JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Pairing

This post offers the general JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth pairing procedure, to get it playing from your phone, tablet, or other BT source device. First, of course, for new speakers, unpack them and make sure that they have some charge in their batteries.  Then, with the 2 turned OFF (all dark top panel LEDs), follow these steps to pair with most any wireless source device.  Thus in this demo, we show how this pairing works on an iPad Air 3 tablet. But a like routine works for iPhones, iPods, and Android phones and tablets too.

JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Pairing: Step by Step

1. Unpack and Charge the JBL Wonderboom 2

For detailed charging instructions, see our JBL Wonderboom 2 Charging Recharging Instructions  post.

2. Next, Visit the Home Screen on your Bluetooth Device

Then press the Home button to get to the  Home  page.  See our  Home  screen as shown next on our iPad.

3. Find the iPad  Settings App

We found ours on the second page of the  Home  screen on our tablet.

4. Bring up the Settings App

Tap the Settings app icon.

The iPad Air 3 then shows the first page of its  Settings  screen, as shown in the next screenshot

5. Go to the  Bluetooth Settings Page to Continue with JBL Wonderboom 2 Pairing

Tap the  Bluetooth  item, as pointed at by the dark green arrow in the last screenshot above.

Our  Bluetooth Settings screen then appears as follows. Note that we switched ON our Bluetooth on this tablet. But since the 2 is currently OFF, it does not show in either the  My Devices  or  Other Devices lists on the tablet yet,  Why?  Because we’ve never paired it with this iPad before.  Plus, the JBL Wonderboom 2 is not yet broadcasting its BT connection info. This looks something like as shown next.

Note in this picture that no JBL Wonderboom 2 appears just yet.

6. Turn ON the JBL Wonderboom 2

Turn on the 2 by rapidly pressing its  Power  button.

See this button, pointed at by yellow arrow, in the next picture.

The JBL Wonderboom 2 then comes on, letting you know this by making a startup sound.

7. Put your JBL Wonderboom 2 into Bluetooth Pairing Mode

Now, to see the 2 on your iPad Air, place it into BT pairing mode. For that, press and release the Bluetooth button, as circled in the next picture.

When you press this Pairing button, the 2 makes an offbeat but cool pairing sound. Plus, a lamp in this button starts fast-flashing white. See this in the last picture above.

8. Find your JBL Wonderboom 2 on the iPad Air

See the picture next. We found ours, as pointed at by the yellow arrow in the next picture.

9. Pair with the JBL Wonderboom 2

Tap the listed JBL Wonderboom 2 in the  Other Devices  section of the  Bluetooth Devices  list, shown above.

Your iPad Air then pairs with the Bluetooth speaker (appears as “WONDERBOOM 2” in this demo).

The  Bluetooth Settings  screen then changes to display something like the following.

Note that the 2 now shows as paired, as pointed at by the yellow arrows in the last picture.

10. Done with JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Pairing !

We have now successfully paired via Bluetooth the JBL Wonderboom 2 to an iPad Air 3 tablet.  Audio output from that iPad now plays on this speaker, which is what you want. Bluetooth set up like this works with most other Bluetooth source devices as well.

Other JBL Wonderboom 2 Posts

1. 1. How to Turn OFF
   2. How to Make Discoverable
   3. When This Unit Won’t Charge
   4. How to Pair These Together
   5. The Buttons Manual

References

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