How to turn off the ps4 joystick

Method 1: Button Combination

The easiest option of turning on the dool 4 without a complete shutdown of the console consists in using the combination of the "PlayStation" buttons and "Options" - press them and hold about 10 seconds, after which the controller must turn off. If the light indication disappeared - the case is done.

Method 2: "Fast Menu"

The second method of performing the transaction under consideration is to install automatic shutdown after some time. This happens as follows:

1. Click the "PlayStation" button and keep the "quick menu" on the TV / monitor screen.



2. In the list of parameters, you need to select "Sound and Device" items - "Set the time to turn off controllers."



3. Select the desired time interval (available 10, 30 and 60 minutes), specify it using the cross and press "Cross" to confirm.



Now, after a specified time, your dool 4 will turn off independently. Also, using quickly called settings, you can manually disable the controller - to do this, select the "Disable Device" option.



The list of devices connected at the moment with the console will open. Through a cross-knit or left-wing style, specify the gamepad and confirm the shutdown by clicking on the "Cross".



The device will be disconnected.

What to do if the gamepad does not turn off

Sometimes DualShock 4 is not turned off by one of the above methods. Changing the problem can be performed by the following actions:

1. First, make a reset of the gamepad: take a thin long object (for example, toothpick), turn the device to the bottom up, insert the object into the hole marked in the image below and press until you click.



2. If, after re-connection, the problem is still observed, try to cancel the conjugation of the console and the gamepad by the method from the reference manual below. After that, the device must turn off.

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3. As a last resort, just wait until the device is completely swayed and automatically turns off, after which you charge it with one of the methods discussed in the article Next.

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