Audio-Technica ATH-CKS50TW | How To Pair These Earbuds?

The Audio-Technica ATH-CKS50TW earbuds come with Bluetooth 5.2 compatible with the A2DP, AVRCP, and HFP profiles, a 9mm dynamic driver, an amazing battery life of 20 hours with 3 hours of charging time, the IPX4 dust and sweat-proof certification, and much more. Learn how to use these earbuds using this manual!

Audio-Technica ATH-CKS50TW | Pairing Instructions

How to Pair The Earbuds?

To iOS and Android phones

Step 1: Open the lid of the charging case and take the earbuds out. After that, a white light will turn on and start flashing, and they will turn on automatically. Also, you can press and off the multifunction touch button on both earbuds for about 4 seconds.

When a light starts flashing quickly, it means that the earbuds will be ready to pair with any device.

Step 2: Turn on Bluetooth on the desired device.

Step 3: Go to the device’s Bluetooth settings.

Step 4: Select “ATH-CKS50TW”. If a password is needed, type “0000”. After that, the “Bluetooth connected” prompt sound will appear, and the pairing will be done.

To PC (Windows)

Step 1: Turn on Bluetooth on the desired device.

Step 2: Go to the settings.

Step 3: Go to “Bluetooth and other devices”.

Step 4: Click on “Add device”.

Step 5: Open the lid of the charging case and take the earbuds out. After that, a white light will turn on and start flashing, and they will turn on automatically. Also, you can press and off the multifunction touch button on both earbuds for about 4 seconds.

When a light starts flashing quickly, it means that the earbuds will be ready to pair with any device.

Step 6: Select “ATH-CKS50TW”. If a password is needed, type “0000”. After that, the “Bluetooth connected” prompt sound will appear, and the pairing will be done.

How to Wear?

Step 1: Take both earbuds out of the charging case.

Step 2: Identify the left and right earbuds.

Step 3: Choose the ear tips that best suit your ears.

Step 4: Insert the headphones into the inner canal of the ears.

Step 5: Rotate for the best possible comfort and best fit, and make sure that the microphone is pointing to the mouth.

How to Turn On and Off?

Turn on: Open the lid of the charging case and take the earbuds out. After that, a white light will turn on and start flashing, and they will turn on automatically. Also, you can press and off the multifunction touch button on both earbuds for about 4 seconds.

Turn off: Place the earbuds into the charging case. After that, the earbuds will turn off automatically. Also, you can press and off the multifunction touch button on both earbuds for about 4 seconds.

How to Control? / How to Operate? – Instructions

• Play or pause music: Press the multifunction touch button on the right earbud one time.
• Play the next song: Press the multifunction touch button on the right earbud two times.
• Restart the current song: Press the multifunction touch button on the right earbud three times.
• Play the previous song: Press the multifunction touch button on the right earbud three times.
• Turn the volume up: Press the multifunction touch button on the left earbud one time.
• Turn the volume down: Press the multifunction touch button on the left earbud two times.
• Answer an incoming call: Press the multifunction touch button on any of the earbuds one time.
• End a current call: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on any of the earbuds for about 2 seconds.
• Reject an incoming call: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on any of the earbuds for about 2 seconds.
• Cancel a call: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on any of the earbuds for about 2 seconds.
• Switch between ANC and HearThrough modes: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on the left earbud for about 2 seconds.

How to Activate The Mono Mode?

To activate or deactivate the mono mode in these earbuds, all you have to do is to pair the earbuds to the device and take out one of the earbuds from the charging case. It will start working by itself.

How to Charge The Earbuds?

Earbuds

To charge the earbuds, all you have to do is to place them into the charging case and close the lid. The earbuds will start charging automatically.

Charging case

To charge the charging case, all you have to do is to connect the case to a USB charger or charging port with the included USB-A to C cable. It will start charging automatically.

How to Reset The Earbuds?

Step 1: Delete all “ATH-CKS50TW” pairing information from the connected device.

Step 2: Place the earbuds into the charging case and keep the lid open.

Step 3: Press the multifunction touch button on both earbuds two times.

Step 4: When the light on the earbuds flashes white, press and hold the multifunction touch button on both earbuds for about 6 seconds. After that, a white light will turn on and turn white, and the resetting will be done.

What Do The Lights Mean?

Earbuds

• A white light turns on and starts flashing: The earbuds turn on.
• A light flashing: The earbuds are ready to pair with any device.
• A light on while on the charging case: The earbuds are charging.
• The flashing light turns off while on the charging case: The earbuds are fully charged.
• A red light turns on and turns white: The earbuds are resetting.

Charging case

• One light flashing: The case has a really low battery
• One light on and one flashing: The case has a low battery.
• Two lights on and one flashing: The case has a medium battery.
• Three lights on and one flashing: The case has a high battery.
• All four lights turn on for 10 seconds and then off: The case is fully charged.
• All lights on and flashing: There was a charging error.

The Earbud’s Voice Prompts

• “Battery level high/medium/low”: The earbuds turn on and have a certain battery percentage.
• “Bluetooth connected”: The Bluetooth is connected.
• “Bluetooth disconnected”: The Bluetooth is disconnected.
• “Noise-cancelling”: The ANC mode is on.
• “HearThrough”: The HearThrough mode is on.
• “Off”: The ANC or HearThrough modes turn off.
• “Play”: Music is being played.
• “Pause”: The music was paused.
• “Low battery”: The earbud’s battery level is really low.
• “Please recharge”: The earbuds have no battery.

A Guide To Audio-Technica ATH-CKS50TW APP

The Audio Technica ATH-CKS50TW can be used with an application, called Audio-Technica | Connect. This application is available for iOS and Android devices.

When you open the application and connect to the earbuds, the main page will be there. Here, you can not only find the battery percentage of both earbuds separately, but you can also do different things:

• Activate the AAC.
• Set the ANC and Hear-Through modes.
• Set the equalizer.
• Increase or decrease the volume.
• Stop, play, skip, or go back to a song.

On the other hand, through this application, you can also configure the different features available in the earbuds, such as the low latency mode, balance adjustment between the earbuds, and more.

Some Common Problems & Troubleshooting

Left / Right / One side of the earbuds has stopped working

If this happens, it may be because it is low on battery or it did not connect correctly with the device. To fix this, you can do the following:

1. Try charging the earbud that is not working or both, placing them in the charging case.

2. Try factory resetting the earbuds.

3. Check if the earbuds are operating within a normal working range

If that doesn’t work, the earbud is probably faulty, and I can go for a refund or replacement of it.

Left / Right / One side of the earbuds has a low volume

If this happens, it may be because the earbuds are dirty or the volume is set low. To fix this, you can do the following:

1. Try cleaning the earbud using a cotton swab or carefully clean the mesh with a pin.

2. Try factory resetting the earbuds.

The microphone is not working

If this happens, it can be because the microphone is muted, or the earbuds are badly positioned. To fix this, you can do the following:

If the microphone is muted, check the device microphone volume. If that doesn’t work, that means that there might be a defect in the earbud, so try replacing them or get a refund.

The earbuds are not connecting to Windows/laptop/PC

If the earbuds are earbuds not connecting, it can be because the Bluetooth on the computer has a pairing problem. To fix this, you can do the following:

1. Try disabling Bluetooth from nearby devices >>> then activate the pairing mode of the earbuds, pair and connect earbuds from Settings >>> Bluetooth & other devices >>> Add a new device >>>> select Bluetooth.

2. Try uninstalling and reinstalling the Bluetooth driver, or updating the Bluetooth driver. All can be done in Manage >>> Device Manager, reset earbuds (if available), and then repeat the step.

3. Try resetting the earbuds.

FAQs

We hope you now know how to operate the earphone from the above Audio Technica ATH-CKS50TW manual. Want to know anything about the earphones? Do not hesitate to ask in the comments section.