X-Box 360 multiple controllers question

[adavis720]

I'm a little confused here on switching around the controllers.

If I am playing Guitar Hero with the wireless guitar controller and I want to then play a different game with the regular wireless controller what is the best way to do that? It seems like the wireless controller wants to be number 3 when i turn it on. I turn off the guitar controller and then it tells me to reconnect it. I always end up just turning everything off and starting from scratch, but I want to avoid unnecessarily power cycling the 360.

Anyone else notice this?

 

[xzi]

You can turn off a controller by just holding the button down until the screen comes up to power off, but if you do it while you're in a game, you'll probably just upset the game.

Try exiting guitar hero first (XBox button, then 'Y' to return to the dashboard) before diconnecting and reconnecting contollers.

 

[VinceT3]

yeah I run into that issue with batteries that die out.. but I usually just take one from another controller and keep playing.. but I haven't tried to play a game after playing GH3.. shutting down the controller should do the trick..

 

[flinchum]

When I want to switch from the guitar to a regular controller, I turn off the guitar controller and when I get the "reconnect controller" message, I simply power on the standard controller. It will sign in as position 1 (or whatever position the guitar controller was). You don't have to power down the 360 to do this. I do the same thing if batteries die. I just power on another controller and hook the old controller up to the usb on the pc to charge while I continue playing with the other controller. I could use the charging plug to connect to the 360 and play but I sit too far away to do that without a USB extension.

 

[adavis720]

Thanks for all the help, I still can't figure it out.

I played guitar hero, went back to the dashboard, disconnected the guitar and turned on the controller and the controller keeps coming up as number 2.

I really hate having to power cycle all the time, this can't be good for it.

 

[adavis720]

When I want to switch from the guitar to a regular controller, I turn off the guitar controller and when I get the "reconnect controller" message, I simply power on the standard controller. It will sign in as position 1 (or whatever position the guitar controller was).

It always signs on to position 2. The only way I can get back to position 1 is to power off and then on.

 

[meStevo]

Correct.

The above solutions only work if the controller was never turned on.

It can be frustrating, but it's a benefit to those of us who accidentally disconnect stuff (yay for breakaway cables).

 

[flinchum]

Get to the dashboard, Hold the XBOX button on the guitar controller until you get the shutdown menu, Select "Turn off controller", Then power up the standard controller. That's how I do it...