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UI Controls

Main Menu

Control Action
Up / Down Select menu
Circle Go to selected menu
Cross Cancel / Return to previous page
Select + L1 Change NTSC ↔ PAL
Select + L2 Change Japanese ↔ English
Select Toggle with PARwith PAR+
  • with PAR = start with Action Replay hook (write cheat codes, comms, etc.)
  • with PAR+ = with PAR + enables PLUS Start Setting in Configuration

Cheat Code

Control Action
(same PAR behaviour as Main Menu)

Memory Card Manager

Control Action
Up / Down / Left / Right Select command or EXE-Data
Cross Cancel command or return to Main Menu
Circle Execute command or load EXE-Data
  • EXE-Data = created with ecmem.com (converts PSX-EXE file to EXE-Data)

Frame Buffer Viewer

Control Action
L1 / R1 Select Width (256, 320, 368, 512, 640)
L2 Select Height (240, 480)
R2 Select Color Depth (4-bit, 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit)
Triangle Move Status
Up / Down / Left / Right Move Screen Position
Square If 16-bit depth → set CLUT range
Square + Up/Down/Left/Right If 4-bit or 8-bit depth → change CLUT
Select Show or hide cross bar
Circle + Up/Down/Left/Right Move Screen Position (double speed)
  • Set range of CLUT = move cursor, press Square twice to mark top-right and bottom-down coordinates.

CD-ROM

Control Action
Up / Down / Left / Right Select file or track (CDDA Player)
Select Toggle CDDA Player ↔ Movie/XA-Audio Player
Circle Change directory, play selected item, or execute PSX-EXE file
Triangle On selected file → go to XA Data Analysis

Movie & XA-Audio Play

Control Action
L1 Rewind
R1 Forward
L2 Volume Down
R2 Volume Up
Triangle Show or hide time status
Square Pause
Circle Play
Select Change screen mode (15-bit / 24-bit default)
Cross Exit
  • XA Data Analysis = used when Movie/XA-Audio cannot be detected automatically.