Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley

  • How to Connect Amazon Echo to Bluetooth Speaker

    How to Connect Amazon Echo to Bluetooth Speaker

    Not only can you use your Amazon Echo speaker as a Bluetooth speaker. But you can also connect it to another Bluetooth speaker, and hear Alexa audio through that speaker wirelessly.  Thus, we show here how to connect an Amazon Alexa Echo speaker to a Bluetooth speaker in the following paragraphs. Note that your Alexa…

  • How to Hard Reset JBL Xtreme 3

    How to Hard Reset JBL Xtreme 3

    We show here how to hard reset the JBL Xtreme 3 power bank portable speaker, to return it to its fresh-out-of-the-box settings. Hard resetting restores the speaker to default factory state.  Plus, it clears any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. Thus, erasing old settings stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby active BT…

  • How to Hard Reset JBL Boombox

    How to Hard Reset JBL Boombox

    How to hard reset the JBL Boombox power bank speaker shows how to restore the speaker to its default factory settings. Hard Resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory, and stops the Boombox from pairing to any nearby active BT devices that happen to be in range. Also, you might hard reset the…

  • How to Hard Reset JBL Boombox 2

    How to Hard Reset JBL Boombox 2

    Here we describe how to hard reset the JBL Boombox 2 portable speaker.  This restores the unit to its default hard settings. It also erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory, and stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby active devices that happen to be in range. Also, you hard might reset the…

  • JBL Xtreme 2 Hard Reset Instructions

    JBL Xtreme 2 Hard Reset Instructions

    We give here the JBL Xtreme 2 hard reset instructions, for returning the Bluetooth speaker to its default out-of-the-box state. Hard resetting the JBL Xtreme 2 restores this speaker to default factory settings. It also clears any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from the JBL Xtreme 2’s memory. Wiping old settings prevents this speaker from pairing…

  • How to Force Restart Samsung J7 Phone

    How to Force Restart Samsung J7 Phone

    In this piece, we run though how to force restart the Samsung J7 Android mobile phone. You might do this to fix strange behaviors on this smart phone, or to answer the weekly prompts to restart it to maintain reliable operation.  There’s no physical Restart button on the J7. So restarting it is a bit…

  • Pairing Victor Reader Trek with JBL Clip 3

    Pairing Victor Reader Trek with JBL Clip 3

    The Victor Reader Trek GPS navigator, eBook player, pod catcher, and internet radio now can pair to the JBL Clip 3 wireless speaker. We listen to talking books and old time radio shows often on our Flip by way of the VRT. So yes, this Bluetooth speaker pairing allows you to listen to podcasts, books,…

  • How to Set Up Echo Dot 3rd Generation

    How to Set Up Echo Dot 3rd Generation

    This piece discusses how to set up the Echo Dot 3rd generation smart speaker. This applies to the 2018 model of the Echo Dot speaker series. Before you Start How to Set Up Echo Dot 3rd Generation You will need to have the following… 1. A WiFi Internet Connection None of the Echo Dot 3 devices…

  • JBL Flip 3 Volume Control Explained

    JBL Flip 3 Volume Control Explained

    There are a few ways for how to set the JBL Flip 3 volume control on this Bluetooth speaker. These generally depend on the app(s) you’re playing from. Indeed many apps provide volume controls.  Plus, this JBL BT speaker has two buttons for volume control too.  Find these (the + and -) shaped buttons  on…

  • How to Reset Echo Dot 2nd Generation

    How to Reset Echo Dot 2nd Generation

    You may wish to reset Echo Dot 2nd Generation to factory settings because you wish to sell it. Or you just want to set it to another Amazon account, or to a new WiFi network. So, in that vein, to reset your speaker to factory settings, just run through the following steps. Factory resetting unlinks…

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