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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.

Summary of Contents for SharkPort PS2

Page 1: ...ing 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 th...

Page 2: ...rt Interface will now appear on your PC desktop 2 AN OVERVIEW OF THE SHARKPORT INTERFACE When you first start SharkPort you will be presented with an interface consisting of 2 different panels Details of each panel and its functions are explained in more detail below a PC Panel This is the left panel that displays all Saves and Cheat Files stored on your PC The Saves Cheat Files are stored in Grou...

Page 3: ...Card 8 Memory Card Capacity Bar This bar displays the current amount of free space used on the currently selected PS2 Memory Card 9 Memory Card Save information Panel Displays Save information for selected save stored on the currently selected PS2 Memory Card 10 GameShark Icon Build Version Information 11 Backup Memory Card Copies ALL the saves cheats from the currently selected PS2 Memory Card to...

Page 4: ...l all Saves and Cheat Files are stored in Group Folders which are designed to make it easier for you to manage your Game Saves and Cheats stored on your PC E g you could have a Group Folder named Game X and only store saves for Game X inside You can open and close the Group Folders by simply double clicking on them to show or hide the files stored inside them b Creating a new Group Folder Follow t...

Page 5: ...ying each save stored on your PC for example a save description could read My Save All Characters unlocked Follow the steps below to edit or add a save description to saves stored on your PC 1 Use your mouse to highlight your chosen save in the PC Panel 2 Use the mouse to click the Edit button 3 A dialogue box will appear allowing you to edit or add your own save description 4 Once you ve edited t...

Page 6: ... b Backup your PS2 Memory Card Saves You can quickly backup all the saves stored on your PS2 Memory Cards to PC Follow these simple steps below to backup your PS2 Memory Cards 1 Make sure you have the correct PS2 Memory Card selected in the Memory Card Panel 2 Use your mouse to click the Backup Memory Card button 3 You will then be asked to define a new Group Folder name where the saves can be sto...

Page 7: ...Card to an existing Group Folder refer to the Drag Drop method below 5 A progress bar will appear while the save is being transferred TOP TIP To transfer more than one save at a time between panels simply hold down the Ctrl button on your keyboard whilst selecting the saves you want to transfer All the saves will be highlighted Now simply click on the Copy PC button and all the highlighted saves w...

Page 8: ...ouse button and the save will be copied to your chosen PS2 Memory Card A progress bar will appear while the save is being transferred TOP TIP To Drag Drop more than one save at a time between panels simply hold down the Ctrl button on your keyboard whilst selecting the saves you want to transfer All the saves will be highlighted Now simply hold the mouse button down whilst the cursor is over one o...

Page 9: ...riginally stored on the PS2 Memory Card will be lost forever it is a good idea to backup the Cheat File from your PS2 Memory Card to the PC first if you are not sure PLEASE NOTE You require a Cheat File saved onto PS2 Memory Card please refer to your GameShark 2 manual to create a saved Cheat File 8 DOWNLOAD THE LATEST GAME SAVES AND CHEATS If you have Internet access on your PC SharkPort can conn...

Page 10: ... of Internet searches 2 Close This button will close the Internet Panel 3 Search Icon Clicking this icon will allow you to search GameShark s PS2 database for the latest Game Saves and Cheats See below for more information on how to use this function 4 Configure Allows you change your User Name Password and Product Key details 5 Internet Panel Information Panel This box shows extra information suc...

Page 11: ...Internet Panel If you do not find what you are after you may want to make a more advanced search see Advanced Searches below 6 Remember you can use the mouse to highlight any of the files listed from the search results displayed in the Internet Panel to view extra information such as Save Descriptions file size and dates created d Advanced Searches You may want to refine your search more To do thi...

Page 12: ...ction Panel are on GameShark s servers to use them you will have to download them to a PS2 Memory Card or the PC Downloading these files is as simple as copying file to from the PC PS2 Memory Card To download files from the Internet Panel simply move the mouse cursor over your chosen Save or Cheat File press and hold the left mouse button and drag the file from the Internet Panel into the location...

Page 13: ...PC Panel by using the mouse to select the file you wish to move copy and simply keep the left mouse button down while dragging it to the Group Folder of your choice then release the left mouse button You will then be given the choice to copy or move the file Q It doesn t read my PSX Memory Cards why is this A SharkPort only recognizes PS2 Memory Cards Q How do I close down SharkPort completely It ...

Page 14: ...ves for SharkPort from GameShark Q When I connect to the Internet side of SharkPort will it give out information about me or my PC A No it will only ask for your username password email address and product key We use this information in order to keep our services and products secure and to provide you with support should you experience any difficulties Q I have a suggestion that I think might be u...

Page 15: ...o is a trademark or registered trademarks of Mad Catz Inc its subsidiaries and affiliates GameShark is a registered trademark of Mad Catz Inc All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective owners Made in China Printed in Hong Kong All rights reserved Features appearance and specifications may be subject to change without notice International and domestic patents pending P...

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