iPad -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the -JBL Charge 5- speaker as connected.

JBL Charge 5 Speaker How to Pair

Gives the JBL Charge 5 Speaker How to Pair procedure. This works for Bluetooth source devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones and tablets.  Moreover, a similar routine also works for Android phones and tablets.

JBL Charge 5 Speaker How to Pair: Step by Step

With your speaker OFF (power button is dark), run through this routine to pair it to your mobile device. We do this on an iPad Air tablet in this demo.

1. Visit the Home Screen on your Tablet or Phone

Press the Home button to uncover the mobile device’s Home screen.

2. Find the Settings App

Then we find ours on the second page of our Home screen.

Picture of an iOS -Home- screen. Showing the -Settings - app.
An iOS -Home- screen. Showing the -Settings – app.

3. Bring up the Settings App

So tap the Settings app icon.

The source device then displays the first page of its settings, as shown in the next step.

4. Go to Bluetooth Settings to Continue with JBL Charge 5 Speaker How to Pair

Then the Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is active  here. But the 5 is currently OFF. So it does not show up in the Bluetooth Devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired this speaker with this iPad Air before. See this in this list of previously paired wireless devices.

Screenshot of the iOS -Bluetooth Settings- page.
The iOS -Bluetooth Settings- page.

5. Turn On your JBL Charge 5 Speaker

So switch ON the 5 by quickly pressing its Power button. See this pointed at by the green arrow in the next picture.

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

The 5 then boots and comes on.

But since our iPad does not know about this particular speaker, it will not link with it automatically.

The light in the Power switch then comes on white.  Furthermore, this glowing Power button denotes this not-paired state as shown next.

6. Put your Speaker into Discovery Mode

Now, to see the 5 on your source BT device, put the speaker into Bluetooth discovery mode. To do that, press and release the Pairing button, as shown in the next picture.

When you press the Pairing button, the 5 makes a repeating single pluck guitar note sound several times. Also, that same button starts flashing white. See this next,

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

7. Find your JBL Charge 5 Speaker on your Source Device

Then see the screen shot next. We find our speaker there.

Screenshot of the iPad Bluetooth Settings page. Showing the JBL Charge 5 speaker as discovered.
iPad Bluetooth Settings page. Showing the JBL Charge 5 speaker as discovered.

8. Pair with your JBL Charge 5 Speaker

Tap the listed speaker in the Other Devices section of the Bluetooth devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with the speaker (“JBL Charge 5” in this demo).

The device’s Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to look something like the following.

Screenshot of the -JBL Charge 5- as now connected.
Showing the -JBL Charge 5- as now connected.

Note that the JBL 5 now shows as connected.

9. Done with JBL Charge 5 Speaker How to Pair !

At last we have successfully paired Charge 5 with our iPadOS device.

Other JBL Charge 5 Speaker Posts

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    2. Charge Time
    3. Software Update Directions
    4. Not Charging Problem

References for JBL Charge 5 Speaker How to Pair

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

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