Bluetooth Speakers

How to Make JBL Charge 3 Discoverable

To link the Charge 3 JBL speaker with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to refurbish the connection information stored on that device, you must know how to make the JBL Charge 3 discoverable.  Now in this mode, this BT speaker advertises its Bluetooth name and current linkage details on the BT airwaves.  So in this post, we show you how get this speaker into discovery mode. Thus with this skill, you can then join it to phones, tablets, computers, and smart speakers.

How to Make JBL Charge 3 Discoverable, Step by Step

1. Turn On the Charge 3

Firstly, turn on the speaker by pressing its  Power  button once.

E.g. See this button, pointed at by the bright green arrow, in the next picture.

Top view of the JBL Charge 3, showing the dark -Power- button.

The speaker then comes on, as pictured next.

The glowing white -Power- button.

2. Press the Discovery Mode Button and Release when the Power Lamp Starts Quickly Flashing

Secondly, to find your speaker on your source Bluetooth device, place it into discoverable mode.

For that, press and release the the Discovery Mode button, as pointed out in the next picture.

The -Pairing / Discovery Mode- button.

Additionally, when you press this button, the speaker makes a plucking guitar pairing sound. Moreover, the lamp in the Power button starts quickly blinking blue.

The -Power- button flashing blue.

3. Done with How to Make JBL Charge 3 Discoverable

Lastly, the Status light is flashing, you should be able to see your JBL Charge 3 on any in-range phone, computer, tablet, or smart speaker, as shown next.

iOS Bluetooth settings screen, showing JBL Charge 3 discovered but not paired.

Other Posts About the JBL Charge 3

    1. How to Connect JBL Charge 3 to iPhone 11
    2. How to Factory Reset JBL Charge 3
    3. Charge 3 JBL Change Name Routine
    4. JBL Charge 3 Specs

Related Posts How to Make JBL Charge 3 Discoverable

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    2. How to Make JBL Xtreme 2 Discoverable
    3. How to Make JBL Clip 2 Discoverable
    4. Making the JBL Flip 2 Discoverable
    5. How to Make JBL Flip 3 Discoverable

References

    1. JBL Charge 3 Official Product Page at JBL.com

Revision History

    • 2022-12-02: Updated links.
    • 2021-08-09: First published.
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