Nintendo 3DS SYSTEM User Manual
- June 9, 2024
- Nintendo
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Nintendo 3DS SYSTEM
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
PLEASE READ!
Your system offers a variety of exciting features, but not all of them may be
suitable for children. We have prepared special steps to make your system safe
for your child. During the initial setup of your system, you will be asked to
set Parental Controls. Touch SET to begin, then follow the on-screen
instructions.
Choose a PIN code to ensure that your child cannot change the settings you
made. You can then set the following restrictions which are enabled by
default:
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SOFTWARE RATING restricts what games your child can play by age rating.
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INTERNET BROWSER prevents your child from browsing the internet.
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NINTENDO 3DS SHOPPING SERVICES restricts your child’s use of Nintendo eShop and any other Nintendo 3DS shopping services.
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DISPLAY OF 3D IMAGES disables the 3D feature. The use of the 3D feature by children aged six and under may cause vision damage.
It is highly recommended that only children over six should use the system in 3D mode.
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MIIVERSE restricts Miiverse™ functionality.
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SHARING IMAGES / AUDIO / VIDEO / LONG TEXT DATA prevents your child from sending and receiving photos, images, sounds,
videos and long messages.
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ONLINE INTERACTION prevents your child from any online communication in games.
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StreetPass switches off StreetPass™. StreetPass allows the automatic exchange of photos, images, videos and other content between
two Nintendo 2DS™ / Nintendo 3DS systems that are close to each other.
- FRIEND REGISTRATION restricts the registration of new friends. Registered friends can see the online status of your child and freely
exchange messages and other content with your child.
- DS DOWNLOAD PLAY prevents your child from downloading Nintendo DS® demos and playing multiplayer games using local
wireless communication.
- VIEWING DISTRIBUTED VIDEOS restricts the distributed videos your child can view.
Make sure you select DONE to save your settings.
To use Parental Controls or to change the settings after the initial setup has been completed, open the System Settings from the
HOME Menu and select PARENTAL CONTROLS.
In addition, you can restrict your child’s use of Nintendo Network™ services from PCs, smartphones and other devices. This option
will be offered automatically when a Nintendo Network ID is first created or linked and can be changed at any time by touching
ACCESS FROM PCS AND OTHER DEVICES in the Nintendo Network ID Settings. Please also make sure that you have set up a PIN code
in Parental Controls as detailed above to ensure that your child cannot make changes to settings.
Thank you. With these available options, your child will be able to safely enjoy using your system. ****
Connect to the internet
Make the most of your system by creating a Nintendo Network ID.
A Nintendo Network ID allows you to enjoy various features of the Nintendo
Network offered by Nintendo.
Note: A Nintendo Network ID is different to a Club Nintendo account.
You can create a new Nintendo Network ID on your system or link an existing
Nintendo Network ID that you have already created on a Wii U console. Adults
should create or link a Nintendo Network ID for their children.
If you own another Nintendo 3DS system and want to transfer data to your new
system…
Do not create or link a Nintendo Network ID to the new system before the
transfer, otherwise, you will be unable to transfer data.
Configure settings
Open the System Settings on the HOME Menu, and then touch NINTENDO NETWORK ID
SETTINGS to configure settings for an ID.
If you own another Nintendo 3DS system and want to transfer data to your new system
Transfer your data before playing.
After configuring initial settings for this system, owners of a system in
the Nintendo 3DS family should perform a system transfer before play.
CAUTION
If you have played on this system before transferring data from your old
Nintendo 3DS system, then any save data created for downloadable or built-in
software on this system will become unusable after the transfer.
System Transfer
Charge and turn on the system
Configure the system
Start software
Prepare your wireless access point
A wireless connection is required to connect to the internet. A computer is
needed to configure the settings on your wireless access point (router).
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