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ACTION REPLAY MAX FOR SONY™ PSP®
1. General IntroductIon
2. GettInG Started a.ProductContents b.SystemRequirements c.InstallationandConnection d.GeneralOverview
3. SaveS onlIne a.Introduction b.Powersaves
i. WhatarePowersaves?ii. Overviewiii. DownloadingandUsingaPowersave
c.Communityi. WhatareCommunitySaves?
ii. Overviewiii. DownloadingandUsingaCommunitySaveiv.UploadingaSavetotheCommunity
d.MyUploadsi. WhatisMyUploads?
ii. Overviewiii. DeletinganUpload
4. SaveS In your Pc databaSea.Overviewb.SavesinyourPCDatabasec.EditingSavesinyourPCDatabased.DeletingSavesfromyourPCDatabasee.TransferringSavestoyourPSPf.UploadingaSavetotheCommunity i. GettingStarted ii. OptionsScreen iii. UploadYourGamesave
5. SaveS on your PSPa.IntroductionandOverviewb.CopyingSavestoyourPCDatabasec.DeletingSaves
6. WorkInG WIth vIdeoa.IntroductionandOverviewb.Convertingandtransferringyourvideosc.SuitableSourceMediad.EncodingDVDvideo
7. WorkInG WIth MuSIca.IntroductionandOverview
b.AddingMP3sc.DeletingMP3s
8. WorkInG WIth IMaGeSa.IntroductionandOverview
b.TransferringyourImagesc.DeletingImages
9. connectInG to a PS2a.Introductionb.Overviewc.MediaManagerPS2™Software
DiscOverview
10. technIcal SuPPort
1. GENERAL INTROduCTION
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofActionReplayMAXforSONY’sPSPhandheldconsole.ActionReplayMAXisthemostfullyfeaturedgameenhancementandmediasolutionforPSPonthemarket.
UsingActionReplayMAXyoucandownloadexclusive‘Powersaves’tomakeyoumasterofeventhemostdifficultorlengthygamesorevenuploadyourowngamesavestotheCodejunkiesservertosharewithotherusers!
AsyourtotalPSPenhancementsolutionActionReplayMAXalsomakesyoumasterofallmediacontentforyourPSP.UseittoencodeyourvideofilesintoPSPcompatiblemediaandtransferthemtoyourconsolealongwithimages,musicandotherfiles.
2. GETTING STARTEd
2.a. Product contents
YourActionReplayMAXforPSPproductshouldincludethefollowing;checktheboxtomakesureeverythingisthere:•1xHighSpeedUSBlead(MINIUSBtoUSB)•1x“ActionReplayMAXforPSP”PCsoftwaredisc•1x“MediaManagerPS2”softwaredisc•1xUsermanual
PleaseensureyouidentifyandusethecorrectdiscsforinstallingthePCsoftwareandthePS2™software.
2.b. General Introduction
TogetmaximumfunctionalityoutofyourActionReplayMAXpackyouneedaset-upthatmeetsthefollowingminimumrequirements:
MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS
Computer/ ComputerwithaPentium3(orequivalent)processorwithonefreeProcessor USBport.(P41G+recommendedforvideoencoding)
Communication Internetconnection(optionalforsoftwareupdatesandtoaccess onlinecontent)
Operating MicrosoftWindows®98SecondEdition(Windows®XPSystem recommended)
Memory 128MbRAM Installsize:40Mbplusadditionalharddrivespaceforstoringmedia (500Mbrecommendedforlargervideofiles)
Display 800X600SVGAorhigher,TrueColour
Drive CD-ROMdrive(forinstallation)
Optional SONYPS2™(optional)Expansion AdditionalMemoryStick™DUOmemorycards(optional)
2.c. Installation and connection
InserttheCD-ROMtitled“ActionReplayMAXforPSP”intoyourPCCD-ROMdriveandwaitacoupleofseconds(ifyouhaveauto-runenabled)fortheinstallationtostart.Ifyoudon’thaveauto-runenabledfindtheSETUP.EXEprogramontheCDandrunit.Followtheon-screeninstructions.
SincethePSPactsasastandardRemovableStorageDeviceinWindows®noadditionaldriverinstallationisrequired.
ConnecttheMINIUSBendoftheUSBcabletoyourPSPandtheotherendtoafreeUSBslotonyourPC.Windows®(andActionReplayMAX)willonlyrecognisethePSPonceithasbeenputinUSBMODE,todothischoose‘USBConnection’fromthe‘Settings’menuonyourPSP.
IfyoufindthatyourPSPisnotrecognisedbyWindows®(lookin‘MyComputer’foranewstoragedevicewithanewdriveletter)ortheActionReplayMAXPCsoftwarethenconsultyourWindows®’orPCmanufacturer’sdocumentation.
ForinstructionsonhowtoconnectyourPSPtoyourPS2™seesection7.
WhenyoufirstrunyourPCapplicationyouwillbeaskedwhetheryouwouldliketolookonlineforanupgradedversionofthesoftware.Itishighlyrecommendedthatyoudothisasnewfeaturesandimprovedsupportfordifferentfileformatsarebeingaddedallthetime.
note:BecauseActionReplayMAXforPSPcanbeimprovedandrevisedthroughthisonlineupdate,youmayfindinthefuturethatfunctionalitydescribedinthismanualbecomesoutofdate.Ifthisiseverthecase,thenewfunctionalitywillbecoveredinthe‘readme’fileincludedwiththenewrelease.
2.d. General overview
vIeW tabSThemainfunctionsoftheapplicationarecontrolledbythevarioustabsalongthetopoftheActionReplayMAXsoftwarescreen.Thedifferenttabsperformthefollowingfunctions:
onlIne ConnecttotheCodejunkies.comservertodownloadnew gamesavesorviewgamesavesyouhaveuploaded.
Pc databaSe ListthegamesavesstoredonyourPC’shard-drive.
vIeW tabSSub tabS
MaIn WIndoW
actIon buttonS
oPtIonS
aPPlIcatIoncontrolS
PSP (Memory Stick) ListthegamesavesstoredonyourPSP’sMemoryStick.
vIdeo EncodeandtransfervideotoandfromyourPSP.
MuSIc TransferMP3stoyourPSPforlisteningonthemove.
IMaGeS TransferimagestoyourPSPforviewingonthemove.
Sub tabSWhenontheONLINEtabthereare3choicesdisplayedasasub-tab.Theseoptionsswitchbetween3differentviewsoftheonlineserver;POWERSAVES,COMMUNITYandMYUPLOADS.Formoreinformationonwhatthesedoseesections3.a.,3.b.and3.c.respectively.
MaIn WIndoWDependinguponwhichmainviewtabyouareonyouwillseedifferentcontentdisplayedinthemainwindow.
actIon buttonSThesebuttonsvarydependinguponwhichviewtabyouarecurrentlyon.UsetheactionbuttonsforsuchfunctionsasEDIT,DELETE,DOWNLOADetc.
aPPlIcatIon controlSUsetheapplicationcontrolstoCLOSE,MINIMISEandMAXIMISEtheActionReplayMAXsoftware
oPtIonSClicktheoptionsbuttonatanytimetoaccesstheoptionsdialoguewhereyoucanchangeyourdefaultregion(whetheryouseeJAPANESE,USorEUROPEANgamesaves)andalsoenteryouruserdetails,seesection3.c.iv,necessarytouploadsavestotheserver.
3. SAvES ONLINE
3.a. Introduction
Firstandforemost,ActionReplayMAXisyourkeytotheexcitingworldofdownloadingandexchangingawesomegamesaves.
WhenyouclickontheONLINEviewtabyouareinstantlyconnectedtotheCodejunkies.comserverwhereyoucanbrowseanddownloadPOWERSAVES-gamesavescreatedbyfull-timeprofessionalgamerstoputyoufightwhereyouwanttobeinallyourfavouritePSPgames.Seesection3.b.
YoucanalsocheckoutgamesavesthathavebeenuploadedtotheCodejunkies.comcommunityserverbygamerslikeyou.HittheCOMMUNITYsub-tabtopickupwhereothergamersleftofforcheckoutcustomisedplayers/stats/vehiclesetc.Seesection3.c.
AfterseeingwhatotherscandobydownloadingsavesfromtheCodejunkies.comcommunity,you’regoingtowanttojoininthefunyourself,andyoucan!–Onceyou’veregisteredwithCodejunkies.com(whichisfreeandquick)youcanuploadandshareasmanygamesavesyou’vecreatedasyoulike.Seesection3.c.ivand3.d.
3.b. Powersaves
3.b.i. What are Powersaves?
PowersavesarecreatedexclusivelybyDatel’steamofprofessionalgamerstogiveyouthefreedomtopickupyourgamingjustwhereandhowyouwantinyourgames.UnlikesavesintheCommunity(whichareuploadedbyfellowgamers)youknowthatthetitlesanddescriptionsofPowersavesareaccurate;youcandownloadthemandplaywithconfidence.
3.b.ii. overview
Sub tabSWhenyouareontheONLINEtab(Seesection3.b.ii)youhave3sub-tabviews.ClickthePOWERSAVESbuttonforthisview.
Save tItleThisisthenamethathasbeengiventothespecificgamesavebytheuserwhocreatedit.
deScrIPtIonThisisthedescriptiongiventothespecificgamesavebytheuserwhocreatedit.
doWnloadClickthedownloadbuttontodownloadthecurrentlyhighlightgamesavetoyourdownloadtarget(s),seebelow.
doWnload tarGetSAlongsidethedownloadbuttonaretwocheckboxesrepresentingthetwoplacesthatthehighlightedgamesavecanbedownloadedto.TodownloadthegamesavedirectlytoyourPSPtickthePSPbox.TodownloadthegamesavetoyourPCdatabasetickPC.Youcandownloadtoeitherorbothlocationshoweveryoumustspecifyatleastonetargetlocation.
ratInGSeewhatothersthoughtofagamesavebeforeyoudownloadit.1Starmeanstheydidn’tlikeit,5starsmeanstheylovedit!
rate ItOnceyouhavedownloadedandusedasaveyoucangobackintoActionReplayMAXandletothersknowwhatyouthoughtofthesaveby‘ratingit’.ClicktheRATEITbuttonandthenchooseyouratingfrom1star(youdidn’tlikeitatall)to5stars(youlovedit).
Save tItleGaMe naMedate uPdatedratInG
Sub tabS
doWnloadtarGetS
back
rate It doWnload
3.b.iii. downloading and using a Powersave
WhenusingActionReplayMAXensureyouhaveanactiveInternetconnectiononyourPCandthatyourPSPisconnectedtoyourPCviathesuppliedminiUSBtoUSBlead(ifyouwishtodownloaddirectlytoyourPSP).Seesection2.cforconnectioninfo.
DownloadingaPowersaveandusingitonyourPSPcouldn’tbesimpler.Havingmadesureyou’reonthePOWERSAVESsub-tabontheONLINEtabclickonthefirstletterofthenameofthegameyouwouldliketodownloadagamesavefortobeginsearching.
Whentheresultscomebackscrolldownthelisttofindthegameyouarelookingfor.Youshouldseeitsiconshownonthefolderimage.Clickanywhereonthegame’sentrytoretrievealistofgamesavesforthatgame.
Whenthelistappears,clickonthePowersaveyouwouldliketodownloadtohighlightit(oftentherewillbemorethanonepergame).
Nowlooktothebottomofthescreenandselectyourdownloadtarget.ToputthegamesavedirectlyontoyourPSPaswellassaveacopyinyourPC’sdatabasetickbothtargetsandpressthedownloadbutton.
UsetheBACKbuttonatthebottomofthescreentogobacktothepreviousbrowsescreen.
3.c. community
3.c.i. What are community Saves?
3.c.ii. overview
For explanations of common functions (not described below) see sections 2.d and 3.b.ii.
created byBecausesavesintheCOMMUNITYhavebeenuploadedbygamersjustlikeyourself,whentheyarelistedtheyalwaysincludeacredittothepersonwhouploadedthem.
ratInGSTohelprewardpeoplewhouploadthebestsavestothecommunityandhelpusersdecidewhichsavestodownloadaratingssystemisinplaceforalluser-uploadedsaves.YoucanrateeverysaveonCodejunkies.comtohelpotherActionReplayMAXusersdecidewhichsavestodownloadbutremember:ONLYRATESAVESYOUHAVEDOWNLOADEDANDTRIED.Thereisnopointinratingasavethatyouhavenottried.Torateasave(afteryouhavedownloadedandtestedit)finditlistedinthecommunityandclicktohighlightitbeforeclickingontheRATEITbuttonatthebottomofthescreen.Youcanonlyrateeachsaveonce.
Save naMeGaMe naMecredIted toratInGS
Sub tabS
Save IMaGe
date added
rate It
back
doWnload doWnload tarGet
3.c.iii. downloading and using a community Save
YoudownloadanduseagamesavefromthecommunityinmuchthesamewayasyouwouldaPOWERSAVE(seesection3.b.iii)butclickingontheCOMMUNITYsub-tabinsteadofthePOWERSAVEStabbeforesearching.
Whenyouhavesearchedandfoundagamesaveyouwouldliketodownloadhighlightitandthenchoosewhereyouwouldliketodownloadittobytickingtheappropriatedownloadtargetsatthebottomofthepagebeforeclickingthedownloadbutton.
3.c.iv. uploading a Save to the community
TouploadagamesavetothecommunityserveryouneedtoberegisteredwithCodejunkies.com.Followthelinkfromtheoptionsdialoguetosignup(it’squickandfree).
TouploadagamesaveyouhavecreatedyoufirstneedthegamesavetobeinyourPCDatabase.Todothisfollowtheinstructionsinsection5.b,CopyingSavestoyourPCDatabase.
OncethegamesaveisstoredinyourPCDatabase,correctlynamedanddescribed,clickonPCDATABASEtabandfindthegamesave.Touploadthegamesavefollowtheinstructionsinsection4.f,UploadingaSavetotheCommunity).
3.d. My uploads
3.d.i. What is My uploads?
MyUploadsisyourwaytoview,edit,deleteanddownloadgamesavesthatyouhaveuploadedtotheserver.
Youwillonlyseeanycontentifyouhaveuploadedsavestothecommunity(seesection4.f,UploadingaSavetotheCommunity).
Ifyouhaveuploadedoneormoregamesavesyoucanusethissub-tabtokeepyourgamesavesup-to-date(forinstanceifyoukeepimprovingagamesave)ortoeditthesavenameordescriptiontomakethemmorehelpfultootherusers.
Youshouldalsotrytodeletegamesavesthatyouhavereplacedorthatyounolongerwishtolistinthecommunity.Thishelpstokeepthecontentfreshforotherusersandensurethatonlythebestsavesaresharedonline.
ii. overview
For explanations of common functions (not described below) see sections 2.d and 3.b.ii.
date addedLookatthedateaddedtoidentifydifferentversionsofsavesyouhaveuploaded.
Save tItleGaMe naMedate added
ratInGS
Sub tabS
GaMe IMaGe
delete
deleteBecausethegamesavesshownonthistub-tabwereuploadedbyyou,youwillseeadeletebuttonatthebottomofthescreen.
ratInGSUsetheratingsonyourgamesavestoseehowpopularyourgamesaveshavebeen.Thiscanhelpyoumakeyourgamesavesevenmorepopularinfuturebyenablingyoutoseewhichtypesofgamesavespeoplelikethemost!
iii. deleting an upload
Todeleteagamesaveyouhaveuploadedtothecommunity,highlightthegamesaveyouwouldliketoremovebyclickingonitthenpressthedeletebuttonatthebottomofthescreen.Youwillbeaskedtoconfirmthisactionbeforethesaveisactuallyremoved.
4. SAvES IN YOuR PC dATAbASE
a. overview
b. Saves In your Pc database
WhenyoufirstinstallActionReplayMAXyouwillfindyourPCDatabaseempty.Thiswillsoonchangeasyoudownloadgamesavesfromtheonlineserver(clicktheONLINEtab)anduseActionReplayMAXtocopygamesavesfromyourPSP’smemorystick.
ThinkofyourPCDatabaseasbeingyourcentralstoreforallyourgamesaves.Whenyoudownloadcommunitygamesaves(seesection3.c.iii)orPowersaves(seesection3.b.iii)saveacopytoyourPCDatabasesoyoucanaccessthemanothertimewithoutevengoingonline.
Also,useyourPCDatabaseasaback-upforallyourimportantPSPgamesaves.MemoryStickscanbeexpensive;youcankeepspacefreeforotherfilesbystoringyourlesser-usedsavesonyourPC.Seesection5.b,CopyingSavestoyourPCDatabaseforinstructionsonhowtodothis.
c. editing Saves In your Pc database
ItisimportantthatyoukeepgamesavesinyourPCDatabaseaccuratelynamedanddescribed.ThiswillhelpyouidentifytheminthefutureandalsomakethesavesalotmoreusefultootherusersifyouchoosetouploadthemtotheCommunity.
Save naMeGaMe naMecredIted todate uPdated
edIt delete uPload
GaMe IMaGe
Select all
coPy to PSP
AfterhighlightingthegamesaveyouwouldliketoeditandclickingEDITyouwillseethesavedetailsdialogue(above).MakeanymodificationsyouwouldlikeandclickUPDATEtocommityourchanges.
note:Youcannotmakeanychangestothegamedetailsorthecredit.
d. deleting Saves From your Pc database
RememberthatthereisprobablyplentyofspacetostoreasmanygamesavesonyourPCasyouwantbutifyouaresureyouwouldliketodeleteoneclicktohighlightitandthenpresstheDELETEbuttonatthebottomofthescreen.
e. transferring Saves to your PSP
WhenyouwanttotransferagamesavefromyourPCDatabasetoyourPSPconsolesimplyhighlightthegamesavebyclickingonitandthenpresstheTOPSPbuttonatthebottomofthescreen.
cautIon!–TransferringagamesavefromyourPCDatabasetoyourPSPmayoverwriteagamesaveforthesamegamealreadyonyourPSP.BackupyourexistinggamesavestoyourPCbeforehandforpeaceofmind.
f. adding Saves to your Pc database From your PSP
ToaddgamesavestoyourdatabasefromyourPSPyouneedfirsttobeonthePSPviewtab,seesection5.bforfullinstructions.
g. uploading a Save to the community
i. Getting Started
Whenyou’vemadeagamesavethatyou’dliketosharewiththecommunitythefirststepistomakesureit’sinyourPCDatabase.Followthestepsdescribedin5.btodothis.
ThenextstepistofindthesaveinyourPCDatabase(clickontothePCDATABASEtabontheviewtabs).Makesurethatyouhavefilledoutalltherelevantdetailsforyourgamesavesothatotheruserswillknowexactlywhatyourgamesaveincludes,whereitputsthemetc.Ifyouwanttomodifythedetailsdosonow(seesection4.cforinstructions).
Next,makesureyouhaveenteredyourCodejunkies.comusernameandpasswordintoActionReplayMAXontheoptionsscreen.IfyouhavenotalreadygotaCodejunkies.comusernameandpasswordgototheoptionsscreenandfollowthelinktotheCodejunkies.comregistrationpage.Registrationisquickandfreeandjustallowsustopreventspammingoftheserver.
ii. options Screen
GaMe naMe
Save naMe
Save deScrItIoncredIted to
date uPloaded
uPdate cancel
GaMe Id
ClicktheOPTIONSbuttononthetopbartoaccesstheoptionsscreen.
AfterregisteringonCodejunkies.comyouwillreceiveaconfirmationemailwhereyouneedtofollowalinktoactivatetheaccount.
uSernaMeTheusernameyouchosewhenyouregisteredonCodejunkies.com
PaSSWordThepasswordyouchosewhenyouregisteredonCodejunkies.com
deFault reGIonThisiswhereyousetthedefaultregionofyourActionReplayMAXsoftware.ActionReplayMAXcanconnecttooneof3databases,USA,EUROPEandJAPAN.WheneveryoubrowsePowersaves,Communitysavesoruploadyourowngamesavesyouwillbeconnectedtothedatabaseyouspecifyonthistab.
Ifyouowngamesfromalloneregion,i.e.USAthenyouneedonlytosettheregiononce.Youwillsubsequentlyalwaysbeconnectedyourchosenserver.However,ifyouowngamesfromdifferentregions(forinstanceJapaneseimportgames)thenyoushouldchangetheregionsettingaccordinglydependinguponwhichgamesavesyouarelookingfor(oruploading).
ChoosingALLwillshowyougamesavesfromalltheregions.Ifyouselectthisoption,payattentiontotheregionofgamesavesyouintendtodownloadtoensuretheyareforthesameregionasthegameyouown.
FInd PSP & drIve letterOncertainPCconfigurationsitmaybenecessarytotellyourActionReplayMAXsoftwarewhichdriveletterthePSPison(forinstanceifyouhaveanotherUSBstoragedevicepresent).Ifthisisthecase,ticktheboxthatsays‘DONOTSEARCHFORTHEPSP’andthenchoosethedriveletterforthePSPinthedriveletterselector.
IfyouarenotsurewhichdriveletteryourPSPis,connectyourPSPtoyourPC(usingthesuppliedUSBlead)andenterUSBModeonthePSP.Open‘MyComputer’onyourPCandlookatthedriveslistedunder‘DeviceswithRemovableStorage’.Youshouldseesomethinglike“RemovableDrive(F)”.TheremaybemorethanoneremovabledrivesoexitUSBModeonyourPSPandthengobackin.YourPSP’sdriveletterwillbetheonethatdisappearsandreappearswhenyoudothis.
SaveS FolderThissimplyallowsyoutochoosewherethegamesavesinyourPCDatabasearestoredonyourPC.ClicktheBROWSEbuttontochangefromthedefaultfolder.
current verSIon
SaveS Folder
FInd PSP
current verSIon
uPdate noW
uPdate
uSernaMePaSSWorddeFault reGIonSaveS FolderbroWSedrIve letter
ThecurrentversionofyourActionReplayMAXsoftwareisshownhere.YoumayneedthiswhenspeakingtoDateltechnicalsupport.
uPdate noWYoushouldkeepyourActionReplayMAXsoftwareup-to-datebydownloadingnewversionswhentheybecomeavailable.ActionReplayMAXshouldautomaticallynotifyyouwhennewupdatesareavailablebutifnotyoucanmanuallycheckforanddownloadupdatesbyclickingtheUPDATENOWbutton.
iii. upload your Gamesave
OnceyouhavecompletedthestepsdescribedsimplyhighlightthesaveandclicktheUPLOADbutton.
Youwillseeaprogressbar(atthebottomofthescreen)displaythestatusoftheupload.Oncecomplete,switchtotheMYUPLOADS(section3.d)toseeyourgamesaveliveontheserver.Youcanevenlookonthecommunity(section3.c)toseeyourgamesaveasotherswould.
5. SAvES ON YOuR PSP
a. Introduction and overview
WhenyouclickonthePSPtab-viewyouarelookingatthegamesavesyoucurrentlyhaveonyourPSP.Theinformationaboutthegamesavesislimitedtotheiconimage,theregion,thegameIDandthedateandsize.
Additionalinformationsuchassavetitlesanddescription(asseenontheOnlineandPCDatabasetabs)arenotcompatiblewiththePSPandassucharenolongervisible.
b. copying Saves to your Pc database
TotransfergamesavesfromyourPSPtoyourPCDatabasefirsthighlightthesaveorsavesyouwouldliketocopy.Youcanselectmultiplefilesbyusingyourkeyboards‘CTRL’keywhenyouclickyourmouseorbyclickingtheSELECTALLbuttonontheActionReplayMAXinterface.
OnceyouhavemadeyourselectionclicktheTOPCbuttonontheinterface.
Foreachgame-saveyouselectedyouwillthenbeaskedtocompletetheFILEDETAILSdialogue(asshowninError!Referencesourcenotfound.).Thisissothatyouwillbeabletoidentifyexactlywhatthesavedoesamidstyourgrowingcollection.OnceyouhavecompletedthesavedetailsdialogueforeachsaveyoucanswitchtoyourPCDatabaseviewwherethesaveswillbevisible.
c. deleting Saves
GaMe detaIlS
coPy to Pc
uPdated dateFIleSIZe
Select all delete
TodeleteasaveorsavesonyourPSPsimplyhighlightthem(useCTRLandclickorSELECTALLformultiplesaves)andthenpresstheDELETEbuttonunderneaththePSPcontentswindow.
WarnInG:Deletingagamesaveispermanentandcannotbeundone.
6. WORkING WITh vIdEO
a. Introduction and overview
YourPSPcanfunctionasafully-fledgedhandheldmovieplayerespeciallywhenusedinconjunctionwithahighcapacityMemoryStick™DUO(upto1GBcardsarecurrentlyavailable)andActionReplayMAX’svideoencodingcapabilities.
ThePSPwillonlyallowplaybackofvideofilescorrectlynamed,filedandencodedtothePSPspecification.
ClickontheVIDEOview-tabinActionReplayMAXtoseethevideoencodingandtransfercontrols:
add MedIaClicktobrowseforvideocontenttoprepareforplaybackonyourPSP.
Pc MedIa lIbraryAddingafileorfilestoyourPCMEDIALIBRARYdoesnotmoveorduplicatetheoriginalfile(s),thePCMediaLibrarysimplylistslinkstofilesyouaddsothatyoucaneasilyencodeandcopythemtoyourPSP.
reMoveRemovingafilefromyourPCMediaLibrarylistwillonlyremovethefilefromthePCMediaLibrarylistandNOTaffecttheoriginalfile.
Select allPressselectalltohighlightallthefilesinthePCMediaLibrary,usefulwhenremovingallfilesfromthelistorcopyingallfilestoyourPSP.convertUsetoconvertvideo(usingqualitysetinVIDEOQUALITYSETTINGS)withouttransferringtoyourPSP.Theencodedvideoisoutputtothesamefolderasthesourcevideo.
deleteClicktodeleteavideofilefromyourPSP.Thisisapermanentoperation.
encodInG ProGreSS
add MedIa
Pc MedIalIbrary
reMove
tranSFer
vIdeo QualItySettInGScaPacIty Meter
encodInG/tranSFerProGreSS
Select all convert delete Select all
Displaystheprogressofthevideoencodingoperation.Videoencodingcouldtakeseveralminutesonlargevideofiles.
tranSFer ProGreSSDisplaystheprogressofthetransferoftheencodedvideofromyourPCtoyourPSP.Whenthetransferiscomplete,thevideoisreadyforplaybackonyourPSP.
vIdeo QualIty SettInGSChangingthequalitysettingofthevideoencoderwillaffectthesizeandlookofyourvideoswhenplayedbackonthePSP.Lowerqualitysettingsresultinsmallerfilesizes(allowingyoutofitmorevideoonyourmemorysticks)butlowervisual/audioclarity.Experimentwithdifferentsettingstoseewhichsuityourneedsbest.
b. converting and transferring your videos
ClicktheADDMEDIAbuttontobrowseforavideofiletoadd.Youcanonlyaddvideosfileformatslistedinsection6.c.
ClickonthevideofileinthePCMediaLibrarywindowandthenchooseaQualitySetting.Foraguidetohowqualitysettingscorrespondtofilesizesseebelow:
QSetting MB/min 30minvideo 1 0.77 23.1Mb 2 1.07 32.1Mb 3 1.76 52.8Mb 4 3.32 99.6Mb 5 3.85 115.5Mb
Sample video: Typical Hollywood action film.
ToencodethevideoandtransferitdirectlytothePSPclicktheTRANSFER(COPY)button.IfyouwouldliketoencodethevideobutnottransferitimmediatelytothePSPclicktheCONVERTbutton(thiswillcreateacopyinthesamefolderasthesourcemovieandlistthenewoutputtedfileinyourPCMediaLibrary).VideosthathavebeenconvertedcanbetransferredtothePSPatanytime(nofurtherencodingwillberequired).
OnceavideohasbeentransferredtoyourPSP,viewitbyscrollingacrossto‘VIDEO’onyourPSP’smainmenuandpressingXtoplayonthenewfile.
c. Suitable Source Media
ThefollowingtypesofvideofileareacceptedsourcemediafortheMaxMediaManagersoftware:
•AVI•MPG/MPEG•VOB(DVD)•WMV•MOV•MPE•3GP•MP4
Wearealwayslookingtoexpandoursupportfornewfiletypes,ensureyouhavethelatestversionofthesoftwareforthemaximumsupport(seesection2.c.)
d. encoding dvd video
IfyouwanttoenjoyclipsfromyourDVDmoviesonyourPSP,useaprogramlikeDVDDecrypter(http://www.dvddecrypter.com)toripyourDVDsintosuitablesized‘.vob’filesbeforeusingMaxMediaManagertoencodethevobfile(s)intoPSPfriendlyvideo.
DVDDecrypterisfullyfeaturedandofferedFREEbyitsdevelopers.Ifyouuseitandyoulikeit,supportthedevelopersbymakingadonation.
7. WORkING WITh MuSIC
a. Introduction and overview
Clickthe‘Music’tabatthetopofthescreentoputtheActionReplayMAXinmusictransfermode.
b. adding MP3s
Click‘Addnewmediatolibrary’toopenafilebrowsedialogueboxwithallowsyoutosearchyourcomputerforMP3files.Youcanalsoopena‘MyComputer’windowandusethattodrag-and-dropfilesintothePCMediaViewfromwheretheycanbeaddedtoyourPSP’sMemoryStick™.
HighlightoneormorefilesinthePCMediaView(useCTRL+clicktohighlightmultiplefiles)andthenclickthe‘Copy’buttontotransferthemtoyourPSP.
KeepaneyeontheCapacityMeterunderneaththePSPContentswindowtoseehowmuchspaceyouhavefreeforaddingMP3stoyourPSP.IfyouwantmorespaceforMP3stryusingActionReplayMAXtodeleteotherfilesfromyourPSP’sMemoryStick™likevideos,game-savesorimages.
c. deleting MP3s
HighlightfilesinthePSPContentswindowandclicktheDeletebuttontoremovethemfromyourPSPandfreeupmorespaceforotherMP3sorfileslikegame-savesorvideos.
8. WORkING WITh IMAGES
a. Introduction and overview
YourPSP’sfantasticscreenandMemoryStick™DUOstoragemakesittheperfectmachineforshowingoffyourdigitalpicturesonthemovesowhynotuseyourActionReplayMAXtocopyyourpicturesfromyourPCtoyourPSP?
ThePSPrequiresyourimagestobeinJPGformat(nativeformatformostdigitalcameras).It
add to lIbrary
Pc MedIa vIeW
reMove
reMoveSelect all tranSFer delete
PSP connectInFo
PSP contentS
caPacIty MeterSelect alltranSFerProGreSS
isalsoworthrememberingthatthePSP’sscreenis480x272soifyouwanttomaximisethenumberofpicturesyoufitonyourPSP(withoutdistortion)youcouldusethesoftwarethatcamewithyourdigitalcameraorscannertoresizeyourimages.Ifyouchoosenottoresizeyourimages,thePSPwillstilldisplaythemandgivesyouoptionsonhowtoscaletheimageonscreen.
b. transferring your Images
Click‘Addnewmediatolibrary’toopenafilebrowsedialogueboxwhichallowsyoutobrowseyourcomputerforJPGfiles.Youcanalsoopena‘MyComputer’windowandusethattodrag-and-dropfilesintothePCMediaViewfromwheretheycanbeaddedtoyourPSP’sMemoryStick™.
HighlightoneormorefilesinthePCMediaView(useCTRL+clicktohighlightmultiplefiles)andthenclickthe‘Copy’buttontotransferthemtoyourPSP.
KeepaneyeontheCapacityMeterunderneaththePSPContentswindowtoseehowmuchspaceyouhavefreeforaddingimagestoyourPSP.IfyouwantmorespaceforimagestrydeletingotherfilesfromyourPSP’sMemoryStick™likevideos,game-savesorMP3s.
c. deleting Images
HighlightfilesinthePSPContentswindowandclicktheDeletebuttontoremovethemfromyourPSPandfreeupmorespaceforotherimagesorfileslikegame-savesorvideos.
9. CONNECTING TO A PS2
a. Introduction
AnotherfeatureofyourActionReplayMAXforPSPistheinclusionofaPS2softwarediscthatallowsyoutoconnectyourPSPtoaSONYPS2™viaUSBallowingyoutoexchangefilesbetweenthetwoconsoles.
Ifyou’restrugglingforspaceonyourPS2™memorycardswhynotconnectyourPS2™toyourPSPandtransfersomeofyourgamesavestoyourPSP’sMemoryStick™DUOforsafekeeping?
TherearesomanypossibleapplicationsforexchangingfilesbetweenyourPS2™andPSP,whatyoudoisuptoyou!
b. overview
ToconnectyourPS2™toyourPSP:
• ConnecttheMINIUSBendoftheUSBleadtoyourPSPandtheotherendtoa USBportonthefrontofyourPS2™console.• Power-upyourPS2™,inserttheMaxMemoryUtilitysoftwarediscandthe rebootyourconsole.• TurnonyourPSPandchooseUSBConnectionfromtheSettingsmenu.
c. Max memory utility Software disc overview
WhenusingtheMaxMemoryUtilitysoftware,thegeneralkeyfunctionalityisasfollows:
‘X’topress,chooseorconfirmortotypeakey‘Triangle’togoback‘Square’todelete‘D-pad’or‘Analoguestick’toscrolllists.
choose primary device
WhenthePS2™softwareloads,youwillseethe‘Chooseprimarydevice’screenwhereyouareaskedtochoosethedevicethatyouwouldliketomanage.AtthispointyoushouldselecteitheramemorycardorthePSPasthedevicethatyouwouldliketocopy/save/move/deletegamesavesfrom.
Highlightadevicetouseastheprimarydevice.Press‘X’toselectandcontinue.
Main screen
Onceyouhaveselectedaprimarydeviceyouwillseethemaininterfacewhereyoucanviewthecontentofyourchosendeviceandchoosefromanumberofactionsthatcanbeperformed.
IMPortant:TheMaxMemoryUtilitysoftwareisdesignedtoprotectsensitivecontentbyignoringfilesstoredinthePSP’sspecialcontentfolders(game-saves,video,images,audio)andonlydisplaycontentstoredintherootdirectoryoftheMemoryStick™DUO.TomanagecontentinthosefoldersuseyourActionReplayMAXPCsoftware.
device contents list–TheDevicecontentswindowshowsthesavesstoredontheselecteddevice.Press‘X’toselectanddeselectsavefiles.Abovethe‘Devicecontentslist’thenumberandthetotalsizeoftheselectedfilesisdisplayed.
Selectgamesavesbyhighlightingtheminthedevicecontentslistthenpressing‘X’(use‘SELECT’onyourcontrollertoselectorunselectALLfiles).
Onceyouhavemadeyourselection,pressing‘RIGHT’willmovethecursortothelistof‘ActionIcons’inthewindowontheright.Theseselectwhichactionwillbeperformedonthesavesthatarehighlighted.
using the actions Menu
action selector
WiththeActionsMenuactive,useUPandDOWNtohighlightdifferentactionsthatyoucanperformonthesavesselectedinthedevicecontentswindowthenpress‘RIGHT’againonyourcontrollertoselectthetargetdevice.
Forexample,tomovetwosavesfromthememorycardinSlot1toyourPSPconsoleyouwould
dothefollowing:
1. ChooseMEM1asyourprimarydevice(onthefirstscreen).2. Highlightthesavesyouwanttomoveanduse‘X’toselectthem.3. Press‘RIGHT’tomoveontotheActionsMenuandthenand‘DOWN’onceto highlighttheMOVEaction.4. Press‘RIGHT’againtwicetochoosethePSPasthetargetdevice.5. Press‘X’tomovethetwoselectedfilesfromMEM1tothePSP.6. Atthetopofthescreenaprogressbarwillappearindicatingthetransferstatus.7. Oncecomplete,youcanconfirmthemovenoticingthatthefilesarenolonger listedonMEM1.Use‘CIRCLE’toreturntothe‘Chooseprimarydevice’screen andthenchoosethePSPasyourprimarydevice(bypressing‘X’).Whenthe contentsaredisplayedonthemainscreen,thenewfilesshouldbepresent.
action Icon description
coPyCopyafilefromonedevicetoanother.Theoriginalfilewillbeleftontheprimarydevice.
MoveMoveafilefromonedevicetoanother.Theoriginalfilewillbedeletedfromtheprimarydevice.
deletePermanentlydeleteafilefromyourprimarydevice.
cruShCreatesacompressedcopyoftheselectedsave.Theoriginalsaveremainsinitsuncompressedformontheprimarydevice.Savescannotbeused‘in-game’onthePS2™whencrushed,theymustfirstbeUNCRUSHED.
uncruShCreatesanuncompressedcopyoftheselectedcompressedsave.Onlycompressedsavescanbeuncompressed.Theoriginalsaveremainsinitscompressedformontheprimarydevice.
10. TEChNICAL SuPPORT
IfyouareexperiencingdifficultiesanyaspectofyourActionReplayMAXproductpleaseensurethatyouhavereadandunderstoodthecontentsofthisusermanualbeforecontactingDatel’stechnicalsupportdepartment.
WhenyoucontactDatelcustomerservicesortechnicalsupportdepartment,pleasehavereadytheversionnumberofthesoftwareyouareusing(normallyfoundontheinnerringontheundersideofthesoftwaredisc)alongwithwhenandwhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.IfyouarehavingdifficultieswiththePS2™softwarepleasehavereadythePS2™revisionnumber(SCPH#)foundonastickeronthereverseofyourPS2console.
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