Using The Keyboard; Power Led Status; Battery Endurance - Nintendo 3DS Operation Manual

Using the keyboard

A keyboard will display when you are required to enter characters. There are two types of keyboards: a standard alphanumeric
keyboard and a ten-key keyboard.
Alphanumeric keyboard
Predicted word
feature ON/OFF
Switch the next character
between upper and lower case.
Switch input method
English
Switch between upper Switch between upper and
and lower case lower case
Uppercase only
Ten-key keyboard
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Predicted word field
Tap the character you want to select.
Delete last character
Return
Special characters or
Cell phone-style
symbols
Each tap changes which character
you would use from each key
Move to next character
Delete last character

Power LED status

The power LED lights when the system is on. The color and status of the LED changes depending on the remaining battery charge.
Full charge
Steady blue Steady red light
light
NOTE: If you run out of remaining battery life while playing a game, you must replay the game from your last saved
location. If the power LED turns red, save your game and charge the system.
If you put the system into Sleep Mode while the power LED is a steady blue light, the LED will slowly brighten and darken.

Battery endurance

The battery endurance times are estimates. They will vary depending on factors such as the software being played, the amount of
data received by wireless communication, and the ambient temperature. Using the camera features may also reduce the battery
endurance times shown below.
Approximate play times:
Nintendo 3DS software • 3-5 hours Nintendo DS software • 5-8 hours
Battery endurance time
Longer Shorter
Dim Bright
Screen brightness
• If you put the system in Sleep Mode when not using it, you can reduce power consumption while still being able to send and
receive information from StreetPass and SpotPass via the wireless communication features. If the system is fully charged and put
into Sleep Mode, the system's battery endurance time in Sleep Mode is roughly 3 days.
• The power LED slowly brightens and darkens while the system is in Sleep Mode. NOTE: Depending on the software you are using,
sometimes closing the system will not cause the system to enter Sleep Mode. In these cases the power LED will remain steadily
lit. (For example, when listening to music with Nintendo 3DS Sound.)
Low
Very low
Blinking red
light
The Notification LED also
blinks red
The screen brightness setting affects the battery endurance
time. The factory setting is 5 – for more information on
adjusting screen brightness, see page 26.
NOTE: Power-saving mode will increase the battery endur-
ance by automatically adjusting the screen brightness and
color based on what is being displayed at the time. For more
information on power-saving mode, see page 26.
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