Tag: Sony SRS XG500

  • How to Make Sony SRS XG500 Discoverable

    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,…

  • Sony SRS XG500 Specs

    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…

  • Sony SRS XG500 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

    Sony SRS XG500 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

    This post gives Sony SRS XG500 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions for this Extra Bass boombox speaker, to connect it with common Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions: Step by Step With…

  • Sony SRS XG500 Watts Output

    Sony SRS XG500 Watts Output

    The SRS XG500 Sony portable Bluetooth speaker is a medium power party stereo  with abundant output watts 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 how much power the…

  • How to Turn ON Sony SRS XG500

    How to Turn ON Sony SRS XG500

    We explain how to turn on the Sony boombox SRS XG500 speaker here.  Now most Bluetooth speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the unit so it’s easy to find.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception, as we find its Power button on the top panel, as we see next. How to…

  • How to Tell if Sony SRS XG500 is Charging

    How to Tell if Sony SRS XG500 is Charging

    How to tell if Sony SRS XG500 boombox party speaker is charging?  This waterproof 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 about dead. So it does…

  • How to Factory Reset Sony SRS XG500

    How to Factory Reset Sony SRS XG500

    Shows how to factory reset the Sony SRS XG500 wireless tabletop speaker back to its default settings. E.g. Resetting returns sound mode and light settings to their fresh-out-of-the-box values.  Plus, factory resetting erases any earlier connected Bluetooth devices from memory. This stops this unit from auto pairing to any nearby wireless devices. Moreover, you might…

  • How to Bass Boost Sony SRS XG500

    How to Bass Boost Sony SRS XG500

    You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony SRS XG500, by turning on and off its bass boost mode. When switched on, this mode makes the passive bass radiators on the sides vibrate much more, and adds a low rumble quality to the playing program, that travels pretty far from the speaker. …

  • How to Connect Sony SRS XG500 to iPhone

    How to Connect Sony SRS XG500 to iPhone

    This post shows how to connect a Sony SRS XG500 boombox speaker to an iPhone.  Doing so gives you a much bigger, and clearly better sound when you stream music from the iPhone to speakers like this one. How to Connect Sony SRS XG500 to iPhone: Step by Step With your 500 switched OFF (power…

  • Sony SRS XG500 Won’t Turn ON

    Sony SRS XG500 Won’t Turn ON

    Many a Sony speaker offers truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can charge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, you may notice that speakers like the Sony SRS XG500 Won’t Turn ON, and wonder what’s wrong with them.  That’s even when you…