Top view of the JBL Charge 5 wireless speaker, showing the -Power- and -Bluetooth- buttons lit.

JBL Charge 5 Pairing Mode

To pair the JBL Charge 5 with a Bluetooth device, you need to know about JBL Charge 5 pairing mode.  You need this mode first to get the speaker to broadcast its Bluetooth name and current linkage data.  This allows source devices to find and link to it. So in this piece, we discuss how to use this mode.  Thus, you can join it to tablets, phones, other speakers, and computers and play music from them on it.

JBL Charge 5 Pairing Mode: How to Activate It

1. Turn On the Speaker

Firstly, turn on the speaker by pressing its  Power  button once.

Picture of the top view of the JBL Charge 5. Showing the dark -Power- button when the speaker is OFF.
The top view of the JBL Charge 5. Showing the dark -Power- button when the speaker is OFF.

The speaker then comes ON.

Picture of the -Power- button glowing.
The -Power- button glowing.

2. Press the Pairing / Discovery Mode Button and Release when the Bluetooth Lamp Starts Quickly Flashing

Secondly, to be able to discover your speaker on your source Bluetooth device, place it into pairing mode. For that, press and release the the Pairing button, as pointed out in the next picture.

Picture of the -Power- and -Bluetooth- buttons glowing.
The -Power- and -Bluetooth- buttons glowing.

Furthermore, when you press this Pairing button, the speaker makes a plucking guitar pairing sound. Plus, the lamp in that same button starts quickly blinking white, as shown in the last picture.

3. Done with JBL Charge 5 Pairing Mode

While the Pairing button light is flashing, you should see this speaker on any in-range Bluetooth device.

iPad BT Settings page, showing the JBL Charge 5 speaker as discovered.
iPad BT Settings page, showing the JBL Charge 5 speaker as discovered.

Your speaker is indeed now in pairing mode.

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References for JBL Charge 5 Pairing Mode

    1. JBL Charge 5 Official Product Page
    2. Where to Buy the JBL Charge 5