Sony SRS-XB10 - How to Connect and How to Use
Sony SRS-XB10 User Manual
In this user guide, I would like to help those ones who have just bought their new speaker and do not know how to pair and connect their Sony SRS-XB10 to a Bluetooth device and do not know how to use it.
First, you have to quickly press the power button to turn on the speaker.
If the XB10 has not been paired with any device yet it automatically starts in pairing mode.
It means that the PAIRING LED light is quickly blinking and the device is immediately discoverable, you can easily find it with your phone or computer.
How to pair and connect it to an android phone?
On your android phone go to the ‘Settings’, click on the ‘Connections’ and enable the Bluetooth of the phone.
Click on the ‘Bluetooth’ menu item and the phone starts to automatically scan the available devices.
After some seconds the Sony SRS-XB10 appears in the list.
Click on the Sony SRS-XB10.
The speaker plays a confirmation sound and it is connected together with the phone.
How to pair and connect it to an iPhone?
On your iPhone phone go to the ‘Settings’ and enable the Bluetooth of the phone.
Click on the ‘Bluetooth’ menu item and the phone starts to automatically scan the available devices.
After some seconds the Sony SRS-XB10 appears in the list.
Click on the Sony SRS-XB10.
The speaker plays a confirmation sound and it is connected together with the phone.
How to pair and connect a phone using NFC?
Make sure the NFC of your phone is turned on and keep touching your phone to the ‘N’ sign of the Sony XB10.
Confirm the pairing request on your phone.
The speaker plays a confirmation sound and it is connected together with the phone.
You can disconnect them by touching your phone to the ‘N’ sign again.
How to pair and connect it to a Windows 10 laptop?
Press the ‘Windows + I’ hotkey to open up the ‘Windows Settings’.
Click on the ‘Devices’ and turn on the Bluetooth of the computer.
Now click on the ‘Add Bluetooth or other device’ button.
Choose the ‘Bluetooth’ in the list.
Now the computer starts scanning the available devices and after some seconds the Sony SRS-XB10 appears in the list.
Click on the Sony SRS-XB10.
The speaker plays a confirmation sound and it is connected together with the computer.
How to pair and connect it to a second device?
Before you pair the second device make sure the Bluetooth is turned off on the first device otherwise the speaker will automatically connect to it and quit from pairing mode.
Since the speaker is already paired with a device from now it does not start in pairing mode you have to switch it manually to pairing mode.
To do this press and hold the ‘Power’ button.
The PAIRING indicator LED starts quickly blinking and the speaker is discoverable.
Now you can pair it with your second device.
How to reset the Sony SRS-XB10?
If you have a problem and you cannot pair the speaker, try to go into a room where are no Bluetooth and other radio signals which can interfere and try the pairing process again.
If you still have a problem, you can reset the Sony SRS-XB10 by pressing the ‘Reset’ button using a pin next to the charging port.
Make sure to press it for more than 2 seconds.
You can initialize the speaker and delete all pairing information by pressing the 'Volume down' and the 'Power' buttons simultaneously for more than 5 seconds.
How to use the Sony SRS-XB10?
While playing music you can adjust the volume level by pressing the ‘Volume up/down’ buttons.
You can pause/play a song by quickly pressing the ‘Play/Pause’ button and you can skip a song by double pressing it.
If you have an incoming call, you can answer it by quickly pressing the ‘Play/Pause’ button.
You can end the call by quickly pressing the ‘Play/Pause’ button again.
How to charge it?
You can charge the speaker with the micro USB cable included in the box.
You find the charging port under the waterproof flap.
Connect the micro USB cable to it and the other end of the cable to the USB port of your computer or you can connect it to a wall plug if you have one for example for your phone.
The CHG (charge) indicator lights up in orange while charging.
The indicator turns off when the speaker is fully charged.
How to connect two Sony SRS-XB10 together
To connect two speakers together, you have to connect the first speaker to your Bluetooth device then keep pressing the ‘Add’ button till you hear a beep sound, after that in the same way press the ‘Add’ button on the second speaker.
When two speakers were connected together the ‘L/R’ indicator LEDs light up.
By default, they are connected in double mode which means you get an amplified mono sound, however, by pressing the ‘Add’ button again you can switch them to stereo mode.
In stereo mode, the ‘L/R’ indicator LEDs show which one is the right and the left device.
If two speakers are connected then the ‘Add’, the ‘Volume +/-‘, and the ‘Power’ buttons on either speaker will actually control both speakers.
Pros
Deep, powerful bass
Splash-proof
Strong battery life
NFC tap-to-pair
Cons
Short Bluetooth range
Muddy treble
Tend to distort
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