This post gives the JBL Charge 3 pairing procedure, showing how to do this on typical Bluetooth devices. E.g. These include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones and tablets.
JBL Charge 3 Pairing, Step by Step
Start with your JBL Charge 3 OFF and the power button dark. Then run through this routine to pair it to your device. We use an iPad Air tablet in this example.
1. Find your Way to the Home Screen on your iOS Device
Firstly, press the Home button to uncover the mobile iOS device’s Home screen.
2. Find the Settings App
We find ours on the second page of the iOS home screen.
3. Bring up the Settings App to Continue with JBL Charge 3 Pairing
Thirdly, tap the Settings app icon.
The device then displays the first page of its settings.
4. Go to Bluetooth Settings
Our Bluetooth settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is ON here. But since JBL Charge 3 is currently OFF, it does not show up in the devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired our JBL Charge 3 with the iPad Air before.
5. Turn On your JBL Charge 3
Turn on the speaker by quickly pressing its Power button.
The speaker then powers up.
But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, the JBL Charge 3 will not pair with it automatically. The light that comes on in the power switch denotes this not-paired state. It does so by glowing solid white.
6. Put your Speaker into Discovery Mode to Continue with These JBL Charge 3 Pairing
Now, to see your JBL Charge 3 on your iOS device, place it into Bluetooth discovery mode. To do that, press and release the Bluetooth button, as we show in the next picture.
When you press this button, the JBL Charge 3 makes a repeating single pluck guitar note sound several times. Also, the Power button changes from a solid white glow to flashing blue. See this next.
7. Find your JBL Charge 3 on your iOS iPad, iPod, or iPhone Device
See the screen shot next. We find our speaker there.
8. Pair with your JBL Charge 3
Tap the listed speaker in the Other Devices section of the Bluetooth devices list.
Your device then pairs with the Charge 3 (“JBL Charge 3” in this demo). The iOS device’s Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to look something like the following.
Note that the JBL Charge 3 now shows as connected.
9. Done with JBL Charge 3 Pairing !
And finally, we have now successfully paired our JBL Charge 3 with our iPad iOS device. This routine also works when pairing with Apple iPhone and iPod devices. But in those cases, the screen faces may differ slightly on the iPhone.