Tag: The JBL Go

  • How to Connect JBL Go 3 to iPhone

    How to Connect JBL Go 3 to iPhone

    This post shows how to connect JBL Go 3 to iPhone phones. In summary: Start with your speaker OFF (dark front panel LED). Then, follow these directions to pair your Go 3 Bluetooth speaker to an iPhone. To clarify, we’re running an iPad Air tablet for this exercise.  But the pairing details are about the…

  • How to Bass Boost JBL Go 2

    How to Bass Boost JBL Go 2

    Currently we know of no way to bass boost the JBL Go 2 using just its controls. But if this were possible, it would make the speaker boom more. By this, we mean that boosting the bass would add a stronger bass characteristic to the playing content. Thus if JBL ever added this, it could…

  • JBL Go 2 Firmware Update

    JBL Go 2 Firmware Update

    Povers the JBL Go 2 firmware update procedure.  However, we know of no way to upgrade the software on this particular speaker. Why not?  Because we find  no firmware downloads for this unit on the JBL web site.  Plus, we see no details for this in the included manuals. So it looks like JBL feels…

  • JBL Go 2 Red Light Stays ON, Won’t Turn OFF

    JBL Go 2 Red Light Stays ON, Won’t Turn OFF

    Many JBL speakers, including the Go 2, sport a status light that shines red while charging / recharging these speakers. Sometimes though, this light stays on.  E.g. It does not turn off once charging is done, and this is concerning for many JBL Go 2 owners.  So in this post, we offer reasons that this…

  • JBL Go 2 Reset Directions

    JBL Go 2 Reset Directions

    We cover here the JBL Go 2 reset directions. In short: Turn the speaker on.  Then press and release the reset button combination (given below).  Next, wait for the LED on the front to go dark.  Reset is complete at this point. JBL Go 2 Reset, Step by Step Reset restores this BT speaker to…

  • JBL Go 3 Charging Time

    JBL Go 3 Charging Time

    You charge JBL Go 3 Bluetooth speaker via its USB-C charge port. And to get the shortest charging time and fullest charge when the JBL Go 3 runs low on battery power, be sure to use at least a medium current USB charger. Details follow. JBL Go 3 Charging Time: How Long to Fully Recharge…

  • JBL Go 3 Watts

    JBL Go 3 Watts

    The JBL Go 3 is a low power, hand-held style speaker with still enough watts to fill a small room with decent sounding tunes. It provides 4.2 watts of RMS audio output power.  So it’s plenty loud enough for personal use either indoors or outdoors. But what do the watts a speaker has, tell us…

  • How to Pair JBL Go 2

    How to Pair JBL Go 2

    This post shows how to pair a JBL Go 2 personal Bluetooth speaker with common mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod mobile devices. How to Pair JBL Go 2, Step by Step With your Go 2 powered OFF (status lamp is dark), run through this routine to pair it to your mobile…

  • How to Make JBL Go 2 Discoverable

    How to Make JBL Go 2 Discoverable

    To link the Go 2 JBL speaker with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to reset the connection information on that device, you must know how to activate discovery mode on the speaker.  You must know this because in this mode, the JBL Go 2 calls out its Bluetooth name and current…

  • Finding JBL Go 3 Firmware Version

    Finding JBL Go 3 Firmware Version

    Here, we give finding JBL Go 3 speaker firmware version instructions.  This is the version that this speaker is currently running. Knowing this number helps JBL support personnel when fixing speaker problems.  This can aid them in troubleshooting issues, bad behaviors, button lockups, pairing failures, and other issues. Note that in the JBL Go 3,…