Skullcandy Ambush Wireless User Manual
- June 2, 2024
- Skullcandy
Table of Contents
USER MANUAL
Skullcandy Ambush Wireless Speaker
Diagram
Main Speaker Controls
Power On/Off
Power On
Long press and hold the Power Button. Wait (for up to 3 seconds) for the LED
light to flash magenta and the power ON tone to be played. Do not press any
other buttons during this time. When Ambush is on, the speaker will look to
connect to up to 2 devices in the paired device list. If no paired devices are
available for connection, the speaker will enter a NOT connected state and the
LED will flash red 2x every 3 seconds.
Power Off
Long press and hold the power button er any time while the Ambush is ON. As
the speaker powers OFF, It will play the power down tone and the LED will turn
magenta. It is recommended to disconnect all Bluetooth streaming devices
before powering OFF.
Enter Pairing Mode
When the speaker is ON, press and hold the round MFB (main function button) for 5 seconds. You will hear the voice notification, “pairing,” and the LED will alternate red and blue when pairing mode is entered. When a device is successfully paired, the LED will flash red 3 times.
Pair New Device
Connect to Device
When the speaker is not connected to a device and not in pairing mode, short
press the round MFB button to attempt to connect to a device from the list of
paired devices. Ensure the device Bluetooth is ON. When the device is
connected, you will hear the voice notification “connected,” and the indicator
LED will flash blue once every 3 seconds.
Clearing the Pairing List
To clear the list of paired devices from the speaker, push and hold the + and
round MFB simultaneously for 3 seconds while the power is ON. This will reset
the speaker to default pairing mode the next time it is powered on. Devices
will need to be paired again once this has been done even if previously
paired.
Battery Status Check
When the battery is low it will play the voice notification, “please charge
device.”
Charging
In any state, you may plug in the included micro USB to USB power cable to begin charging the Ambush. The LED will flash magenta 2x every 3 seconds to confirm that it is charging.
Music Controls
Start Music Playback
When the speaker is connected to the device but not streaming music, short
press the round MFB to start streaming. When the device is streaming, the
front LED will be off.
Pause Music Playback
When the speaker is streaming music, short press the center button to pause
the playback.
Volume Up
When the speaker is ON and not in pairing mode, press the + button to increase
the volume level.
Volume Down
When the speaker is ON and not in pairing mode, press the – button to decrease
the volume level.
Music Play/Pause
Track Forward
When the speaker is connected to a device, long press the -f button to track
forward.
Track Backward
When the speaker is connected to a device, long press the – button to track
backward.
3.5 mm Wired Audio Playback
When the device is not streaming via Bluetooth, plug in the included 3.5mm
cable into the bottom AUX jack. To play music through the wired connection the
source device must be used to control playback. Track controls on the speaker
will be disabled. Volume controls will function normally. Note that Bluetooth
streaming takes priority over wired audio playback.
Phone Call/Receive Controls
On-Board Mic and Volume function
When the Bluetooth is enabled, the on-board Mic and the volume* – buttons will
be activated for full call functionality.
Answer and Hang Up Call
When streaming BT, an incoming call can be answered with a short press of the
round MFB. Once connected, the call can be hung up with another single button
press of the round MFB.
Reject incoming call
Long press (for up to 3 seconds) the round center button and the call will be
rejected.
While call is active:
Put on hold
When the call is active, long press (for up to 3 seconds) the round MFB. Once
on hold, another long press of the round MFB will release the call on hold.
You are also able to toggle between two calls with the same long press of the
round center button, if you have one on hold. If you would like to end the
call on hold or end the active call and return to the call on hold, you must
short press the round MFB.
Mute Mic function
When the call is active, short press the power button to mute the microphone,
and again short press the power button to unmute.
Volume function
Short press the volume + to increase call volume, and short press the volume —
to decrease the call volume.
2nd Incoming call
While the active call is connected, short press the round MFB to end the
current call and answer the 2nd incoming call. If you would like to put the
active call on hold and answer the 2nd incoming call, long press (up to 3
seconds) the round MFB. To then return to the call on hold, long press the
round MFB.
Other Device Features
Auto Power Off
If the device is idle for 5 minutes, it will turn itself OFF while the switch
is in the ON state. To turn the speaker back ON, press and hold the power
button.
Auto LED off
The LED will be powered off after 4.5 minutes for every state. This feature is
to conserve battery life. For example, if the BT speaker is at no streaming
state for 4.5 minutes, the LED will auto OFF. The timer will reset whenever
there is a change in state. One exception is that the LED indication for pa
nng mode will remain active during pairing mode as pairing mode itself has a
timeout.
Multipoint Support
The speaker supports connecting to up to TWO audio source devices at the same
time. At any one time, only one device’s audio will be heard through the
speaker. When using the play/pause button on the speaker, the play/pause
command will always go to the last streaming device. To switch the playback
device, the user has to pause/stop the playback on the currently streaming
device and must start the playback from the other device directly. Once the
playback is established with the new device the use of play/pause command will
function for that device.
Expected Charging Time
When using the provided charger, a fully drained Ambush battery will take
approximately 2 hours to fully re-charge to 100% battery life.
Trouble Shooting
There is choppy audio after connecting to the speaker, or will not
connect…
When multipoint is enabled, the Bluetooth chip will be searching for a 2nd
paired device while still streaming music from the connected device. This
causes a short section of choppy audio immediately after connection. It should
resolve and play normally after approximately 30 seconds. Also, the following
will resolve the issue immediately:
- Restore defaults: Hold Volume + and the round MFB for 5 seconds to reset the paired device list and then pair again.
- If restoring defaults does not solve the problem, remove Ambush from Device: Go in to pairing settings on the device and remove or ‘forget’ Ambush and than pair again.
Wired audio will not play…
When Ambush is on the edge of a room or facing an entire group of people, set
it on its bottom surface, so that the speakers are facing the entire group.
Sound Set-Up
Ambush on bottom “feet”
When Ambush is on the edge of a room or facing an entire group of people, set
it on its bottom surface, so that the speakers are facing the entire group.
Ambush on back
When Ambush will be playing in the middle of a group (i.e. on a table, by a
campfire, etc.), place Ambush on its back face so that the speakers are
pointing upward. This creates a uniform 360 degree sound field.
FCC Notice to Users
The following statement applies to all products that have received FCC approval.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. See 47 CFR Sec. 15.19(3).
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class El digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate redo frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
- Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modifications not expressly, approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
Click Here To Read More…Skullcandy Ambush Setup Instructions
Skullcandy-Ambush-Wireless-Optimized
Skullcandy-Ambush-Wireless-Original
Questions about your Manual? Post in the comments!
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Read User Manual Online (PDF format) >>