JBL Go 2 Bluetooth speaker alongside an Alexa Echo Dot 3rd generation model.
Shows how to pair JBL Go 2 with Echo speakers. Note that this pairing happens between the Go 2 and the Echo device directly. So you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this pairing.
Start with your JBL Go 2 powered off (status lamp is dark). Then run through this routine to pair it to your Echo models. We’re using an iPad Air tablet to create this pairing via the Alexa app.
Firstly we find the Alexa app on our iPad Air. In this exercise, the app is on the third Home screen page.
Then the app displays its Home screen.
Find the hamburger item in the top left corner of the screen.
This then brings up the Alexa app’s main menu.
This brings up the Settings screen.
So touching Device Settings brings up the All Devices page.
From here, choose which Echo device you wish to pair with your JBL Go 2 speaker.
Then this takes you to the device-specific settings screen for the Echo speaker you chose.
In this demo, we’re pairing from our Thomas’s Echo Dot 3rd Gen speaker to our Go.
Next, find the Bluetooth Devices option.
This brings up the Bluetooth Devices screen, as shown next.
At this point, you’re ready to start a Bluetooth scan by your Echo Dot speaker for the Go 2. You’ve selected this Dot in the last step. So, that Dot will be the one that scans for BT devices.
But don’t press the Pair a New Device button just yet. We must first power up the Go 2 and put it into Discovery mode.
Then put aside your mobile device for a moment. Then turn on the JBL Go 2 by quickly pressing its Power button.
The speaker then boots up.
Now our Echo does not know about the Go 2 here. So the Bluetooth speaker will not pair with Echo without your help the first time.
So to allow Echo to find your Go 2, place it into Bluetooth discovery mode. For that, press and release the Bluetooth button.
When you press the Bluetooth Discovery Mode button, the speaker makes a twice repeating group of eight guitar notes. Also, the status lamp on the front changes from slow to fast flashing white.
The screen with the blue Pair a New Device button should still be showing.
Then this starts your Echo Dot scanning for any nearby Bluetooth devices that are themselves in BT discovery mode. Your Go 2 is now in Bluetooth discovery mode. So your Dot should find it.
After a short pause, you should see something like the screen we got.
In our demo, the Alexa app found our Go 2, named JBL GO 2.
Our scan found two devices. It found the JBL Go 2 as well as our Roku player. So, we located our speaker in the list.
Pair to the Go 2 JBL by tapping the listed speaker on the Bluetooth Setup screen.
The Echo Dot then pairs with the Go 2.
The Alexa App’s Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to look something like the following.
Also, the JBL Go 2 makes the Speaker Paired sound (the three ascending guitar notes). Note furthermore, that the Bluetooth symbol to the left of the listed speaker item turns blue when pairing is active.
The JBL Go 2 is now has pairing with your Echo. So it’s status light glows solid white. This means thus, that successful pairing is underway.
Finally we have now successfully paired our JBL Go 2 with our Echo speaker. So we can now ask Alexa to play music on this Echo. Then those tunes will come out of the Go 2. Be sure though, to speak to the Echo when making requests, and not the Go 2. The Echo is still the speaker that receives voice commands through its internal far field microphones.
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