For the wireless Arctis and Nova headsets without the swappable batteries:
- The Micro-USB port is used for charging and updating the firmware of the Arctis only.
- To charge the headset, connect the USB Charging Cable to the Micro-USB jack on the headset, and plug the other end into any USB power source.
The colour of the headset power button LED (not the microphone LED) indicates the battery level.
For the Arctis(older) headsets:
| Green | 100 - 50% |
| Yellow | 49 - 20 % |
| Red | 19 - 10 % |
| Red ( fast blink ) | 9 - 1 % |
For the Nova headsets:
| Green | 100 - 50% |
| Yellow | 49 - 15 % |
| Orange | 14 - 6% |
| Red | 5 - 0 % |
For the Nova Pro Omni, Nova Elite, Nova Pro Wireless, Arctis Pro Wireless with two swappable batteries:
- You can use the base transmitter station/gamehub that has a battery compartment in it. Here is our separate FAQ about how to properly insert the battery: https://support.steelseries.com/hc/en-us/articles/7777162718989-How-to-insert-the-battery-into-Base-Station-GameHub
- You can also charge the battery that is directly within the headset by using a USB-C charging cable
- Nova Elite and Nova Pro Wireless headsets offer a hot-swappable feature that will allow you to quickly swap the batteries without losing connection. You can read more about it in our separate FAQ:
https://support.steelseries.com/hc/en-us/articles/6425540941837-How-Does-Battery-Hot-Swap-Work-on-Nova-Elite
To see the battery level, you can check the icon on the gamehub/base transmitter station OLED screen
* Nova Elite's gamehub as an example
For all of our headsets, you can check the battery levels within our Engine gear tab view:
You can do so as well in our mobile phone app, just be aware that this applies only to the companion app-compatible devices (currently Arctis Nova Elite, Arctis Pro Omni, Arctis Nova 7/7X/7P gen 1 and 2 headsets, Arctis Nova 5 headset, SteelSeries Gamebuds, and SteelSeries Nova 3 Wireless)
💡️Small tip if you do not want to stress it out and check the battery every minute. Do not worry, our headsets will give you a heads-up, a beeping sound notification, when you reach the lowest levels around 15%.
Charge your battery and game on!🎮️