How to Turn Off Sony SRS XG300 Speaker

We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony SRS XG300 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 SRS XG300 Speaker



How to Charge Sony SRS XG300 Boombox

This piece covers how to charge the Sony SRS XG300 portable boombox speaker. Do this easily through the USB-C 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. In summary: First, the … Continue reading How to Charge Sony SRS XG300 Boombox



How to Turn On Sony SRS XG300 Boombox

We explain how to turn on the Sony boombox SRS XG300 speaker here.  Now most Bluetooth speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the unit so it’s easy to find.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception, as we find its Power button on the top panel, as we see next. There’s also … Continue reading How to Turn On Sony SRS XG300 Boombox



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



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



Sony XG 500 Reset

Gives reset instructions for the Sony XG 500 boombox Bluetooth speaker to set it back to its default settings. Resetting restores the XG 500 to its default state. E.g. Returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from memory. Clearing these stops this unit from … Continue reading Sony XG 500 Reset



Sony XG 500 Watts Output

The XG 500 Sony Bluetooth boombox speaker is a medium power, party stereo  with abundant output watts to fill a common size room or yard with plenty loud, far reaching tunes. But what do the watts of a BT speaker tell us about it?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of how much power the … Continue reading Sony XG 500 Watts Output



How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XG 500

This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, blink, change color, and pulsate to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker.  But now and then, you may not wish to have a party atmosphere in your room, like when you want to play the speaker while drifting … Continue reading How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XG 500



How to Connect Sony XG 500 to Alexa

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



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