JBL Charge 5 Sync - How to Do It

Gives the JBL Charge 5 Sync 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 Sync: Step by Step

With your Charge 5 OFF (power button is dark), run through this routine to sync 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 Sync Routine

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

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

5. Turn On your JBL Charge 5

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 top view. Showing the dark -Power- button. — The JBL Charge 5 top view. Showing the dark -Power- button.

The speaker then boots and comes on.

But since our iPad does not know about this particular speaker, it will not sync 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 your JBL Charge 5 on your source BT device, put the speaker into Bluetooth discovery mode. To do that, press and release the Pairing button.

When you press the Pairing button, the speaker 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 on your Source Device

Then see the screen shot next. We found our Bluetooth speaker.

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

8. Sync with your JBL Charge 5

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

Your mobile device then syncs 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 Charge 5 now shows as connected.

9. Done with JBL Charge 5 Sync !

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

References for JBL Charge 5 Sync

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

JBL Charge 5 Sync — How to Do It