About the indicators

CHARGE indicator (orange)

Turns off The speaker has completed charging.
Lights up The speaker is being charged.
Flashes slowly The built-in battery is running at less than 20% and needs to be charged. In this state, the speaker cannot supply power to other devices.
Flashes 3 times and turns off If the CHARGE indicator flashes 3 times and goes off when you turn on the speaker, the built-in battery is empty and needs to be charged.

Note

  • As long as the speaker is connected to an AC outlet by a USB AC adaptor (commercially available), the speaker's built-in battery is capable of charging itself even while the speaker is turned on.

    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.

  • Depending on the type or specifications of the USB AC adaptor, if you use the speaker at a loud volume, the remaining power of the rechargeable built-in battery may decrease or the speaker may turn off even while the speaker is connected to an AC outlet by the USB AC adaptor. This, however, does not indicate a malfunction. If such a case occurs, turn off the speaker and let the battery fully charge itself before you use the speaker.

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

(power) indicator

Turns off The speaker is turned off.
Lights up (green) The speaker is turned on.
Lights up (orange) The speaker is turned off. The speaker is set to the BLUETOOTH standby mode.
Flashes (green or orange)

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

  • When you operate -/+ (volume) buttons and the volume is set at the lowest (0) or highest (50 for music playback/15 for phone calling) level, the indicator flashes 3 times.

  • 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 turns on for the first time after the software update, the indicator flashes 3 times in green to inform you that the update has completed.

  • When the software update is canceled by “Sony | Music Center”, the indicator flashes 4 times in green.

  • When the software update ends in error, the indicator flashes 4 times in orange.

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

(BLUETOOTH) indicator

Lights up The speaker is connected to a BLUETOOTH device.
Double flashes

The speaker enters the pairing mode.
Flashes slowly

The speaker is waiting for a BLUETOOTH device to connect to.
Flashes 3 times The software has completed updating.

LIVE indicator

Lights up The sound effect is set to LIVE SOUND mode.
Turns off The sound effect is set to EXTRA BASS mode or STAMINA mode (where neither EXTRA BASS mode nor LIVE SOUND mode is active).

STAMINA indicator

Lights up

The sound effect is set to STAMINA mode.
Turns off

The sound effect is set to EXTRA BASS mode or LIVE SOUND mode.

ST PAIR (Stereo Pair) indicators

Flashes

The speaker enters the Stereo Pair function.

The ST PAIR (Stereo Pair) indicator flashes when the connection with Stereo Pair function fails.
Lights up The Stereo Pair function is used on the speaker.

PARTY (Party Connect) indicator

Flashes The speaker enters the Party Connect function.
Lights up The Party Connect function is used on the speaker. The indicators of all speakers connected with the Party Connect function light up.
Flashes 3 times

No new speakers can be added with the PARTY (Party Connect) button.

To add a new speaker, use “Sony | Music Center.”
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