Action Replay™ For Wii™ User Guide v1.
Contents 4 Chapter 1: Let’s Get Started 4 4 4 Thank you for choosing Action Replay™ for Wii™ Safety Information Carton Contents 5 5 5 5 6 6 Chapter 2: Installing the Action Replay Code Engine 7 Chapter 3: Loading and Choosing Codes 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 Checking the Set Date Loading the Action Replay Code Engine Action Replay Code Engine Overview Choose Codes and Play Load game without codes enabled Updating the Action Replay Code Engine Pro Tip 10 Chapter 4: Powersaves 10 10 10 10 What are Powersaves
19 Chapter 8: Media Manager Working with Images 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 26 Introduction and Overview Copy Options Transferring your Images Deleting Images Chapter 9: Media Manager Saves Online Introduction Powersaves Part 1: About Powersaves Part 2: Overview Powersaves Part 3: Save Controls Powersaves Part 4: Downloading and Using a Powersave Community Part 1: About Community Part 2: Overview Community Part 3: Downloading and Using a Comm
Chapter 1: Let’s Get Started Thank you for choosing Action Replay™ for Wii™ The Wii Action Replay™ is here, giving you access to full code engine powered cheats and Powersaves that made Action Replay™ world famous on platforms like DS™ and GBA™. Using full code engine powered cheats transform your Wii™ games by arming yourself with Infinite Lives, Infinite health, Ammo and Time. Unlock secret levels, characters and vehicles.
Chapter 2: Installing the Action Replay Code Engine Wii Firmware Requirements In order for you to operate Action Replay your Wii console needs to be running Wii firmware version v4.3. Your current Wii firmware version number is displayed in top right of the Wii Settings screen which is accessible by following these steps: Step 1: Turn on your Wii console and load the Wii Menu. Step 2: Select from the bottom left of the Wii menu the option Step 3: Select the option (Wii Options). (Wii Settings).
Transferring the Action Replay Code Engine to your Action Replay Memory Card You now need to uncompress the downloaded file to your Action Replay Memory Card. To do this, remove the USB cover from the Action Replay Memory Card by pulling it away from the card. Insert the USB side of the Action Replay Memory Card in to a free USB connection on your computer and allow your computer to automatically install the necessary drivers.
Chapter 3: Loading and Choosing Codes Checking the Set Date Before continuing to the next section, in order for you to correctly load the Action Replay Code Engine on your Wii console you need to ensure that the date on your Wii console is set correctly. To do this, please follow these steps: Step 1: Turn on your Wii console and load the Wii Menu. Step 2: Select from the bottom left of the Wii menu the option Step 3: Select the option (Wii Options). (Wii Settings). Step 4: Select the option ‘Calendar’.
Action Replay Code Engine Overview Game Selection screen: Code Selection Screen: Choose Codes and Play Having loaded the Action Replay Code Engine you are now ready to choose codes and play. In order to choose codes and play, please follow these steps: Step 1: Using either your directional buttons or by dragging the scroll bar using your cursor, scroll up and down the available game codes list to a game of your choice. Step 2: Using your cursor highlight the game name and select using the A button.
Updating the Action Replay Code Engine If you were to repeat the steps beneath the section ‘Registering and Downloading the Action Replay Code Engine’ see page ‘5’ you can change the date which the Action Replay message icon is shown to a more recent date. The latest codelist is downloadable from Datel’s website www.codejunkies.com.
Chapter 4: Powersaves What are Powersaves Powersaves are created exclusively by Datel’s team of professional gamers to give you the freedom to pick up your gaming just where and how you want in your games. Preloaded on your Action Replay Memory Card is a selection of Powersaves ready for usage with your Wii games.
Chapter 5: Media Manager Installation Minimum System Requirements To get maximum functionality out of the Media Manager, you need a set-up that meets the following minimum requirements: Minimum System Requirements Computer / Processor 1GHz+ processor Communication Operating System Windows® XP Home or XP Pro, Windows® Vista™, Windows® 7 Memory 512Mb RAM Install size: 10MB of free hard-disk space for program installation plus additional hard drive space for storing media (Up to 2GB recommended for
Connecting your SD Memory Card Connect the SD Memory Card you would like to use with your Wii to your PC using a USB SD Memory Card Adapter (not included) and wait a couple of seconds for Windows® to detect it. You may wish to use an SD memory card in place of your Action Replay Memory Card for storing larger converted or compatible media files.
Chapter 6: Media Manager Working with Video Introduction and Overview The Nintendo Wii will only allow playback of video files correctly named, filed and encoded to the Wii specification. The Media Manager takes care of this process for you. The Media Manager has two ways for you to create perfect Wii-ready video, either from a file already on your system (use the VIDEO tab) or directly from an unprotected DVD (use the RIP VIDEO tab).
Simple Mode Part 1: About A quick and easy way to get perfectly good video onto your Wii is to use the Media Manager video encoding capabilities in Simple Mode. In this mode, you can still set the encoding quality before converting your video. Simple Mode Part 2: Choosing the Right Quality Setting The quality settings affect the amount of compression the Media Manager uses when it encodes the selected video files. Higher settings (to the right) offer sharper, smoother video, but larger file sizes.
Expert Mode Part 1: About When you click the MODE button on the VIDEO or DVD VIDEO tab you switch between Simple Mode and Expert Mode. When in Expert Mode, you see a new set of sub-tabs appear in the middle of the screen with additional encoding settings available. The options of each of these tabs are discussed below. Expert Mode Part 2: Quality Settings Tab Options on this tab affect the quality of the video and audio channels of the output video file.
DVD Ripping Specific Information Part 1: About If you would like to generate a Wii-compatible video directly from a DVD, first ensure the DVD is not CSS protected (the law prevents us from allowing you to RIP DVD video to a file, even if you own the DVD, if it is protected using CSS). If the DVD isn’t protected, insert it into your DVD drive and click on the ‘RIP DVD’ tab. On the tab, you might find the DVD has been automatically detected (you see the files listed in the left-hand window).
Chapter 7: Media Manager Working with Music Introduction and Overview Use the Media Manager to copy MP3s or AACs from your computer to your Wii by clicking on the AUDIO tab. If you would like to create MP3s or ACCs for playback on your Wii directly from an audio CD, use the RIP CD tab (see page ‘18’). Adding MP3s or AACs Click ‘Add new media to library’ to open a file browse dialogue box which allows you to search your computer for MP3 or AAC files.
Ripping CDs Part 1: About If you would like to listen to tracks from a CD you own on your Wii, click on the RIP CD tab at the top of the screen. Insert your audio CD in your CD ROM drive and wait a few seconds. The Media Manager may detect the CD automatically, if not, click the REFRESH button to index the CD.
Chapter 8: Media Manager Working with Images Introduction and Overview Your Wii is ideal for showing off your digital pictures in the comfort of your living room, so why not use the Media Manager to copy them from your PC to your Wii Memory Card? The Wii requires your images to be in JPG format (native format for most digital cameras). Copy Options Before you click the COPY button, choose which (if any) of the Media Managers re-sampling options you would like to apply to your images.
Chapter 9: Media Manager Saves Online Introduction As well as being the most fully featured media manager on the market, the Media Manager is also your key to the exciting world of downloading and exchanging awesome gamesaves. When you click on the SAVES - WEB tab you are instantly connected to the Codejunkies.com server where you can browse and download POWERSAVES - gamesaves created by full-time professional gamers to put you right where you want to be in all your favourite Wii games. See page ‘22’.
Powersaves Part 1: About Powersaves are created exclusively by Datel’s team of professional gamers to give you the freedom to pick up your gaming just where and how you want in your games. Unlike saves in the Community (which are uploaded by fellow gamers), you know that the titles and descriptions of Powersaves are accurate; you can download them and play with confidence.
Community Part 1: About Clicking on the COMMUNITY server tab sets the Media Manager to display gamesaves that have been uploaded by fellow Media Manager users.
Saves in your PC Database Part 1: About When you first install the Media Manager, you will find your PC Database empty. This soon changes as you download gamesaves from the online server (click the SAVES - WEB tab) and use the Media Manager to copy gamesaves from your Wii’s Memory Card. Think of your PC Database as being your central store for all your gamesaves.
Uploading a Save to the Community Part 1: Getting Started When you’ve made a gamesave that you’d like to share with the community, the first step is to make sure it’s in your PC Database. Follow the steps described in on page ‘25’ under the section ‘Saves on your Wii Memory Card Part 2: Copying Saves to your PC Database’. The next step is to find the save in your PC Database (click onto the PC DATABASE tab on the view tabs).
Options Screen Part 1: About Click the OPTIONS button on the top bar to access the options screen. You will see four tabs relating to settings for different aspects of the Media Manager. Options Screen Part 2: General Use this tab to specify the drive letter for your Memory Card (if it cannot be automatically detected) and check for online updates. Check for Updates: The current version of your Media Manager software is shown here. You may need this when speaking to Datel technical support.
Technical Support and Customer Services Before contacting Datel’s customer service department, please ensure that you have read through and understood the information in this user guide. Please ensure that you have information on when and where you purchased this product to hand. Datel Customer Services USA ATTN: Customer Services, Datel Design & Development Inc 33 North Garden Avenue, Suite 900, Clearwater, FL 33755 UNITED STATES Email: support@dateldesign.com Web: http://us.codejunkies.
