JBL Xtreme 2 Bluetooth Pairing

Top view of the JBL Xtreme 2 power bank speaker.

This post gives JBL Xtreme 2 Bluetooth pairing directions. It shows pairing with iOS tablets and phone devices. But similar procedures work on Android devices also. In short, with your 2 shut off (Power button dark), run through this routine to pair your Xtreme 2 to a Bluetooth source device. We show this on an iPad Air tablet here. However, pairing is nearly the same for all the other BT devices, although the screen arrangements are a bit different depending on the source unit you’re pairing.

JBL Xtreme 2 Bluetooth Pairing: Step by Step

1. Pull Up the Home Screen on your Source Bluetooth Device

Press the Home button to reveal the Home screen. See our Home screen as pictured next.

2. Find the Settings App on your Source Bluetooth Device

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

iPad Home Screen with Settings App Highlighted.

3. Bring up the Settings App to Continue with JBL Xtreme 2 Bluetooth Pairing

Tap the Settings app icon.

The tablet / iPhone then displays the first page of its Settings screen, as shown in the next screenshot

iOS Settings screen on iPad Air, with Bluetooth turned ON screen showing, and the Bluetooth item highlighted.

4. Go to the Bluetooth Settings Page

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

Our Bluetooth Settings screen the appears as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since JBL Xtreme 2 is currently powered OFF, it does not show in either the My Devices or Other Devices lists yet, Why? Because we’ve never paired it with this iPad Air before, and the unit is not yet broadcasting its connection information. See this, as shown next.

iPad Air tablet showing previously paired Bluetooth devices list. Note that there’s no JBL Xtreme 2 now.

5. Turn On your JBL Xtreme 2

Turn on Xtreme 2 by quickly pressing its Power button. See this pointed at by the green arrow in the next picture.

Top view of the JBL Xtreme 2. Showing the -Power- button dark (OFF).

The speaker then comes on.

But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, this JBL Xtreme 2 will not pair with it by itself. The light that comes to life in the Power switch denotes this not-paired state by glowing solid white or blinking blue.

The -Power- button glowing white.

6. Put your Xtreme 2 into Bluetooth Pairing Mode

Now, to see your JBL Xtreme 2 on your phone or tablet, enter it into BT pairing mode. To do that, press and release the Bluetooth button on the unit.

Top view of the JBL Xtreme 2, with the -Bluetooth Pairing- button highlighted.

When you press this button, the Xtreme 2 makes a repeating single pluck guitar note sound several times. Plus, the Power button changes from a solid white glow to flashing blue. See this in the next picture.

The -Power- button blinking blue. This means that the unit is ON and in pairing mode.

To simplify the screenshots that follow, we’ve deleted from our iPad some of the Bluetooth devices not needed to illustrate the points in this demo.

7. Find your Speaker on your Source device, to Continue with JBL Xtreme 2 Bluetooth Pairing

See the screen shot next. We found ours, as pointed at by the green arrow, as seen next.

The iOS -Bluetooth Settings- page, showing the JBL Xtreme 2 discovered.

8. Pair with your JBL Xtreme 2

Tap the listed Xtreme 2 in the Other Devices section of the Bluetooth devices list, shown above.

Your iOS device then pairs with the Xtreme 2 (appears as “JBL Xtreme 2” in this demo). The Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to display something like the following.

The JBL Xtreme 2 now showing as paired.

Note that the Xtreme 2 now shows as connected, as pointed at by the green arrows in the last picture.