Brighten your play with the White Afterglow Wave Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch™! Maximize your gaming and create colorful displays with this officially licensed controller.
NOTICE: Before using the controller, we recommend fully charging it as it will only have an hour or two of battery life out of the box.
1. Pairing the Controller
A. Turn on your Nintendo Switch™ device and press any button on the controller.
B. If your controller does not automatically connect, it will need to be paired with the device.
C. Using the Joy-Con™ controllers, navigate to Controllers > Change Grip/Order.
D. Now, using your controller, press and hold the sync button (at the top of the controller by the charging port) for 3 seconds until it pairs
and the player indicator light at the bottom is solid.
Tip: To unpair the controller from the Nintendo Switch, hold down the sync button (located at the top of the controller) for at least 1 second.
2. Re-connecting the Controller
A. If the controller is not connecting with the device, but has already been paired, simply go into Controllers > Change Grip/Order.
B. When prompted, press L and R on your controller to connect.
Tip: You can also press and hold the “Home” button to wake up the controller and Nintendo Switch™ device.
3. Charging the Controller
A. When the controller is low on battery, the “function” button’s LED will blink RED every 30 seconds.
B. Using the included USB-C cable, connect the controller to one of the USB ports on the Nintendo Switch dock.
C. While charging, the “function” button’s LED will pulse RED. When the controller is fully charged, the LED will turn WHITE.
Note: To prevent the controller battery from completely draining out, please charge the controller every 3 months even it’s not in use.
4. Programming the Back Buttons
A. To program, hold the “function” button and press the back button you’d like to map a control to.
B. Once the “function” button LED is flashing, press any button on the controller to map that button’s function to the back. The LED will
blink quickly 3 times, indicating successful programming.
C. To clear a mapped function or disable the back buttons completely, hold down the “function” button and double press any back
button
5. Changing the Lighting Effects
A. The Afterglow Wave Wireless Controller comes with four lighting effects pre-programmed on the controller:
• Wave: Displays a rainbow of RGB lights in a continuous motion.
• Breathing: The RGB lights slowly fade in and out on a set color.
• Static: The RGB lights will remain solid and set to a chosen color.
• Stick: The RGB will react to the movement of the analog sticks.
B. To cycle through these lighting effects, hold down the “function” button and press either the L or R button. Once you
choose your mode, release the “function” button to save the setting.
6. Adjusting the Colors of the Lights
A. Hold down the “function” button and use the Left/Right button on the D-pad to change the LED’s color.
B. Once you find the color you’d like, save the setting by releasing the “function” button.
C. For white, hold down the “function” button and click in the left analog stick.
Note: The default LED color for the STICK, STATIC and BREATHING modes is blue. The LED colors for the WAVE and
STICK modes cannot be customized.
7. Adjusting the Brightness of the Lights
A. To adjust the brightness, hold down the “function” button and press the ZR button to increase brightness, and
ZL to decrease it.
B. To turn off the lights completely, hold down the “function” button and press the ZL button until it cycles to 0%
brightness.
8. Recalibrating the controller
1. Make sure your controller is unplugged from the charging cable.
2. Press and hold the down button from the D-Pad
3. Connect the charging cable to the controller
4. Let go of the down button from the D-Pad
5. Press A button once
6. Rotate both analog sticks 4 times (Clockwise)
7. Press the down button from the D-Pad