How to Hard Reset JBL Clip 3

An Echo Dot 4 clock speaker alongside a JBL Clip 3 BT speaker.

Covers how to hard reset JBL Clip 3 to its default settings. Hard resetting restores this speaker to its Hard 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 Hard 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 Hard 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.

The -Power- button on the JBL Clip 3 right side.

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

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

The status lamp on top, glowing white.

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

The speaker then enters its Hard 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 hard reset in the following pictures.

The Status lamp glowing white.

Finally, the status lamp goes out (dark).

The dark status lamp on the JBL Clip 3.

4. Check that The Hard 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 Hard 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 Hard Reset JBL Clip 3 !

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

After a Hard 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.