JBL Charge 5 Speaker Reset

JBL Charge 5 speaker, top view, showing the -Volume Up- and -Play-Pause- buttons.

This JBL Charge 5 speaker reset routine explains how to restore default settings. In short, it goes as follows: First, power on the 5. Next, press the reset button combo code (given below). Wait for the unit to power OFF, and once that occurs, reset is complete. Now for an in-depth look at this process, see below.

JBL Charge 5 Speaker Reset: Step by Step Routine

Moreover, resetting the 5 clears out any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. Plus, it stops the unit from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices after the reset. Also, reset it to get the Charge 5 ready for sale or re gifting.

1. Turn on the Speaker

Press and release the Power button. It should instantly light up solid white.

The JBL Charge 5 speaker, top view, showing the -Power- button when the speaker is OFF.

Find the Power button, pointed at by the green arrow in the last picture above.

Then, the Power button lights up, as shown next. In our case, since we’ve paired the speaker with Bluetooth devices before this, it does not enter Bluetooth pairing mode. We can tell that because the Bluetooth button remains OFF, rather than blinking white. Note the dark Bluetooth button, to the right of the glowing Power button in the next picture.

The -Power- button glowing.

2. Wait for the Power ON Sound

The Charge 5 makes a rising electric guitar strum sound when it powers up, and is ready for use.

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

See the next picture to find the Play-Pause and UP Volume buttons.

Top view of the JBL Charge 5 speaker, showing the -Volume Up- and -Play-Pause- buttons.

The Charge 5 soon enters reset, as illustrated in the next picture. Note that both the Power and Bluetooth buttons and the oval shaped ring that surrounds them. All of these light up for a brief period during reset. I.e. The ring and both buttons glow gray-white.

All lights lit up on the speaker.

Then after a short pause, the 5 turns off. All lights go off, and it makes the power-down guitar sound.

The next picture shows the speaker, powered down. All buttons are dark.

Top front view of the unit with all lamps dark.

4. Check that your JBL Charge 5 Speaker Did Indeed Reset

Next, power on the speaker again, as discussed in the first step above. In short, press and release the Power button.

Now this time, after reset, our speaker instantly comes up in Bluetooth discovery mode, as shown next. We did not have to press the Bluetooth button first. Note that the Bluetooth button blinks to let you know that the 5 has entered Bluetooth pairing / discovery mode. When this button blinks or is dark, the speaker is not in a pairing session. Indeed, we expect it not to pair to anything after a factory reset.

The -Power- and -Bluetooth- buttons aglow.

5. Done with JBL Charge 5 Speaker Reset !

The reset is now complete. Thus you may now pack it up for sale, or pair it again with your favorite Bluetooth devices.

Now as noted prior, the 5 after reset no longer auto pairs with any device. So you need to forget the previously paired Charge 5 in the Bluetooth devices section of your source device. Then you manually pair the Charge 5 with that device again if you wish. Finally, after that, any time that both speaker and that device are in range, auto pairing happens once more.