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Setting Up, resetting & Starting with Meta Quest

Set up the Meta Quest VR headset in 5 steps

  • Step 1. Check if all the parts are in the box. If necessary do a factory reset.
  • Step 2. Download the Meta app
  • Step 3. Create a Meta account
  • Step 4. Connect the VR headset
  • Step 5. Put on the Quest VR headset and use it

Step 1. Check the VR headset

In the box

When you open the box of the Meta Quest VR headset, you'll find a manual, a VR headset, 2 controllers, a charger, a charging cable, and a spacer for people with glasses. The first thing you should do is fully charge the Meta Quest VR headset with the charger and the charging cable.

Resetting the Quest

When borrowing a Quest Headset from HKU you may find somebody else's account.
** Beware: resetting can be a pain in the ass & it's advisory to only do this when it is inevitable.
At Janskerkhof the sets are connected to a Blackbox account, check in with us before resetting please**


To make full use of the headset & connect it to your phone your need to do a factory reset:

To perform a factory reset using your phone:

  1. Open the Meta Quest app on your phone.
  2. Tap Menu then tap Devices.
  3. Tap the headset connected to your phone.
  4. Tap Headset settings, then tap Advanced settings.
  5. Tap Factory reset, then Reset.

To perform a factory reset using the headset:

  1. Turn off your headset.
  2. Hold the power and volume (-) buttons on your headset down simultaneously until the boot screen loads on your headset.
  3. Use the volume buttons on your headset to highlight Factory Reset and press the power button.
  4. Use the volume buttons on your headset to highlight Yes and press the power button.

more info: https://www.meta.com/en-gb/help/quest/articles/fix-a-problem/troubleshoot-headsets-and-accessories/troubleshooting-factory-reset-quest/

Step 2: Download the Meta app

Download the Meta app

On your phone, go to the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. Search for 'Meta app' and download the Meta app. After the installation, you can open the app. You need a Meta account and a Meta Horizon account.

Step 3: Create a Meta account

Create a Meta account

To create a Meta account, you only need a name, date of birth, phone number, email address, and payment information. Follow the steps until you get the message that you created an account. After you create a Meta account, you have to create a Meta Horizon account. That's a social media platform for the Metaverse. Go through all the steps and complete the creation process.

Step 4: Connect VR headset

Connect the Meta Quest 2 to the app

Turn the Meta Quest VR headset on and hold it near your phone. Make sure the Bluetooth on your phone is enabled and connect the phone to the VR headset via the Meta app. Don't close the app while it's connecting.

Step 5: Put on the Meta Quest VR headset and use it


Put on the VR headset and follow the instructions on the screen. During this process, you'll also connect the headset to the WiFi. After, the Quest VR headset will start updating the software. The VR headset makes a sound when the update is done. Keep the Meta app open during this process. Is the process done? The Meta Quest VR headset has been set up and is ready for use.

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