Tag: JBL 5

  • JBL Charge 5 Battery Level

    JBL Charge 5 Battery Level

    The JBL Charge 5 has a group of LEDs behind a translucent white bar in its front lower area. This displays battery level, as well as showing whether it’s draining or charging. Specifically, the JBL Charge 5 battery level gauge displays charging progress when draining. Or it shows how full the battery is while charging.…

  • JBL Charge 5 LFM — Low Frequency Mode

    JBL Charge 5 LFM — Low Frequency Mode

    Unfortunately, the usual way to switch LFM does not work on the JBL Charge 5. Hopefully, JBL will re add this feature in a later version of the firmware.  But if this did work, it might work as it has on other JBL Charge speakers.  Now when ON, this mode makes the passive bass radiators…

  • JBL Charge 5 Button Functions

    JBL Charge 5 Button Functions

    The JBL Charge 5 has six buttons and a few lamps across its top. There’s also a battery gauge light strip. The Power button lights in white to show that the speaker is ON or OFF. The Bluetooth lamp blinks or glows solid to show the speaker’s pairing status. And, there’s also a port access…

  • JBL Charge 5 PartyBoost Button

    JBL Charge 5 PartyBoost Button

    Here we describe the JBL Charge 5 PartyBoost Button. In summary, the PartyBoost button lets you join from two to over a hundred compatible speakers together. Then they all play the same program. Thus, you can fill a much bigger party area with sound than you can by playing just one speaker. Now the JBL…

  • JBL Flip 5 PartyBoost Button

    JBL Flip 5 PartyBoost Button

    Here we describe the JBL Flip 5 PartyBoost button. In summary, the PartyBoost button lets you join from two to over a hundred compatible speakers together. Then they all play the same program. Thus, you can fill a much bigger party area with sound than you can by playing just one speaker. Now the JBL…

  • JBL Charge 5 Pairing Mode

    JBL Charge 5 Pairing Mode

    To pair the JBL Charge 5 with a Bluetooth device, you need to know about JBL Charge 5 pairing mode.  You need this mode first to get the speaker to broadcast its Bluetooth name and current linkage data.  This allows source devices to find and link to it. So in this piece, we discuss how…

  • My JBL Charge 5 Won’t Turn OFF

    My JBL Charge 5 Won’t Turn OFF

    When my JBL Charge 5 won’t turn OFF, we find that this likely means one or more things. And we offer below a couple solutions for the most likely cause. My JBL Charge 5 Won’t Turn Off: Causes Now in this model, one or more of the following may cause this speaker to fail to…

  • JBL Charge 5 Controls

    JBL Charge 5 Controls

    The JBL Charge 5 has six controls and a few lamps across its top. There’s also a battery gauge light strip. The Power control lights in white to show that the speaker is ON or OFF. The Bluetooth lamp blinks or glows solid to show the speaker’s pairing status. And, there’s also a port access…

  • JBL Charge 5 Update — How to Do It

    JBL Charge 5 Update — How to Do It

    Here are our JBL Charge 5 update procedure. First, this routine can take up to thirteen minutes to finish. How long depends on the speeds of your WiFi connection, mobile device, and other factors.  Furthermore you can’t reverse once you update.  Thus you won’t be able to return to any prior firmware version once you…

  • JBL Flip 5 Won’t Charge — How to Fix

    JBL Flip 5 Won’t Charge — How to Fix

    Most JBL wireless speakers, including the Flip 5, offer truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge them with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, the JBL Flip 5 won’t charge fully, or at all.  To solve that, we offer information here to help. JBL…