Startup guide

Connecting your VR headset.

Follow these steps to connect your PICO headset to the laptop and launch a training module.

  1. Step 1

    Connect the VR headset to the laptop with the USB-C link cable.

  2. Step 2

    Turn on your laptop. NextLayer Launcher and Pico Connect will start automatically.

  3. Step 3

    On PICO Connect, click Connect.

    If a login screen appears: click Skip in the bottom-right corner, then continue with Step 3.

    PICO log in screen with a Skip option in the bottom-right corner.
    PICO Connect System Requirements Check screen with the Connect button highlighted.
  4. Step 4

    Sign in to NextLayer Launcher.

    NextLayer Launcher sign in screen with email and password fields.
  5. Step 5

    Select your domain to access the available training modules.

    NextLayer Launcher modules list for the selected domain.
  6. Step 6

    Turn on the PICO VR headset and put it on.

  7. Step 7

    Point at the Connect app and select it to open PICO Connect.

    VR home environment with the Connect app highlighted in the dock.
  8. Step 8

    Select USB Connection, then select Connect.

    PICO Connect screen inside VR with USB Connection selected.
  9. Step 9

    Once the headset is connected to the laptop, the laptop screen will appear in front of you in VR. Select the training module you want to start.

    Laptop screen mirrored inside VR showing the NextLayer modules list.
  10. Step 10

    NextLayer Viewer will open. Select the User ID field, then select the keyboard icon in the top-right corner.

    Enter your User ID using the virtual keyboard. You can also use the laptop's physical keyboard.

    Virtual keyboard in VR used to enter a User ID.
    NextLayer Viewer screen with the User ID field and keyboard icon.
  11. Step 11

    Choose whether you want to start the training module with or without the VR tutorial, then select the blue Continue button.

    NextLayer Viewer screen with the tutorial toggle and Continue button.
  12. Step 12

    Select the blue Back to SteamVR button in the top-right corner. This will take you to the NextLayer lobby.

    Back to SteamVR button in the top-right corner of the training module.
  13. Step 13

    You are now in the NextLayer lobby. If you enabled the VR tutorial, complete it before starting the training module. If you chose to skip the tutorial, you can proceed directly to the training module.

    NextLayer lobby in VR with a card prompting the user to stand in the middle of the play area.