JBL Charge 5 Won’t Turn On

When your JBL Charge 5 won’t turn on unless it is plugged in, this likely means one or more things.  Either your speaker is broken beyond repair, the battery inside no longer recharges due to age or heavy use, or, you mistakenly put your speaker into service mode a.k.a. secret or weird mode.  So, assuming … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Won’t Turn On



JBL Charge 5 Power Button Not Working Fix

When the Power button on your JBL Charge 5 is not working, this likely means one or more things.  Now in this models, one or more of the following causes may be the reason this button does not work. The button mechanisms may have sand, dirt, or other debris in them. To repair this, take … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Power Button Not Working Fix



JBL Charge 5 Volume Control Explained

There are a few ways for how to set the JBL Charge 5 volume control on this Bluetooth speaker. These can depend on the app(s) you’re playing from. In fact, many apps offer volume controls for their sound output levels.  Furthermore, this JBL BT speaker has two buttons for volume control too.  Find these (the … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Volume Control Explained



How to Make JBL Charge 5 Discoverable

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 make the JBL Charge 5 discoverable.  In this mode, this speaker broadcasts its Bluetooth name and current linkage data over the … Continue reading How to Make JBL Charge 5 Discoverable



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 Software Update Instructions

Here are our JBL Charge 5 software update instructions. First, this routine can take up to thirteen minutes to wrap up, depending on the speed of your WiFi connection, the speed of your tablet or phone, and other details.  Moreover, you can’t reverse once you update.  Thus you won’t be able to return to any … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Software Update Instructions