User's Manual
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Using Software
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Hold down... ...and slide.
Connected to the Internet (see page 63).
Searching for a StreetPass partner. If you congure StreetPass settings for the Nintendo 3DS or
for software that supports this feature, the system can automatically search for other nearby
Nintendo 3DS systems and communicate with them to exchange information (see page 40). A
StreetPass icon (
) is displayed when this mode is active.
Communicating with other Nintendo 3DS systems. Registering nearby people as friends in the
friend list (see page 36) and Download Play (see page 60) requires a local wireless connection for
communication. During local wireless communication, the signal strength icon (
) will be
displayed. A stronger signal makes wireless communication easier.
Use the wireless switch to enable wireless communication (see page 12). When wireless com-
munication is enabled but the system is not communicating,
and
will be displayed. When wireless communication is disabled,
and
will be displayed.
Nintendo 3DS Game Card Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi
Game Card
Health and Safety Information
Review important health and safety informa-
tion concerning the use of the Nintendo 3DS
system.
Nintendo 3DS Camera
Take 3D photos with the built-in cameras and
software (see page 42).
Nintendo 3DS Sound
Listen to music or record sounds (see page 47).
Mii Maker
Create Mii characters as alter egos for you and
your family and friends (see page 50).
AR Games
Play augmented-reality games using the AR
Cards included with your system and the
Nintendo 3DS Camera application (see page 54).
Face Raiders
Play a game where your face and your friends’
faces become game characters (see page 56).
Activity Log
Check the play times of your software or the
steps you have walked while carrying your
Nintendo 3DS system with you (see page 58).
Download Play
With a single copy of Download Play-compatible
software, you can play multiplayer games with
other Nintendo 3DS system users (see page 60).
System Settings
Congure your system’s Internet settings, Paren-
tal Controls, and other settings (see page 62).
Using Software
HOME Menu
HOME Menu
Scrolling, changing the display, and moving icons
Scrolling
Tap the Touch Screen and slide the stylus across it to
scroll.
You can also scroll by tapping
or
.
Changing the display
Tap
or
to decrease or increase the number of software icons displayed on the screen.
Moving software icons
To move an icon, touch and hold it for a moment. Then
you can slide it to a new location. Slide the icon to a new
location on the HOME Menu and lift the stylus from the
screen to place the icon.
NOTE: If you move one icon over another icon, the icons
will switch places when you lift the stylus from the screen.
Communication modes
Software icons
When free software is received via SpotPass, or when software is downloaded through Nintendo eShop, software icons are added
to the HOME Menu. (Up to 300 software titles can be saved to an SD Card.) Shown below is a list of the software icons you may see
on the HOME Menu.
Game Card icons
When you insert a Game Card into the Game Card slot,
an icon for the game title will be displayed.
Built-in software icons (Tap the icon to start the software application.)
Other icons
These icons will display when you have new software added to the HOME Menu. Tap the icon to open it.
NOTE: You may be using more than one communication mode at a time, but only one mode will be displayed on
your system.










