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All About Multipoint Pairing

 

Current Skullcandy products that offer Multipoint Pairing include:

  • Crusher ANC 2
  • Riff Wireless 2
  • Rail
  • Rail ANC
  • Mod
  • Sesh ANC Active
  • Push ANC Active
  • Dime Evo
  • Icon ANC

What is Multipoint Pairing?

It enables your earbuds or headphones to be simultaneously connected to two (or more) devices, i.e., a laptop and a phone, and the audio sources are managed for you automatically.

This page contains an overview and tips for using Multipoint Pairing across Skullcandy earbuds and headphones. 


Multipoint Pairing on Earbuds

MULTIPOINT PAIRING: PAIR TO A 2ND NEW DEVICE (AFTER 1ST TIME PAIRING, WHILE EARBUDS ARE POWERED ON AND CONNECTED)

This feature makes it possible to pair your earbuds with two devices at once. The connection is managed automatically — you won’t need to do anything after pairing the second device.

For example — while watching YouTube videos on your laptop, you can take a call on your phone without the hassle of disconnecting from one device to pair with another.

  • To utilize Multipoint Pairing and pair to a 2nd device when you’re already powered on and connected to one device, press either earbud one time and then press and hold 1 second. This will again enter both earbuds into Pairing Mode.
  • The voice prompt will say “Ready to Pair”, and both earbuds will pulse red/blue. You can select “Mod” from the new available Bluetooth device list, and accept the prompt that will appear on your screen.
  • Once paired to the 2nd device, you will be able to seamlessly stream from either device as needed.

Now that you’ve paired to multiple devices, each time you power on your earbuds they will automatically sync to the 2 most recently paired devices!

 

WANT TO ADD A NEW DEVICE VIA MULTIPOINT PAIRING? (WHILE ALREADY CONNECTED AND PAIRED TO TWO DEVICES)

  • Simply enter into Pairing Mode while connected to the current two devices, and pair normally to the new device.
  • Once connected to the newly added device, the device that was first paired to your earbuds will be disconnected and you are now paired to the two most recently paired devices via Multipoint.
  • Important to note that after powering your earbuds off and back on, the two most recently paired devices will always become the default Multipoint duo.

STREAMING AUDIO WITH MULTIPOINT:

  • With your Mod earbuds, you’re able to play audio from either paired device at any time, but they will not play simultaneously.
  • For example, if you press play on one device while the other is streaming audio, the streaming device will automatically pause and the new device will begin to stream. No need to pause one before starting the other, the connection is managed automatically.

STREAMING AUDIO + PHONE CALLS + PROMPT TONES AND VOICE ASSISTANT WITH MULTIPOINT:

  • With your Mod earbuds, if you’re streaming audio from one device and get a phone/ Zoom call on the other, the streaming audio will automatically pause and the calling device will take priority.
  • Once the call has ended, the audio will then resume on the previously streaming device.
  • Similarly, if there is an important notification prompt tone from the device that is not currently streaming, the audio will pause briefly to notify the user, and then streaming will resume normally.
  • What happens if I’m currently on an active call and the second device gets an incoming call? The user will always need to end the first active call before the second can be answered.
  • You will not be able to have two active calls going at the same time.
  • If there are no active calls (and not streaming audio) on either device, the first call incoming or outgoing on either device will take priority.
  • With your Mod earbuds, the native Voice Assistant on either device cannot be activated during any sequence of active or outgoing calls but CAN be activated from either device even if one is streaming audio.

 

Multipoint Pairing on Headphones

MULTIPOINT PAIRING: PAIR TO A 2ND NEW DEVICE (AFTER FIRST TIME PAIRING, WHILE HEADPHONES ARE CONNECTED OR NON-CONNECTED)

  • To pair to a new device while you are currently Powered On and connected to a device, simply press the MFB 1 time, and then press and hold the same button for 1 second. This will enter the headphones into Pairing Mode.
  • Then you will hear the voice prompt “Ready to Pair” while the LED on the headphone will begin to pulse red and blue to indicate you are now in Pairing Mode.
  • Turn on your device’s Bluetooth and look for Riff 2 in your list of available Bluetooth devices.
  • Select Riff 2 and accept the “Pair” or “OK” prompt that appears on your screen. When pairing is complete, a voice prompt will say “Connected”.

WANT TO ADD A NEW DEVICE VIA MULTIPOINT PAIRING? (WHILE ALREADY CONNECTED AND PAIRED TO TWO DEVICES)

  • Simply enter into Pairing Mode while powered on and connected to the current two devices, and pair normally to the new device.
  • Once connected to the newly added device, the device that was first paired to your headphones will be disconnected, and you are now paired to the two most recently paired devices via Multipoint.
  • Please note that after powering your headphones off and back on, only the ONE most recently paired device will become the default paired device when powering on your headphones.

STREAMING AUDIO WITH MULTIPOINT:

  • After pairing two devices to your Headphone via Multipoint:
    • You will need to stream audio from the first paired device before streaming may begin from the second paired device.
    • You must also ensure that the first device streaming is paused, this will then allow you to begin streaming audio from the second device.
    • At no time will both devices stream audio simultaneously, one must first be paused before the other can start.
  • For example, if you press play on the idle device while the other is streaming audio, the streaming device will first need to be manually paused before the new device will begin to play audio.

STREAMING AUDIO + PHONE CALLS + PROMPT TONES AND VOICE ASSISTANT WITH MULTIPOINT:

  • If you’re streaming audio from one device and get a phone/Zoom call on the other, the streaming audio will automatically pause and the call device will take priority.
  • Once the call has ended, the audio will then resume on the previously streaming device.
  • Similarly, if there is an important notification prompt tone from the device that is not currently streaming, the audio will pause briefly to notify the user, and then streaming will resume normally.
  • What happens if I’m currently on an active call and the second device gets an incoming call?
    • The user will always need to end the first active call before the second can be answered.
    • You will not be able to have two active calls going at the same time.
    • Important to note, that if you are currently on an active call when the second device gets an incoming call, it can only be received by the device controls)
  • If there are no active calls (and you’re not streaming audio) on either device, the first incoming or outgoing call will take priority. (It is important to note in this scenario, incoming calls will need to be received by the headphone button controls 1x press MFB)
  • With your headphones, the native Voice Assistant:
    • Cannot be activated during any sequence of active or outgoing calls.
    • Can be activated from either device but only when streaming is idle on both devices.
    • Can be activated while streaming audio, but only from the same device that is streaming
 

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