How to Reset JBL Go 2 Bluetooth Speaker

We show how to reset a JBL Go 2 Bluetooth speaker. This restores it to default settings. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from the speaker’s memory. Clearing these stops the speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices after the reset. Also, you might reset to make it ready or sale or re-gifting. Or, reset to stop it from pairing with devices you no longer wish it to pair with.

How to Reset JBL Go 2 Bluetooth Speaker: Step by Step

1. Turn on the Speaker

Press the Power button. Then hold it in until the status lamp on the front top lights up and the guitar strum sound plays.

Find the Power button, as shown in the last picture above.

Then, the status light comes on, as shown next.

2. Wait for the Power Up Guitar Sound

The speaker makes a rising electric guitar strum sound when it powers up. The JBL Go 2 Bluetooth speaker is ready for use after this sound finishes.  It may or may not pair with a device. This depends on whether there are any in-range Bluetooth devices that know about the Go 2.  Whether there’s an active connection or not, reset works the same way, as follows.

3. Press the Volume UP and Bluetooth Buttons Together

Find the Bluetooth and UP Volume buttons.  The BT button is on the top panel, second button in from the left edge. The Volume UP button is two buttons to its right.

The speaker then enters reset.  Within a second or two, the unit powers off after reset finishes. So the falling guitar strum sounds, and after that, the status lamp goes dark.

4. Check that the Reset of the JBL Go 2 Bluetooth Speaker Did Indeed Work

Next, power on the speaker again, as described in step 1 above.

Note that after reset, our speaker came up in ready-to-pair mode, with the status lamp rapidly flashing blue.

5. Done with How to Reset JBL Go 2 Bluetooth Speaker !

Reset of the JBL Go 2 Bluetooth speaker is now complete. So you may now gift or sell it. Or pair it again with your favorite Bluetooth devices.

After reset, the speaker no longer automatically connects with any previously paired in range Bluetooth device. Thus, to restore automatic Bluetooth pairing, you would manually pair the Go 2 with a desired device. Then any time that both this speaker, and that device have Bluetooth turned on, pairing would automatically happen again.

Other Posts About the JBL Go 2 Bluetooth Speaker

1. 1. JBL Go 2 Bluetooth Speaker Specifications

References

1. 1. JBL Go 2 Bluetooth Speaker Product Page, on JBL.com