# Headsets

After you finish the [authentication](/cortex-api/authentication.md) process, your application should start headset scanning to search for EMOTIV headsets, using the method [controlDevice](/cortex-api/headset/controldevice.md) with "refresh" command, then use the method [queryHeadsets](/cortex-api/headset/queryheadsets.md) to get the discovered headsets.

If the headset is not connected to Cortex yet, then you must call [controlDevice](/cortex-api/headset/controldevice.md) with "connect" command.

See also [Headset object](/cortex-api/headset/headset-object.md) for details.


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```

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