JBL Charge 5 Buttons, Codes Combinations

The JBL Charge 5 party speaker has six buttons and a few lamps across its top, as well as battery gauge light strip on the front. 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, … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Buttons, Codes Combinations



Finding JBL Charge 5 Firmware Version

Here, we show how finding JBL Charge 5 firmware version works on this BT speaker. You may wish to know this exact number installed on the speaker, to troubleshoot speaker connection problems and other issues. Thus, it’s handy to be able to quickly find this number in a pinch. Now, to get the release info … Continue reading Finding JBL Charge 5 Firmware Version



How to Put JBL Charge 5 in Pairing Mode

To pair the Charge 5 JBL BT speaker with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to download the connection information for the speaker onto that device, you must know how to start off discovery mode on the speaker.  In this mode, the JBL Charge 5 broadcasts its Bluetooth name and current linkage … Continue reading How to Put JBL Charge 5 in Pairing Mode



How to Turn On Low Frequency on JBL Charge 5

Unfortunately, the usual way to up the bass on the JBL Charge 5 speaker, by turning on low frequency mode does not seem to work. Plus, we know of no other way to switch to this mode. So Hopefully, JBL will re add this feature in a later version of the firmware.  This mode on … Continue reading How to Turn On Low Frequency on JBL Charge 5



JBL Charge 5 Watts Output, Input

The Charge 5 JBL Bluetooth speaker by Harman Kardon is a moderate to medium power, desktop style unit with enough RMS watts to fill a typical size room with full sounding tunes. It also has a built in power bank for recharging light to moderate duty phones and smaller tablets. But what do the watts … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Watts Output, Input



How to Turn Off JBL Charge 5 Portable Speaker

We explain how to turn off the JBL Charge 5 BT speaker here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that they prominently position on the unit so it’s easy to find.  Indeed, this portable speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button on the side button panel to the … Continue reading How to Turn Off JBL Charge 5 Portable Speaker



JBL Charge 5 Specs Watts

The Charge 5 JBL Bluetooth speaker by Harman Kardon is a moderate to medium power, desktop style unit with enough RMS watts in its specs to fill a typical size room with full sounding tunes. It also has a built in power bank for recharging light to moderate duty phones and smaller tablets. But what … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Specs Watts



How to Turn On JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Speaker

We explain how to turn on the JBL Charge 5 BT speaker here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that they prominently position on the unit so it’s easy to find.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button on the side button panel, as we see … Continue reading How to Turn On JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Speaker



JBL Charge 5 Charging Instructions

You can recharge the JBL Charge 5 portable speaker through the USB-C charging port at the rear of the speaker. To summarize these JBL Charge 5 charging directions: First, choose a right sized USB power adapter, which we detail below. Next, connect the Black USB-C cable included with the speaker between the Charge 5 and … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Charging Instructions



How to Charge JBL Charge 5 Speaker

You can recharge the JBL Charge 5 portable speaker through the USB-C charging port at the rear of the speaker. To summarize how to charge the JBL Charge 5 : First, choose a right sized USB power adapter, which we detail below. Next, connect the Black USB-C cable included with the speaker between the Charge … Continue reading How to Charge JBL Charge 5 Speaker