How to Restart JBL Flip 5

Explains how to restart the JBL Flip 5 speaker to return it to default settings.  Restarting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory.  Clearing these stops it from automatically pairing to any devices.  Also, you might restart to get the Flip 5 ready for sale or re gifting. Or, do this to stop it from pairing with devices you no longer want.

How to Restart JBL Flip 5: Step by Step

1. Turn on the JBL Flip 5

Press and hold the Power button until it lights up.

Then, the Power button lights up along with the battery power scale, as shown next.  Here, since we’ve paired the speaker with Bluetooth devices before this, it does not enter Bluetooth discovery mode.  We know that because the Power button is glows solid gray, rather than blinking blue.

2. Wait for the Power Up Sound

The speaker makes a rising rock guitar strum sound when it powers up.  The Flip 5 is ready for use after this sound finishes.

3. Press the Volume UP and Play-Pause Buttons Together

The speaker then enters restart. Note that both the Bluetooth and Power buttons light up gray white for a couple seconds.

Then after a short pause, the speaker turns off.  All the lights go off, and it makes the power-down guitar sound.

4. Check that the Restart Worked

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

Now this time, after restart, our speaker comes up in discovery mode.  Note that the Bluetooth button blinks white to denote this.  When the   Bluetooth  button blinks, this means that the JBL Flip 5 has no pairing.  Indeed, we expect it not to auto pair to anything after a restart.

5. Done with How to Restart JBL Flip 5 !

Restarting is now complete. So You may now pack it up for sale. Or pair it again with your favorite BT devices.  After restart, the unit no longer automatically connects with any device.  So to restore auto pairing, manually pair the JBL Flip 5 with a tablet or phone.  Then, any time that both speaker and that device have Bluetooth turned on, pairing with automatically take place once more.

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   3. How to Check JBL Flip 5 Battery
   4. JBL Flip 5 Review
   5. JBL Flip 5 Blinking Red Light, How to Fix

References for How to Restart JBL Flip 5

1. 1. JBL Flip 5 Official Product Page