Sony SRS XB13 Speaker Pairing

This post gives the Sony SRS XB13 Speaker Pairing procedure here, to connect it with common portable devices. E.g. These include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets as well as many Android devices.

Sony SRS XB13 Speaker Pairing: Step by Step

With your SRS XB13 shut OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your source Bluetooth device. E.g. 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 Sony SRS XB13 Speaker Pairing

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

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- screen, showing nothing discovered. — The iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- screen, showing nothing discovered.

5. Turn On your XB13

Turn on the XB 13 by quickly pressing its Power button. See this, pointed at by the green arrow, in the next picture.

Picture of the Sony SRS XB13 Speaker -Power- button. — The Sony SRS XB13 Speaker -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 speaker will not pair with it automatically.

Picture of the -Power- lamp glowing. — The -Power- lamp glowing.

6. Put the Speaker into Pairing Mode

Now, to see this speaker on your device, place it into pairing mode. To do that, press the Pairing button, and release after a quarter second.

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

Picture of the -Bluetooth- button. — 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.

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

See the screen shot next. We found our XB13, as we point at with the green arrow.

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the Sony SRS XB13 Speaker as Discovered. — The iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- screen, showing the Sony SRS XB13 Speaker as Discovered.

8. Pair with your XB13

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with the 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, as pointed at by the green arrows in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- screen, showing the Sony SRS XB13 Speaker as Connected. — The iPadOS -Bluetooth Settings- screen, showing the Sony SRS XB13 Speaker as Connected.

9. Done with Sony SRS XB13 Speaker Pairing !

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

Sony SRS XB13 Speaker Pairing