In this post, we describe how to read the battery indicator lamp and get battery charge percentage numbers from the Sony XG500. 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 charging, … Continue reading Sony XG500 Battery Indicator
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How to Pair Sony XG500 to Alexa
This post shows how to pair the Sony XG500 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 XG500 to Alexa, Step by Step With … Continue reading How to Pair Sony XG500 to Alexa
Sony XG500 Charging
This piece covers Sony XG500 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 XG500 Charging: Summary In summary: First, … Continue reading Sony XG500 Charging
How to Bass Boost Sony XG500
You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XG500, 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. So, … Continue reading How to Bass Boost Sony XG500
Sony XG500 Charge Time
You charge the Sony XG500 via the barrel style DC power input port, and to get the quickest charge time and fullest recharge, use the charger that comes with the speaker, or an equivalent. Details follow. Sony XG500 Charge Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs, the time it takes to charge … Continue reading Sony XG500 Charge Time
How to Connect to Sony XG500
This post shows how to connect to the Sony XG500 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 XG500, Step by … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony XG500
How to Tell if Sony XG500 is Charging
How to tell if Sony XG500 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 tell … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XG500 is Charging
How to Reset Sony XG500
Shows how to reset the Sony XG500 boombox wireless speaker back to its default factory settings. E.g. Resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values. Plus, it erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this unit from auto pairing to any nearby wireless devices. Moreover, you might reset to … Continue reading How to Reset Sony XG500
Sony XG500 Not Charging
Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XG500, offer truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an appropriate AC or car converter. Sometimes though, you may notice that the Sony XG500 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect the … Continue reading Sony XG500 Not Charging
Sony XG500 Hard Reset
Gives Sony XG500 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 to … Continue reading Sony XG500 Hard Reset