Sony XB 43 Extra Bass Mode

You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XB 43, by turning on and off its extra bass mode. When switched on, this mode makes the side mounted passive bass radiators vibrate a lot more.  Plus it adds a low rumble quality to the playing program, that travels pretty far from the … Continue reading Sony XB 43 Extra Bass Mode



How to Pair Sony XB 43

This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 43 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with typical wireless devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. How to Pair Sony XB 43, Step by Step Directions With your XB 43 powered OFF (power button is … Continue reading How to Pair Sony XB 43



How to Connect Sony XB 43 to iPhone

This post shows how to connect a Sony XB 43 wireless speaker to an iPhone smart phone.  Doing so gives you a much bigger, and clearly better sound when you stream music from the iPhone to speakers like this one. How to Connect Sony XB 43 to iPhone, Step by Step With your Sony speaker … Continue reading How to Connect Sony XB 43 to iPhone



How to Pair Sony XB 43 with iPhone

This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 43 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with an iPhone smart phone. How to Pair Sony XB 43 with iPhone, Step by Step With your XB 43 switched OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your iPhone mobile device. For this demo, … Continue reading How to Pair Sony XB 43 with iPhone



Sony XB 43 Power Button Not Working

When the Power button on your Sony XB 43 is not working, this likely means one or more things as follows. Sony XB 43 Power Button Not Working: Reasons Why Dead Battery.  The internal battery is empty needs a recharge for continued speaker operation. Use a widely available AC charger to do this. Faulty AC … Continue reading Sony XB 43 Power Button Not Working



Sony XB 43 Blinking Orange Light

Many Sony speakers, including the Sony XB 43 powerbank BT speaker, have a blinking orange light that tells you when its internal battery needs charging. Sometimes though, this flashing happens even though you’ve just fully recharged the speaker, when it should not blink, assuming the battery recharged correctly.  Thus in this piece, we offer reasons … Continue reading Sony XB 43 Blinking Orange Light



Sony XB 43 Orange Light Stays On

Many Sony speakers, including the XB 43, feature a charging status light that illuminates orange while they charge. But sometimes, this light stays on longer than expected.  E.g. It does not switch off after way more than the specified charging time once you connect the charger.  So in this post, we offer reasons that this … Continue reading Sony XB 43 Orange Light Stays On



Sony XB 43 Software Update

Here, we detail the software update procedure for the Sony XB 43 wireless speaker. This routine can take ten (10) to fifteen (15) minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection, source device used to update the speaker, distance between speaker and that device, Etc. Plus, you cannot pull the update once you install … Continue reading Sony XB 43 Software Update



How to Tell if Sony XB 43 is Charging

How to tell if Sony XB 43 wireless Bluetooth speaker is charging?  This extra bass speaker has an orange LED light in its top button panel, as shown in the following picture.  This light that Sony labels as the CHARGE light glows steadily, without blinking, only when the speaker is in fact charging.  See further … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XB 43 is Charging



Sony XB 43 Charge Time

You charge the Sony XB 43 with power bank via the USB-C style power input port, and to get the quickest charge time and fullest recharge, use a medium current USB charger for fastest yet most cost effective results. Details follow. Sony XB 43 Charge Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs … Continue reading Sony XB 43 Charge Time