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 XB21
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Sony XB21 Battery Indicator
The Sony XB21 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 discharging. … Continue reading Sony XB21 Battery Indicator
How to Turn Off Sony XB21
We explain how to turn off the Sony XB21 portable mini 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 at the rightmost position on the top button … Continue reading How to Turn Off Sony XB21
Sony XB21 Factory Reset Instructions
We give Sony XB21 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 XB21 from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth … Continue reading Sony XB21 Factory Reset Instructions
How to Make Sony XB21 Discoverable
To pair your XB21 Sony BT speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh old linkage info in that device, you have to know how to start up discovery mode on this Bluetooth speaker. Now in this mode, the speaker sends out its name and currently valid connection information over the … Continue reading How to Make Sony XB21 Discoverable
Sony XB21 Reset Instructions
We give Sony XB21 reset instructions here, to return this small wireless speaker to its factory default settings. Resetting restores this model of the XB series Bluetooth speaker to fresh-out-of-the-box state. Plus, doing this erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. Then this clearing stops the XB21 from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. … Continue reading Sony XB21 Reset Instructions
Sony XB21 Not Charging
Most JBL Bluetooth speakers, including the XB21, 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 XB21 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect the adapter … Continue reading Sony XB21 Not Charging
Sony XB21 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions
This post gives Sony XB21 Bluetooth pairing directions, 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 XB21 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by Step With your SRS XB21 powered OFF … Continue reading Sony XB21 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions
Sony XB21 Charging Instructions
This piece gives Sony XB21 charging instructions. Recharge this speaker easily through the micro USB DC power input port, behind the water resistant door in the rear of the unit, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB21 while recharging it, without increasing the replenish time very much, especially if … Continue reading Sony XB21 Charging Instructions
Sony XB21 Blinking Orange Light
Many Sony speakers, including the Sony XB21 Bluetooth 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 offer … Continue reading Sony XB21 Blinking Orange Light