8BitDo Arcade Stick for Switch and Window Instruction Manual

Arcade Stick – instruction manual

(1)- mode switchuSwitchoffX-input(2) – control stick switchleft stickd-padright stick(3) – pair button

(4) — turbo button(5) — home button(6) – P1 / P2(7)— led lights (;)(8) — connection switchBluetooth L 2.4g(9) – select / — / view(10)- start / + / menu(11)– joystick

Switch

• motion controls, NFC scanning, IR camera, HD rumble, notification LED are not supported, nor can the system be waken up wirelessly

2.4g connection

1. put the connection switch to 2.4G
2. turn the mode switch to S mode, LEDs start to blink
3. plug the receiver into the USB port on Switch. Arcade stick will auto-connect to the receiver
4. LEDs on both the arcade stick and receiver will become solid when the connection is successful

• Press the home button to continue to use the arcade stick when it is already on S mode
• The switch system needs to be 3.0.0 or above for a 2.4g connection. Go to System Setting > Controller and Sensors > turn on Pro Controller Wired Communication

Bluetooth connection

1.  put the connection switch to BT
2.  turn the mode switch to S mode, LEDs start to blink
3. press and hold pair button for 3 seconds to enter its pairing mode, LEDs start to rotate clockwise (this is required for the very first time only)
4. go to your Switch Home Page to click on Controllers, then click on Change Grip/Order
5.  LED becomes solid when the connection is successful

• Press the home button to continue to use the arcade stick when it is already on S mode
• arcade stick will auto-reconnect to your Switch on S mode once it has been paired

wired connection

1. turn the mode switch to S mode, LEDs start to blink
2. connect the arcade stick to your Switch dock via its USB-C cable
3. wait till the arcade stick is successfully recognized by your Switch to play

• The switch system needs to be 3.0.0 or above for a wired connection. Go to System Setting > Controller and Sensors > turn on Pro Controller Wired Communication
• LED lights indicate the player number,1 LED indicates player, 2 LEDs indicate player 2, 4 is the maximum number of players the arcade stick supports

Windows (X – input)

2.4g connection

1. put the connection switch to 2.4G
2. turn the mode switch to X mode, LEDs start to blink
3. plug the receiver into the USB port on your Windows device. Arcade stick will auto-connect to the receiver
4. LEDs on both the arcade stick and receiver will become solid when the connection is successful

• Press the home button to continue to use the arcade stick when it is already on X mode

Bluetooth connection

• required system: Windows 10 (1703) or above. Bluetooth 4.0 is supported

1. put the connection switch to BT
2. turn the mode switch to X mode, LEDs start to blink
3. press and hold pair button for 3 seconds to enter its pairing mode, LEDs start to rotate clockwise (this is required for the very first time only)
4. go to your Windows device’s Bluetooth setting, pair with 8BitDo Arcade Stick
5. LED becomes solid when the connection is successful

• Press the home button to continue to use the arcade stick when it is already on X mode
• arcade stick will auto-reconnect to Windows on X mode once it has been paired

wired connection

1. turn the mode switch to X mode, LEDs start to blink
2. connect the arcade stick to your Windows device via its USB-C cable
3. wait till the arcade stick is successfully recognized by your Windows device to play

• LED lights to indicate the player number, 1 LED indicates player 1, 2 LEDs indicate player 2, 4 is the maximum number of players the arcade stick supports

Turbo function

1. hold the button you would like to set turbo functionality to and then press the start button to activate its turbo functionality
2. LED will blink when the button with turbo functionality is pressed
3. hold the button with turbo functionality first then press the start button to deactivate its turbo functionality, LED will cease to blink

• joystick, home, select and start buttons are not included

control stick switch

1. use the control stick switch to shift the joystick function to either left joystick(LS), directional pad (DP), or right joystick (RS)

• LS: Left joystick, DP: D-pad, RS: Right joystick

customize profile

• It gives you elite control over every piece of your arcade stick: customize button mapping and create macros with any button combination
• e.g. create macros and more with P1, P2
• please visit support.8bitdo.com/ultimate-software.html for the application

battery

status —	LED indicator —
low battery modebattery chargingbattery fully charged	red LED blinksred LED stays solidred LED turns off

•  built-in 1000mAh Li-on battery with 40 hours of playtime on 2.4g connection and 30 hours on Bluetooth connection
• rechargeable with 4 hour charging time
• arcade stick turns off in 1 minute with no connection and 15 minutes with 2.4g wireless / Bluetooth connection but no use
• arcade stick stays on with the wired connection

retrieve a lost connection or connect to a new receiver

• to retrieve a lost connection or re-pair to it, please follow the steps below:

1. put the connection switch to 2.4G
2. turn the mode switch to S / X mode, LEDs start to blink
3. plug the receiver into your Switch / Windows device
4. press and hold the pair button for 3 seconds to enter its pairing mode. LEDs start to rotate clockwise
5. LED becomes solid when the connection is successful

• 2.4g receiver can only connect to one arcade stick at a time

support

• please visit support.8bitdo.com for further information and additional support