Top front view of the JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth speaker.
We explain how to turn ON the JBL Charge 5 here. Now most speakers have a Power button that they prominently position on the unit so it’s easy to find. Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button on the top button panel.
There’s also a status lamp inside the Power button. This starts glowing when the speaker powers up.
This lamp is dark when the speaker is OFF, as seen above.
To power up this speaker, press the Power button. Then release after a quarter second or so. Moreover, you needn’t hold it in for too long for the unit to turn ON.
When the speaker comes on, the status lamp starts glowing. Furthermore, the unit makes an interesting sound to let you know that it is now running.
But pressing the Power button may not start up the speaker. And if the battery level gauge blinks red, you should recharge the speaker.
So if the unit won’t come on, try connecting an AC charger to it. You can indeed play the speaker while it charges.
Now with a charger present, this Charge 5 should always power up when you click the Power button. If not, then the unit may not be getting any electricity from your adapter. So check that the AC outlet for the adapter is live and that the adapter works. Also check that the cable between it and the speaker is okay, and that all connections are tight. Further, you might have accidently set the speaker to service mode. So in this case, it will not power up unless you connect it to power. So when this occurs, just turn this mode off.
But if after all these checks the speaker still does not turn on, then the unit itself may be defective. In that case, get a new one.
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