User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- System requirements
- Headset and headphones
- Headset
- About the VIVE Cosmos headset
- Putting on the VIVE Cosmos headset
- Can I wear my prescription glasses while using VIVE Cosmos?
- Adjusting the IPD on the headset
- Flipping up the visor
- Connecting a USB device to VIVE Cosmos
- Removing the face cushions
- Removing the front and back pads
- Reattaching the front and back pads to the headset
- Reattaching the headset cable strip to the back pad
- Detaching the top strap from the headset band
- Attaching the top strap to the headset band
- Cleaning the headset lenses
- Cleaning the face cushions
- Caring for your VIVE Cosmos
- Replacing the front cover
- What does the status light on the headset mean?
- Headphones
- Common solutions
- Headset
- Link box
- Converter
- Controllers
- Play area
- What is the play area?
- Planning your play area
- Choosing the play area
- Setting up VIVE Cosmos for the first time
- Setting up the play area
- Resetting the play area
- What is the recommended space for the play area?
- Can I include space occupied by furniture for the play area?
- Does VIVE Cosmos store my room or environment image?
- Will VR apps that are for limited spaces or stationary experiences only work with a room-scale setup?
- How do I resolve download errors during VIVE Setup installation?
- I can't complete the room setup. What should I do?
- The headset and controllers are not being tracked properly. What can I do?
- VIVE Reality System
- Settings
- Trademarks and copyrights
- Index
Seeing real surroundings
See your real surroundings on the headset through the VIVE Cosmos cameras.
1. From your computer, open the VIVE Console app.
2. Click , and then select Settings Camera.
3. You can choose to:
§ Show your real surroundings by pressing the VIVE button on the right controller
twice.
§ Automatically show real surroundings when you step over the play area boundary.
While in VR, enable or disable the camera settings by going to Lens settings. See Changing Lens
settings on page 62.
Enabling motion compensation
Turning on motion compensation helps keep the frame rate consistently high even if you have
less-than-ideal computer specs.
1. From your computer, open the VIVE Console app.
2. Click , and then select Settings Video.
3. Click the Motion compensation On/Off switch to enable it.
Some graphic cards may not support motion compensation.
Updating the firmware
Firmware updates may include improved functionality and bug fixes.
1. From your computer, open the VIVE Console app.
2. If a firmware update is detected for any of the VIVE Cosmos hardware, click Firmware
update. You'll see a list of hardware that has an available firmware update.
3. Click Update.
4. Check that the progress is complete. If the controllers have updated, you may need to turn
them back on.
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