Nintendo Switch User manual

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1. Connect the AC adapter
Connect the AC adapter provided with the console
and turn the console on.
2. Set up the console
3. Play!
Connecting the AC Adapter

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1. Connect the AC adapter
2. Set up the console
When you start up the console for the first time,
you'll be asked to choose some settings. Attach
both Joy-Con controllers to the console and follow
the on-screen instructions.
More settings can be chosen later.
If something you don't understand pops up while
you're choosing your settings, please view the
following pages.
→Connecting to the internet
→What is a time zone?
→Connecting to a TV
→Linking to a Nintendo Account
→Setting Parental Controls
Changing your settings
Click!
Setting Up the Console

You can change these settings at any time from
System Settings on the HOME Menu.
3. Play!

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3. Play!
1. Connect the AC adapter
2. Set up the console
There are two types of Nintendo Switch software:
a retail version, which includes a game card that
you insert into the console, and a downloadable
version that you download and save to the
console or a microSD card.
Here is a brief introduction to playing a game,
using the retail version as an example.
Changing your settings
Open the game card slot and insert the game card.
Pay careful attention to the direction the game
card is facing when you insert it.
Make sure that the label on the game card is
facing you, then insert it into the game card slot
until you hear a click.
The software icon for the inserted game card will
appear on the HOME Menu. Select the icon with
your cursor, then press the A Button to start the
software.
Play!

Closing software
Pressing the HOME Button will suspend the
software and return you to the HOME Menu. You
can close suspended software by selecting it and
pressing the X Button.
If you're playing a game that requires manual
saving, make sure to save before closing the
software. Unsaved data will be lost.

How to remove the game card
To remove the game card from the console, open
the game card slot cover and push the game
card in until it pops up, then remove it.
When you're finishing using the console
You can put your Nintendo Switch console into
sleep mode when you're done using it. That way, if
you want to use it again, you can wake it from
sleep mode and start playing right away.
The battery will last XX days if the console is put
into sleep mode from full charge.
Putting the console into sleep mode
Hold  (HOME Button) for one second or more to
open Quick Settings, then select Sleep Mode.
Waking the console from sleep mode
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Press the HOME Button to wake the console.
Other ways to wake the console/put it to sleep
Putting the console into sleep mode from the
HOME Menu
Open the Sleep Mode menu from the HOME
Menu.
Push  (POWER Button) to put the console to
sleep or wake it from sleep mode.
Push the POWER Button to put the console to
sleep or wake it from sleep mode.

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You will need to charge the console, the Joy-Con
controllers, and the Pro Controller to use them.
Below are methods for charging each device.
Charging the console
You can charge the Nintendo Switch console in
the following ways:
• Put the console in the Nintendo Switch dock
when the dock is connected to the AC adapter
• Connect the AC adapter directly to the console
The battery icon on the screen will show a
lightning bolt when the console begins charging.
Using the Nintendo Switch dock
Put the console into the Nintendo Switch dock
while the dock is connected to the AC adapter.
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Using the AC adapter
Connect the AC adapter to the console and plug it
into a power socket.
Charging the Joy-Con controllers
You can charge the Joy-Con controllers in the
following ways:
・ Attach them to the console while it's charging
・ Attach them to a Joy-Con charging grip
accessory (sold separately)
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Attaching them to the console
What happens if I attach the Joy-Con controllers
to the console when it's not charging?
The Joy-Con controllers will only be charged if
their battery is low.
They will stop charging at around half battery life
to keep from draining the console battery too
much.
Attaching the controllers to a Joy-Con charging
grip (sold separately)
Connect the Joy-Con controllers to the charging
grip accessory, then connect it to the Nintendo
Switch dock.
A USB charging cable is provided for connecting
the accessory to the dock.
You'll need to connect the dock to the AC adapter.

You can also charge the accessory using the AC
adapter included with the console.
You can charge the Joy-Con controllers by
attaching them to the Joy-Con charging grip and
connecting it to the AC adapter (HAC-002)
provided with the console.
Charging the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
(sold separately)
Connect the controller to the Nintendo Switch
dock with the USB charging cable while the dock
is connected to the AC adapter.
The USB charging cable is provided with the
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
You can also charge the controller using the AC
adapter included with the console.
The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller will charge if
you connect it to the AC adapter (HAC-002)
provided with the console.
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Charging precautions
・ The battery life will gradually be reduced with
repeated charging.
・ Make sure to charge products with built-in
batteries at least once every six months. If the
batteries are not used for an extended period of
time, it may become impossible to charge them.
About changing batteries
Do not try to replace the batteries in the Joy-Con
controllers, the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller or
the console yourself. Please contact Nintendo
Customer Support for more information.
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Nintendo Switch uses three different play modes
that you can switch between whenever you'd like.
This is a short introduction to each of the three
play modes.
TV mode
The Nintendo Switch screen will be displayed on
your TV.
Tabletop mode
Play with the console placed on a stable surface,
like a table.
Handheld mode
Play while holding the console.
TV mode
This play mode allows you to play Nintendo Switch
games on a bigger screen. You can play alone, or
gather people around you to play together!
Using the console in TV mode
What you'll need, apart from the console:
Play Modes

How to connect
1. Open the cover on the back of the Nintendo
Switch dock.
2. Connect the AC adapter to the top port and the
HDMI cable to the bottom port, then close the
cover.
AC adapter (HAC-002)HDMI cable
Nintendo Switch dock TV

3. Connect the AC adapter to a power socket.
4. Connect the HDMI cable to the TV.
5. Detach the Joy-Con controllers from the
console if you would like to use them while the
console is in TV mode.

6. Align the console with the dock, then push the
console down. If the console is sitting properly in
the dock, the console screen will turn off.
7. Turn on the TV and make sure that the input
channel is set to the HDMI input. Then, check to
see whether the Nintendo Switch screen is being
displayed on the TV.

Tabletop mode
If you don't own a TV, you can still play by placing
the console on a table or other flat surface. You
can play with a friend by using one Joy-Con each.
Using the console in tabletop mode
Detach the Joy-Con controllers from the console,
then open the stand on the back of the console to
prop it up on a stable surface.