Sound Blaster X7 Controls and Indicators
Different actions can trigger the Sound Blaster X7 to go into different states. The table below lists the
controls and related actions, and the meaning of the LED indications.
Control/
Indicator
Action
LED
Status
Power/
Bluetooth
button/indicator
Press once
White
Power on
Press again
Off
Power off (standby)
Press and hold for
2 seconds
Blue blinking
Bluetooth
pairing
Blue
Bluetooth
connected
Press and hold for
5 seconds
Blue (blinks five times
quickly)
Bluetooth
settings reset
No activity within 15
minutes
Dim
Power saving mode
Playback Volume/
Mute
knob
Press once
Flashes slowly
Mute sound
Set volume level to
maximum or minimum
Blinks three times
Maximum or minimum
volume
SBX
button/indicator
Press once
White
SBX on
Press again
Off
SBX off
Press and hold for 3
seconds
Power
LED blinks two
times quickly
Voice recognition assistant
triggered
Press and hold for 6
seconds
Power
LED blinks five
times quickly
Audio prompts are turned
off
Dolby Digital
indicator
Play Dolby Digital encoded
audio via Optical-In
White
Dolby Digital decoding is
activated
Connect mobile device to
USB Host port
White (blinks five times)
USB Host is ready for audio
streaming
SBX
button/indicator
+
Power/
Bluetooth
button/indicator
Press and hold
SBX
button/indicator followed
by
Power/
Bluetooth
button/indicator
Power
,
SBX
and
Dolby
Digital
LEDs blink five
times quickly
Factory reset
Playback
Volume/Mute
knob
+
SBX
button/indicator
+
Power/
Bluetooth
button/indicator
Press and hold in
sequence
SBX
button/indicator,
Playback Volume
/Mute
knob and
Power/
Bluetooth
button/indicator
Dolby Digital
LED
blinks three times
The
Bluetooth
feature is
disabled permanently.
To reactivate
Bluetooth
,
perform one of the following
actions:
- Trigger NFC pairing
- Perform a
Bluetooth
setting reset*
- Perform a factory reset*
- Remove and plug in power
cable again
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