How do I connect a JBL speaker to my phone?

Both the owners of Apple gadgets and the owners of other brands of smartphones want to know how to connect any JBL speaker to the phone, how to use and disconnect it. This brand is very popular, it is considered one of the best on the market, but the process of joint operation with a mobile device in its wireless acoustics is not implemented in the best way. All the features of how to turn on a JBL speaker via an iPhone or another phone should be analyzed in more detail - instructions and consideration of the most typical reasons why this cannot be done will help.

JBL is a well-known company for the production of wireless speaker systems. Its speakers can be used with your phone by simply charging the built-in battery and connecting them via Bluetooth. The whole process takes a few minutes and does not require a lot of technical knowledge. Moreover, if there is an NFC chip in the smartphone and the speaker, they can be connected with one touch.

To connect via Bluetooth, you need to follow a series of steps. To start - charge your smartphone and speakeras wireless communication requires a certain amount of battery life. If it is not enough, the signal from the source will simply not be received. After making sure that everything is in order with the battery, you need to perform certain actions.

1. Place the devices to be paired side by side. Manufacturers do not recommend exceeding a distance of 1 m at the first connection. In the future, the range of Bluetooth signal reception increases to 3-10 m, and sometimes more.
2. Include column, wait for the signal on the display or the corresponding light indication. On miniature versions of wireless acoustics, these "beacons" serve as a kind of indicator of the state of the device.
3. Turn on the wireless module on the speaker... To do this, JBL technology provides a button control panel, on which you need to hold down and hold the desired key. A blinking light indicates that Bluetooth is on. The column is available for recognition by other devices. It should be borne in mind that the time period during which you can connect is only 5 minutes, after this period you will have to repeat it all over again.
4. In the smartphone, you need to open the settings section. In it, find a tab with a wireless connection. Activate the Bluetooth module. If it was previously enabled in the column, when you start the search, the new device will appear in the list of available for pairing.
5. Select a column from the list of available options. Activate pairing and wait for it to be established. This can take up to 5 minutes. As soon as the speaker is displayed as a connected device in the phone menu, you can turn on the music. The sound will go through the speaker of the external device.

You can disconnect and completely disconnect the connection between devices by selecting this item in the phone's submenu. In the pairing settings, it is enough to delete the detected device. The speaker itself can also be reset to factory settings in order to completely delete the list of previously installed ones from memory. Bluetooth connections... Depending on the model, the procedure may vary, but usually it is enough to press and hold 2 buttons on the JBL wireless acoustics turned on: Bluetooth and volume up.The device should turn off, then the next time you turn it on, the blue indicator of the power button will flash.

A number of JBL speaker models have NFC connectivity to mobile devices. In order for everything to go well, you need to make sure that this option is available. The NFC function on the speaker does not need to be turned on additionally, but on a smartphone it may need to be activated using the classic On / Off position change in the corresponding section. The connection is established instantly, in a split second, information is transmitted via Bluetooth, the range is about 10 m. You just need to touch the case of the turned on speaker with your smartphone.

To connect a JBL speaker to your phone, you can use the supplied Audio cable. But this connection option requires the second plug to be the same size as the connector on the device. Ordinary 3.5mm AUX cables can transmit audio to JBL speakers with their own rechargeable battery or other power sources.

Through the 3.5 mm jack, the sound will be broadcast louder and more stable. In general, wired connection looks attractive at the expense of saving battery resources. Bluetooth pairing quite intensively consumes its charge, here the losses will be minimal.

You cannot connect a speaker to an iPhone via the AUX-in for headphones. There is simply no such connector in the design of the device. Apple has long relied on wireless communications.

When the JBL speaker does not connect to the phone, the user himself has to look for the causes of the problems. Let's take a closer look at common failures.

1. Technical difficulites... They are quite common, the problem can usually be solved in the simplest way - by restarting the smartphone. Usually after this it is possible to easily connect the devices to each other.
2. No indication on the speaker... Perhaps the equipment is simply discharged or turned off. It is worth pressing the activation button on its body and wait for the indicators to turn on.
3. The speaker is connected to another device. If you have previously paired, then the connection can be automatic. It is worth looking in the phone menu to see if there is a column in the list of connected external accessories. Sometimes the phone itself may find headphones or other device earlier. In this case, the connection will also fail.
4. Weak signal. Positioning the devices as close to each other as possible will help to correct the situation. It is not necessary to touch the speaker with the phone.
5. My phone does not connect to any Bluetooth device... Perhaps the reason is a software malfunction. If other methods do not help, you can reset the device to the factory state.

All these reasons are quite common, sometimes combined with each other. When correcting, it is worth paying attention to any little things that contribute to a more accurate identification of the source of the problem.

The incompatibility of JBL and iPhone speakers is legendary. In fact, these devices are quite possible to "make friends", but you should not count on an instant positive result. Among the reasons why pairing cannot be established, the most common ones can be noted.

1. The devices are too far apart. If the reason is precisely this, builds make sure that the distance between the devices is less than 1 m.With an NFC connection, it is absolutely necessary to touch the speaker case with the smartphone.In iPhone, to protect against accidental activation, the signal range for the first pairing is less than 1 cm.
2. The battery is discharged. When going into power saving mode, the device will simply turn off the wireless module. To solve the problem, it is enough to replenish the energy to 100%.
3. The pairing is broken or not established. Even if the speaker worked successfully before, it may require a new pairing with an already familiar device. It is quite easy to execute it, it is enough to switch the wireless acoustics to the desired mode by holding a special button on its body and holding it until a blinking indication appears.
4. The column is in the list of connected devices, but does not work. The solution to the problem is to disconnect the connection. To do this, in the phone menu, you need to select the button with the letter i next to its name, and then find the "forget this device" item and select it. All that remains is to re-pair.

The following video shows you how to unbox, test and connect your JBL speaker to your phone.