My iPad won't find my Bluetooth speaker

Is there an on/off switch under the KB? Maybe a Fn key combination will turn the KB on/off.

How to pair Bluetooth headphones to IPAD?
Most headsets have a power button or a switch to turn the device on. Press the "Pairing" button on your Bluetooth headset, if necessary. Select your headset from the Devices list on the iPad's Bluetooth window. Enter the passkey or PIN for your headset, if prompted.

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If you can, erase the memory on the speaker and mark each Bluetooth listing on the iPad to Forget This Device. Do not be around any other Bluetooth devices. Turn your speaker and iPad off and back on. Let them discover like 1st time. Try again. Patience. Sometimes takes 20 to 30 min. RJ

If your portable speaker is Bluetooth-enabled, here is the general procedure:

1. Press and hold the function control button on the speaker until you see red and blue lights flashing in rapid succession on the speaker (the speaker is now in "pairing" mode).
2. Turn on Bluetooth on your iPad and then tap on Scan. iPad will begin scanning for nearby Bluetooth devices. When you see a name similar to that of your speaker, tap on it . You will be asked for a passcode/passkey to pair the iPad with the speaker. Enter '0000' or '1234' (without the quotes).
3. Once the passkey is accepted, the two devices are now paired. The light on the speaker should become a steady blue.
4. On the iPad, tap on Connect. If the iPad connects to the speaker, you will see Connected. You are done. Play some music from the iPad to see if you can hear it coming through the speaker.

You should have this procedure detailed in the set up guide that came with the speaker. Please note that pairing is required only for the first time you try to connect the two devices, to get them "acquainted" to each other. After that, all you need is to connect the iPad to the speaker every time you want to listen to your iPad through the speaker.

Hello, I have already met this issue: after pairing a bluetooth speaker on a first host (computer or iPad), then pairing it on a second device (as another computer for example), when I try to pair it again to its original host device, it doesn't work.
The solution consist in
1) on the host computer, in the list of the Bluetooth devices, delete the line of the bluetooth speaker and forget this bluetooth device,
2) push on the Bluetooth detect button on Bluetooth speaker,
3) scan the bluetooth devices on your computer host, and when you see the bluetooth speaker in the list, select it.

The speaker has to be paired with your iPad before it will work. Check your documentation on how to put your speaker in "discoverable" mode long enough for the iPad to find it. If you have previously paired your speaker and it at one time did function is your iPad, make sure that Bluetooth is turned on on the iPad. Also, check the batteries on the speaker if it has previously functioned with your iPad...

Once you put the JBL speaker on, turn on bluetooth on your ipad, search for bluetooth device, it takes a few minutes sometime to locate your speaker, once you see your speaker listed in the bluetooth device, click on the device. IT will connect but at times it might ask for a PIN.

Try removing Dre Beats from Bluetooth settings (forget device) then reset your iPad. I just had the same problem and after that method they now work.

Among the convenient features of the Apple iPad is the ability to pair the iPad with Bluetooth devices.

Bluetooth devices allow the iPad to interact with wireless accessories including headsets and keyboards.

Like most things related to the iPad, connecting an iPad to a Bluetooth device a quick process.

Refer to the device's instruction manual for directions to make the Bluetooth device discoverable.

Typically, this involves holding down a button for a few seconds.

To pair an iPad and a Bluetooth device, the Bluetooth device must be discoverable.

Turn the iPad's Bluetooth capability on.

Go to the settings menu on the iPad by tapping the "Settings" icon on the iPad home screen.

Tap "General" from the left panel and then "Bluetooth."

Once you are in the Bluetooth screen, slide the "On/Off" switch to "On" to turn on Bluetooth.

Select the device you wish to pair with the iPad from the list of discoverable Bluetooth devices that appears on the screen.

Depending on the device, a password may be required.

Refer to the Bluetooth device's product manual for this password.

Hope this helps.

First, in order to pair the iPad to a Bluetooth device you need to make sure the Bluetooth device is discoverable. Refer to the instruction manual for the device (which you can find online usually if you lost it) on how to do this. Typically, it just involves holding down a button for a few seconds. Next, you need to turn the iPad's Bluetooth capability on. Go to Settings by touching the Settings App icon that looks like gears. Within Settings, select General and then Bluetooth. Once you are in the Bluetooth screen, press the on/off switch to turn Bluetooth on. Make sure it reads "on". Once you turn on Bluetooth, you should see the discoverable Bluetooth device show up on the screen as part of a list. Select the device you wish to pair with the iPad. Depending on the device, it may prompt you for a password. Refer to the Bluetooth device's product manual for this password.
Hope this helps you