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.
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

  • 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

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) 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 (blue)

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.

MEGA BASS indicator (red)

Lights up The sound effect is set to MEGA BASS mode.
Turns off The sound effect is set to other than MEGA BASS mode.

STAMINA indicator (orange)

Lights up

The sound effect is set to STAMINA mode.
Turns off The sound effect is set to other than STAMINA mode.

GUITAR indicator (white)

Lights up

The speaker is in guitar mode.
Turns off The speaker is not in guitar mode.

PARTY CONNECT indicator (white)

Flashes The speaker is on standby for a connection for the Party Connect function.
Lights up The Party Connect function is used on the speaker. The indicators of all speakers connected for the Party Connect function light up.
Flashes 3 times

No new speakers can be added with the PARTY CONNECT button.

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