How to Connect a Bluetooth Speaker to a Laptop

Turn on the Bluetooth speaker. Press the “Power” button to turn on the speaker. Different speaker models may differ slightly in the way they turn on. If that doesn’t work, you can refer to the speaker’s user manual.

• In case the speaker needs to be plugged in, be sure to do so before continuing.
• During the pairing process, you should also place the speaker as close to the laptop as possible.

Tap the Bluetooth icon

located at the top right of the Mac screen. A new menu will be dropped down.

• If you can’t find this icon in the menu bar, open the Apple menu
  

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  (Apple Menu), tap System Preferences , then Bluetooth .

Click Open Bluetooth Preferences… at the bottom of the drop-down menu. The Bluetooth setup menu will be displayed.

• Skip this step if you open the Bluetooth settings menu from System Preferences.

Turn on Bluetooth if it’s not already on. Click the Turn Bluetooth On button on the left side of the window. If here is Turn Bluetooth Off instead of Turn Bluetooth On , it means that Bluetooth is already on.

Tap the “Pair” button on the speaker. The speaker will start looking for a Bluetooth connection (such as your computer) to connect. The found Bluetooth connection will now appear in the “Devices” section of the Bluetooth window. Different speakers have different layouts and designs, so if you can’t find the “Pair” button, refer to the user manual.

• You may even have to hold down the “Pair” button.