User Guide

Vive experience
Turning the Vive system on
1. From your computer, open the SteamVR app.
2. Make sure your base stations are powered.
3. Make sure that your headset is connected to the computer via the link box. For details, see
Connecting the headset to your computer on page 14.
4. Turn the controllers on. For details, see Turning the controllers on or off on page 17.
5. Check that Vive hardware is tracked. The status icons on the SteamVR app and the status
lights on the hardware should all be green.
6. Put the headset on. For details, see Putting the headset on on page 7.
7. Grab your controllers.
To bring up the System Dashboard, press the System button on either controller.
Turning the Vive system off
1. Press the System button to bring up the System Dashboard.
2. Select
.
3. Select Exit VR.
The headset and controllers automatically turn off, and the SteamVR app on your
computer closes as well.
You can also exit SteamVR on your desktop, and your headset and controllers will
automatically turn off.
30 Vive experience