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To turn on the console, simply press the POWER button. To turn the console off, press START on the controller, select "Exit", then select "Turn off".（GP430：start-quit-shutdown system）
When you want to save the game progress, press Select + R2 at the same time.
When you want to restart your saved game, enter the game first, and then press Select + L2, you can load the saved game.
Connect the HDMI cable, then the power cable to your console. Then connect the USB controller，Wireless or Bluetooth controller to one of the USB ports on the front of the console.
When you connect the console for the first time, use a wired controller received with the console to configure your other controllers, if available.
Plug your controller into one of the console's USB ports. Please note that the buttons on some controllers need to be configured.
(GP430：The machine button setting has been set by default. If you want to set more handles, please follow the steps below.
Press START to build, select CONFIGURE INPUT, then press and hold any button on the keyboard or gamepad, the name will be displayed at the bottom, then open a configuration menu
Follow the instructions on the screen to configure the gamepad. If you run out of buttons, just press and hold one button to skip every unused button. After the configuration is completed, press the button that has been configured as "A" to complete the configuration.
If you want to configure multiple controllers, you can configure it from the start menu of the emulationstation.
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/First-Installation/#configure-controllers)
You can add USB controllers on the recalbox.
Most models are compatible, see the compatibility list.
After plugging your USB controller or pairing your Bluetooth controller, press START with an already configured controller (or ENTER on the keyboard) and select "CONFIGURE INPUTS".
Then follow instructions.
The last button, the HOTKEY is a button that will activate buttons combination (see Special Commands). For Xbox 360 and PS3 controllers, the default hotkey button is HOME or PS. It is recommended to use L3 (joystick click on Dualshock) or SELECT
Buttons assignment is based on the Super Nintendo controller :
The L and R buttons (with L2 R2 L3 R3) are based on the Playstation controllers.
Pass the buttons you don't have by pressing any button for 2 seconds.
Back on the configuration screen, you can assign the controller to a player. Your controller is now configured!
To add a Bluetooth controller, set your controller in pairing mode.
Then go to the menu by pressing the start button or a keyboard and select Controller Settings.
Select PAIR A BLUETOOTH CONTROLLER:
A list of detected controllers appears, just select yours and the controller is now paired! You can now configure it if it is not already a supported controller!
If you have missed the configuration of your controller and can no longer navigate the main menu, connect a USB keyboard to your console.
Entry => START
Space => SELECT
Q => Back
S => OK
You can define a favorite game by pressing the Y key. The game will then be placed at the top of the list with a "" in front of its name.
Several shortcuts are available in games.
SELECT + Y: Save the game
SELECT + X: Load the game
SELECT + START: Exit a game and see the list of games
SELECT + B: Menu SELECT + UP: Select the save slot -1
SELECT + LOW: Select save slot 1
SELECT + RIGHT: Speed up the game
SELECT + LEFT: Rewind (if the option is activated)
NB: In the FBA console, use the SELECT key to add a credit.
Handheld Game Console-GP430
Select the simulator: arrow key left/right or left joystick left/right
Select game: Arrow keys up/down or L1/R1 page to select game
Confirmation key: A key
Back button: B button
Quit the game: SELECT+START
Reset game: Select +Y
Quick archive: SELECT+R
Fast reading: SELECT+L
Sound adjustment: sound knob
Brightness adjustment: simultaneously press R1+R2+arrow keys up and down
The console offers a very practical option that did not exist at the time: fast backup. This allows you to save your progress in any game at any time and reload it immediately whenever you want.
Recalbox system:simply press SELECT + Y. To load a game, press SELECT + X.
GP430: Quick archive: SELECT+R/Fast reading: SELECT+L
Please note that if you leave a game without saving, you will have to start over.
When powering on, wifi is turned off by default, first turn on the wifi switch(There are two ways to connect to wifi in the manual)
Method one:
a) Take out the TF card and connect it to the computer in the shutdown state, the computer prompts that there is a partition that needs to be formatted, click Cancel;
b) Enter the second partition (boot partition) and create a new text file wifikeyfile.txt;
c) Place your network details here (note that only applies to WPA networks)
ssid="NETWORK_NAME"
psk="NETWORK_PASSWORD"
d) Insert the TF into the TF card slot of the game console and turn it on,
f) Select the RETROPIE tab to enter the WIFI option;
e) Select "Import wifi credentials from /boot/wifikeyfile.txt" option to import Wi-Fi password.
Method 2: Find Retropie after booting
Enter WIFI option, select Connect to WiFi network (as shown above),
Type your Wifi Password (may take a moment to connect)
Note: For details,please refer to retropie's official website:
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Wifi/#connecting-to-wifi-without-a-keyboard
Connect an ethernet cable from your console to your PC. On your Windows PC, go to "Networks", then click on "Recalbox". A "Backups" folder is present, just copy and paste it on your computer.
1) Prepare the game
There are many classic games on www.coolrom.com, which can be downloaded by yourself.
2) Add game
The first method: Take out the TF card and connect to the computer in the shutdown state, open the first partition, and put the prepared rom into the corresponding emulator in the roms
Please put the corresponding simulator BIOS into the bios folder, and put the corresponding boot screen into the splashscreen folder.
The second method:
a) Please connect the device to the network first.
You can see the IP address of the machine on the Wi-Fi connection interface or the Show IP interface. The IP address in the example below is: 192.168.3.5
In the computer resource manager, enter \\192.168.3.5 (or directly enter \\retropie) and press Enter.
If prompted to enter a user name and password, the default user name: pi, password: raspberry.
b) At this time, the 4 folders are bios, configs, roms and splashscreens.
Please put the corresponding simulator BIOS into the bios folder;
Please put the corresponding game in the folder corresponding to the emulator name under the roms folder;
The configuration file of the corresponding simulator. Please put the patch file in the corresponding simulator folder under the configs folder;
The corresponding startup screen can be placed in the splashscreen folder.
c) Open the roms folder:
You can see many subfolders, each of which corresponds to a simulator game, and the corresponding game needs to be placed in the corresponding folder to be correctly identified.
d) Example of the folder list corresponding to the simulator:
Arcade-FBA format roms\arcade\fba
Arcade-MAME format roms\arcade\mame2003
SNES roms\nes
PSP roms\psp
PS1 roms\psx
NES/FC roms\nes ……
e) After restarting Emulationstation, you can see the added games.
Note: Retropie distinguishes games by folder name, please do not modify any directory structure, just copy the game files to the folder of the corresponding simulator.
For more information, please refer to:
1) Prepare the game
There are many classic games on www.coolrom.com, which can be downloaded by yourself.
2) Add game
The first method: Take out the TF card and connect to the computer in the shutdown state, open the first partition, and put the prepared rom into the corresponding emulator in the roms
Please put the corresponding simulator BIOS into the bios folder, and put the corresponding boot screen into the splashscreen folder.
The second method:
a) Please connect the device to the network first.
You can see the IP address of the machine on the Wi-Fi connection interface or the Show IP interface. The IP address in the example below is: 192.168.3.5
In the computer resource manager, enter \\192.168.3.5 (or directly enter \\retropie) and press Enter.
If prompted to enter a user name and password, the default user name: pi, password: raspberry.
b) At this time, the 4 folders are bios, configs, roms and splashscreens.
Please put the corresponding simulator BIOS into the bios folder;
Please put the corresponding game in the folder corresponding to the emulator name under the roms folder;
The configuration file of the corresponding simulator. Please put the patch file in the corresponding simulator folder under the configs folder;
The corresponding startup screen can be placed in the splashscreen folder.
c) Open the roms folder:
You can see many subfolders, each of which corresponds to a simulator game, and the corresponding game needs to be placed in the corresponding folder to be correctly identified.
d) Example of the folder list corresponding to the simulator:
Arcade-FBA format roms\arcade\fba
Arcade-MAME format roms\arcade\mame2003
SNES roms\nes
PSP roms\psp
PS1 roms\psx
NES/FC roms\nes ……
e) After restarting Emulationstation, you can see the added games.
Note: Retropie distinguishes games by folder name, please do not modify any directory structure, just copy the game files to the folder of the corresponding simulator.
For more information, please refer to:
To turn on the console, simply press the POWER button. To turn the console off, press START on the controller, select "Exit", then select "Turn off".（GP430：start-quit-shutdown system）
Yes, We pre-assemble the console, you can use it directly when you get it. No additional configuration or download is required.
Yes, we deliver the right plugs according to the country of delivery.We will only provide cable for some products ,（Please see the product packing list for a detailed list）, If you need to exchange or buy t the correct plug, you can easily find it on the Internet.
To change the language of your console, simply go to the main menu, then SYSTEM SETTING, LANGUAGE SELECTION.( English Japanese French Spanish…)
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