How to connect the iPad Air to a Beats Pill XL

Step by step instructions on how to stream music from the iPad Air to a Beats Pill XL wirelessly and which cable to use to play music.

iPad Air

These instructions assume that you have installed Apple iOS 7 or greater on the iPad Air. These instructions show you how to connect to Beats Pill XL speakers to the iPad Air. Note that this page refers to the Beats Pill XL and not the smaller Beats Pill speakers, visit the Beats page on WikiConnections.org for the full range of the latest Beats speakers. Before connecting the Beats Pill XL speakers to anything we recommend downloading the latest Beats Pill XL firmware update from the Beats Pill XL official support site [2] using the Beats updater tool.

Pairing the iPad Air to a Beats Pill XL using Bluetooth

Step by step instructions on how to stream music from the iPad Air to a Beats Pill XL wirelessly.

  1. Follow these steps to pair the iPad Air with a Beats Pill XL. First you need to turn on the Beats Pill XL by holding the power button, hold the round 'b' for 3 seconds until the light flashes. This indicates that the Beats Pill speaker is in pairing mode and ready to connect to the iPad Air.
  2. From the home screen on the iPad Air select the Settings control panel, then go to the Bluetooth menu and turn the Bluetooth option on.
  3. Underneath select Beats Pill XL from the list of nearby devices to pair with the iPad, shortly afterwards it will then say "Paired" next to the name of the device.
  4. The Beats Pill XL and the iPad Air are paired and ready to be used to play music. Tapping on the AirPlay icon in any iOS application on the iPad that can play audio will bring up a list of devices where you will be able to toggle between the headphones, loudspeaker and a Beats Pill XL. When the Beats Pill has been paired correctly the 'b' button will glow. Next time you can turn on the Beats Pill speaker and it will automatically connect to the iPad Air without needing to pair again, turn both devices on and wait for the round 'b' logo to glow. The Beats Pill Bluetooth speaker can pair with up to eight devices, each time it is turned on it will try to connect with the most recent Bluetooth device. Holding the 'b' logo again for three seconds will forget the current active Bluetooth session.For more details download the Beats Pill XL support site [3] from the Beats Pill XL official support site [2].
Pairing the iPad Air to a Beats Pill XL using Bluetooth

Playing audio on a Beats Pill XL from the iPad Air using a phone cable

Instructions on which cable to use to connect the iPad Air to a Beats Pill XL.

  1. These instructions show you how to hook up the iPad Air to a Beats Pill XL using a cable to play audio. Firstly locate the headphone socket on the top right of the iPad.
  2. Turn the Beats Pill XL around so the back is facing you making sure the power is switched off.
  3. Access the IN port by pulling out then rotating the rubber cover to the left of the 'beats pill xl' logo. The IN port is located to the left of the OUT port.
  4. Connect the headphone socket on the iPad Air to the IN on the Beats Pill XL port using a 3.5mm stereo male to 3.5mm stereo male cable [4].
  5. From now on any sounds from the iPad will stop playing on the iPad speaker and play on a Beats Pill XL instead.
  6. Turn on the speaker and you will hear music playing from the iPad Air to the Beats Pill XL. The Beats Pill XL and the iPad Air are now connected and can to be used to play audio. [AD]
Playing audio on a Beats Pill XL from the iPad Air using a phone cable

See also

  1. Apple - official iPad user guide
  2. Apple - Beats Pill XL official support site
  3. Apple - Beats Pill XL support site
  4. 3.5mm stereo male to 3.5mm stereo male cable - The mini stereo 3.5mm (1/8") stereo audio cable is a common cable used to connect audio devices together.