Calibrating the V5 Controller – VEX Library

Controller powered on with its screen showing the Home menu.

Power on your V5 Controller.

Controller screen is shown in the Home menu with the Settings option highlighted. The Settings option is the third option in the Home menu.

Use the arrow buttons to move the highlight over the Settings icon.

Press the A or down arrow button to select Settings.

Controller screen is shown in the Settings menu with the Calibrate option highlighted. Calibrate is the second option in the menu, listed below Language.

Use the arrow buttons to move up or down to highlight the Calibrate option.

Then press the A button to select it.

Controller screen is shown in the Calibrate menu that has a diagram of the Controller's joysticks to indicate the calibration progress. In this example, the left joystick has a checkmark and the right joystick has a clockwise circle of arrows.

Use your thumbs to tilt the joysticks on the V5 Controller as far as they can go. Then move them in a full circle of their full range of motion.

In this image, the left joystick has already been calibrated, and you can tell by the check mark. The right one still needs to be as shown by the clockwise circle of arrows.

Controller screen is shown in the Calibrate menu, with both of the joysticks calibrated. The diagram now has an icon of the A button to indicate that it can be pressed to complete the calibration.

You'll see this display when both joysticks have been calibrated.

Press the A button to set the calibration.

Controller screen is shown in the Calibrate menu after the A button has been pressed once. A pop-up menu reads Accept? Press A for Yes, or press B for No.

You'll see this display that asks you to accept the calibration.

If you want to accept it, press the A button.

If you want to calibrate your joysticks again, press the B button.