17 Disposal of this Product at the End of its Life3130ProblemWireless game play orcommunication seemsinterrupted or unstable.PictoChat doesn’t work.The Touch Screen doesn’twork.The microphone doesn’twork.When the power is turnedoff there is an after-imageleft on the screen.When playing Game BoyAdvance games, the Multi-player features don’t work.Voice recognition is notworking.Solution• Make sure all Nintendo DS systems are within 10 metres (30 feet) or less ofeach other to begin with. The signal strength should be at least two bars.• Make sure there are no obstructions between the systems.• Make sure the systems are facing each other.• Make sure the batteries are charged.• Check for interference from other devices (wireless LAN, microwave ovens,cordless devices, computers), and move to another location or turn off theinterfering device if necessary.• Make sure there are not more than 16 participants in one chat room.• Try switching all participants to a different chat room.• Review the Wireless Signal Strength and PictoChat sections on pages 20 – 21.• Make sure you are using the Nintendo DS Lite Stylus on the correct area ofthe Touch Screen.• Check the alignment of the Nintendo DS Lite Stylus contact point using theTouch Screen adjustment (see page 28).• Review the instruction booklet for the game you are playing for correctoperation of the Nintendo DS Lite Stylus.• If your Touch Screen is scratched, dirty or contaminated with foreign material,follow the screen cleaning procedure on page 13.• Only games designed to use the microphone feature will work with the micro-phone. Make sure the game you are playing includes this feature.• If using an external microphone, make sure it is plugged securely into theappropriate audio jack.• An after-image may appear on the screen after turning the power off.This after-image will not damage the Nintendo DS Lite and will disappearafter a short time.• Multi-player features on Game Boy Advance games don’t work on theNintendo DS Lite.• Voice recognition will vary between individuals, and some voices might beunrecognisable. Please refer to the instruction booklet for the game you areusing for further details.If your Nintendo DS Lite still does not operate correctly after trying the above remedies,please call the Nintendo Service Centre.At the end of this product’s life, please do not dispose of this product in your general householdwaste. Instead, please dispose of this product separately in accordance with your local recyclinglaws and regulations. For more information on the separate collection systems for waste electricaland electronic equipment that are available for consumers, free of charge, near your home, pleasecontact your local municipal authority.As an alternative and if you plan to buy an equivalent new product, you may be able to bring thisproduct to your local retailer who, in exchange for your buying an equivalent new product, may takeback this product and arrange for its recycling. However, we would suggest that you first double-check with your local retailer whether they will offer you this service.Either way, this product will then be treated in an environmentally sound manner at a licensed recyclingplant and its components will be recovered, recycled or reused in the most efficient way possible, incompliance with the requirements of the Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment(2002/96/EC) of 27 January 2003.Under applicable environmental laws, you should always use the available separate collectionsystems for waste electrical and electronic equipment. In some countries, failure to use thesesystems may even result in sanctions being taken against you.Notes:1. Waste electrical and electronic equipment may contain hazardous substances, which, if nottreated properly, can be harmful to the environment and human health. Specific treatment ofwaste electrical and electronic equipment is therefore indispensable.2. All Nintendo electrical and electronic equipment that is subject to the above Directive isdesigned in a way which takes full account of, and facilitates, its possible repair, upgrading,reuse, dismantling and recycling.3. Nintendo and its official distributors support recycling schemes in each European country andare committed to using the best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques in orderto ensure both human health and high environmental protection.4. The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol (see below) is affixed to all relevant Nintendo electrical andelectronic equipment that has been put onto the market by Nintendo or its official distributors onor after 13 August 2005. The symbol means that these products must be collected separatelyfrom other waste at the end of their life, in order to ensure maximum recovery and environmentallysound disposal.When disposing of the Battery Pak, please refer to the “Battery Disposal” informationon page 12.USG_HW_Man_EUR_A3 30.07.2007 17:06 Uhr Seite 30COPY