JBL Wonderboom Discovery Mode

Front view of the Wonderboom 1.

To link the JBL Wonderboom 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 discovery 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 the JBL Wonderboom discovery mode in action, so you can connect it to phones, tablets, computers, and smart speakers.

JBL Wonderboom Discovery Mode: Explained Step by Step

1. Turn On the JBL Wonderboom

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

The JBL Wonderboom 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 discovery mode as follows.

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

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

The -Discovery Mode- button.

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

3. Done Explaining JBL Wonderboom Discovery Mode

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

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