This post shows how to connect the Sony XG 500 boombox Bluetooth speaker to Alexa smart speakers. Since this pairing happens between the Sony and Echo devices directly, you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this connection. How to Connect Sony XG 500 to Alexa, Step by … Continue reading How to Connect Sony XG 500 to Alexa
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How to Pair Sony XG 500 to Alexa
This post shows how to pair the Sony XG 500 boombox Bluetooth speaker to Alexa smart speakers. Since this pairing happens between the Sony and Echo devices directly, you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this connection. How to Pair Sony XG 500 to Alexa, Step by … Continue reading How to Pair Sony XG 500 to Alexa
Sony XG 500 Battery Indicator
In this post, we describe how to read the battery indicator lamp and get battery charge percentage numbers from the Sony XG 500. First, this speaker has a battery level indicator LED on the top button panel, as we’ll see in the following pictures. This displays battery status, sort of. E.g. Whether it’s draining or … Continue reading Sony XG 500 Battery Indicator
How to Turn Off Sony XG 500
We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony XG 500 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 … Continue reading How to Turn Off Sony XG 500
Sony XG 500 Firmware Update
Here, we detail the firmware update procedure for the Sony XG 500. 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 roll back the update once you install it. … Continue reading Sony XG 500 Firmware Update
Sony XG 500 Charging
This piece covers Sony XG 500 Mega Bass speaker charging. Do this easily through the barrel style DC input port, behind the water resistant door, as we’ll show in the pictures below. Note that you can still play this speaker while it charges, without raising the recharge time much. Sony XG 500 Charging: Summary In … Continue reading Sony XG 500 Charging
How to Tell if Sony XG 500 is Charging
How to tell if Sony XG 500 boombox party speaker is charging? This waterproof speaker has an orange LED light just below and to the left of the Power button, as we see in the next pic. This light, labeled as the CHARGE lamp, flashes orange when the battery is about dead. So it does … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XG 500 is Charging
How to Connect to Sony XG 500
This post shows how to connect to the Sony XG 500 boombox party speaker from typical wireless devices. E.g. These include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. A similar routine also works with Android tablets and phones as well. How to Connect to Sony XG 500, … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony XG 500
How to Bass Boost Sony XG 500
You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XG 500, by turning on and off its bass boost mode. When switched on, this mode makes the passive bass radiators on the sides vibrate much more, and adds a low rumble quality to the playing program, that travels pretty far from the speaker. … Continue reading How to Bass Boost Sony XG 500
Sony XG 500 Hard Reset
Gives Sony XG 500 hard reset directions to return this boombox back to its default settings. E.g. Hard resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their out-of-the-box values. Plus, resetting erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops the speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do this … Continue reading Sony XG 500 Hard Reset