Wii Remote Troubleshooting

Do you think you're having problems with your Wiimote? Here are some troubleshooting steps that must get you back within the game fast! These tips will work for all Wiimote errors. First of all, be sure that you might have properly set up your Wii. Double check to ensure that the sensor bar power cord is firmly attached to the back of the Wii and then chose whether or not you want the sensor bar to be centered above or below your television screen. This is really a no brainer, but I will say it anyway: Ensure that you're utilizing fresh quality name brand alkaline batteries within the Wiimote. If you are using rechargeable batteries then ensure which are the new school nickel metal hydride and not old school cadmium.

1. Make certain that the Wiimote controller is at least 3 to ten feet from your television set.

2. Is there anything blocking the signal the is between the Wii console itself and also the sensor bar? If you will find then move them out of the way.

3. What else causes sensor bar and Wiimote stop working? Interference from other things for example candles, sunlight, the glow from a fireplace as well as infrared signal from any number of devices. Be certain these devices are far away from the Wii. Do you own a remote controlled vehicle or plane? The radio frequency interference from these devices can interfere with proper Wiimote/sensor bar communication.

4. What other wireless toys do you've laying around that could possibly interfere with the Wii? Hows about cordless phone? A pc utilizing wireless web or wireless input devices like keyboard and mouse? A lot of people today overlook these straightforward little things that are causing your Wii not to function properly. This is just mainly because of a very simple misunderstanding of what radio frequency and infrared frequency and wireless communication can do to your home environment. Now it's my hope that you understand these fundamental things so that you get hours of enjoyment from your Wii console.

If after all these steps are you still having troubles? If the earlier steps did not get you back within the game here are some much more things it is possible to do to get back within the game quick! If your Wiimote is still not communicating with the Wii console, then you have to get your Wii console to shake hands or get "synced" with your Wiimote once more. This can be challenging if the Wiimote you are utilizing is not the original factory problem 1 that came with your console. The fact is if the Wiimote was working and now it's not! Then you need to synchronize the Wiimote to the controller once more.

Here are some more troubleshooting actions to support you fix your Wiimote problem and get back within the game:

1. Turn the Wii console power off. Then go to the wall and unplug the power cord from the outlet. Wait about sixty seconds and then plug the power cord back in the wall.

2. Turn the power back on. In case you see a Health and Safety screen, then look for and come across the tiny flap on the front of your Wii console and then come across and push a small red button that says "sync" on it. Press this button and hold it down for about thirty seconds. This really should clear all of the syncs that have taken place on your Wii. It is like clearing a memory or resetting to factory defaults should you will.

3. Now, after the button has been held down for a minimum of thirty seconds you are able to now get down to performing a re-sync with your Wiimote.

4. Now, take the Wiimote that you would like to sync and take off the battery cover and you'll locate a little red button under your batteries. Press this button quickly and release it and you ought to see blinking blue lights on the front of your Wiimote.

5. Go back to the console and press then sync button under the flap again. Then if all has worked correctly you must see a player LED has stopped blinking and this means your re-sync is completed! These procedures will will need to be performed for every extra Wiimote that you would like to use on your system.