Sony SRS XG500 Pairing

This post gives Sony SRS XG500 pairing help for this party boombox speaker, to sync it with common wireless devices. E.g. Including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets along with Android devices as well. Sony SRS XG500 Pairing, Step by Step With your SRS XG500 speaker … Continue reading Sony SRS XG500 Pairing

Sony SRS XG500 Software Update

Here, we detail the software update procedure for the Sony SRS XG500 Bluetooth boombox speaker. This routine 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 … Continue reading Sony SRS XG500 Software Update

How to Turn Off Lights on Sony SRS XG500

This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, blink, change color, and pulsate 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 the speaker while drifting … Continue reading How to Turn Off Lights on Sony SRS XG500

How to Make Sony SRS XG500 Discoverable

To pair your SRS XG500 Sony boombox speaker with a Bluetooth device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to place this speaker into discovery mode.  Now in this mode, this boombox broadcasts its name and currently valid connection handles over the Bluetooth airwaves, … Continue reading How to Make Sony SRS XG500 Discoverable

Sony SRS XG500 Blinking Orange Light

Many Sony speakers, including the Sony SRS XG500 boombox party 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 … Continue reading Sony SRS XG500 Blinking Orange Light

How to Turn On Lights on Sony SRS XG500

This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights on the ends that, by default, blink, change color, and pulsate to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker.  But someone may have switched these lamps off, and now, you wonder how to make them work again to enhance the atmosphere at … Continue reading How to Turn On Lights on Sony SRS XG500

Sony SRS XG500 Specs

Here, we list Sony SRS XG500 X Series boombox 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 specs, that the Sony … Continue reading Sony SRS XG500 Specs

Sony SRS XG500 Orange Light Stays On

Many Sony speakers, including the SRS XG500, 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 SRS XG500 Orange Light Stays On

Sony SRS XG500 Specs Watts

The SRS XG500 Sony Bluetooth boombox speaker is a medium power, party stereo  with abundant audio output watts in its specs to fill a common size room or yard with plenty loud, far reaching tunes. But what do the watts of a BT speaker tell us about it?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of … Continue reading Sony SRS XG500 Specs Watts

How to Pair Sony SRS XG500 to iPhone

This post shows how to pair the Sony SRS XG500 boombox Bluetooth speaker with an iPhone, or other iOS or iPadOS based device. How to Pair Sony SRS XG500 to iPhone, Step by Step With your SRS XG500 switched OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your iPhone mobile … Continue reading How to Pair Sony SRS XG500 to iPhone