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Advanced Features: Wired Controller

Xbox Guide Button

The Xbox Guide button in the center of your controller puts the Xbox 360™ experience at your fingertips. Press the Xbox Guide button to turn your console on. Once on, pressing the Xbox Guide button gives you immediate access to the Xbox Guide. To turn off your console, press and hold the Xbox Guide button for three seconds and confirm your selection.

• For more information on the Xbox Guide, see Use the Xbox Guide.

Ring of Light

Composed of four quadrants, the Ring of Light surrounds the Xbox Guide button on the controller and the Power button on the console. When you connect a controller to your console, it is assigned a specific quadrant, which glows green to indicate the controller's number and position. Each subsequent controller connected to the console (up to four) is assigned an additional quadrant.

If system problems should arise, the Ring of Light on the console will flash combinations of red.

• For more information, see Troubleshoot Your Wired Controller.

Expansion Port

The expansion port (with 2.5-mm audio connector) on your controller lets you connect expansion devices like the Xbox 360 Headset to your controller.

Inline Release

The inline release on your controller cord is a safety feature designed to reduce the chance of the Xbox 360 console or a computer falling when the cord is pulled. If the console or a computer falls and hits someone, especially a small child, it could cause serious injury. To reduce the risk of injuries or damage to the console or a computer, it is important to use the controller and the inline release properly.

Use the controller connector, not the inline release, to routinely connect and disconnect the controller. If an inline release disconnects, simply reconnect it by aligning the grooved indentations and pressing the two parts completely together. The controller will not work unless the inline release is connected properly.

Never tape, glue, or otherwise prevent an inline release from pulling apart.

The inline release reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of the console or a computer being pulled off its surface. To further reduce the risk:

• Do not allow anyone to pull on the controller or controller cord in a way that causes the console or a computer to move.
• Do not allow controller cords to become crossed or tangled with one another.