Notifications
Notification LED When an offline friend comes online, the notification LED on your system blinks orange for five seconds. If you can join a game a friend is playing, will be displayed over the Friend List icon ( HOME Menu.
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Tap in the top bar of the HOME Menu to start Notifications and display a list of your notifications. Even when using Nintendo 3DS software, you can suspend it and view notifications. Press the HOME Button to display the HOME Menu and tap the Notifications icon to start the Notifications software.
Display order of friend cards when you are online When you are online, friend cards are displayed in the following order: Friends currently playing a game
Types of notifications SpotPass notifications
These contain data or information from Nintendo, Nintendo third parties, or from the software you are using, and will vary depending on the game you are playing. NOTE: The system cannot receive notifications from Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi software.
StreetPass notifications
These contain information received via the StreetPass feature.
Friend-list settings Configure your friend notification settings or delete friend cards. Choose whether or not to show your online status and the software you are playing.
To receive notifications
Friend List
• Turn the system on. (The system will also receive notifications in Sleep Mode.)
Message
• Turn wireless communication on (see page 25).
Friends are not notified if their friend cards are deleted.
• Configure the Internet connection settings. (Within a Nintendo Zone service area, the system can receive notifications even without its Internet settings configured. Also, the system can receive StreetPass notifications without connecting to the Internet.)
Notifications
Follow these steps to allow your system to receive notifications:
Delete friend cards from the friend list.
Using Software
Using Software
Your own friend card Friends whose games you can join Online friends Offline friends Temporary friends
This software allows you to receive notifications from Nintendo, from StreetPass, and from other types of software.
Notification LED blinks orange
NOTE: Notifications sent to you by software may be sent directly without requiring an Internet connection.
When you receive a notification... When you receive a notification, the notification LED on your system will blink for five seconds. For StreetPass notifications, it blinks green, and for SpotPass, it blinks blue.
Notification LED blinks
Additionally, (greeen) or (blue) will be displayed on the Notifications icon and any related software icons in the HOME Menu. NOTE: If a notification is received when the system is in Sleep Mode, the notification LED will blink for about five seconds and then stay lit. It will turn off when you disable Sleep Mode.
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