4Description of Components
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6About Game Boy Advance Game Paks
5Installing Batteries
1. External Extension Connector (EXT.) –This unitallows connection to any G ame Boy and
to Game Boy Series accessories.
2. Accessory Fixation Slots –For connecting Game Boy Advance dedicated accessories.
3. Game Pak Slot –This easily accessible slotis designed for loading a Game Boy Game Pak.
4. Power Indicator LED (POWER) –This tiny bulb lights green when the Game Boy Advance
is O N.For Alkaline batteries,the green lightwill change to red as the battery power reduces
to 20 or 30 % and the LED will begin to fade when itis time to replace the batteries.
5. – 11. Operation Buttons
(
START,SELE CT,✚C ontrol Pad,A Button,B Button,L Button,
R Button
)
–Used as the controls for playing games.See individual Game Pak instruction
booklets for specific button functions.
12. Speaker –Outputs mono sound.Will automatically turn off when headphones are plugged
into Headphone Jack.
13. Wrist Strap Attachment –For attachmentofa wriststrap.
14. Colour LCD Screen –Highly reflective 2.9 inch Thin-Film Transistor
(
TFT
)
Colour Liquid
Crystal Display with up to 32,000 colours.
15. Power Switch (OFF/ON) –Slide the switch to turn the power ON or O F F.
(
NOTE: Always inserta Game Pak before turning power O N.
)
16. Headphone Jack (PHONES) –For connecting a pair ofstereo headphones.
17. Volume Dial (VOLUME) –Adjusts the volume rightor left.Rotate to the rightto increase
18. Battery Cover –Remove the cover on the back ofthe Game Boy Advance and inserttwo
AA
(
LR 6
)
batteries.Game Boy Advance A C-DC Adapter Setcan also be used.
Remove the cover on the back ofthe Game Boy Advance and inserttwo AA
(
LR 6
)
batteries as
shown.Always use two fresh,high quality alkaline batteries.Do notuse rechargeable nickel
cadmium
(
NiCad
)
,nickel metal hydride
(
NiMH
)
,carbon zinc or any other type of
non-alkaline batteries.
Caution: When inserting the batteries, make sure that the
positive (+) and negative (–) ends are facing in the correct
directions. (See Illustration 1.) Always insert the negative end
first. When removing batteries, remove the positive end
first.
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There are four types ofGame Boy Game Paks thatwill work with the Game Boy Advance:
Type 1. Original G ame Boy G ame Paks,which will work with both the Game Boy Advance
and Game Boy Color units
(
using 4 –10 colours,see Section 8
)
and with the original
Game Boy and Game Boy pocketsystems
(
using 4 shades ofgray
)
.
Type 2. Dual mode Game Boy Game Paks thatwill work with both the Game Boy Advance
and Game Boy Color
(
using up to 56 colours outofa palette of32,000
)
and with the
original Game Boy and Game Boy pocketsystems
(
using 4 shades ofgray
)
.
Type 3. Full colour games
(
using up to 56 colors outofa palette of32,000
)
thatwill work
only on Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance.
Type 4. Special full colour
(
32,000 colours maximum
)
wide screen games thatwill work only
on the Game Boy Advance.
A few older Game Boy games may not function
properly on the Game Boy Advance causing display
or sound problems. Game Boy Color games may
appear darker due to Game Boy Advance screen
specification.
NOTE: You can switch the screen size for Type 1, 2
and 3 games to wide screen mode by pressing the
L and R buttons. (This may make some of the images
distorted or hard to see.)
Game screen size
for Type 1, 2 and 3
games
Game screen size for
Type 4 games only
Illustration 1
NOTE: When the battery life is down to between 20 % and 30 %, the Power Indicator LED
will change colour from green to red. When the LED begins to grow dim, the battery life is
almost gone. If you are playing a game with a battery back-up, you should save your pro-
gress and replace the batteries as soon as possible.
• Non-rechargeable batteries are notto be recharged.
• Differenttypes ofbatteries or new and used batteries are notto be mixed.
• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the toy.