Tag: SRS 500

  • How to Tell if Sony SRS XP500 is Charging

    How to Tell if Sony SRS XP500 is Charging

    How to tell if Sony SRS 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…

  • How to Factory Reset Sony SRS XP500

    How to Factory Reset Sony SRS XP500

    Demonstrates how to factory reset the Sony SRS 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…

  • How to Hard Reset Sony SRS XP500

    How to Hard Reset Sony SRS XP500

    Shows how to hard reset the Sony SRS 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…

  • Sony SRS XP500 Bluetooth Pairing

    Sony SRS XP500 Bluetooth Pairing

    This post gives Sony SRS 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 SRS XP500 Bluetooth Pairing, Step by Step Directions With your…

  • How to Turn On Lights on Sony SRS XP500

    How to Turn On Lights on Sony SRS 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…

  • Sony SRS XP500 Power Button Not Working

    Sony SRS XP500 Power Button Not Working

    When the Power button on your Sony SRS XP500 karaoke speaker is not working, this likely means one or more things as follows. Sony SRS XP500 Power Button Not Working: Reasons Why Dead Battery.  The internal battery is empty needs a recharge for continued speaker operation. Use a widely available AC power cable to do…

  • Sony SRS XP500 Orange Light Stays On

    Sony SRS 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…

  • Sony SRS XP500 Blinking Orange Light

    Sony SRS XP500 Blinking Orange Light

    Many Sony speakers, including the Sony SRS XP500 karaoke speaker, have a blinking orange light that tells you when its internal battery needs charging. Sometimes though, this flashing happens even though you’ve just fully recharged the unit, when it should not blink, assuming the battery recharged correctly.  Thus in this piece, we offer reasons that…

  • Sony SRS XP500 Specs

    Sony SRS XP500 Specs

    Here, we list Sony SRS XP500 X Series party and karaoke BT speaker specs.  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…

  • How to Connect to Sony SRS XP500

    How to Connect to Sony SRS XP500

    This post shows how to connect to the Sony SRS XP500 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 SRS XP500,…