How to connect and charge your PULSE Explore wireless earbuds

Find out how to connect PULSE Explore™ wireless earbuds with PlayStation®5 consoles.

How to connect your PULSE Explore wireless earbuds with your PS5 console

Connect your PULSE Explore wireless earbuds to your PS5® console using the included PlayStation Link™ USB adapter. The included USB adapter is paired to your earbuds out of the box.

Make sure that your PS5 console is on.
Make sure both of your earbuds are docked in the charging case.
Insert the USB adapter into one of the USB Type-A ports on your console.
Remove both earbuds from the case to connect them to your console.
When connected, the status indicator on the adapter turns solid white.

Your earbuds search for a connection for 30 seconds. If they don’t find an available connection, the earbuds turn off. Press the PlayStation Link™ button on either of your earbuds to search for a connection again.
You can control the volume from both your earbuds and your PS5 console.
Use your earbuds to play with PlayStation®VR2 once they’re connected to your console. If you have headphones connected to your VR headset, disconnect them before using your earbuds.

How to charge your PULSE Explore wireless earbuds

When you open the charging case with your PULSE Explore wireless earbuds docked in the case, the status indicator blinks to show the battery level of your earbuds. If the indicator blinks red, the battery level of your earbuds is low or empty.

Dock your earbuds in the case.
The indicator on the case slowly blinks orange while charging.
Wait for your earbuds to charge.
The indicator turns off when charging is complete.

When the battery of your earbuds is empty, fully charging them takes approximately 40 minutes. If you want to use your earbuds sooner, let them charge for 10 minutes to use for 1.5 hours.

How to charge the charging case

When you close the charging case with your earbuds docked in the case, the status indicator blinks to show the battery status of the case. If the indicator blinks red, the battery level of the case is low or empty.

You can charge your case from any compatible USB Type-A charging port using the included USB cable.

Make sure your device with the USB-A port is on, such as your PS5 console or PC/Mac®.
Connect your case to the USB-A port using the included USB cable.
The indicator on your case slowly blinks orange while charging.
Wait for your case to charge.
The indicator turns off when charging is complete.

When the battery of the charging case is empty, fully charging it takes approximately 1.5 hours.
If you want to charge your case while your console is in rest mode, you must activate this feature.

Charge in rest mode