Factory Reset JBL Speaker

Gives the Factory Reset JBL Speaker routine, to return it to default factory settings. Factory resetting erases any prior paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Deleting these stops it from connecting to any nearby Bluetooth devices after the factory reset. Also, do this to get it ready for sale or re gifting. Plus, a factory reset can also to fix pairing errors. Or it can stop audio linking with devices you no longer wish to pair.

Factory Reset JBL Speaker: Step by Step

1. Turn on the JBL Speaker

Press and hold the Power button until it lights up.

Picture of the dark -Power- button on a typical JBL Speaker. — The dark -Power- button on a typical JBL Speaker.

Find the Power button, as shown in the last picture above.

Then, the Power button lights up along with the battery power scale, as shown next. Here, since we’ve paired the Flip with Bluetooth devices before this, it does not enter Bluetooth pairing mode. We know that because the Bluetooth button flashes slowly, rather than glowing solid or fast blinking.

Picture of the -Bluetooth- button flashing. — The -Bluetooth- button flashing.

2. Wait for the Power Up Sound

The JBL Speaker makes a rising rock guitar strum sound when it comes on. The Flip is ready for use after this sound finishes up.

3. Press the Volume UP and Play-Pause Buttons Together to Start the Factory Reset

See the next picture to find the Play-Pause and UP Volume buttons.

Picture of the -Play-Pause- and -Volume UP- buttons. — The -Play-Pause- and -Volume UP- buttons.

The speaker then enters factory reset, as shown in the next picture. Note that both the Bluetooth and Power buttons light up gray white for a couple seconds. Shown next.

Picture of all lights on the button panel glowing. — All lights on the button panel glowing.

Then after a short pause, the Flip shuts off. All the lights go off, and it makes the power-down guitar sound.

4. Check that Factory Reset of the JBL Speaker Worked

Next, power on the unit again, as detailed in step 1 above.

Now this time, after factory reset, the Flip comes up in pairing mode, as we see next. Note that the Bluetooth button blinks white to denote this. When the Bluetooth button blinks, this means that the unit has no active pairing. Indeed, we expect it not to pair to anything after a factory reset.

Picture of the -Bluetooth- button blinking. — The -Bluetooth- button blinking.

5. Done with Factory Reset the JBL Speaker !

Factory resetting is now complete. You may now pack up the speaker for sale, or pair it again with your favorite BT devices. The speaker will no longer automatically connect with any earlier paired in-range device. To restore automatic BT pairing, manually pair the speaker with a tablet or phone. Then, any time that both the Flip and that device have Bluetooth turned on, pairing with automatically occur once more.