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# Pairing with a dongle

A new adapter and a new dongle pair automatically. Pair again to use a different dongle.

1. Set the dongle to 2.4G mode and press its button once. It forgets its adapter and waits for a new one.
2. Make sure the adapter is in 2.4G mode and press its power button once. It forgets its dongle and looks for a new one.
3. The adapter's LEDs flash twice when they connect, and the dongle's LED turns steady green.

When you set up several players, pair one adapter and dongle at a time.

## Reconnecting

The adapter reconnects to its dongle on its own when both are switched on. If the link stops responding, hold the Sync button for more than 5 seconds. The adapter drops the link and reconnects to the same dongle without pairing again.

## Notes

* While a VMU is in the controller and no dongle is connected, the VMU screen shows **CONNECT**.


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