About the indicators

CHARGE indicator (orange)

Unlit The speaker has completed charging.
Lit The speaker is being charged.
Slow flashing The built-in battery is running at 10% or less and needs to be charged.
Flashes 3 times and turns off If the CHARGE indicator flashes 3 times and turns 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

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

  • Each time you touch -/+ (volume) on the speaker, the indicator flashes once in green.

  • When you operate -/+ (volume) on the speaker and the volume is set at the lowest (0) or highest (50 for music playback) level, the indicator flashes 3 times in green.

  • When the color of the light is changed by one of the lighting color selectors on the speaker, the indicator flashes once in green.

  • When the current color is selected by the lighting color selector on the speaker, the indicator flashes 3 times in green.

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

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

  • When(play) and (BLUETOOTH) on the speaker are touched 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) and (BLUETOOTH) on the speaker are touched 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.

  • 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 software update, the indicator flashes 3 times in green along with the blue flashing (BLUETOOTH) indicator to inform you that the update is complete.
Double flashing (orange) An error is detected during battery charging. Stop charging immediately, wait for a while, and then charge the built-in battery all over again. For details, see Notes on charging.
Triple flashing (orange) An abnormality, such as an invalid touch 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 BLUETOOTH function is not activated.
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 turns on for the first time after the software update, the indicator flashes 3 times along with the green flashing(power) indicator to inform you that the update is complete.
Double flashing

The speaker is in pairing mode.
Slow flashing

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

MEGA BASS indicator (white)

Unlit The sound effect is set to other than MEGA BASS.
Lit The sound effect is set to MEGA BASS.

STAMINA indicator (white)

Unlit The sound effect is set to other than STAMINA.
Lit The sound effect is set to STAMINA.

GUITAR indicator (white)

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