Mad Catz SharkPort PS2 manual Introduction, Getting Started

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SHARKPORT PS2 MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations! You have purchased the ultimate game enhancer management tool allowing you to connect your PS2 to your PC in order to manage and store all your Game saves!! To get the most out of your SharkPort, please visit us at www.gameshark.com to register your SharkPort and receive all of the benefits of being a member and to get all of the hottest saves for the latest games!!!

SharkPort lets you back-up all the saves you have on PS2 Memory Card to your PC, meaning you can free up valuable space on your PS2 Memory Cards! You can also delete any saves you no longer require at the click of a mouse button.

SharkPort allows you to download the coolest Game Saves and Cheats available for your games from the dedicated website, www.gameshark.com, allowing you to Unlock Levels, Have All Weapons, and Unlock Secret Characters.

1) GETTING STARTED

a) Requirements

To use SharkPort you must have a PC running Windows 98SE or above.

It is advisable to have over 300MB of disk space free for storing the saved games you transfer from your PS2 Memory Card(s). Your PC will also need a CD-ROM drive and one free USB port.

A PC modem and account with an Internet service provider (ISP) or a dial-up Internet connection is required to use SharkPort’s online features.

b) Setting up SharkPort for the First Time

Before you can start using SharkPort, you will have to install SharkPort on your PC, connect up the supplied USB link cable and boot up the SharkPort PS2 CD on your console, all of which is explained in the following steps below:

c)SharkPort PC Installation

1.Insert the SharkPort PC CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC and close the drawer.

2.After a few seconds, the installation launch panel will appear. If the launch panel does not automatically appear, double-click on the My Computer Icon, then double-click on the CD-ROM icon, and lastly double-click on the SETUP.EXE file to bring up the launch panel.

3.Follow the onscreen prompts to install SharkPort onto your PC.

d)Connecting the USB Link Cable

1.Connect the supplied USB cable by inserting one end into one of the USB sockets located on the front of your PS2.

2.Connect the other end of the USB cable to a spare USB socket usually located at the back of your PC.

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Contents Getting Started IntroductionStarting-up the SharkPort Interface AN Overview of the Sharkport InterfacePC Panel Memory Card PanelPage Group Folders Managing Your Saves on the PCCreating a new Group Folder Deleting a Group FolderAdding and Editing Save Descriptions on your PC Renaming a Group FolderDeleting Saves Stored on your PC Managing Saves on Your PS2 Memory Cards Backup your PS2 Memory Card SavesViewing Saves Stored on your PS2 Memory Cards Deleting Saves Off your PS2 Memory CardsCopying Saves Using Drag & Drop Method Copying Saves Using the ‘Copy PC’ ButtonCopying Saves from PS2 Memory Card to PC Formatting your PS2 Memory CardCopying Saves Using the Drag & Drop Method Copying Saves Using the ‘Copy Memory Card’ ButtonCopying Saves from PC to PS2 Memory Card Managing Cheat FilesCopying a Cheat File to a PS2 Memory Card Download the Latest Game Saves and CheatsSearch Function Advanced Searches Downloading Game Saves and Cheats from the Internet Panel Accessing GameShark’s WebsiteIt doesn’t read my PSX Memory Cards, why is this? Why can’t I copy cheats to my PS2 Memory Card?Get the message Bad Comms Protocol, what can I do? Customer Support Mad Catz, Inc Warranty Information
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