How to Pair JBL Boombox 2

This post shows how to pair a JBL Boombox 2 Bluetooth speaker with common mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod mobile devices.

How to Pair JBL Boombox 2, Step by Step

With your Boombox 2 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through this routine to pair it to your mobile device.

1. Visit the Home Screen on your Device

Press the Home button to bring up the device’s Home screen. Shown next.

2. Find the Settings App

We found ours on the second page of an iPad home screen, shown next.

Picture of an iPad Home screen, with the Settings app highlighted by an arrow. — iOS Home Screen with Settings app highlighted.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Tap the Settings app icon.

The mobile device then displays the first page of its settings, as we see in the next step.

4. Go to Bluetooth Settings to Continue with How to Pair JBL Boombox 2

Our Bluetooth settings screen displays, similar to the following.

Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since JBL speaker is currently powered OFF, it does not show up in the Bluetooth devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired this speaker with the iPad Air before. See this as shown in this list of previously paired Bluetooth devices, shown next.

Screenshot of an iPad Air, showing its previously paired Bluetooth devices list. Note that there's no JBL Boombox speaker now. — An iPad Air, showing its previously paired Bluetooth devices list. Note that there’s no JBL Boombox speaker now.

5. Turn On your Boombox 2

Turn on this speaker by quickly pressing its Power button. See this circled in green, in the next picture.

Picture of the dark -Power- button on the JBL Boombox 2 speaker. — The dark -Power- button on the JBL Boombox 2 speaker.

The speaker then powers up.

Picture of the glowing -Power- button on the JBL Boombox 2 portable speaker. — The glowing -Power- button on the JBL Boombox 2 portable speaker.

But since the iPad does not know about this speaker, the Boombox 2 will not pair with it automatically. The light in the Pairing button denotes this not-paired state by slow flashing or staying dark.

Picture of the glowing / flashing Bluetooth button on the JBL Boombox 2 speaker. — The glowing / flashing Bluetooth button on the JBL Boombox 2 speaker.

6. Put your JBL Boombox 2 into Bluetooth Pairing Mode

Now, to see your Boombox on your mobile device, place the speaker into pairing mode. To do that, press and release the Bluetooth button, as we see in the last picture above.

When you press this Pairing button, the speaker makes a repeating single pluck guitar note sound several times. Also, that same button begins fast flashing white.

7. Find your Bluetooth Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Pair JBL Boombox 2

See the screen shot next. We found our speaker, as pointed at by the green arrow.

Picture of the iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the JBL Boombox 2 speaker as discovered. — The iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the JBL Boombox 2 speaker as discovered.

8. Next, Pair with This Wireless Speaker

Tap the listed speaker in the Other Devices section of the Bluetooth devices list.

Your source device then pairs with the Boombox (named “JBL Boombox 2” in this demo). The mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to look something like the following.

Screenshot of the iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the JBL Boombox 2 speaker as Connected. — The iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the JBL Boombox 2 speaker as Connected.

9. Done with How to Pair JBL Boombox 2 !

We have now successfully paired this portable speaker. Similar routines work with pairing iPod Touch players, iPad Pros, and any iPhones as well so long as they support Bluetooth. Pairing with Android devices works in similar fashion as well.

References for How to Pair JBL Boombox 2

1. Boombox 2 Speaker Official Product Page at JBL.com

Revision History

- 2022-09-12: First published.