Sony WF-XB700 Manual | Step-by-step Pairing

The Sony WF-XB700 earbuds come with a battery life of about 9 hours, Bluetooth 5.0 with SBC and AAC, 10 meters of working range, the IPX4 sweat and dust-proof certification, 2.5 hours of charging time, and much more. Learn how to use these earbuds using this manual!

How To Pair The Sony WF-XB700 Earbuds?

How to Pair The Earbuds?

To iOS and Android Phones

Step 1: Open the lid of the charging case and take the earbuds out. After that, a blue light will flash two times, and the earbuds will turn on automatically.

When a blue light starts flashing twice on the earbuds, that means that they will be ready to pair with any device. If the earbuds don’t enter pairing mode automatically, then you have to press and hold the multifunction touch button on both earbuds for about 7 seconds, until the light starts flashing.

Step 2: Turn on Bluetooth on the desired device.

Step 3: Go to the device’s Bluetooth settings.

Step 4: Select “WF- XB700”. If a password is needed, type “0000”. A blue light flashes quickly for about 5 seconds.

After that, a blue light will flash on the earbuds every 5 seconds, and the pairing will be done.

To PC (Windows)

Step 1: Turn on Bluetooth on the desired device.

Step 2: Go to the settings.

Step 3: Go to “Bluetooth and other devices”.

Step 4: Click on “Add device”.

Step 5: Open the lid of the charging case and take the earbuds out. After that, a blue light will flash two times, and the earbuds will turn on automatically.

When a blue light starts flashing twice on the earbuds, that means that they will be ready to pair with any device. If the earbuds don’t enter pairing mode automatically, then you have to press and hold the multifunction touch button on both earbuds for about 7 seconds, until the light starts flashing.

Step 6: Select “WF- XB700”. If a password is needed, type “0000”. A blue light flashes quickly for about 5 seconds.

After that, a blue light will flash on the earbuds every 5 seconds, and the pairing will be done.

How to Wear?

Step 1: Take both earbuds out of the charging case.

Step 2: Identify the left and right earbuds.

Step 3: Choose the ear tips that best suit your ears.

Step 4: Insert the headphones into the inner canal of the ears.

Step 5: Rotate for the best possible comfort and best fit, and make sure that the microphone is pointing to the mouth.

How to Turn On and Off?

Turn on: Open the lid of the charging case and take the earbuds out. After that, a blue light will flash two times, and the earbuds will turn on automatically.

Turn off: Place the earbuds into the charging case. After that, a blue light will be on for 2 seconds, and the earbuds will turn off automatically.

How to Control? / How to Operate? – Instructions

• Play or pause music: Press the multifunction touch button on the right earbud one time.
• Play the next song: Press the multifunction touch button on the right earbud two times.
• Play the previous song: Press the multifunction touch button on the right earbud three times.
• Turn the volume up: Press the multifunction touch button on the left earbud one time.
• Turn the volume down: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on the left earbud.
• Answer an incoming call: Press the multifunction touch button on any of the earbuds one time.
• End a current call: Press the multifunction touch button on any of the earbuds one time.
• Reject an incoming call: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on the right earbud.
• Activate the voice assistant: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on the right earbud.

How to Activate The Mono Mode?

To activate or deactivate the mono mode in these earbuds, all you have to do is to pair the earbuds to the device and take out one of the earbuds from the charging case. It will start working by itself.

How to Charge The Earbuds?

Earbuds

To charge the earbuds, all you have to do is to place them into the charging case and close the lid. The earbuds will start charging automatically.

Charging case

To charge the charging case, all you have to do is to connect the case to a USB charger or charging port with the included USB-A to C cable. It will start charging automatically.

What Do The Lights Mean?

Earbuds

• A blue light flashes two times: The earbuds turn on.
• A blue light is on for 2 seconds: The earbuds turn off.
• A blue light flashes two times repeatedly: The earbuds are ready to pair with any device.
• A blue light flashes quickly for about 5 seconds: The connection has been made.
• A blue light flashes every 5 seconds: The earbuds are connected to the device.
• A red light flashes for about 15 seconds: The earbuds have a low battery.
• A blue light flashes quickly: The earbuds have an incoming call.
• A red light turns off while resetting: The earbuds are resetting.

Charging case

• A red light is on with the earbuds inside: The earbuds are charging.
• Said red light turns off with the earbuds inside: The earbuds are fully charged.
• A red light is on while charging: The case is charging.
• Said red light turns off while charging: The case is fully charged.
• A red light flashes for about 15 seconds: The case has a low battery.
• A red light flashes quickly: The case has an abnormal temperature.
• A red light flashes slowly: The case has abnormal charging.

How to Reset The Earbuds?

Step 1: Delete all “WF- XB700” pairing information from the connected device.

Step 2: Take both earbuds out of the charging case.

Step 3: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on one of the earbuds for about 20 seconds, or until a red light turns off.

Step 4: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on the other earbud for about 20 seconds, or until a red light turns off. After that, the resetting will be done.

Some Common Earbuds Problems & Troubleshooting

Left / Right / One side of the earbuds have stopped working

If this happens, it may be because it is low on battery or it did not connect correctly with the device. To fix this, you can do the following:

1. Try charging the earbud that is not working or both, placing them in the charging case.

2. Try factory resetting the earbuds.

3. Check if the earbuds are operating within a normal working range

If that doesn’t work, the earbud is probably faulty, and I can go for a refund or replacement of it.

Left / Right / One side of the earbuds has a low volume

If this happens, it may be because the earbuds are dirty or the volume is set low. To fix this, you can do the following:

1. Try cleaning the earbud using a cotton swab or carefully clean the mesh with a pin.

2. Try factory resetting the earbuds.

The microphone is not working

If this happens, it can be because the microphone is muted, or the earbuds are badly positioned. To fix this, you can do the following:

If the microphone is muted, check the device microphone volume. If that doesn’t work, that means that there might be a defect in the earbud, so try replacing them or get a refund.

The earbuds are not connecting to Windows/laptop/PC

If the earbuds are earbuds not connecting, it can be because the Bluetooth on the computer has a pairing problem. To fix this, you can do the following:

1. Try disabling Bluetooth from nearby devices >>> then activate the pairing mode of the earbuds, pair and connect earbuds from Settings >>> Bluetooth & other devices >>> Add a new device >>>> select Bluetooth.

2. Try uninstalling and reinstalling the Bluetooth driver, or updating the Bluetooth driver. All can be done in Manage >>> Device Manager, reset earbuds (if available), and then repeat the step.

3. Try resetting the earbuds.

FAQs

We hope you now know how to operate the earphone from the above Sony WF-XB700 Manual. Want to know anything about the earphones? Do not hesitate to ask in the comments section.