Picture of the front of the Wonderboom 1.

JBL Wonderboom 1 Bluetooth Pairing Mode

To link the JBL Wonderboom 1 with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to reset the connection information on that device, you must know about the JBL Wonderboom 1 Bluetooth pairing mode.  You need this skill because in this mode, this speaker calls out its Bluetooth name and current linkage data on the BT airwaves.  So in this post, we show this mode in action, so you can connect it to phones, tablets, computers, and smart speakers.

JBL Wonderboom 1 Bluetooth Pairing Mode: Explained Step by Step

1. Turn On the JBL Wonderboom 1

First, turn on the unit by pressing its  Power  button once.

Picture of the JBL Wonderboom 1 top view. Showing the dark -Power- button.
The JBL Wonderboom 1 top view. Showing the dark -Power- button.

The speaker then powers ON. Further, the lamp on the top panel glows steady white, depending on speaker’s current battery charge state. This light may blink red if your battery is close to dead.  But for this exercise, we assume a full battery.

Yet whether the speaker is paired or not, you can start pairing mode as follows.

2. Press the Pairing Mode Button and Release when the Bluetooth Pairing Light Starts Quickly Blinking

Now, to be able to find your speaker on your source Bluetooth device, place it into pairing mode. For that, press and release the the Pairing button.

Picture of the -Bluetooth Pairing Mode- button.
The -Bluetooth Pairing Mode- button.

When you press this button, the speaker makes a rising plunka-dunka-dunk dunk pairing sound. Plus, the top panel Pairing Mode lamp inside the Pairing Mode button starts quickly blinking white.

3. Done with JBL Wonderboom 1 Bluetooth Pairing Mode

Next, while the Bluetooth Pairing Mode light is blinking, you should see the speaker on any in-range phone, computer, tablet, or smart speaker, as shown next.

iOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 1 speaker as discovered But not paired, circled.

Other JBL Wonderboom 1 Posts

    1. The Watts Specification
    2. How Do I Know If My JBL Speaker is Charging
    3. How to Make Discoverable
    4. Buttons Guide
    5. How to Turn OFF

References for JBL Wonderboom 1 Bluetooth Pairing Mode

    1. Official JBL Wonderboom 1 Support Page
    2. Where to Buy the JBL Wonderboom 1