Part Names/Connecting P eripheral Equipment Additional Information Settings Music Managing Game Files Safety Precautions Part Names/Connecting Peripheral Equipment Before Using the Dreamcast Playing a Game Front side of the Dreamcast Disc door POWER button Turns the Dreamcast on and off. Power indicator Lights up when the power is turned on. OPEN button Opens the disc door. Controller connector Plug the connector in with the flat side up. Control ports A to D Note␣ Some software and settings will not work through some ports.
Controller cable Controller Memory Card (e.g., Visual Memory Unit; sold separately) A B You can save and manage game files by inserting a memory card (sold separately) into Expansion Socket 1 or 2. If four controllers are connected to the Dreamcast, as many as eight memory cards can be managed. A B SLEEP MODE SLEEP MODE Analog Thumb Pad Directional Pad (D-Pad) X Button Expansion Socket 1Expansion Socket 2 Y B Button A Button Start Button Trigger R Trigger L The controller cable can be fitted into this groove to hold it out of the way. * “Visual Memory Unit” is one type of memory card.
When this card is used, “VMU” is sometimes displayed on the screen; this is an abbreviation for “Visual Memory Unit.” 5