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



JBL Charge 5 Bass Boost Explained

Unfortunately, the usual way of how to turn on bass boost on the JBL Charge 5 speaker does not work. Further, we know of no other way to activate this mode. But you could simulate it by adjusting an equalizer app on your streaming source device. Hopefully, JBL will add this feature in a later … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Bass Boost Explained



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



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



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



JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions

This post gives JBL Charge 5 pairing instructions, for Bluetooth source devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones and tablets.  Moreover, a routine with some small variation also works for Android phones and tablets. JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions With your Charge 5 JBL speaker switched off (power … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Pairing Instructions



How to Check Battery Level on JBL Charge 5

The Charge 5 Bluetooth speaker has a group of LEDs behind a translucent white bar in its front lower area, as we see in the pictures that follow.  This displays battery level whether it’s draining or charging.  I.e. The Charge 5 JBL battery level gauge shows you charging progress, or how full the battery is … Continue reading How to Check Battery Level on JBL Charge 5