How to Surf the Internet on a Nintendo DS Lite

The dual-screen Nintendo DS Lite is primarily a portable gaming system, but gamers with a wireless Internet connection can surf the web on their DS Lite using the DS Lite Browser. This browser is sold separately and comes on a game cartridge that is inserted into your DS Lite, along with a memory expansion pack. Once inserted, gamers use their stylus to navigate websites and the touch screen to input web addresses. Users can also select how they view online content using both screens on the console.

Things You'll Need

• DS Lite
• DS Lite Browser
• DS Lite memory expansion cartridge

Instructions

1. Insert the Memory Expansion cartridge into the Game Boy Advance slot located on the bottom of your DS Lite. You can use either the Memory Expansion cartridge made for the DS or the DS Lite; both are compatible.

2. Insert the Nintendo DS Browser cartridge into the top of your DS Lite and power on the console. Select the software from the main menu and press "A" to launch the "Connection Setup Screen."

3. Select the blue box labeled "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Settings" and press "A" or tap the screen with your stylus.

4. Tap one of the empty "Configuration" boxes on the lower screen. Select "Search for an Access Point" and follow the prompts to create an Internet connection on the DS Lite. Press "B" when you have completed the setup of the connection to exit this menu.

5. Return to the main DS menu and launch the browser again. This time you will be taken to the main browser screen.

6. Tap any area of the screen with your stylus to mimic the clicking of a mouse. Press the stylus on the screen and drag to mimic the movement of a mouse.

7. Select "URL" from the toolbar on the bottom of the screen to open the web address menu. Tap the letters on the bottom screen to enter a URL, then tap the arrow on the right of the text box to access your chosen website.

8. Hold the L and R buttons on your DS and press the directional pad to move up and down and left and right on the browser screen. Use this to view the entire page contents.

9. Press "X" to jump to the bottom of the page. Press "X" again to return to the top of the page.

10. Tap the "Display Mode" button on the bottom of the page to switch between the two available display modes. The first is "Overview" mode which displays a magnified page on the top screen and a smaller view on the bottom screen. "SSR" mode uses both DS Lite screens to display one continuous page.

Tips & Warnings

• The original DS Browser is compatible with the DS Lite. However, the DS Lite Browser is not compatible with the original DS.

• The DS Lite Browser is available at gaming stores such as GameStop.

References

• Nintendo DS Browser Instruction Manual; Nintendo; 2006