How to connect your Twin Pads in 5 steps :

1. Turn on the Switch™ console and select “System Settings” from the menu. 
2. Then select the “Flight Mode” and make sure that “Controller Connection (Bluetooth)” is enabled. If not, activate it on “Yes”.
3. In the “Home” menu, select “Controllers” and then “Change style/order”.
4. Hold down the “Mode” button (black Twin Pads) / the Home and Capture buttons (coloured Twin Pads) on the pads for 4-5 seconds. The 4 LEDs flash quickly intermittently and the controller goes into synchronization mode. 
5. follow the instructions on the console screen and keep pressing the L/R shoulder buttons repeatedly until both controllers appear.

Your pads are now synchronized and functional on your console, press A to exit the menu.

You can also configure each Pad as a separate controller by using the SR/SL buttons on the side instead.

Black Twin Pads firmware update (original versions)

Required Tools for update

A computer running Windows 7, 8 or 10
A Micro USB cable

Files to download

Black Twin pad firmware update

Procedure (one Pad at a time)

1. Use the USB cable to plug one of the controllers in your computer.
2. Hold the SR button of the controlleruntil LED 4 (the one closer to the ‘’Mode’’ button) starts blinking. Once recognized, the LED will stop blinking and stay on.
3. Check the ‘’Devices and printers’’ tab on your computer (Control panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Devices and Printers). The device will be displayed under the name “PC/PS3/Android Gamepad”.
4. Open the software update file (BM_firmware_update.exe) and press the Start button - Windows may warn you that the file in not secure, you can click "see more details" and "execute anyway" to proceed anyway.
5. Wait for the ‘’Download Successful’’ message for an update confirmation.
6. Unplug the controller.

Repeat steps 1 to 6 for the other controller.

To pair the controller to the Nintendo Switch, please follow the pairing instructions.

Colored Twin pads firmware update

Required Tools for update

A computer running Windows 7, 8 or 10
A Micro USB cable

Files to download 

Colored Twin pads firmware update

Procedure (one Pad at a time)

1. Hold down the 3D joystick of one of the controllers. LED 1 and 3 (refer to the instruction manual) will start blinking for about 3 seconds and turn off.
2. Use the USB cable (provided with the controllers) to plug the controller in your computer.
3. Check the ‘’Devices and printers’’ tab on your computer (Control panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Devices and Printers). The device will be displayed under the name “BR22”.
4. Open the Colorful_TP_Firmware_Update folder and run the update file (Switch_1127_fw.exe).
5. Check for the ‘’Online’’ mark next to the ‘’Device Status’’ to ensure that the controller is detected.
   
6. Click on the ‘’OPEN’’ button and go to the Colorful_TP_Firmware_Update folder and select the folder corresponding to the color of your controller.
   • Open the *_Left.jocn file for the left-hand controller or
   • *_Right.jocn for the right-hand controller.
7. Click on ‘’DOWNLOAD’’ and wait for the ‘’SUCCESS’’ message on the download bar to make sure that the update was successful.
   
8. Unplug the controller.

Repeat steps 1 to 8 for the other controller.

To pair the controller to the Nintendo Switch, please follow the pairing instructions.