Personal Audio SystemSRS-X99

About the indicators

(on/standby) indicator

Turns off
The speaker is in the standby mode.
Lights up (green)
The speaker is turned on.
Lights up (orange)
The speaker is in the BLUETOOTH/Network standby mode.
Flashes (green)
  • If you turn off the speaker, the indicator flashes slowly in green, then lights up in orange or turns off. While the indicator is flashing, the speaker is not operational.
  • When you tap the VOL (volume) -/+ button, the indicator flashes once or three times according to the volume adjustment.
Flashes (red)
The speaker is in protect mode, or the software update has failed. See "The power indicator flashes in red."

LINK indicator

Turns off
The speaker is not connected to a network.
Lights up (orange)
The speaker is connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Lights up (pink)
The speaker is connected to a wired network.
Flashes (orange)
The speaker is in the process of connecting to a Wi-Fi network.
Flashes (pink)
The speaker is in the process of connecting to a wired network.
Lights up (green or light blue)
The speaker is connected to a music service.
Flashes (red)
The network connection failed.
Lights up (red)
The network connection failed, or connection failed even though the network setting is complete.

Reaction indicator

Flashes (white)
  • When the remote control is operated and volume is adjusted, the indicator flashes.
  • When the volume is operated from the connected device, the indicator flashes.
  • When the volume is turned to the minimum or maximum volume level, the indicator flashes three times.

AUDIO IN indicator*1*2

Lights up (white)
The speaker is in the AUDIO IN mode.

USB-A indicator*1*2

Lights up (white)
The speaker is in the USB-A mode.

USB-B indicator*1*2

Lights up (white)
The speaker is in the USB-B mode.

(BLUETOOTH) PAIRING indicator*1*2*3*4

Lights up (white)
The speaker is connected to a BLUETOOTH device.
Flashes quickly (white)
The speaker is pairing with a BLUETOOTH device.
Flashes (white)
The speaker is searching for a BLUETOOTH device to connect.

NETWORK indicator*1*2*3

Lights up (white)
The speaker is in the NETWORK mode.
Flashes (white)
The speaker is receiving an audio file via the network.

UPDATE button

Lights up (orange)
The speaker detects the availability of a software update while connected to the internet. When you tap and hold the lit button, the update of the speaker’s software is started.
Flashes (orange)
  • The speaker is updating the software. During the update, you cannot operate the speaker.
  • When the speaker turns on for the first time after the software update, the UPDATE button flashes three times to inform you that the update is completed.

*1 If software update fails, the indicator also lights up.

*2 When checking Wi-Fi signal strength, the indicator also flashes.

*3 When switching the wireless function to on or off, the indicator also flashes.

*4 When switching the BLUETOOTH audio streaming, the indicator also flashes.