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How to Change "Start-Up Mode" (Switching between "Automatic" or "Manual" Play)

Nintendo DS

In this article, you'll learn how to change the Start-Up Mode.

Users can set the Nintendo DS for a Manual or Automatic setting. With the Manual setting, the main menu will be displayed when the Nintendo DS is turned on. This allows the user to access the DS menu functions (such as changing settings or using PictoChat). With the Automatic setting, if a Nintendo DS Game Card is inserted into the system, the game will automatically boot up when the Nintendo DS is turned on, bypassing the main menu functions.

Complete these steps

  1. Remove all games from the Nintendo DS.
  2. Turn the system on by pressing the POWER button.
  3. Tap the screen using the stylus when the Touch the Touch Screen to continue message appears.
  4. When the main menu appears, tap the stylus on the Settings Menu Panel at the bottom middle part of the screen.
    Settings Menu Panel icon
  5. Tap the Options icon.
    Options Icon
  6. Tap the Start-up Mode icon.
    Start up Mode icon
  7. Tap the top box for "M Manual Mode" or the bottom box for "A Auto Mode" and tap the Confirm rectangle.
  8. Wait for the confirmation message to disappear, then tap Go Back, then Quit, then Yes to exit. The unit will shut down automatically to save the settings.

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