How to connect JBL speakers together?
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Though the American audio hardware manufacturer has been around for decades, most users know JBL by its success in portable speakers. Whether you want to party at the beach or turn your phone into a sound system, JBL offers something for everyone.
What a lot of people don’t know is that JBL Bluetooth speakers connect easily to each other. The feature dubbed as ‘Connect’ was first introduced in Pulse 2, Clip 2, and Flip 3 which allowed users to link JBL speakers together. The maximum limit was set to two devices at a time.
Later, the company saw the potential of their portable speakers at outdoor parties where friends usually bring their speakers with them. It released the next generation speakers with the ‘Connect+’ communication protocol that extended the limit to 100 speakers.
In this post, we will help you with a step-by-step guide on how to connect two or multiple JBL speakers together using different protocols. You will find FAQs right at the end of this post to better understand the connectivity process and its limitations. So, let’s get to it.
How to link JBL speakers together
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Turn on all the JBL speakers by pressing the ‘Power Button’.
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Press the ‘Bluetooth Button‘ on the primary speaker to enable pairing with the source.
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Open ‘Bluetooth Settings’ on your Mac, Windows, iPhone, or Android, and search for the available devices.
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Pair the primary speaker with the audio source.
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Play Music from the source. At this moment, you can listen to music from only the primary speaker.
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Press the ‘Connect Button’ on the primary JBL speaker. It looks like an ‘hourglass‘ symbol on speakers with ‘Connect’ and ‘Connect+’ communication protocols, and an ‘infinity‘ symbol for speakers with ‘PartyBoost’.
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Now, press the ‘Connect Button’ on the secondary speaker and wait for the audio cue.
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Congratulations! You have successfully connected two JBL speakers together and now you can listen to the same track on both of them simultaneously.
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Repeat ‘Step 7’ to connect multiple JBL speakers together.
You can download the smartphone app (‘JBL Portable’ (Android, iOS) formerly named ‘JBL Connect’) to visualize the pairing process. In the app, you can switch between ‘Party’ and ‘Stereo’ mode once multiple speakers are connected.
FAQs:
What JBL Speakers Can Connect Together?
JBL speakers can connect with each other as long as they follow the same protocol.
Source : knowtechie.com