Turning The Power On And Off; Confi Guring The System For The First Time - Nintendo 3DS XL Operation Manual

Turning the power on and off

The POWER Button is used to turn the system both on and off . You must confi gure
the System Settings the fi rst time the power is turned on.
Turn the system on by pressing the POWER Button. The power LED will light up when the system
has been turned on.
Note:
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It may take several seconds for the HOME Menu to display after the power is turned on.
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For information about the power LED and battery life, see page
Sleep Mode and Turning the Power Off
Sleep Mode
Close your Nintendo 3DS XL system during play to pause the game and activate Sleep Mode. SpotPass
remain active when the system is in Sleep Mode, but power consumption is greatly reduced.
Note: Some software cannot enter Sleep Mode while in use or while carrying out specifi c tasks. For example, Nintendo 3DS Sound cannot enter
Sleep Mode during playback.
Turning the power off
Press the POWER Button to display the POWER Menu. From here, touch POWER OFF to turn the
power off . Alternatively, pressing and holding the POWER Button has the same eff ect.
Confi guring the system for the fi rst time
You must confi gure the system after turning it on for the fi rst time.
The following steps should be performed with the stylus on the Touch Screen
Set the system language
1
Touch the language you would like to use, then touch OK.
Calibrate the 3D Screen
2
Follow the on-screen instructions in order to view 3D images correctly
(see "Adjusting 3D Images" on page 28).
Set the date and time
3
Touch and to set the date and time, then
touch OK.
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Power on
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Lit
(page 6) and StreetPass (page 7)
If this system is to be used by children, an adult should perform these steps.
(page 21).
Enter a user name
4
Note:
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For information on keyboard usage, see page 26.
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Names can be a maximum of 10 characters.
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The name you choose will be visible on other Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS systems via
wireless communication, so do not include words or phrases that others may fi nd off ensive.
The use of in appropriate language may result in the display of your name being restricted
on other Nintendo 3DS systems.
Enter your date of birth
5
Touch and to enter your date of birth.
Select your country of residence, then your region
6
Touch OK to confi rm.
Accept the Nintendo 3DS Service User Agreement
7
and Privacy Policy
After reading the information, touch I ACCEPT. If you would rather accept these terms
later, touch LATER.
Confi gure your internet settings (page 55)
8
Connecting to the internet allows various types of data to be exchanged via SpotPass and
wireless play to be used with supported software titles. To set this later, touch SET LATER.
Set Parental Controls (page 60)
9
Set up Parental Controls to limit children's access to certain content and functionality.
To continue without applying any restrictions, touch SET LATER.
Note: The use of the 3D feature by children aged six and under may cause vision damage. To prevent
the use of the 3D feature, this feature can be manually turned off by selecting the appropriate option
under the Parental Controls settings.
Your system is now ready to be used. Press the HOME Button to enter the HOME Menu
Nintendo 3DS XL system.
(page 32) and begin using your
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