Pairing JBL Clip 3 With Amazon Echo

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

2. Run the Alexa App

Then, the app displays its  Home  page.

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.

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

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

5. Tap the Amazon Echo 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  Amazon Echo to our Clip 3.

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 Amazon Echo. 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.

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.

The Clip 3 then powers up.

But our Amazon Echo 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.

8. Put the Clip 3 into Bluetooth Discovery Mode

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

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

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

10. Tap the  Pair a New Device  Button

Then this starts your Amazon Echo 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.

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 Amazon Echo with your JBL Clip 3

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

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

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 Amazon Echo. So its status light glows solid white.  This means that pairing is in effect thus.

13. Done Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Amazon Echo !

Finally we have now paired our JBL Clip 3 with our Amazon Echo. 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

1. JBL Clip 3 Charging Instructions
2. How to Pair with Google Home
3. Fixing the Blinking Red Light Problem
4. Picture Gallery
5. How to Adjust the Volume

Other Posts About Amazon Echo

1. How to Change Amazon Echo Wake Word
2. Factory Reset Instructions
3. How to Connect to WiFi
4. How to Connect to Sony Bluetooth Speaker
5. How to Reboot

References for Pairing JBL Clip 3 with Amazon Echo 

1. JBL Clip 3 Official Product Page
2. Amazon Echo Official Product Page
3. Where to Buy an Amazon Echo