Electronic Manuals For Software Applications; Home Menu Settings; Icons For Home Menu Features - Nintendo 3DS XL Operation Manual

Electronic manuals for software applications

If you tap the icon for a software application that includes a built-in electronic manual, a
button labeled Manual will be displayed at the bottom of the HOME Menu.
view the electronic manual for the highlighted software.
• See page 23 for information on how to view an electronic manual.

HOME Menu Settings

Tap on the HOME Menu at any time to adjust the settings below. You can also view the
built-in electronic HOME Menu instruction manual.
You can change the design of the HOME Menu by choosing a theme. You can also purchase and download
Change Theme
additional themes.
Screen Brightness The screen brightness can be set to one of five levels.
Screen brightness will be automatically adjusted based on the ambient light around you.
• This option is turned off for Nintendo DS/Nintendo DSi software.
Auto-Brightness
• This option is turned off when Nintendo 3DS Camera is in use and the brightness level will be set at the level
used by camera application. This option will automatically turn back on when you end use of the application.
When power-saving mode is on, screen brightness and color gradation will be automatically adjusted to match
Power-Saving mode
the displayed images, and battery consumption will be reduced. When Power saving mode is off, battery life is
decreased and the screen will maintain the level of brightness that you set. (The default setting is off.)
Wireless Communication/
Enable or disable wireless communication and the NFC feature.
NFC
Nintendo 3DS Image You can use this tool to post screen shots from the HOME Menu screen and from compatible games and
Share applications to popular social networking services (requires Internet connection).
amiibo Settings Configure various amiibo settings. Visit support.nintendo.com/3ds/amiibo for more information.
Nintendo eShop Launch Nintendo eShop (requires Internet connection).
System Settings Access and adjust various system settings (page 31). (Suspended software must be closed first.)
HOME Menu manual Display the built-in electronic manual for the HOME Menu.
Contact information View contact information for Nintendo of America Inc.
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Tap the button to

Icons for HOME Menu features

You can use Game Notes ( ), Friend List ( ), Notifications (
tapping the icons at the top of the lower screen.
• See the built-in electronic manuals for additional details on using these features. You can view the Miiverse manual from within
Miiverse after you launch this software.
Game Notes
This software lets you write and draw notes at any time.
Play and communicate with other people registered as your friends via the Internet, no
matter how far away they are.
Friend List
• Note that Nintendo Network ID friends are separate from your device friends. This friend list software
does not let you add friends to or modify your Nintendo Network ID friends (page 32).
This software allows you to receive a variety of notifications from Nintendo and installed
Notifications
software applications via SpotPass and StreetPass.
Internet Browser
This software allows you to view Internet web pages.
This is a new network service for connecting people around the world through their Mii
characters. You can share game-playing experiences or discussions of interest with people
Miiverse
around the world.
• A Nintendo Network ID is required to post to Miiverse or comment on other posts (page 32).
Use these features even while software is suspended.
You can access the HOME Menu settings, Game Notes ( ), Friend List (
Miiverse ( ), camera mode, and electronic manuals even while a game is suspended.
Press the HOME Button to display the HOME Menu and start the desired feature.
• Depending on the status of the software (for example, when a wireless communication feature or the camera is in use),
the HOME Menu or some of its features might not be available. In addition, some HOME Menu features are not available in
certain software applications.
• You cannot use the HOME Menu while playing Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi software.
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