How to Reset JBL Go 3

Front View of the JBL Go 3 Bluetooth Speaker.

Shows how to reset a JBL Go 3 wireless speaker, to restore it to its default factory settings. Resetting returns this unit to factory default state. Plus, a full reset clears any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from the speaker’s memory. Erasing these stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices after the reset.

Further, you might reset to make it ready or sale or re-gifting. Or jus reset to stop it from pairing with devices you no longer wish to use with it.

How to Reset JBL Go 3 Bluetooth Speaker

1. Turn on the Speaker

First, press the Power button. Hold it in until the status lamp on the right side lights up and the guitar strum plays.

Right side of the JBL Go 3, showing the -Power- button.

To turn on the speaker. find and briefly press for a half second and then release the Power button.

Then, the status light comes on.

The -Status- lamp glowing white.

2. Wait for the Power Up Guitar Sound to Complete

The speaker makes a rising electric guitar strum sound when it powers up. The speaker is ready for use after this sound finishes.

Now at this time, the Go 3 may or may not pair with a device. This depends on whether there are any in-range devices that know about this speaker. But whether it pairs or not, reset works the same, as we describe below.

3. Press the Volume UP and Bluetooth Buttons Together

Next, find the Bluetooth and UP Volume buttons. The BT button is on the right side panel, beside the Power button. We also find the Volume UP button on the top panel of the unit to the right.

The -Volume UP- and -Bluetooth- buttons.

The speaker then enters reset. Within ten to twenty seconds, the unit powers off after reset finishes. Then the falling guitar strum sounds, and after that, the status lamp goes dark.

The dark status light.

4. Check that the Reset of the JBL Go 3 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 white.

5. Done with How to Reset JBL Go 3 !

Finally, the reset of the speaker is now complete. So you may now gift or sell it, or pair it again with your favorite Bluetooth devices.

After reset, this device no longer automatically pairs with any device. So, to restore auto-pairing, you manually pair the Go 3 with a desired device. Then after that, whenver both this speaker, and that device are in range, auto pairing would happen again.