Skullcandy 420 Grind Manual | Earbuds User Guide

The Skullcandy 420 Grind earbuds come with specs such as a total battery life of up to 40 hours, Bluetooth 5.2, 6mm drivers, a working range of up to 10 meters, hands-free voice control, app support, the IPX5 sweat and dust-proof certification, and much more. Learn how to use these earbuds using this manual!

Skullcandy 420 Grind Manual | How To Use These Earbuds?

How To Wear These Earbuds?

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

Automatically: Open the lid of the charging case and take the earbuds out. After that, they will turn on automatically.

Manually: Press and hold the multifunction touch area on both earbuds for about 1 second.

Turn Off

Automatically: Place the earbuds into the charging case. After that, the earbuds will turn off automatically.

Manually: Press the multifunction touch area on both earbuds two times, and then press and hold for about 1 second.

How To Pair The Earbuds?

To Android Or iOS Devices

Step 1: Open the lid of the charging case and take the earbuds out. After that, they will turn on automatically. If they don’t turn on, then press and hold the multifunction touch area on both earbuds for about 1 second.

When a red and blue light starts flashing on the earbuds, and the “Ready to pair” voice prompt is heard, the earbuds will be ready to pair with any device.

NOTE: If the earbuds don’t enter pairing mode automatically, then press the multifunction touch button on both earbuds one time, and then press and hold for about 1 second, until a red and blue light starts flashing on the earbuds, and the “Ready to pair” voice prompt is heard. This will activate the manual pairing mode.

Step 2: Unlock the desired device.

Step 3: Go to the device’s settings.

Step 4: Turn on Bluetooth on the desired device.

Step 5: Search for a new device.

Step 6: Select the Grind earbuds. If a password is needed, type “0000”. After that, the “Connected” voice prompt will sound, and the pairing will be done.

To Windows (PC)

Step 1: Turn on Window’s Bluetooth.

Step 2: Go to the settings.

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

Step 4: Click on “Add device”.

Step 5: Click on Bluetooth.

Step 6: Open the lid of the charging case and take the earbuds out. After that, they will turn on automatically. If they don’t turn on, then press and hold the multifunction touch area on both earbuds for about 1 second.

When a red and blue light starts flashing on the earbuds, and the “Ready to pair” voice prompt is heard, the earbuds will be ready to pair with any device.

NOTE: If the earbuds don’t enter pairing mode automatically, then press the multifunction touch button on both earbuds one time, and then press and hold for about 1 second, until a red and blue light starts flashing on the earbuds, and the “Ready to pair” voice prompt is heard. This will activate the manual pairing mode.

Step 7: Select the Grind earbuds. If a password is needed, type “0000”. After that, the “Connected” voice prompt will sound, and the pairing will be done.

How To Re-Sync The Earbuds?

If there is missing audio in one of the earbuds, then re-sync them. To do this, all you have to do is to place them into the charging case and close its lid for 2 seconds; when removed, both earbuds should play audio.

With that being said, if that doesn’t happen, then do the following steps:

Step 1: Place the earbuds into the charging case and keep the lid open.

Step 2: Go to the device’s settings and turn off Bluetooth.

Step 3: Take both earbuds out of the charging case and make sure they are powered on.

Step 4: Press the multifunction touch area on both earbuds 3 times. The light on the earbuds will go through a series of pulses as the earbuds re-sync.

After that, a blue light will flash 5 times, indicating that the process was successful.

Step 5: Go to the device’s settings and turn on Bluetooth.

Step 6: Select the Grind earbuds.

A blue light will flash 3 times, and a voice prompt will indicate when the earbuds have reconnected to the device.

How To Control These Earbuds? – Stereo Mode

Tap Controls

• Play or pause a song: Press the multifunction touch area on any of the earbuds one time.

• Turn the volume up: Press the multifunction touch area on the right earbud two times.
• Turn the volume down: Press the multifunction touch area on the left earbud two times.
• Answer an incoming call: Press the multifunction touch area on any of the earbuds one time.
• End a current call: Press the multifunction touch area on any of the earbuds one time.
• Activate Spotify (Spotify app required): Press and hold the multifunction touch area on the right earbud for about 1 second.

Voice Controls

With the Skull-iQ app running, you can control the earbuds by using voice commands.

• Activate Spotify (Spotify app required): “Hey Skullcandy, Spotify”.
• Play a song: “Hey Skullcandy, Play”.
• Pause a song: “Hey Skullcandy, Pause”.
• Play the next song: “Hey Skullcandy, Next”.
• Play the previous song: “Hey Skullcandy, Previous”.
• Turn the volume up: “Hey Skullcandy, Volume Up”.
• Turn the volume down: “Hey Skullcandy, Volume Down”.
• Activate the Stay-Aware mode: “Hey Skullcandy, Stay-Aware On”.
• Deactivate the Stay-Aware mode: “Hey Skullcandy, Stay-Aware Off”.
• Activate the voice assistant: “Hey Skullcandy, Assistant”.
• Answer an incoming call: “Accept”.
• Reject a current call: “Reject”.

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. 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. It will start charging automatically.

How To Reset These Earbuds?

If the earbuds don’t have audio streaming as they should, or they are having pairing issues, please proceed to fully reset the earbuds with the following steps:

Step 1: Delete all the pairing information from the earbuds on the connected device.

Step 2: Turn the device’s Bluetooth off.

Step 3: Remove both earbuds from the charging case, and a tone and voice prompt will indicate that the earbuds are powered on.

Step 4: Press and hold the multifunction touch area only on the right earbud for about 3 seconds. A tone will indicate a successful reset and a purple light will flash 3 times.

When a red and blue light starts flashing on the earbuds, and the “Ready to pair” voice prompt is heard, the earbuds will be ready to pair with any device.

Step 5: Go to the device’s settings.

Step 6: Turn on Bluetooth on the desired device.

Step 7: Search for a new device.

Step 8: Select the Grind earbuds. If a password is needed, type “0000”. After that, the “Connected” voice prompt will sound, and the pairing will be done.

The Earbuds’ Voice Prompts

• Ready to pair: The earbuds are ready to pair with any device.
• Connected: The earbuds are connected to the device.
• Battery … %: The earbuds’ battery level.
• Battery low: The earbuds have a low battery level (about 15% of battery).

What Does The Lights Mean?

Earbuds

• A red and blue light flashing: The earbuds will be ready to pair with any device.
• A red light on while on the charging case: The earbuds are charging.
• A blue light on while on the charging case: The earbuds are fully charged.
• A series of pulses: The earbuds are re-syncing.
• A blue light flashes 5 times: The re-syncing process is done.
• A blue light flashes 3 times: The earbuds have reconnected to the device.
• A purple light flashes 3 times: The earbuds are resetting.

Charging Case

• One light flashing: The case has 25% of battery.
• Two lights flashing: The case has 50% of battery.
• Three lights flashing: The case has 75% of battery.
• Four lights on: The case has 100% of battery.

A Guide to The Skullcandy 420 Grind APP

In order to view information, update or modify actions in the Skullcandy 420 Grind, there is a specially created application, called Skull-iQ, which is available for iOS and Android devices. When connecting to the respective earbuds, general information will appear on the home screen, such as the battery of the earbuds, as well as a couple of specific options:

• Voice control: This is the section in which you can configure the various voice commands that the earbuds can accept to be controlled without using the touch controls.
• Button settings: In the same way, touch controls can be configured, changed, activated, and even deactivated.
• Hearing modes: These earbuds have two specific hearing modes: Stay-Aware on and off mode. Here, they can be changed and configured when needed.
• Equalizer: Similarly, it has an equalizer with four default modes: Music Mode, Bass Boost Mode, and Podcast Mode, in addition to the Custom EQ Mode, which is fully customizable.

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 Skullcandy 420 Grind manual! Want to know anything about the earphones? Do not hesitate to ask in the comments section.