Sony XE 200 Orange Light Stays On

Many Sony speakers, including the XE 200, 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 XE 200 Orange Light Stays On

Sony XE 200 Software Update

Here, we detail the software update procedure for the Sony XE 200. This exercise can take ten (10) to fifteen (15) minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection, speed of the update source device, distance between speaker and that device, Etc. Plus, you cannot reverse the update once you install it. That is, … Continue reading Sony XE 200 Software Update

Sony XE 200 Bluetooth Pairing

This post supplies Sony XE 200 Bluetooth pairing directions, to link it to common portable 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 tablets. Sony XE … Continue reading Sony XE 200 Bluetooth Pairing

Sony XE 200 Factory Reset

We give Sony XE 200 factory reset directions here, to restore this portable BT speaker to its default settings. Factory resetting returns the XE 200 to default state, which often fixes pairing errors and distorted sound. Plus, it clears any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. We might want to erase these to stop this … Continue reading Sony XE 200 Factory Reset

Sony XE 200 Buttons Manual

The Sony XE 200 column Bluetooth speaker has seven buttons on its buttons panel on the right side of the speaker that we describe in detail in this mini manual.  The back compartment also has a power input port behind the sealing cap. Sony XE 200 Buttons: Summary The buttons include Power, Pairing, Play-Pause, Volume … Continue reading Sony XE 200 Buttons Manual

Sony XE 200 Charging

This piece covers Sony XE 200 portable Bluetooth speaker charging directions. Do this easily through the USB-C DC input port, behind the water resistant door in the rear of the unit, as we’ll show in the pictures below. Sony XE 200 Charging: Summary Note that you can still play this speaker while it charges, without … Continue reading Sony XE 200 Charging

How to Make Sony XE 200 Discoverable

To pair your XE 200 Sony Bluetooth speaker with a BT source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you first have to know how to place this speaker into discovery mode.  Now in this mode, this speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the … Continue reading How to Make Sony XE 200 Discoverable

Sony XE 200 Reset

Here we give Sony XE 200 portable BT speaker reset directions, to return the speaker to its default settings. Initializing this speaker restores the XE 200 to factory default state. Plus, doing this erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. We might want to clear these to prevent this speaker from pairing to any … Continue reading Sony XE 200 Reset

How to Put Sony XE 200 in Pairing Mode

To pair your XE 200 Sony Bluetooth Boombox speaker with a source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to start up pairing mode on this speaker.  Why?  Because in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection info over … Continue reading How to Put Sony XE 200 in Pairing Mode

How to Tell if Sony XE 200 is Charging

How to tell if Sony XE 200 wireless column speaker is charging?  This portable speaker has an orange LED light just below and to the left of the Power button, as we see in the next photo.  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 XE 200 is Charging