Sony XB 20 Power Output

The Sony XB 20 Bluetooth speaker is a small to medium power, desktop style unit with enough music output to fill a common household size room with full sounding tunes. But what does the amount of power output a wireless speaker has, tell us about how good it is?  Firstly, the watt is a measure … Continue reading Sony XB 20 Power Output

Sony XB 20 Pairing Instructions

This post gives pairing instructions for the Sony XB 20 portable speaker by way of Bluetooth to common typical devices. E.g. These  include the Apple line of devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This routine also works for Android base devices, such as Samsung and LG phones, and Amazon Fire tablets. Sony XB … Continue reading Sony XB 20 Pairing Instructions

Sony XB 20 Charging Instructions

This piece gives Sony XB 20 charging instructions. Recharge this speaker easily through the micro USB DC power input port, behind the water resistant door in the rear of the unit.  See this access hatch in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB 20 while recharging it, without increasing the replenish … Continue reading Sony XB 20 Charging Instructions

How to Factory Reset Sony XB 20

Show you how to factory reset your Sony XB 20 portable speaker to its default settings.  Factory resetting restores the 20 to default state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. This stops the speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Furthermore, you might factory reset the unit to get … Continue reading How to Factory Reset Sony XB 20

How to Make Sony XB 20 Discoverable

To pair your XB 20 Sony Extra Bass speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh stale linkage data in that device, you need to understand how to start up discovery mode on this unit.  Now in discovery mode, the speaker digitally announces its name and connection data over Bluetooth, so … Continue reading How to Make Sony XB 20 Discoverable

How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB 20

This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, blink and pulsate in a vivid blue color to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker.  However sometimes, you may not like a party atmosphere, such as when you want to play the speaker while drifting off to sleep … Continue reading How to Turn Off Lights on Sony XB 20

Sony XB 20 Hard Reset Instructions

Gives Sony XB 20 hard reset instructions to return this portable speaker to its default settings.  Hard resetting restores the 20 to right-out-of-the-box state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. This stops the speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Further, you might hard reset the unit to get … Continue reading Sony XB 20 Hard Reset Instructions

How to Check Sony XB 20 Battery Life

Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass XB 20 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to tell if the battery life is shortening over time. How to Check Sony XB 20 Battery Life, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 20 You won’t be able to read battery charge … Continue reading How to Check Sony XB 20 Battery Life

How to Hard Reset Sony XB 20

Show you how to hard reset your Sony XB 20 BT speaker to its factory default settings.  hard resetting restores the 20 to default state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. This stops the speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Furthermore, you might hard reset the unit to … Continue reading How to Hard Reset Sony XB 20

How to Connect to Sony XB 20

This post shows how to connect to the Sony XB 20 Extra Bass portable speaker from Bluetooth source devices. E.g. These  include the Apple line of device like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This routine also works for Android base devices as well, such as Samsung and LG phones, as well as Amazon Fire … Continue reading How to Connect to Sony XB 20