Bluetooth Speakers

How to Connect Sony SRS XB13

This post shows How to Connect Sony SRS XB13 with common Bluetooth devices. E.g. These  include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets.

How to Connect Sony SRS XB13: Step by Step

With your SRS XB13 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to connect it to your source BT mobile device. We’re using an iPad Air computer for this demo.

1. Go to the Home Screen on your Source Device

Firstly, press the Home button to reveal the smart device’s Home screen.

2. Find the Settings App

We found ours on the second page of the Home screen, as shown next.

The iOS -Home- screen, showing the -Settings- app icon.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Thirdly, touch the Settings app icon.

The smart device then shows the first page of its settings, as shown in the next step.

4. Go to the Bluetooth Settings Page to Continue with How to Connect Sony SRS XB13

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since our Sony SRS XB13 is currently shut OFF (is not in Bluetooth discovery mode), it does not show up in the Bluetooth devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never connected this speaker with our mobile device before.

The iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- screen, showing no other devices discovered.

 

5. Turn On your XB13

Turn ON the XB13 by quickly pressing its  Power  button.

The Sony SRS XB13 -Power- button.

The speaker then powers up, and its status lamp glows green, as seen in the next picture.

But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, the SRS XB13 will not connect with it automatically.

The -Power- lamp glowing.

 

6. Put the XB13 in Discovery Mode

Now, to see your Sony SRS XB13 speaker on your device, place it into Bluetooth discovery / connecting mode. Now to do that, press the Pairing button, and release after a quarter second.

So, find the Pairing button as we see in the next picture, pointed at by the green arrow.

The -Bluetooth- button.

Then the speaker emits a rise-fall beep.  Also, the Bluetooth Status lamp begins flashing in a pulse-pulse-pause-pulse-pulse-pause pattern.

The Sony SRS XB13 Pairing Status lamp.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Connect Sony SRS XB13

See the screen shot next. We found our XB13, as pointed at by the green arrow.

The iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- screen, showing the Sony SRS XB13 as Discovered.

8. Connect with your XB13

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then connects with the SRS XB13.

E.g. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like the following.  Note the now-connected SRS XB13 entry.

The iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- screen, showing the Sony SRS XB13 as Connected.

9. Done with How to Connect Sony SRS XB13 !

At last, we have now successfully connected the XB13 BT speaker with with a common mobile tablet device.

Other Sony SRS XB13 Posts

  1. Sony SRS XB13 Factory Reset Instructions
  2. Sony SRS XB13 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions
  3. Sony SRS XB13 Charging Indicator
  4. Sony SRS XB13 Watts
  5. How to Check Sony SRS XB13 Battery Life
  6. Sony SRS XB13 Firmware Update Instructions
  7. Sony SRS XB13 Buttons Explained
  8. Sony SRS XB13 Blinking Orange Light
  9. How to Make Sony SRS XB13 Discoverable
  10. Sony SRS XB13 Specs

References for How to Connect Sony SRS XB13

  1. Official Sony SRS XB13 Support Page
  2. Where to Buy the Sony SRS XB13
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