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Nintendo Wii Mini manual

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    Wii Oper ations Manual Channels and Set tings PRINTED IN CHINA NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. P .O . BOX 957, REDMOND , WA 98073-0957 U.S.A. 62994L RVL- S-GL-USZ NEED HELP WITH INST ALLATION, MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE? Nintendo Customer Service SUPPORT .NINTENDO.C OM or call 1-800-255-3700 BESOIN D’ AIDE POUR L ’INSTALLATION, L ’ENTRETIEN OU LA RÉP A[...]

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    1 Wii Menu 2 – 3 Channels Disc Channel 4 – 5 Mii™ Channel 6 – 13 Photo Channel 14 – 23 Wii Shop Channel 24 – 25 Virtual Console™ 26 – 27 WiiWare™ 28 – 29 Wii Message Board 30 – 39 Wii Settings and Data Management 40 – 63 HOME Menu 64 – 65 SD Card Menu 66 – 69 Wii K eyboard 70 – 71 USB K eyboard 72 T roubleshooting 72 ?[...]

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    2 3 Wii Menu Wii Menu Wii Menu Using the Wii Menu When the Wii console power is turned on, the first screen you will see is the Wii Menu. F rom this screen, you can do several activities: • Play a Game Disc • Use one of the built-in software programs (Channels) included with the Wii console • Change Wii console set tings • Access the SD C [...]

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    4 5 Disc Channel Disc Channel Disc Channel Playing a Wii or Nintendo GameCube Game Disc Befor e Inserting a Game Disc • Make sure that your TV and any audio equipment that is connected to your Wii console is turned on. • Choose the correct input setting for your TV (see page 18 in the Wii Operations Manual - System Setup). Inserting a Game Disc[...]

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    6 7 Mii Channel Mii Channel Mii Channel Making Y our F irst Mii Selecting the Mii Channel from the Wii Menu Use the Wii Remote to select the Mii Channel, then select ST ART to begin cre ating your first Mii. (This Channel is controlled by one remote at a time. ) Creating Y our Mii First select Male or F emale. Y ou'll then see a starter face [...]

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    8 9 Mii Channel Mii Channel Mii Channel Modifying a Mii Changing Mii Features Use the style menu when changing your Mii characters' face and body . As you select categories from the top F eature menu, you'll see the Fe ature style menu below fill with variations that you can choose for your Mii characters' look. Creating Mor e Mii c[...]

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    “Grab” a slider and move the Wii Remote to change the setting. Seeing Y our Mii characters in Mii Plaza Mii characters that you create walk around in Mii Plaza. Y ou can go to Mii Plaza to check out your Mii characters, edit and create Mii characters, prepare Mii characters for going to other Wii consoles, and do other useful things with your h[...]

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    12 13 Mii Channel Mii Channel Mii Channel Storing a Mii in Y our Wii Remote Select the Wii Remote icon from the Mii Plaza. If you store a Mii on your Wii Remote, you can tak e it to a friend's house and give a copy of your Mii to another Wii console. Y our Mii can then be used in your friend's Mii-compatible games or put in your friend&ap[...]

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    14 15 Photo Channel Using the Photo Channel Y ou can do any of the following things using the Photo Channel: • View your photos as a slide show . • Draw on your photos. • Save your photos to the Wii System Memory in the console using the Wii Message Board (see page 30). • Send your pictures to anyone on your list of Wii Friends. Inserting a[...]

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    Scroll left Scroll up Scroll right Scroll down 16 17 Photo Channel Viewing a Photo Full Screen Use the Wii Remote to select the photo you would like to view full scr een. A new on-screen menu will appear with additional choices. Viewing Photos in a Slide Show Select the slide show option using the Wii Remote. The photos will automatically be displa[...]

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    18 19 Photo Channel Having Fun With Y our Photos Select the Fun! option to open a new menu with additional options for playing with your photos or frames from your videos. Mood Menu Screen Options • Brighten: Brighten the photo. Select repeatedly to increase effect. • Black and White: C onvert photo to gray scale monochrome. • Zap!: Invert th[...]

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    20 21 Photo Channel Saving Mood and Doodle Changes Changes made to your photos can only be saved by posting your photo to the Wii Message Board (see page 21). Y ou cannot save or overwrite photos or videos on the SD Card. • Y ou can make Doodle changes to only one photo at a time. If you select another photo while you have a modified photo open,[...]

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    22 23 Photo Channel SD Card Information SD Cards are used in many digital camer as and cell phones and for data storage on PCs. Refer to the instruction manuals for these devices for information on how to store data on the SD Cards. The Wii console accepts only SD or SDHC C ards (32 GB maximum) , including miniSD , miniSDHC, micr oSD , or microSDHC[...]

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    24 25 Wii Shop Channel Wii Shop Channel Wii Shop Channel Using the Wii Shop Channel Y ou will need the following to use this Channel: An existing broadband Internet connection. See pages 53-61 for information on connecting your Wii console to the Internet. Wii Points Y ou can purchase a Nintendo Points C ard ™ at many retailers that carry Nintend[...]

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    The Wii Remote can be used with this game. The Classic Controller/Classic Controller P ro can be used with this game. The GameCube Controller can be used with this game. 27 Virtual Console ™ Virtual Console Virtual Console Classic Controller P ro (sold separately) Wii Remote Virtual Console Game Manuals T o view a manual for a Virtual Console gam[...]

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    * IMPORTANT : Selecting View Detailed Instructions will end the game. Be sur e to save your game data before choosing this option, or r eview these instructions before gameplay . 29 WiiWar e WiiWare WiiWare 2. Select the category of information from the table of contents. A scroll bar will appear if there is more information then will fit on one s[...]

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    30 31 Wii Message Board Wii Message Board Wii Message Board Using the Wii Mes sage Board Use the Wii Message Board to: • Exchange messages with friends and family members. • Add photos or Mii characters (see Mii Channel, page 6) to your messages. • Check your console’ s unique Wii Number . Y our Wii Number is a 16-digit number assigned to y[...]

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    32 33 Wii Message Board Wii Message Board Wii Message Board Reading Messages T o read a message, move the cursor over a message and press the A But ton. The sender's name and message text will appear, along with information like any attached photos or Miis. Calendar Select the Calendar icon to open the C alendar. Select a date on the calendar [...]

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    34 35 Wii Message Board Wii Message Board Wii Message Board Creating Messages From the Mes sage Board, select the Create Message icon. Fr om here, you can open the Address Book, write a memo to post to the Message Board, or write a message to send to a Wii F riend. NOTE: Befor e sending messages to Wii F riends, you must first r egister them in yo[...]

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    36 37 Wii Message Board Wii Message Board Wii Message Board Using the Address Book T o open the Address Book, select the Address Book from the Create Message scr een. F rom here, you can: • Confirm your Wii Number . • Register a Wii F riend (up to a maximum of 100). • Edit registration details. • Send a message. Replying to a Message 1. Fr[...]

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    38 39 Wii Message Board Wii Message Board Wii Message Board Registering a Wii F riend NOTE: To register a Wii F riend, your Wii console must be connected to the Internet with a broadband Internet connection. 1. Select the Address Book option from the Cre ate Message screen (page 32). 2. Select the Register option from the Address Book scr een. 3. S[...]

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    40 41 Wii Settings and Da ta Management Wii Settings and Data Management Wii Settings and Data Management Getting S tarted T o reach Wii Set tings and Data Management, select the Wii icon on the bottom left of the Wii Menu screen. (If more than one remote is connected, use Player 1.) Data Management Select Data Management from the Wii Options scree[...]

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    page 44 page 44 page 45 page 47 page 48 page 52 page 53 page 62 page 63 page 63 page 63 page 63 Console Nickname Give your Wii console a unique nickname. Calendar Set the date and time. Screen Configure your screen output set tings. Sound Configure your sound output set tings. P arental Contr ols Restrict use of Wii software, Channels, and purchasi[...]

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    Widescreen (16:9) Standard (4:3) Widescreen Settings Y ou can change the screen format for your Wii display by selecting the Standard (4:3) or Widescreen (16:9) options. Confirm your selection once it's complete. 44 45 Wii Settings and Da ta Management Wii Settings and Data Management Wii Settings and Data Management Console Nickname Y ou can[...]

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    46 47 Wii Settings and Da ta Management Wii Settings and Data Management Wii Settings and Data Management Screen (continued) TV R esolution Some Wii software supports a 480p pr ogressive output that displays at a higher resolution than the Standard 480i resolution. T o view Wii display output in 480p, you must change the Wii's TV Resolution se[...]

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    48 49 Wii Settings and Da ta Management Wii Settings and Data Management Wii Settings and Data Management Wii P arental Controls The Wii P arental Controls settings offer you a means to manage what Wii content is accessible to the console users. If you apply Parental Contr ols, you will be prompted to set a 4-digit PIN which will allow you to adjus[...]

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    50 51 Wii Settings and Da ta Management Wii Settings and Data Management Wii Settings and Data Management Video and Computer Game Sof tware R ating Information The Entertainment Software Rating Boar d (ESRB) ratings are designed to provide information about video and computer game content, so you can make informed purchasing decisions. ESRB ratings[...]

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    Do you have a high-speed (broadband) Internet connection, such as cable or DSL? Y ou can easily connect the Wii system to the Internet if you already own a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB C onnector. If you don't have a wireless network but instead have a wired local-area network, you can connect Wii to the network with a Wii LAN Adapter. (Sold separately,[...]

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    54 55 Wii Settings and Da ta Management Wii Settings and Data Management Wii Settings and Data Management What Y ou Need for a Wireless Wii Envir onment 1. Wii System What Y ou Need for a Wired Home Network 1. Wii System 2. Broadband Internet connection There may be various ways to get broadband Internet connection to your home. Cable, DSL, and opt[...]

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    56 57 Wii Settings and Da ta Management Wii Settings and Data Management Wii Settings and Data Management Internet Setup Selections When Using the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB C onnector Before using the following Internet Setup procedure, ensure that you've installed the Nintendo Wi-F i USB Connector Registration T ool software on the PC you're us[...]

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    58 59 Wii Settings and Da ta Management Wii Settings and Data Management Wii Settings and Data Management Internet Setup Selections for Searching for an Access P oint Internet Setup Selections for Manually Connecting an Access P oint (Before trying to manually connect to your Access P oint, try to search for it first using the instructions on the p[...]

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    60 61 Wii Settings and Da ta Management Wii Settings and Data Management Wii Settings and Data Management Internet Setup Selections for an A OSS™ Acces s P oint If the access point you are using supports AOSS (Buf falo Corporation) you can easily configure your Internet settings with this feature. For details, refer to the instruction manual for[...]

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    F ormat Wii S ystem Memory This system option is used to permanently delete ALL Channels and ALL save data, including the Wii + Internet icon and video, that have been added to the Wii console and will re-initialize your Wii console. Select the Format option if you wish to delete ALL Channels and save data, then select Delete to confirm your intent[...]

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    64 65 HOME Menu HOME Menu HOME Menu HOME Menu Wii Remote Settings This menu appears when you pres s the HOME Button on the Wii Remote. From this menu you can stop or reset Wii programs, view operations guides for certain downloaded programs, and adjust Wii Remote settings. Stop Wii sof tware or programs that are currently in play and return to the [...]

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    Label faces towards the Wii game disk slot 67 SD C ard Menu SD Card Menu SD Card Menu Starting a program from an SD C ard 1. Open the SD Card slot on the front of the Wii console. Insert the SD Card. Push it firmly into to the slot until it clicks into place. 2. Select the SD Card Menu icon on the Wii Menu to see the contents of the SD Card. 3. Se[...]

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    68 69 SD C ard Menu SD Card Menu SD Card Menu Insufficient Wii System Memory The SD Card Menu tempor arily uses Wii system memory to startup a program. If there is insufficient Wii system memory to start a progr am, a scr een will appear that will give you options for freeing up memory . F reeing memory using Auto Manage Choose from one of four p[...]

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    70 71 Wii Keyboar d Wii Keyboar d Using the K eyboards The keyboard screen will appe ar in certain programs when you need to enter text. Examples include creating text for messages in the Wii Message Board or editing a Mii in the Mii Channel. QWERTY K eyboard Cell Phone–Style K eyboard NOTE: Many functions on the QWER TY and cell phone–style ke[...]

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    Can’t read the SD C ard from Photo Channel or the SD Card Menu • Make sure the memory card is fully inserted into the slot. T ry removing and reinserting the memory card. • Check the memory card on a PC or cell phone to verify its contents and readability . • Make sure the data is in a readable format and 32GB or smaller in size. See page 2[...]

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    Error Messages 74 75 Error Messages Error Messages T ry This Error Message Wii console save memory is corrupted. F or details read the Wii console manual. Wii console save memory is corrupted. Visit support.nintendo.com for additional troubleshooting or call 1-800-255-3700. Abnormal free space in Wii console save memory . For details read the Wii c[...]

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    Error C odes 76 77 Error Codes Error Codes T ry This Error Code 52240-52245 Errors in this range generally indicate the router in your setup has a default IP addres s of either 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1. This will need to be changed to 192.168.2.1. 220602 32002 These errors indicate a problem with the Internet Settings enter ed into the Wii. T ry [...]