About the indicators

CHARGE indicator (orange)

Unlit Battery charging is complete.
Lit Battery charging is in progress.
Slow flashing The built-in battery is running at 20% or less and needs to be charged.
Flashes 3 times and turns off In the event that the CHARGE indicator flashes 3 times and then the speaker turns off after the speaker is turned on, the built-in battery is empty and needs to be charged.

Note

  • While the speaker is turned on, it charges the built-in battery as long as the speaker is connected to an AC outlet by the supplied AC power cord (mains lead).

    Depending on the usage of the speaker, however, it may take a long time before charging completes. It is recommended that you turn off the speaker before battery charging.

  • If the ambient temperature is extremely low or high, the speaker will stop charging the built-in battery for safety reasons. It may also stop charging if charging continues for a long period of time. If such an event occurs, bring the temperature up or down to an operating temperature between 5 °C and 35 °C (41 °F and 95 °F), disconnect and reconnect the AC power cord (mains lead), and then let the speaker charge the built-in battery once again.

(power) indicator

Unlit The speaker is turned off.
Lit (green) The speaker is turned on.
Lit (orange) The speaker is turned off. The BLUETOOTH standby function is activated.
Flashes (green or orange)

  • Each time you press –/+ (volume) buttons, the indicator flashes once in green.

  • When you operate –/+ (volume) buttons and the volume is set at the lowest (0) or highest (50) level, the indicator flashes 3 times in green.

  • When(play) button and – (volume) button are pressed and held simultaneously for about 5 seconds and the Auto Standby function is turned off, the indicator flashes 3 times in orange.

  • When(play) button and – (volume) button are pressed and held simultaneously for about 5 seconds and the Auto Standby function is turned on, the indicator flashes twice in orange.

  • When(play) button and (BLUETOOTH) button are pressed and held simultaneously for about 2 seconds and the “Priority on Stable Connection” preference is selected for the BLUETOOTH connection quality, the indicator flashes 3 times in green.

  • When(play) button and (BLUETOOTH) button are pressed and held simultaneously for about 2 seconds and the “Priority on Sound Quality” preference is selected for the BLUETOOTH connection quality, the indicator flashes twice in green.

  • When the ULT button and the – (volume) button are pressed and held simultaneously for about 2 seconds and the ULT POWER SOUND notification sound is turned off, the indicator flashes 3 times in green.

  • When the ULT button and the – (volume) button are pressed and held simultaneously for about 2 seconds and the ULT POWER SOUND notification sound is turned on, the indicator flashes twice in green.

  • As the software update progresses, the activity of the green(power) indicator changes (from 5 flashes to 4 flashes, a single flash, and then unlit*).

  • When the speaker is turned on for the first time after the software update, the green (power) and blue (BLUETOOTH) indicators flash simultaneously 3 times.
Double flashing (orange) An abnormality in the interior temperature or in the built-in rechargeable battery is detected. Turn off the speaker, disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead), wait for a while, and then restart the speaker. For details, see Notes on charging.
Triple flashing (orange) An abnormality, such as an invalid button operation or disconnection of a BLUETOOTH connection, is detected (an electric circuit error). Follow the steps described in Restarting the speaker to restart the speaker.
Quadruple flashing (orange)

  • The software update was canceled by “Sony | Music Center.”

  • The software update failed.

* Depending on the situation, you may not be able to see all flashing patterns.

(BLUETOOTH) indicator (blue)

Unlit The BLUETOOTH function is not activated on the speaker.
Lit The speaker is connected to a BLUETOOTH device.
Flashes

  • The software update was canceled by “Sony | Music Center.”

  • The software update failed.

  • When the speaker is turned on for the first time after the software update, the blue (BLUETOOTH) and green (power) indicators flash simultaneously 3 times.
Double flashing

The speaker is in pairing mode.
Slow flashing

The speaker is waiting for a BLUETOOTH device to connect to.

Multi color indicator (ULT button)

Lit The sound mode is set to ULT1 or ULT2.
Unlit The sound mode is set to other than ULT1 or ULT2.

GUITAR indicator (white)

Lit The speaker is in guitar mode.
Unlit The speaker is not in guitar mode.

ECHO indicator (white)

Lit The microphone echo level is set to 1, 2, or 3.
Unlit

  • The microphone echo effect is not activated or no microphone is connected to the speaker.

  • While the microphone echo level is set to 3, pressing the ECHO button behind the cap on the rear side of the speaker deactivates the microphone echo effect and turns off the indicator.
Flashing While the microphone echo level is set to 1 or 2, pressing the ECHO button behind the cap on the rear side of the speaker makes the indicator flash once.

KEY CONTROL (flat) indicator (white)

Lit The key control level for the (flat) notes is set to a level between –1 to –6.
Unlit No key control level is set for the (flat) notes or no microphone is connected to the speaker.
Flashing

  • Pressing the KEY CONTROL (flat) button behind the cap on the rear side of the speaker makes the indicator flash once.

  • While the key control level for the (flat) notes is set to –6, pressing the KEY CONTROL (flat) button behind the cap on the rear side of the speaker makes the indicator flash 3 times.

KEY CONTROL (sharp) indicator (white)

Lit The key control level for the (sharp) notes is set to a level between +1 to +6.
Unlit No key control level is set for the (sharp) notes or no microphone is connected to the speaker.
Flashing

  • Pressing the KEY CONTROL (sharp) button behind the cap on the rear side of the speaker makes the indicator flash once.

  • While the key control level for the (sharp) notes is set to +6, pressing the KEY CONTROL (sharp) button behind the cap on the rear side of the speaker makes the indicator flash 3 times.