User's Manual

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The Wireless LED lights up
when wireless communication
is turned on.
The Wireless LED illuminates when
wireless communication is activated.
A message will appear on your notication list
(see page 40 for more information on the Notica-
tions application and receiving messges).
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SpotPass™ StreetPass™
The SpotPass feature allows the Nintendo 3DS system to automatically communicate with a nearby
wireless LAN access point, enabling it to connect to the Internet and transmit a variety of data. The
system can also do this while playing a game or in Sleep Mode (power is on, but the system is closed).
To connect to a wireless LAN access point, you will need to congure the Internet settings for your Nintendo 3DS system
(see page 63).
• Within the service area of a Nintendo Zone or other wireless services, you can connect to the Internet without congur-
ing your Internet settings.
• System updates may unlock the ability to receive more types of data via SpotPass, depending on the game you are
playing. It is recommended that you perform system updates to keep your Nintendo 3DS system current with the latest
features (see page 80).
• If you turn wireless communication o with the wireless switch, the system will not be able to use the communication
features.
Keeping your system charged.
Your system includes a charging cradle to make charging easy. When not in
use, you can put the Nintendo 3DS system in Sleep Mode and keep it in the
charging cradle, so it stays fully charged and can still communicate using the
SpotPass feature.
See page 21 for more information on battery endurance.
The StreetPass feature allows the Nintendo 3DS system to automatically search for and communi-
cate with other Nintendo 3DS systems and to exchange information with them as you walk by.
If you are playing a game, or if the system is in Sleep Mode (turned on but closed) and you pass someone who has
enabled StreetPass for the same software, you will exchange data with them. (If you don’t want to allow data exchange,
you can disable wireless communication.)
If StreetPass is successful...
StreetPass settings for Nintendo 3DS software are saved on the system. The data you transmit with StreetPass varies
depending on the software using this feature. Each software program has its own StreetPass settings.
• Up to 12 Nintendo 3DS software titles can use StreetPass simultaneously.
• With Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi software, you must start the software rst, and then put it in tag mode (the name
for this mode may vary depending on the game you are playing).
• If you turn the power o or disable wireless communication, the system cannot communicate.
• StreetPass does not work if you are connected to the Internet, or are using local communication, depending on the
software you are using (see page 26).