as the CHARGE lamp, flashes orange when the battery … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XB 21 is Charging

Sony XB 21 Battery Indicator

The Sony XB 21 Bluetooth portable speaker has a simple battery level indicator LED in the rear button / port panel, just to the right of the USB input port, as shown in the pictures that follow.  This displays battery status. E.g. Whether it’s draining or charging, or whether it’s critically low or not when … Continue reading Sony XB 21 Battery Indicator

How to Reset Sony XB 21

Show you how to reset your Sony XB 21 Extra Bass speaker to its default settings.  Resetting restores the 21 to default state. Plus, resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this wireless speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might reset to get it ready … Continue reading How to Reset Sony XB 21

How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB 21

This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, blink and pulsate in a blue-green color to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker.  However sometimes, you may not want a party atmosphere, like when you want to play the speaker while drifting off to sleep or during … Continue reading How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB 21

How to Put Sony XB 21 in Pairing Mode

To pair your XB 21 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 pairing mode on the speaker.  That’s because in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and valid connection information over the Bluetooth … Continue reading How to Put Sony XB 21 in Pairing Mode