www.R4Ultra.com R4 & R4i Ultra User Guide
June 15th, 2010 Filed Under NDS Tips
This R4 R4i ultra guide article tech you how to install the R4 R4i Ultra card for your DS / DS Lite / DSi games.
Part 1. Install Software Firmware & Video Game
1. Please download the lastest firmware click the following link [R4 and R4i Ultra Firmware Download], and explode it. Then Copy the files named “_DS_MENU.DA”,”_DS_MSHL.NDS” and “_DS_MENU.INI”, the folder “_system_” and “_system_” to your micro SD/SDHC Memory TF card.
2. Explode or Copy *.nds files from the *.rar or *.zip files that you downloaded to your micro SD/SDHC TF card.
3. If you want upgrade your R4i Ultra or R4 Ultra firmware kernel in the future, then you can do like install kernel.
Part 2. Run Nintendo DS / DS Lite video Games
1. Make sure micro SD/SDHC TF Memory card with Kernel is inserted in R4i Ultra card or R4 Ultra SDHC Card, then insert R4 Ultra or R4i Ultra card in your Nintendo DS / DS Lite / DSi SLOT-1 port.
2. Turn on Nintendo DS / DSL / DSi, Touch the “GAME” The first icon) to enter Game GUI; Press ‘START’ to go back to main menu.
3. There is a file list on the top screen, and the detail of game that you choose. Press ‘A’ button or touch screen to run this game.
Part 3. Extended Function
Scale-lightness adjustment
Scale-lightness adjustment is available to the Nintendo DSL console by touching the sunny icon at the top left corner of game interface. (Not available to NDS console, the sunny icon will turn to be gray if it is NDS console.)
Soft Reset
At the right top of the touch screen it is the “Soft Reset”; Red indicator means the “Soft Reset” function is off; Green indicator means the “Soft Reset” function is on. The users may point on the touch screen or press “R” button to switch the “Soft Reset” On/Off.
While the “Soft Reset” function is on, pressing “L+R+A+B+X+Y” can go back and forth to the game’s main menu; Please do not do this while saving, as it will lead to malfunction, It is recommended to go back to main menu before you function the “Soft Reset”.
If the error occurs on running games, please try to turn off the “Soft Reset”.
Cheat
Copy cheat.dat to folder “_system_” and replace the original one. Select one game on the upper screen and enter “Setup” to enable cheat.
Touch button “[Y]Cheat” under game detail or press Y button to open cheat menu.
Select cheat in cheat menu and Touch button “[X]Enable” to enable a cheat or button “[X]Enable” to disable it. Touch button “[A]SAVE” to save all changes and quit the cheat menu. Now you can enter game with cheat enable.
Part 4. Multimedia Setting
1. In the main menu, Touch the “Multimedia”（The second icon）to Entre MoonShell System。
2. MoonShell will display files on micro SD/SDHC Memory card with file list. Press UP / DOWN button to move the cursor to choose the file you need. And you can press A to the sub-folder, or Press the B button to be back.
3. Choose the *.txt *.mp3 *.jpg *.dpg files and press the A button to open.
Part 5. Boot SLOT-2 (GB A)Flash card
R4i Ultra and R4 Ultra will be used as a passme flash card, to boot the SLOT-2 flash card for running Nintendo DS or GBA game. If you want to use this function, please insert the SLOT-2 flash card to SLOT-2 port, and Turn on Nintendo DS. Then Touch Button “SLOT-2″ (The Third icon) in the R4 Ultra / R4i Ultra Main Menu.