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Getting started
- VIVE Focus 3 features
- What's inside the box?
- About the VIVE Focus 3 headset
- Charging the headset
- Putting on the headset
- Wearing the headset with glasses
- About the VIVE Focus 3 controllers
- Charging the controllers
- Setting up VIVE Focus 3 for individuals, teams, and small businesses
- Inserting a storage card
- Setting up your headset for business and enterprise
- Adjusting the IPD on the headset
- Setting up your play area
- Pairing controllers
- Signing in with your HTC account
- Launching and closing apps
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Getting the most out of your headset
- Getting titles from VIVE Business AppStore
- Downloading and installing VR titles on the headset
- Switching between recent apps
- Hand tracking
- Setting up multiple play areas
- Taking screenshots and screen recordings
- Transferring screenshots and screen recordings to your computer
- Copying files between the headset and external storage
- Casting the headset to a web browser
- Casting your screen
- Installing APK files on the headset
- Cleaning and disinfecting VIVE Focus 3
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Settings
- Setting a device passcode
- Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
- Adding a VPN
- Adjusting the power frequency
- Choosing a display mode
- Adjusting audio settings
- Pairing Bluetooth devices
- Setting up and using Kiosk mode
- Installing system and firmware updates
- Uninstalling apps
- Changing app permissions
- Connecting to the internet through USB tethering
- Resetting VIVE Focus 3 (factory reset)
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Using VIVE Manager
- What is VIVE Manager?
- What phones does VIVE Manager support, and how do I get the app?
- What languages does VIVE Manager support?
- Pairing VIVE Manager with a new headset
- Casting the headset to your phone
- How do I install system updates from VIVE Manager?
- How do I uninstall VIVE Manager from my Android phone?
- How do I uninstall VIVE Manager from my iPhone?
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Mobile Device Management (MDM)
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Microsoft Intune
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VMware
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Troubleshooting
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Solutions and FAQs
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General
- In what regions can the headset's Wi-Fi 6E be used?
- How do I report an issue from my headset?
- How do I try out beta features on VIVE Focus 3?
- Where can I find the headset serial number?
- How can I prevent blurriness or dizziness?
- How do I prepare the headset before returning it for repair?
- How do I reassemble the headset after repair?
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Hardware
- What does the headset button do?
- What do the LEDs on the battery mean?
- What do the controller buttons do?
- What does the LED on the front side of the headset indicate?
- What does the LED on the controllers mean?
- How do I check the power level of my controllers?
- What should I do if I can't see my controllers in VR?
- What do I do if my content crashes?
- What do I do if my headset isn't responding?
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Play area
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Setting up and using Kiosk mode
With Kiosk mode, you can limit users to access only certain apps and settings on your headset.
This is helpful for demonstrations, training, or certain enterprise environments where full control of the headset might not meet organizational needs.
Here's how to set up and enter Kiosk mode:
- If you're currently running an app, press the VIVE button on the right controller, and then select Back to Lobby.
- From the Lobby, select Settings.
- Select Kiosk mode.
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Choose the apps you want to allow users to access and settings you want to turn on or off in Kiosk mode.
Setting Description Assign apps Choose whether to allow a single app only or multiple apps to be used in Kiosk mode. After selecting an app or several apps, select Save in the lower right.
Passcode protection When turned on, this setting requires users to enter a passcode to use your headset. You can set a four to eight-digit passcode.
Network permission Choose whether to allow users to connect your headset to the internet. You can select one of the following options: - Offline only: Always turn
Wi-Fi off.
Note: Connectivity will not appear in Settings.
- Preset networks only : Allow users to connect your headset to one of your preset Wi-Fi networks.
- Any network: Allow users to choose from the available Wi-Fi networks.
Interaction method Choose whether to allow users to use controllers only or both controllers and hand gestures when interacting in VR. Show headset wearing tutorial Show system tutorial
Choose whether to show the headset wearing and system tutorials in Kiosk mode. Bluetooth connections When turned on, this setting allows users to connect your headset to Bluetooth devices. When turned off, Bluetooth will not appear in Connectivity settings.
Require sign-in When turned on, users will be prompted to sign in to their company or HTC account after entering Kiosk mode. Screen casting When turned on, this setting allows users to cast your headset to external displays. When turned off, the Cast button will be disabled on the VIVE Menu.
Screen capture and recording When turned on, this setting allows users to take screenshots or record the screen. USB connections When turned on, this setting allows users to connect your headset to external storage devices and computers for PC VR streaming. - Offline only: Always turn
Wi-Fi off.
- When you're ready to start Kiosk mode on the headset, select Enter Kiosk mode.
When a user turns on your headset, they'll need to enter your passcode to use the headset.
Tip: To leave Kiosk mode, press and hold the headset button until the
Power menu appears, select
Quit Kiosk mode, and then enter the passcode.
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