How to Factory Reset JBL Clip 3

JBL Clip 3 portable Bluetooth speaker package, showing the sliding out of the box contents.

Covers how to factory reset JBL Clip 3 to its default settings. Factory resetting restores this speaker to its factory default state. Moreover, it clears any prior paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Erasing these stops the Clip 3 from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices after factory reset. Also, do this to get the unit ready for sale or re gifting. Or just do it to stop the speaker from connecting with devices you no longer have interest in.

How to Factory Reset JBL Clip 3: Step by Step

1. Turn on the Speaker

Press and hold the Power button until the status lamp lights up and the guitar strum sound plays.

JBL Clip 3 Bluetooth Speaker, showing its -Power- button highlighted.

First, find the Power button, as we see in the last picture above.

Then, the status light comes on, as the next picture shows.

Top view of the speaker, showing the status lamp glowing white and highlighted.

2. Wait for the Power Up Guitar Sound

The speaker makes a rising electric guitar strum sound when it powers up. Then, the 3 is ready once this sound ends.

Now the speaker may or may not pair with a device. That depends on whether there are any in-range Bluetooth devices that know about this Clip. However, whether paired or not, the factory reset works the same way, as follows.

3. Press the Volume UP and Play-Pause Buttons Together

Find the Play / Pause and UP Volume buttons. The Play / Pause button is in the middle, and the Volume UP button is on the right.

The speaker reset button combination. -Play-Pause- and -Volume UP- buttons circled.

The speaker then enters its factory reset routine.

Next, after a short pause, the Clip 3 turns off. The status lamp goes dark, and the speaker makes the power-down guitar sound.

See how the speaker status lamp changes during factory reset in the following pictures.

Top view of the speaker, showing the Status lamp glowing.

Finally, the status lamp goes out (dark), as highlighted in the next picture.

The speaker turned OFF. Showing dark status lamp highlighted.

4. Check that The Factory Reset of the JBL Clip 3 Speaker Did Indeed Work

Next, power on the Clip 3 again, as we did in step 1 above.

Note that after a factory reset, our speaker comes up in pairing / discovery mode. The status lamp fast flashes white to tell us this. So you should now be able to see the speaker in a BT source device.

5. Done with How to Factory Reset JBL Clip 3 !

The factory reset is now complete. So you may now sell or gift it, or pair the speaker again with your favorite Bluetooth devices.

After a factory reset, the speaker no longer automatically pairs with any device. Thus, to restore auto pairing, first manually pair the Clip 3 with a device. Finally, whenever both are in range, auto pairing takes place once more.