How to Bass Boost Sony XP500

You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XP500, 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.  Also, … Continue reading How to Bass Boost Sony XP500



Sony XP500 Charge Time

You charge the Sony XP500 Bluetooth party speaker via the supplied AC cord and power input port, and the time it takes to do that from dead to full recharge is pretty fixed. Details follow. Sony XP500 Charge Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs for this speaker the time it takes … Continue reading Sony XP500 Charge Time



Sony XP500 Battery Life

Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony XP500 Bluetooth karaoke speaker. We also explain how to know if the battery life is degrading over time. Sony XP500 Battery Life, Current Charge To determine how much life per charge the battery has, do the following. 1. First, Turn ON the XP500 You … Continue reading Sony XP500 Battery Life



Sony XP500 Charging

This piece gives charging directions for the Sony XP500 karaoke Bluetooth speaker. Do this easily through the line voltage input port, behind the water resistant door at the back of the unit, as we show in the pictures below. Note that you can still play this speaker while it charges, without increasing the recharge time … Continue reading Sony XP500 Charging



Sony XP500 Not Charging

Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XP500, 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 XP500 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect its … Continue reading Sony XP500 Not Charging



Sony XP500 Factory Reset

Gives Sony XP500 factory reset directions to return this party speaker back to its default settings. E.g. Factory resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do this … Continue reading Sony XP500 Factory Reset



Sony XP500 Hard Reset

Gives Sony XP500 hard reset directions to return this party speaker back to its default settings. E.g. Hard resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do this … Continue reading Sony XP500 Hard Reset



Sony XP500 Reset

Gives Sony XP500 reset directions to return this party speaker back to its default factory settings. E.g. Resetting restores sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier synced Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Moreover, you might do this to … Continue reading Sony XP500 Reset



How to Factory Reset Sony XP500

Demonstrates how to factory reset the Sony XP500 karaoke party speaker, to return it back to its default settings. E.g. Factory resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. Thus, a factory reset stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby … Continue reading How to Factory Reset Sony XP500



Sony XP500 Battery Indicator

In this post, we describe how to read the battery indicator lamp and get battery charge percentage numbers from the Sony XP500. 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 XP500 Battery Indicator