Tag: Xtreme JBL

  • How to Connect JBL Xtreme with iPhone

    How to Connect JBL Xtreme with iPhone

    This post illustrates how to connect JBL Xtreme with iPhone, a reasonably simple process once you know how to get to the various iOS screens. With your speaker shut off (Power button dark), run through this routine to pair your Xtreme to an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch iOS based device. We’re using an iPad Air…

  • How to Put JBL Xtreme in Pairing Mode

    How to Put JBL Xtreme in Pairing Mode

    To pair the Xtreme JBL speaker with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to refresh the connection information stored on that device, you must know how to launch pairing mode on the speaker.  In this mode, the JBL Xtreme telegraphs its Bluetooth name and current linkage info on the BT airwaves.  So…

  • JBL Xtreme Battery Life

    JBL Xtreme Battery Life

    The battery life on the JBL Xtreme Bluetooth speaker we discuss in terms of either how long the speaker will play after a full charge, before going dead again.  Or, we may want to know how long the battery will last before battery replacement becomes necessary. JBL Xtreme Battery Life: Per Charge How long should…

  • JBL Xtreme Watts

    JBL Xtreme Watts

    The JBL Xtreme by Harman Kardon is a medium power, shoulder-carry style unit with enough watts to fill a mid to large size room with decent sounding tunes. But what do the watts a BT speaker has, tell us about how good it is?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of how much power the…

  • JBL Xtreme Blinking Red Light

    JBL Xtreme Blinking Red Light

    Many JBL speakers, including the power bank Xtreme 1 model, have a blinking red light when the battery is almost out of power. In the case of this speaker, we find this lamp in the battery gauge lamps on the front at the base of the unit. Sometimes though, this red LED flashes for long…

  • Reset Button Location on JBL Xtreme

    Reset Button Location on JBL Xtreme

    Here, we show the Reset Button Location on JBL Xtreme and give a short lesson on how to use it. To summarize, you press a button duo to reset the Xtreme back to factory default settings.  But unlike some other BT portable speakers, there’s no single button on the Xtreme named   Reset.  Instead, it turns…

  • JBL Xtreme Buttons Explained

    JBL Xtreme Buttons Explained

    The JBL Xtreme features several buttons and lights across its top, as well as battery charge status lamps across the front bottom. The power button lights in either white, blue, or both, to show speaker status. There’s also a port access panel on the back bottom, sealed with a zipper cover, that hides two USB…

  • How to Factory Reset JBL Xtreme

    How to Factory Reset JBL Xtreme

    This post tell how to factory reset JBL Xtreme,  for returning the speaker to its default factory settings. Factory resetting the Xtreme restores it to default operation. Factory reset clears any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from  memory. Wiping old settings stops the Xtreme from pairing to any close-by active Bluetooth devices. Also, you might factory…

  • JBL Xtreme Not Charging

    JBL Xtreme Not Charging

    Most JBL Bluetooth speakers, including the Xtreme, offer portable operation via a battery inside. And when that battery goes dead, you can recharge it via an AC or car adapter. The Xtreme comes with a 19 volt AC adapter. But sometimes, the JBL Xtreme is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect…