How to Tell if Sony XP500 is Charging

How to tell if Sony XP500 karaoke party speaker is charging?  This water resistant 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 almost dead. So it does … Continue reading How to Tell if Sony XP500 is Charging

How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XP500

This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, blink, scan, and pulsate in all sorts of colors 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 … Continue reading How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XP500

How to Hard Reset Sony XP500

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

How to Reset Sony XP500

Demos how to reset the Sony XP500 return this Bluetooth 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 linked Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this speaker from auto pairing to any nearby devices. Furthermore, you might do this … Continue reading How to Reset Sony XP500

Sony XP500 Specifications

Here, we list Sony XP500 X Series party and karaoke BT speaker specifications.  Firstly, these specifications cover the unit’s length, width, weight, battery recharge time, output power, and music play time per charge.  We also include the frequency response, driver size, Bluetooth support details et al. Secondly, it’s clear from the published specifications, that the … Continue reading Sony XP500 Specifications

Sony XP500 Bluetooth Pairing

This post gives Sony XP500 Bluetooth pairing instructions, that work with common wireless devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. A similar procedure also works with Android tablets and phones too. Sony XP500 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by Step Directions With your SRS XP … Continue reading Sony XP500 Bluetooth Pairing

How to Turn On Lights on Sony XP500

This speaker comes equipped with a set of color changing, pulsating party LED lights that, by default, blink, scan, and flash to the beat of whatever you stream to the speaker.  And you can turn these lights on and off.  Further, resetting the speaker switches them ON again if OFF. But there is a less … Continue reading How to Turn On Lights on Sony XP500

Sony XP500 Orange Light Stays On

Many Sony speakers, including the SRS XP500, feature a charging status light that illuminates orange while they charge. But sometimes, this light stays on longer than expected.  E.g. It does not switch off after way more than the specified charging time once you connect the charger.  So in this post, we offer reasons that this … Continue reading Sony XP500 Orange Light Stays On

How to Pair Sony XP500

This post shows how to pair the Sony XP500 karaoke party speaker with common 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 Pair Sony XP500, Step by Step With … Continue reading How to Pair Sony XP500

Sony XP500 Software Update

Here, we detail the software update routine for the Sony XP500 wireless speaker. This procedure 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 … Continue reading Sony XP500 Software Update