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TM
©2001,2002Nintendo/CreaturesInc./HALLaboratory,Inc. INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
TM,®andthee-ReaderlogoaretrademarksofNintendo.
"DotCodeTechnology"islicensedbyOLYMPUSOPTICALCO.,LTD.
©2002Nintendo.
WARNING 2
PLEASECAREFULLYREADTHEPRECAUTIONSBOOKLETINCLUDEDWITHTHEGAMEBOYADVANCEOR Installing and Removing the e-Reader
GAME PAKS BEFORE USING THIS ACCESSORY. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION.
1. MakesuretheGameBoyAdvancehasbatterypowerorisconnectedtothe
IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION-READTHEFOLLOWINGWARNINGS GameBoyAdvanceACAdapter,thenbesurethepowerisOFFonthe
BEFOREYOUORYOURCHILDPLAYVIDEOGAMES GameBoyAdvance.
2. Insertthee-ReaderintotheGamePakSlotonthebackoftheGameBoy
WARNING-Seizures Advance(seeIllustration1).
3. Makeadditionalconnectionstoothersystemsifnecessary(seeSection6,
Somepeople(about1in4000)mayhaveseizuresorblackoutstriggeredbylight ConnectingToOtherSystems,formoreinformationondifferentsystem
flashes,suchaswhilewatchingTVorplayingvideogames,eveniftheyhavenever connections).
hadaseizurebefore.
4. TurntheGameBoyAdvancePowerSwitchtotheONposition.Afteramoment
thee-ReaderTitleScreenwillappear(seeIllustration2).SeeSection3,Using
Anyonewhohashadaseizure,lossofawareness,orothersymptomlinkedtoan
e-ReaderCardsforinformationaboutscanningthee-Readercards.
epilepticconditionshouldconsultadoctorbeforeplayingavideogame.
5. Toremovethee-Reader,turntheGameBoyAdvancePowerSwitchtotheOFF
Parentsshouldwatchwhentheirchildrenplayvideogames.Stopplayingandconsult positionandslidethee-ReaderoutoftheGamePakSlot(seeIllustration3).
adoctorifyouoryourchildhaveanyofthefollowingsymptoms:
Convulsions Eyeormuscletwitching Lossofawareness
Alteredvision Involuntarymovements Disorientation
Toreducethelikelihoodofaseizurewhenplayingvideogames:
• Sitorstandasfarfromthescreenaspossible.
• Playvideogamesonthesmallestavailabletelevisionscreen.
• Donotplayifyouaretiredorneedsleep.
• Playinawell-litroom.
• Takea10to15minutebreakeveryhour. Illustration1
Installingthee-Reader
Illustration2
TitleScreen
WARNING-RepetitiveMotionInjuries
Playingvideogamescanmakeyourmuscles,jointsorskinhurtafterafewhours.
FollowtheseinstructionstoavoidproblemssuchasTendinitis,CarpalTunnel
Syndromeorskinirritation:
• Takea10to15minutebreakeveryhour,evenifyoudon'tthinkyouneedit.
• Ifyourhands,wristsorarmsbecometiredorsorewhileplaying,stopand
restthemforseveralhoursbeforeplayingagain. Illustration3
• Ifyoucontinuetohavesorehands,wristsorarmsduringorafterplay,stop Removingthee-Reader
playingandseeadoctor.
3
Using e-Reader Cards
1
About the e-Reader
1. Whenyouseethee-ReaderTitleScreen,press
theABUTTONontheGameBoyAdvancetogo
totheMenuScreen(seeIllustration4).
Thankyouforpurchasingthee-Reader™accessoryfortheGameBoy®Advance
system.Thisaccessoryallowsyoutoscanspecialcardsprintedwithaunique"Dot 2. Usethe+ControlPadtoselectamenuitemand
Code"andusetheencodedinformationinmanydifferentways,fromloadingentire presstheABUTTON.
gamesintoyourGameBoyAdvancetounlockingspecialitemsingamesor
displayingdataoranimation. • ScanCard-A"SCANCARD"screenwill
appear(seeIllustration5).Holdthee-Reader Illustration4
Pleasenotethatthetypeofinformation,howtheinformationisused,andwhat cardwiththeDotCodesidefacingtowardsyou MenuScreen
typeofconnectionsystemisusedwillbedifferentforeachsetofe-Reader andslowlypassthecodedareathroughthe
cards.Besuretoreadthee-Readercardpackagingandinstructionsbefore e-ReaderCardSlot(seeIllustration6).
usingthemwiththisaccessory. Youshouldtakebetweenoneandtwoseconds
toscanthelongsideofthecard.Slidethecard
PleasecarefullyreadthisInstructionBooklet,andreviewtheGameBoyAdvance eitherdirection,butmakesureitisfully
InstructionBookletandseparatePrecautionsBookletthatisincludedwiththeGame insertedandtheedgeisflatagainstthebottom
BoyAdvancesystemorGamePaksbeforeusingthee-Readeraccessory. ofthecardslot.
Ifthescreenshowsthatthecardwasscanned
Lookforthisiconontradingcardpackagingforcardsdesignedtobeusedwith
correctly,presstheABUTTONtousethe
theGameBoyAdvancee-Readeraccessory.
scanneddata(game,animationorother Illustration5
feature)orpresstheBBUTTONto SCANCARDscreen
LookforthisicononGameBoyAdvanceorNintendoGameCube™game continuescanninganotherDotCodeonthe
packagingforgamesdesignedtoconnecttothee-Readeraccessory.Youmay
samecardoronanadditionalcard.
e-Reader needadditionalcableaccessoriestoconnectothersystemstothee-Reader.
Compatible SeeSection6,ConnectingtoOtherSystems,formoreinformation. Ifyougetanerrormessageafterscanningacard,tryscanningagainorreview
Section5,ErrorMessages-ReadError.
Dependingonthee-Readercardproduct,youmayhavetoscanseveral
cardstoloadtheentireprogram.
ExternalExtensionConnector
ForconnectingtheGameBoy®Advance
GameLink®cableortheNintendoGameCube™
GameBoyAdvancecable(soldseparately,see
yourlocalNintendoretailer,visitouron-linestore
atwww.nintendo.comorcall1-800-255-3700).
Illustration6
AccessorySlots Scanningane-Readercard
ForattachingtheNintendoGameCube
GameBoyAdvancecable(soldseparately,see
• Communication-Thee-Readerwillmakeaconnectiontoanotherdeviceif
yourlocalNintendoretailer,visitouron-linestoreat
www.nintendo.comorcall1-800-255-3700). youareusingacableaccessoryandadditionalsystem.SeeSection6,
ConnectingtoOtherSystemsformoreinformation.
• AccessSavedData- Thee-Readerwilluse
e-ReaderCardSlot
informationalreadysavedinmemoryfroman
Slidethee-Readercardthroughthisslot
earliere-Readercardscan(seeIllustration7).
toscantheprintedDotCode.
ExternalExtensionConnectorPlug
Illustration7
FitsintotheExternalExtensionConnector Accessingsaveddata
onthetopoftheGameBoyAdvance.
4 ConnectingTo Other Systems (Continued)
e-Reader Card Precautions
Whenconnectingandusingyoure-Readerwithothersystems,pleasefollowthese
guidelines:
Itisveryimportantthatyoutakegoodcareofyoure-Readercards.
• MakesurethepoweristurnedOFFonallsystemsbeforeattachingcablesor
Adamagedordirtycardmaynotworkinthee-Readerormaydamagethedelicate loadingGamePaksordiscs.
scanningmechanisminsidethee-Reader.Scanningdirtye-Readercardsmay • ReadtheinstructionsincludedwiththeGameBoyAdvanceor
contaminatethescanningdeviceinsidethee-Readerandpreventyoufromreading NintendoGameCubegameyouareplayingandmakesureyourconnections
othercardsthatareinperfectshape.Topreventthisfromhappening,pleaseusethe arecorrect.
followingguidelines: • Makesurethee-ReadercardsandtheGamePaksordiscsyouareusing
includeconnectivityfeatures.
• Donotfold,bend,tearorotherwisedamagethecard. • DonotdisconnectanycablesorturnthepowerOFFduringgameplay.
• Donotputtape,stickersoranyotherforeignobjectsonthecard. • WhenconnectingtotheNintendoGameCube,checktheinstructionsforthe
• Donotgetthecardwetorsoiledwithdirt,foodoranyotherforeignmaterial. GameCubeDiscyouareusingforwhichControllerSocket(s)the
• Donotwriteon,markon,scratchorotherwisedamagetheDotCodeonthe NintendoGameCubeGameBoyAdvanceCable(s)ispluggedinto.
card.
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Ifyouneedtocleanthee-Readercards,wipegentlywithasoftdrycloth.
Troubleshooting
(Beforeseekingassistance)
5
Error Messages Ifyouarehavingproblemswithyoure-Reader,trythefollowingremedies:
• TurnOFFthepowerontheGameBoyAdvanceandmakesurethee-Reader
isfullyinsertedintotheGamePakSlot.
Youmayseeoneofthefollowingerrormessageswhenoperatingthee-Reader:
• Makesurethatboththee-ReadercardandCardSlotarecleanandfreeof
dust,dirtorotherforeignmaterial.Ifnecessary,cleanthee-Readercardwitha
READERROR-Thismessagewillhappenifyoutrytoscanane-Readercardand
softdrycloth.
thee-ReadercannotreadtheinformationintheDotCode.Thiscanhappenfor
• Ifyouareusinge-Readercardsthatallowyoutocommunicatewithother
severalreasons.
systems,checktheconnectionsofallcablesbetweensystems.
• Cardisscannedtoofast.
• ReviewSection3,Usinge-ReaderCards,andmakesureyouarescanning
• Cardisnottouchingthebottomofthee-ReaderCardSlot.
themcorrectly.
• Cardisnotscannedstraight.
• Makesurethee-Readercardisnotbent,tornordamagedinanyway.
• Scanningmorethanonecardatatime.
• Somegamesrequiremorethanonecardtobescannedinthecorrectorder.
• Scanningwithdirectbrightlightonthee-ReaderCardSlot.
Besuretoreadtheinstructionsonthecardsyouareusing.
• Scanningabent,damaged,dirtyormodifiedcard.
• IfyouareconnecteduptoanotherGameBoyAdvanceorthe
• Scanningacardcontainedinaprotectivesleeveorenvelope.
NintendoGameCube,makesurethattheGameBoyAdvanceGamePakor
Tore-scanacard,pressanybuttontoreturntothe"SCANCARD"screenandtrythe NintendoGameCubeDiscincludese-Readerfeatures.
scanningprocessagain.
Ifyoure-Readerstilldoesnotoperatecorrectlyaftertryingtheaboveremedies,
TIMEDELAYERROR-Thismessagewillappearifyouhaveselectedamenuitem pleasevisitthecustomerserviceareaofourwebsiteatwww.nintendo.comor
butthee-Readerdoesnotgetanyinput.Thiscanhappenforseveralreasons. call1-800-255-3700.
• Waitingtoolongafterselectingthe"SCANCARD"menuitembeforescanning
thee-Readercard. 8
REV.M-I.2
• Tryingtoscanthebackofthecardorotherareaofthecardthatdoesnothave Warranty and Service Information
aDotCode.
• Tryingtoscanacardthatisnotane-Readercard.
Youmayneedonlysimpleinstructionstocorrectaproblemwithyourproduct. Tryourwebsiteat
Ifyoureceivethiserrormessage,pressanybuttontoreturntothepreviousmenu www.nintendo.comorcallourConsumerAssistanceHotlineat1-800-255-3700ratherthangoingtoyour
retailer. Hoursofoperationare6a.m.to9p.m.,PacificTime,Monday-Saturday,and6a.m.to7p.m.,Pacific
item.Ifyoucontinuetogetthiserrormessage,refertoSection7,Troubleshooting. Time,onSundays(timessubjecttochange). Iftheproblemcannotbesolvedwiththetroubleshooting
informationavailableon-lineoroverthetelephone,youwillbeofferedexpressfactoryservicethroughNintendo
orreferredtothenearestNINTENDOAUTHORIZEDREPAIRCENTERSM. Pleasedonotsendanyproductsto
REGIONERROR-Thismessagewillappearifyouaretryingtoscanane-Reader
Nintendowithoutcontactingusfirst.
cardmadeforuseinanotherregion.Forexample,youwouldgetthiserrorifyoutried
toscanaJapanesee-Readercard.Thise-Readerwillonlyworkwithe-Readercards HARDWAREWARRANTY
NintendoofAmericaInc.("Nintendo")warrantstotheoriginalpurchaserthatthehardwareproductshallbefree
madefortheNorth,CentralandSouthAmericanregions. fromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipfortwelve(12)monthsfromthedateofpurchase. Ifadefectcovered
bythiswarrantyoccursduringthiswarrantyperiod,NintendooraNINTENDOAUTHORIZEDREPAIRCENTER
willrepairthedefectivehardwareproductorcomponent,freeofcharge. Theoriginalpurchaserisentitledtothis
e-READERMEMORYERROR-Thismessagewillappearifthereisanerrorinthe warrantyonlyifthedateofpurchaseisregisteredatpointofsaleortheconsumercandemonstrate,toNintendo's
e-Readermemoryoraproblemwithsavinginformationtothememory.Followtheon- satisfaction,thattheproductwaspurchasedwithinthelast12months.
screeninstructionstocorrecttheproblem. GAME&ACCESSORYWARRANTY
Nintendowarrantstotheoriginalpurchaserthattheproduct(gamesandaccessories)shallbefreefromdefects
inmaterialandworkmanshipforaperiodofthree(3)monthsfromthedateofpurchase. Ifadefectcoveredby
COMMUNICATIONFAILURE-Thismessagewillappearifthereisaproblemwhen thiswarrantyoccursduringthisthree(3)monthwarrantyperiod,NintendooraNINTENDOAUTHORIZED
tryingtoconnecttoorcommunicatewithanothersystem.Followtheon-screen REPAIRCENTERwillrepairthedefectiveproduct,freeofcharge.
instructionsandreviewSection6,ConnectingtoOtherSystems. SERVICEAFTEREXPIRATIONOFWARRANTY
Pleasetryourwebsiteatwww.nintendo.comorcallourConsumerAssistanceHotlineat1-800-255-3700for
troubleshootingassistanceand/orreferraltothenearestNINTENDOAUTHORIZEDREPAIRCENTER. Insome
Ifyoucontinuetoreceiveerrormessagesafterfollowingtheon-screen
instances,itmaybenecessaryforyoutoshipthecompleteproduct,FREIGHTPREPAIDANDINSUREDFOR
instructions,pleasereviewSection7,Troubleshooting. LOSSORDAMAGE,tothenearestservicelocation. PleasedonotsendanyproductstoNintendowithout
contactingusfirst.
WARRANTYLIMITATIONS
THISWARRANTYSHALLNOTAPPLYIFTHISPRODUCT:(a)ISUSEDWITHPRODUCTSNOTSOLDOR
6 LICENSEDBYNINTENDO(INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,NON-LICENSEDGAMEENHANCEMENT
ANDCOPIERDEVICES,ADAPTERS,ANDPOWERSUPPLIES);(b)ISUSEDFORCOMMERCIAL
Connecting to Other Systems PURPOSES(INCLUDINGRENTAL);(c)ISMODIFIEDORTAMPEREDWITH;(d)ISDAMAGEDBY
NEGLIGENCE,ACCIDENT,UNREASONABLEUSE,ORBYOTHERCAUSESUNRELATEDTODEFECTIVE
MATERIALSORWORKMANSHIP;OR(e)HASHADTHESERIALNUMBERALTERED,DEFACEDOR
REMOVED.
Thee-Readercanconnecttoanothere-Reader,GameBoyAdvanceor ANYAPPLICABLEIMPLIEDWARRANTIES,INCLUDINGWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYAND
NintendoGameCube,usingtheGameBoyAdvanceGameLinkcableorthe FITNESS FORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,AREHEREBYLIMITEDINDURATIONTOTHEWARRANTY
PERIODSDESCRIBEDABOVE(12MONTHSOR3MONTHS,ASAPPLICABLE). INNOEVENTSHALL
NintendoGameCubeGameBoyAdvancecable.(Cablessoldseparately,seeyour NINTENDOBELIABLEFORCONSEQUENTIALORINCIDENTALDAMAGESRESULTINGFROMTHE
localNintendoretailer,visitouron-linestoreatwww.nintendo.comorcall1-800- BREACHOFANYIMPLIEDOREXPRESSWARRANTIES. SOMESTATESDONOTALLOWLIMITATIONS
ONHOWLONGANIMPLIEDWARRANTYLASTSOREXCLUSIONOFCONSEQUENTIALORINCIDENTAL
255-3700).
DAMAGES,SOTHEABOVELIMITATIONSMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.
Forthisconnectionsystemtowork,youmustbeusinge-Readercards, Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
Nintendo'saddressisNintendoofAmericaInc.,P.O.Box957,Redmond,WA98073-0957,U.S.A.
GameBoyAdvanceGamePaksorNintendoGameCubeDiscsthatinclude
connectivityfeatures.Pleasecarefullyreadthepackagingandinstructionsfor ThiswarrantyisonlyvalidintheUnitedStates.
thegamesyouareplayingtobesurethesefeaturesareincludedandwhat
connectionaccessoriesarerequiredbeforeyoutryanyoftheillustrated
RADIOFREQUENCYINTERFERENCE:
connectionmethods.
TomeetFCCregulatoryrequirements,whenusingheadphonespleaseuse
NintendoStereoHeadphones(soldseparately,visitouron-linestoreat
www.nintendo.comorcall1-800-255-3700).Theseheadphonesaredesigned
GameBoyAdvance
tominimizeradiofrequencyinterferencethatmaybegeneratedwhenusingthe
GameLinkCable
GameBoyAdvancewithe-Reader GameBoyAdvanceande-Reader.
compatibleGamePakconnectedto
GameBoyAdvancee-Reader.
Togetupdatesandinformationonnewe-Readerreleases,
Youmustuseonlythe visitwww.nintendo-e-reader.com
GameBoyAdvance
GameLinkcableto NEEDHELPWITHINSTALLATION,MAINTENANCEORSERVICE?
makethisconnection.
1P 2P
CUSTOMERSERVICE•WWW.NINTENDO.COM
orcall1-800-255-3700,MON.-SAT.,6:00a.m.to9:00p.m.;
SUN.,6:00a.m.to7:00p.m.,PacificTime(Timessubjecttochange)
NEEDHELPPLAYINGAGAME?
GameBoyAdvancee-Reader
Youcanvisitourwebsiteatwww.nintendo.comforgameplayinformation.
connectedtoaNintendoGameCube
Forautomatedgameplaytipsandnews,callNintendo'sPowerLineat:
withe-ReadercompatibleGameDisc.
1-425-885-7529
Thismaybealongdistancecall,sopleaseaskpermissionfromwhomeverpaysthephonebill.
YoumustusetheNintendo
Rathertalkwithagamecounselor?
GameCubeGameBoyAdvance
cabletomakethisconnection. 1-900-288-0707 1-900-451-4400
NintendoGameCube U.S.$1.50perminute Canada$2.00perminute
GameBoyAdvance MON.-SAT.,6:00a.m.to9:00p.m.;SUN.,6:00a.m.to7:00p.m.,PacificTime
Cable Callersunderage18needtoobtainparentalpermissiontocall.
(Pricessubjecttochange)
TOPURCHASEADDITIONALNINTENDOACCESSORIESORPARTS,SEEYOURLOCAL
NINTENDORETAILER,VISITOURWEBSITEATWWW.NINTENDO.COM
ORCALL1-800-255-3700.
NintendoofAmericaInc.
P.O.Box957,Redmond,WA98073-0957U.S.A.
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