Sony XB01 Buttons Explained

The Sony XB01 personal Bluetooth speaker has several buttons on its top panel, including the Volume, Phone-Play-Pause, and Power-Pairing buttons.   We also have the  Reset buttons on the top right side of the unit, inside the port compartment. So here we offer our  Sony XB01 buttons explained guide.  We show you where each control is … Continue reading Sony XB01 Buttons Explained

How to Tell if Sony XB01 is Charging

How to tell if Sony XB01 personal Bluetooth speaker is charging?  This little yet extra bass speaker has an orange LED light on the front panel, near the top right corner of the unit, as shown in the following picture.  This CHARGE light flashes orange when the battery is nearly dead. So it tells battery … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XB01 is Charging

Sony XB01 Charging Instructions

This piece gives Sony XB01 charging instructions. Recharge this speaker easily through the micro USB DC power input port, behind the water resistant door on the top right edge of the unit, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB01 while recharging it, without increasing the replenish time too much, … Continue reading Sony XB01 Charging Instructions

Sony XB01 Reset Instructions

Gives here the Sony XB01 reset instructions, to return the unit to its default settings. Resetting restores the XB01 SRS tiny speaker to default out-of-box state. Plus, resetting erases any earlier paired BT devices from memory. Erasing these halts this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might factory reset this speaker … Continue reading Sony XB01 Reset Instructions

How to Turn Off Sony XB01

We explain how to turn off the Sony XB01 portable BT speaker here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the unit so it’s easy to locate.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button near the bottom in the button panel. See … Continue reading How to Turn Off Sony XB01

Sony XB01 Not Charging

Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XB01 tiny model, 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 XB01 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect … Continue reading Sony XB01 Not Charging

Sony XB01 Charger Type

An adequate Sony XB01 charger type, is a USB wall or auto charger adapter that delivers enough current to fully recharge this speaker in the least amount of time (around 3 hours). So be sure to use a charger that can deliver enough of the goods. Also, this Bluetooth speaker has a micro USB charging … Continue reading Sony XB01 Charger Type

Sony XB01 Orange Light Stays On

Many Sony speakers, including the SRS XB01, feature a charging status light that glows orange while recharging them. Sometimes though, this light stays on.  E.g. It does not turn off after way more than the specified charge time once you connect the charger.  So in this post, we offer reasons that this can happen, and … Continue reading Sony XB01 Orange Light Stays On

Sony XB01 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

This post gives Bluetooth pairing directions for the Sony XB01 personal speaker. Learn how to pair it with common portable devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. A similar BT pairing procedure also works with Android devices as well. Sony XB01 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by … Continue reading Sony XB01 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions