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Connect a Wireless Controller to Your Console

Before you can use the Xbox 360™ Wireless Controller with your Xbox 360 console, you need to insert batteries into the controller and introduce the controller to the console by wirelessly connecting the two.

Insert Batteries

The wireless controller uses only the AA battery pack (provided) with either disposable AA batteries (not included) or the Xbox 360 Rechargeable Battery Pack.

To insert batteries into the wireless controller:

1. Press the tab on the top of the AA battery pack and pull down to detach it from the controller.
2. Insert two new AA (LR6) batteries with their positive (+) and negative (–) ends positioned as shown on the underside of the battery pack. For best performance, AA rechargeable batteries are not recommended.
   
   
   
   
3. Slide the AA battery pack back into place on the controller and push in to lock.

   Important

   Before boarding any aircraft or packing the wireless controller in luggage that will be checked, remove any batteries from the wireless controller. The wireless controller can transmit radio frequency (RF) energy, much like a cellular telephone, whenever batteries are installed.

Connect Your Controller

Up to four controllers, wired and wireless, can be actively connected to an Xbox 360 console at one time. Each connected controller is assigned a quadrant on the Ring of Light. Before you can connect a wireless controller, at least one quadrant must be free (unlit).

To connect your wireless controller to your console:

1. Press and hold down the Xbox Guide button or the Start button until the controller turns on.
   
   
2. If your console is not on, press the power button to turn on the console.
   
   
3. Press and release the connect button on the console.
   
   
4. Press and release the connect button on the controller.
   
   
5. After the Ring of Light on the controller and console spin and flash once, the controller is connected. The quadrant that remains lit indicates the controller's position.
   
   

To disconnect a wireless controller, press and hold the Xbox Guide button for three seconds, and then turn the controller off.

Notes

• When you turn off your console, your controller will still be connected the next time you turn it on.
• Your controller is connected to only one console at a time. You can connect to a new console at any time, but your connection to the previously connected console will be lost.

For More Info

To learn about using your wireless controller, see Xbox 360 Wireless Controller.

If you encounter problems, see Troubleshoot Your Wireless Controller.

To download a product manual, see our Index to Xbox 360 Instruction Manuals.