Notifications; To Receive Notifications; To View Notifications - Nintendo 3DS XL Operation Manual

Notifications

This software allows you to receive notifications from Nintendo, from StreetPass, and from other
types of software.
Tap in the top bar of the HOME Menu to start Notifications and display a
list of your notifications.
Even when using Nintendo 3DS software, you can suspend it and view notifications.
Press the HOME Button to display the HOME Menu and tap the Notifications icon to start the
Notifications software.
Types of notifications
SpotPass notifications These contain data or information from Nintendo, Nintendo third parties, or from the
software you are using, and will vary depending on the game you are playing.
NOTE: The system cannot receive notifications from Nintendo DS or Nintendo
DSi software.
StreetPass notifications These contain information received via the StreetPass feature.

To receive notifications

Follow these steps to allow your system to receive notifications:
• Turn the system on. (The system will also receive notifications in Sleep Mode.)
• Turn wireless communication on by pushing the Wireless switch toward the top of the system.
The Wireless LED will light.
• Configure the Internet connection settings. (Within a Nintendo Zone service area, the system can
receive notifications even without its Internet settings configured. Also, the system can receive
StreetPass notifications without connecting to the Internet.)
NOTE: Notifications sent to you by software may be sent directly without requiring an Internet connection.
When you receive a notification...
When you receive a notification, the notification LED on your system will blink
for five seconds. For StreetPass notifications, it blinks green, and for SpotPass,
it blinks blue.
Additionally, or will be displayed on the Notifications icon and any
related software icons in the HOME Menu.
NOTE: If a notification is received when the system is in Sleep Mode, the
notification LED will blink for about five seconds and then stay lit. It will turn off
when you open the Nintendo 3DS XL system.
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Message
Notification LED blinks

To view notifications

Tap the notification you want to view in your notification list.
• Unread notifications will show for StreetPass notifications or
• Up to 12 StreetPass notifications and up to 100 other notifications can be saved on the system. If you receive more
notifications than that, or if the storage limit is exceeded (such as when there are many notifications saved with image
attachments), notifications are deleted starting with the oldest notifications first. NOTE: Notifications sent to you by
software may be sent directly without requiring an Internet connection.
To stop notification delivery
Tap Opt out of notifications for this title inside the message and follow the
on-screen instructions.
NOTE: Notifications that do not require an Internet connection, such as those from
software titles, cannot be stopped from the notification list. These are delivered
during game play and can be stopped from within the software.
The method for stopping these notifications may vary depending on the
software title.
Stopping StreetPass notifications
Tap Opt out of notifications for this title and also deactivate StreetPass from StreetPass Management in the System
Settings (see page 74). If you deactivate StreetPass, these notifications will no longer reach you.
To resume delivery of notifications, reactivate StreetPass from within the software. For details, see the manual for the game
you are playing.
You cannot opt out of certain important information from Nintendo. (SpotPass notifications from Nintendo
may contain important consumer information.)
Tap and slide the scroll bar up
or down to view your notifica-
tion list.
for SpotPass notifications.
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