Top view of the JBL Charge 5 wireless speaker, showing the -Power- and -Bluetooth- buttons lit.

How to Put JBL Charge 5 in Pairing Mode

To pair the JBL Charge 5 with a Bluetooth device, you should know how to start pairing mode.  In this mode, the JBL Charge 5 broadcasts its Bluetooth name and current linkage data over the Bluetooth medium.  So in this piece, we show you how to put the JBL Charge 5 speaker into this Bluetooth pairing mode.  Thus, you can join it to tablets, phones, other speakers, and computers and play music from them on it.

How to Put the JBL Charge 5 in Pairing Mode: Step by Step

1. Turn On the Speaker

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

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

Picture of the top of the JBL Charge 5, showing the -Power- button when the speaker is OFF.
The top view of the JBL Charge 5, showing the -Power- button when the speaker is OFF.

The speaker then comes on, as pictured next.

Picture of the -Power- button glowing.
The -Power- button glowing.

2. Press the Pairing / Discovery Mode Button and Release when the Bluetooth Lamp Starts Quickly Flashing





Secondly, to be able to discover your speaker on your source Bluetooth device, place it into pairing mode. For that, press and release the the Pairing button, as pointed out in the next picture.

Picture of the -Power- and -Bluetooth- buttons glowing.
The -Power- and -Bluetooth- buttons glowing.

Furthermore, when you press this Pairing button, the speaker makes a plucking guitar pairing sound. Plus, the lamp in that same button starts quickly blinking white, as shown in the last picture.

3. Done with How to Put JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Speaker in Pairing Mode

While the Pairing button light is flashing, you should see this speaker on any in-range Bluetooth device. We show this next.

iPad BT Settings page, showing the JBL Charge 5 speaker as discovered.
iPad BT Settings page, showing the JBL Charge 5 speaker as discovered.

Your speaker is indeed now in pairing mode.

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    3. Low Frequency Mode Explained
    4. JBL Charge 5 Buttons, Codes, Combinations, Meanings
    5. JBL Charge 5 Firmware Update Directions

References

    1. JBL Charge 5 Speaker Official Product Page at JBL.com