Picture of an Amazon Echo Dot 2 talking speaker with a JBL Clip 3 Bluetooth speaker.

Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Echo Dot

Shows how pairing the JBL Clip 3 with an Echo Dot works. Echo Dot speakers include generations 1 through 5. So this pairing happens between the Clip 3 and the Echo Dot devices. Thus 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: Step by Step

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

1. Find the Alexa App on your Mobile Device

Firstly, we find the Alexa app on our iOS iPad Air. In our case, the app is on the third  Home   screen page.

Screenshot of an iOS home page, showing the Amazon Alexa app icon.
An iOS home screen, showing the Amazon Alexa app icon.

2. Run the Alexa App

Then, the app displays its  Home  page.

Screenshot of the Alexa app  -Home- screen, showing the hamburger control.
The Alexa app  -Home- screen, showing the hamburger control.

3. Tap the Hamburger Control

Next, find the hamburger item in the top left corner of the screen.

This then brings up the Alexa app’s main menu.

Screenshot of the -Main- menu, showing the -Settings- option.
The -Main- menu, showing the -Settings- option.

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

This then brings up the  Settings  screen. From here, choose which Echo device you wish to pair with your Clip 3.

Screenshot of the Amazon Alexa app on iOS, showing its -Settings- screen, with our -Bedroom Dot- speaker highlighted.
The -Settings- screen. Showing our Echo Dot.

5. Tap the Echo Dot to Pair to the JBL Clip 3

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





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

Screenshot of the -Settings- screen for an Echo Dot. Showing the -Bluetooth- option.
The -Settings- screen for an Echo Dot. Showing the -Bluetooth- option.

6. Tap the  Bluetooth  Item

Then, find and tap the  Bluetooth  option.

This brings up the  Bluetooth Devices  screen.

So you’re now ready to start a Bluetooth scan by your Echo Dot. So the Dot you chose is what scans for devices to pair.





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

Screenshot of the -Bluetooth Settings- screen for our Echo Dot. Showing the -Pair A New Device- button.
The -Bluetooth Settings- screen for our Echo Dot. Showing the -Pair A New Device- button.

7. Turn On your JBL Clip 3

Put down your mobile device for a bit. Then turn on the Clip 3 by quickly pressing its  Power  button.

Picture of the JBL Clip 3 -Power- button on the right side of the unit.
The JBL Clip 3 -Power- button on the right side of the unit.

The Clip 3 then powers up.

But our Echo Dot does not know about this speaker. So the Clip 3 will not pair with it without your help the first time. Thus, the status lamp on the Clip 3 signals this not-paired state by slowly flashing white.

Picture of top of the JBL Clip 3. Showing the -Status- lamp flashing white.
Top view of the JBL Clip 3. Showing the -Status- lamp flashing white.

8. Put the Clip 3 into Bluetooth Discovery Mode

Then to allow the Echo Dot to find your JBL Clip 3, place the Clip into Bluetooth discovery mode. So for that, press and release the  Bluetooth  button.

Picture of the -Bluetooth Pairing- button.
The -Bluetooth Pairing- button.

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.

Picture of the -Status- light blinking white.
The -Status- lamp blinking white.

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.

Screenshot of the -Bluetooth Settings- screen back in the app. Showing the -Pair A New Device- button.
The -Bluetooth Settings- screen back in the app. Showing the -Pair A New Device- button.

10. Tap the  Pair a New Device  Button

Then this starts your Echo Dot scanning for any nearby Bluetooth devices that are themselves in Bluetooth discovery mode. In fact, your Clip 3 is now in Bluetooth discovery mode. So your Dot should now find it.

Thus after a short pause, you should see something like the screen we got here.

Picture of the -JBL Clip 3- entry that the app discovered.
The -JBL Clip 3- entry that the app discovered.

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

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.





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

Then pair to the JBL Clip 3 by tapping  it on the  Bluetooth Setup  screen.

The Echo Dot then pairs with the Clip 3. Then the Alexa App’s  Bluetooth Settings  screen changes as follows.

Picture of the -Bluetooth Devices- screen, with the -JBL Clip 3- paired.
The -Bluetooth Devices- screen, with the -JBL Clip 3- paired.

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 now has pairing with your Echo Dot. So its status light glows solid white.  This means that pairing is in effect thus.

Picture of the -Status- lamp now glowing white on the JBL Clip 3.
The -Status- lamp now glowing white on the JBL Clip 3.

13. Done Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Echo Dot !

Finally we have now paired our JBL Clip 3 with our Echo Dot. Thus we can now ask Alexa to play music on this Dot. Then those tunes will play on the Clip. Just be sure to speak to the Dot though when issuing commands and not the Clip 3. Why? Because the Dot is still the device that receives voice commands through its far field mics. But not the JBL Clip 3.

Other Posts About the JBL Clip 3

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    3. Fixing the Blinking Red Light Problem
    4. Picture Gallery
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Other Posts About Echo Dot

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References for Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Echo Dot 

    1. JBL Clip 3 Official Product Page
    2. Echo Dot Official Product Page