User manual EMUHOLIC GP2X

[. . . ] GP2X User Guide For firmware: v2. 1. 0 Author: Guyfawkes www. emuholic. com 20th October 2006 Contents Basic Usage Page 3 - GP2X Information Page 7 - Setting up your GP2X Page 9 - Using the GP2X for the first time Page 12 - Managing files on the GP2X Page 13 - Installing and loading software Page 15 - Installing and loading a game Page 16 - Viewing Images Page 18 - Playing Music Page 20 - Viewing Movies Page 22 - Reading E-Books Page 24 - Using Explorer Page 26 - Using the Settings menu Page 29 - System Settings Page 32 - Troubleshooting Page 33 - Useful information Advanced Usage Page 34 - Firmware upgrading and Installing Software updates Page 37 - GP2X Menu Skins Page 39 - Developing for the GP2X introduction Page 41 - Breakout Board guide Page 43 - Credits, Thanks and other stuff Page 2 GP2X User Guide ­ www. emuholic. com GP2X Information Product name * GP2X-F100 General * CPU: Dual CPU Cores * ARM920T: Host processor * ARM940T: Video Coprocessor * NAND Flash Memory: 64 Mega Byte * Dimension: 143. 6mm* 82. 9mm*34mm * Weight: 161 Gram (Without Battery) * RAM: SDRAM 64 Mega Byte * Storage: SD Card * Connection Type: 2. 0 high speed * O/S: Linux * Power supply: 2AA * Display: * 3. 5" TFT LCD (Hardware: 16. 7 Million Colors / Software: 260, 000 Colors) Video * Video file: MPEG 4, Dvix 3. 11, 4x, 5x, and Higher, XVID, WMV (7, 8, 9 Later On) Playback. * Audio file: MP3, OGG, WMA (Later On) * Resolution: MAX 720*480 30fps * Frame Rate: Max 30 fps * Bit Rate: Video Max: 2500 Kbps * Audio Max: 384Kbps * Caption: SMI * TV-OUT: NTSC, PAL Support Audio * Channels: Stereo (L+R) * Frequency Rate: 20Hz~20KHz * File: MP3, OGG, WMA (Later On) * Bit rate sampling: 16bit/8~48KHz * Equalizer: Normal, Classic, Rock, Jazz, Pop Included Software * E-Book Reader * Image Viewer * Movie Viewer * Music Player Controls * 8 way digital thumb stick * 4+1 main action buttons (Thumb stick clicks in for use as an action button) * 2 shoulder buttons * Start and Select * Volume +/- Page 3 GP2X User Guide ­ www. emuholic. com I/O Ports * Headphones * USB 2. 0 (not powered) * EXT Port * DC Power - 3 Volts, center negative * Future SDIO Hardware Support Continuous playback time * Video: Approx. 6 hours GP2X Layout Front of GP2X: 1 ­ Joypad 8 way 2­ Volume Up/Down 3 ­ Speaker Left 4 ­ Screen LCD 5 ­ X, Y Buttons A, B, 6 ­ button Select 7 ­ button Start 8 ­ speaker Right 9 ­ LED (Green) Power 10 ­ LED (Red) Battery Back of GP2X: 1 ­ Compartment Battery 2 ­ Screws Case Page 4 GP2X User Guide ­ www. emuholic. com Top of GP2X: 1 ­ Shoulder Button. Secure Bottom of GP2X: 1­ Extension Port. [. . . ] The speed is restored to its This normal setting when starting other software. Page 31 GP2X User Guide ­ www. emuholic. com Troubleshooting GP2X does not switch on - Check that you have correctly inserted the batteries and that they have not run out of power. GP2X displays random coloured lines when switched on or during use - Check that your batteries have not run out of power. The display gives the impression that the GP2X unit is broke but it is in fact because the batteries are dead. Use a fresh pair of batteries and try again. Examples of screen display when batteries are dead USB is not found or does not connect - Ensure that the cable is fully inserted into both your PC USB port and your GP2X - Check that the Secure Digital card is correctly inserted into the GP2X as described here. A Secure Digital card is required for the PC to recognise the GP2X. - If your PC does not find your GP2X when connected to the USB, try removing all other USB devices and then rebooting your PC. Now connect your GP2X to your PC as shown here. If your GP2X is found by your PC you can now reconnect your other USB devices. Secure Digital card cannot be accessed on the GP2X - Check that the Secure Digital card is correctly inserted into the GP2X as described here. - Ensure that you have the correct files on your Secure Digital card, for example if trying to watch a Video that there is at least one . avi file present on your card. Use the Explorer menu to check properly. - Check that your Secure Digital card is properly formatted as described here. Firmware update does not show the message box - This is a known problem and should be fixed in a future update. This happening means that your GP2X firmware cannot currently be updated. You can download a Firmware Updater (currently v2. 0. 0) at http://archive. gp2x. de/which will update your GP2X a second way. Headphone socket or speaker problems - This is a known problem with some GP2X units. Please read this post on the GP32x forums for more information. GP2X boots as far as the second green Loading screen then does nothing - If the Main Menu does not appear after 30 seconds or so the boot process may have failed. Switch the GP2X off, wait a few seconds and try again. If it fails again try booting the GP2X without the Secure Digital card inserted. Joypad is not always responding to input - If this is a regular occurrence on all software you can remove the top of the joystick by gently pulling it from the GP2X. Check there is no debris inside. Page 32 GP2X User Guide ­ www. emuholic. com Useful Information GP2X News Sites (English) Emuholic ­ http://www. emuholic. com/ - Official homepage for the GP2X User Guide and we also post the latest handheld news for GP2X, GP32, GBA, DS, PSP and the Zodiac. [. . . ] Please refer to the software documentation for further information. RS232 1 - Connect the 9 pin serial cable to the breakout board and your PC serial port. 2 - Connect the DC 3V adaptors to the GP2X and breakout board if you have a MK1 GP2X. 3 - Please refer to page 39 for example of using the serial debug cable. [. . . ]