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NTSC
When the original Amiga was designed there were two main television
standards in use, so the Amiga was available in two versions (or could be
switched between versions): one generating the common PAL television
standard, and the other generating the NTSC standard used predominantly in
North America.
The NTSC version has a shorter display height than PAL, and a few timing
differences that will sometimes adversely affect the operation of a program,
the majority of which were written for PAL models.
The
NTSC
option will switch
THEA500 Mini
into NTSC mode so that the
running program will act as if it is running on an NTSC Amiga.
Note: Enabling NTSC will not change
THEA500 Mini
’s HDMI Video output
to 60 Hz.
Adjusting the mouse speed
Programs that use the mouse will typically vary in sensitivity to its movement.
The
Mouse speed
setting allows you to adjust this for individual programs,
perhaps to achieve a consistent response across all programs, or just to make
some easier to control.
This is different from changing the sensitivity of the mouse itself, which will
affect every game equally. To do this, go to
Options → System settings
and
adjust
Mouse sensitivity
.
Configuring joystick and mouse ports
The original Amiga had two joystick ports to which a mouse and/or joysticks
could be connected. The
Game settings
menu allows you to specify, for each
virtual port, whether a
Mouse
,
Joystick
or
CD32 pad
is connected, as required
by the program.
It is common for Amiga programs to require a mouse to be connected
to port 1, and a joystick to port 2, whereas some multiplayer games may
support joysticks connected to both ports.
If there are multiple
THEGAMEPAD
s connected to the USB ports of
THEA500
Mini
,
THEGAMEPAD
that launches the program is the one that will be
designated as connected to the first Amiga port which is not configured for a
mouse.
