Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Echo Dot Speakers

This post shows how pairing the JBL Clip 3 with Amazon Echo Dot speakers works. Alexa Dot speakers include the generation 1 and generation 2 Dot versions. Since this pairing happens between the Clip 3 and the Echo Dot devices, you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this pairing.

Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Echo Dot Speakers

Now with your JBL Clip 3 powered off (status lamp under the carabiner is dark), run through this routine to pair it to your Amazon Echo Dot. We’re using an iPad Air tablet to create this pairing.

1. Find the Alexa App on your Mobile Device

First off, we find the Alexa app on our iOS iPad Air as shown in the next screenshot. In our case, the app is on the third  Home   screen page. It’s pointed at by the blue arrow.

2. Run the Alexa App

Then, the app displays its  Home   screen as shown in the next screenshot.

3. Tap the Hamburger Control

Next, find the hamburger item in the top left corner of the screen. This is pointed at by the blue arrow in the last screenshot.

This brings up the Alexa app’s main menu, as shown in the next screenshot.

4. Tap the  Settings  Option on the Main Menu to Continue with Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Echo Dot

The  Settings  option is pointed at by the blue arrow in the last screenshot.

This then brings up the  Settings  screen, as shown in the next screenshot. From here, choose which Echo device you wish to pair with your JBL Clip 3 Bluetooth speaker.

5. Tap the Echo Dot Device you Wish to Pair to your Bluetooth Speaker

This takes you to the device-specific settings screen for the Echo speaker you chose.

In this demo, we’re pairing from our  Bedroom Dot  Echo Dot speaker to our Clip 3 speaker.

6. Tap the  Bluetooth  Item

Then, find the  Bluetooth  option pointed at by the   blue   arrow in the last screenshot.

This brings up the  Bluetooth Devices  screen, as shown next.

Now at this point, you’re ready to start a Bluetooth scan by your Echo Dot speaker. You’ve selected this Dot in the last step. So, that Dot will be the one that scans for Bluetooth devices.

But don’t press the  Pair a New Device  button just yet. We must first power up the JBL Clip 3 speaker and put it into Bluetooth discovery mode.

7. Turn On your JBL Clip 3 Bluetooth Speaker

Put down your mobile device for a bit, and turn on the JBL Clip 3 by quickly pressing its  Power  button. See this pointed out by the green arrow, in the next picture.

The Clip 3 then powers up.

But since our Echo Dot does not know about this speaker, the Clip 3 will not pair with it without your help the first time. Thus, the status lamp that lights on the top of the speaker signifies this not-paired state by slowly flashing white, as pointed out in next photo.

8. Put your JBL 3 Speaker into Bluetooth Discovery Mode

Now, to allow the Echo Dot to find your JBL Clip 3, place the Clip into Bluetooth discovery mode. For that, press and release the  Bluetooth  button, as shown in the next picture, pointed at by the green arrow.

When you press the  Bluetooth Discovery Mode  button, the speaker makes a repeating single pluck guitar note sound several times. Also, the status lamp changes from a slow flashing white glow to rapid flashing white. See this next.

9. Go Back to your Mobile Device to Continue with Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Echo Dot

Next, the screen with the blue  Pair a New Device  button should still be showing, as in the next screenshot.

10. Tap the  Pair a New Device  Button

This starts your Echo Dot scanning for any nearby Bluetooth devices that are themselves in Bluetooth discovery mode. Your Clip 3 is now in Bluetooth discovery mode. So your Dot should find it.

After a short pause, you should see something like the screen we got. Shown next.

In our demo, the Alexa app found our JBL Clip 3 speaker, named   JBL Clip 3.

11. Find your JBL Clip 3 on the Discovered Devices List

See the screenshot above. Our scan found two devices. It found the JBL Clip 3 as well as our Roku player. So, we located our Clip 3 speaker in the list, as pointed at by the blue arrow in that picture.

12. Finally, Pair your Echo Dot with your JBL Clip 3 Portable Speaker

Pair to the JBL Clip 3 by tapping the listed speaker in the  Bluetooth Setup  screen, shown in the last screenshot above.

The Echo Dot then pairs with the Clip 3 speaker. The Alexa App’s  Bluetooth Settings  screen then changes to look something like the following.

Also, the JBL Clip 3 makes the Speaker Paired sound (the three ascending guitar notes). Note that the Bluetooth symbol to the left of the listed speaker item turns blue in the last screenshot.

The speaker is now paired with your Echo Dot. It’s status light glows solid white.  This means successful pairing established, as shown next.

13. Done Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Echo Dot !

We have now successfully paired our JBL Clip 3 splashproof  speaker with our Amazon Echo Dot speaker device. We can now ask Alexa to play music on this Dot, and those tunes will play on the excellent sounding Clip. Just be sure to speak to the Dot when issuing commands, and not the Clip 3.  Even though the Clip 3 is now paired with the Echo Dot, the Dot still receives voice commands through its internal far field microphones.

Enjoy!

Other Posts About the JBL Clip 3 Speaker

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2. How to Pair JBL Clip 3 with Google Home Speakers
3. JBL Clip 3 Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Picture Gallery
4. How to Adjust Volume on JBL Clip 3 Bluetooth Speaker
5. JBL Clip 3 Speaker Review, Features

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References for Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Echo Dot 

1. How to Pair your Amazon Echo Dot with a Bluetooth Speaker, from CNet
2. Meet JBL’s next-gen Clip 3 mini Bluetooth speaker, from CNet.com
3. Connecting Amazon Echo Dot to an External Speaker, from PC Magazine

Revision History

• 2019-04-21: Fixed targeting issues, removed ad code, and added tags.
• 2018-06-05: First published.