The controller does not turn on
ValidatedTry this: Charge it using a regulated 5 V USB power supply and a cable in good condition. If you notice any odor, overheating, deformation, or battery swelling, disconnect it and contact support.
Quick solutions for connection, calibration, microSD card, display, audio, and emulator issues.
Try this: Charge it using a regulated 5 V USB power supply and a cable in good condition. If you notice any odor, overheating, deformation, or battery swelling, disconnect it and contact support.
Try this: Check that the wireless receiver is properly connected, restart the controller and console, and wait a few seconds for automatic synchronization without pressing any buttons.
Try this: Keep the receiver visible and away from routers, Bluetooth devices, hubs, USB 3.0 cables, metal objects, and other 2.4 GHz equipment.
Try this: Turn off any other nearby receivers and synchronize one set at a time. If it continues searching for the previous set, contact support for the clean pairing procedure.
Try this: Turn off the controller, reinsert a genuine and reliable FAT32-formatted card, and try again. Never insert or remove the card while the controller is on.
Try this: Open Edit / calibrate, run the calibration again, and increase the deadzone only as much as necessary.
Try this: Run the calibration again and keep the trigger fully pressed until the maximum position is confirmed.
Try this: Briefly press L3 to switch between Full Color, monochrome mode, and Palette Mode.
Try this: Open Settings and confirm that Rumble is enabled for the current mode.
Try this: Run the corresponding diagnostics from the menu. Microphone support in Dreamcast games still depends on a future update.
Try this: With the controller turned off, check the card, the file extensions, and whether each game is stored in the correct folder.
Try this: Apply the Safe preset under Edit / calibrate, then recalibrate the analog sticks and triggers. Contact support before erasing the internal memory.
Stop if you notice abnormal heating, odor, smoke, deformation, battery swelling, repeated restarts, or a failure during a write operation.