How to Check Sony XB20 Battery

Covers how to check the battery in the Sony Extra Bass SRS XB20 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to tell if battery capacity is shortening over time. How to Check Sony XB20 Battery, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB20 You won’t be able to read battery charge status unless the speaker is ON. … Continue reading How to Check Sony XB20 Battery



Sony XB20 Pairing Two Speakers

The key to pairing two Sony XB20 speakers together is the ADD button. It lets you join two XB20s 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 button. Sony … Continue reading Sony XB20 Pairing Two Speakers



How to Bass Boost Sony XB20

You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XB20, by turning on and off its bass boost mode. When switched on, this mode makes this speaker vibrate much more. Plus it adds a low rumble quality to the playing program, that travels pretty far from the unit.  So, for you boom lovers, … Continue reading How to Bass Boost Sony XB20



Sony XB20 Buttons Explained

Sony XB20 Buttons Explained: Summary The Sony XB20 Bluetooth Extra Bass speaker has seven buttons across its top panel. E.g. Including the EXTRA BASS, PHONE-BATT, Play-Pause, ADD, Volume UP and DOWN, and Power-Pairing buttons. Knowing how to use these allows you to fully enjoy the many advanced features of this wireless speaker.  So here we give … Continue reading Sony XB20 Buttons Explained



Sony XB20 Add Button Explained

The ADD button on the Sony XB20 enables you join from two to ten compatible speakers such that both play the same program in Wireless Party Chain (WPC) mode. The ADD button also joins two XB20s for Stereo or Double modes.  It’s the fourth button from the left edge of the buttons panel, just to … Continue reading Sony XB20 Add Button Explained



How to Tell if Sony XB20 is Charging

How to tell if Sony XB20 wireless Bluetooth speaker is charging?  This desktop speaker has an orange LED light just above the Power-Pairing button, as shown in the next photo.  This light, labeled as the CHARGE lamp, flashes orange when the battery is about dead. So it does tell battery level (to a degree).  When … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XB20 is Charging



How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB20

This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, blink and pulsate in a vivid blue color to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker.  However sometimes, you may not like a party atmosphere, such as when you want to play the speaker while drifting off to sleep … Continue reading How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB20



How to Connect to Sony XB20

This post shows how to connect to the Sony XB20 Extra Bass portable speaker from Bluetooth source devices. E.g. These  include the Apple line of device like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This routine also works for Android base devices as well, such as Samsung and LG phones, as well as Amazon Fire tablets. … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony XB20



How to Hard Reset Sony XB20

Show you how to hard reset your Sony XB20 BT speaker to its factory default settings.  hard resetting restores the 20 to default state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. This stops the speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Furthermore, you might hard reset the unit to get … Continue reading How to Hard Reset Sony XB20



Sony XB20 Hard Reset Instructions

Gives Sony XB20 hard reset instructions to return this portable speaker to its default settings.  Hard resetting restores the 20 to right-out-of-the-box state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. This stops the speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Further, you might hard reset the unit to get it … Continue reading Sony XB20 Hard Reset Instructions