You may already know how to sync your remote to your Wii console, but what if you want to unsync your remote? Well there is a way.
When you first power on the console, the Health and Safety screen appears, at this screen press and hold the SYNCHRO button on the console for 15 seconds. This will clear all sync information that is stored on the unit.
You are unable to sync your Wii remote with the console. The lights blink, but it just doesn’t sync up. Try the following steps:
This tutorial assumes you are properly syncing the remote.
1. Ensure the batteries in the remote are not drained.
2. Take the batteries out of the remote for 1 minute, then place them back and try to sync it again. If that doesn’t work, proceed to step 3.
3. Turn the power off on the Wii console.
4. Unplug the console from the wall, wait about 10 seconds, then plug it back in.
5. Turn the power back on.6. When you see the Health and Safety screen appear, press and hold the SYNCHRO button on the console for 15 seconds.
7. Try to sync the remote again.
Source: Wii Operations Manual.
How to enable or disable the blue light around the slot of the Nintendo Wii.
1. Select the Wii icon on the bottom left of the Main Menu.
2. Select Wii Settings.
3. Flip to page 2 of the Wii Settings.
4. Select WiiConnect24.
5. Select Slot Illumiation.
6. Select one of the following:
As a note, the light doesn’t turn on unless there is a message that is unread. There are ways to make the Wii light stay on all the time.
I was at a friends house, and while we were bowling, his Wii console shut itself off. He said it does that all the time and you just have to wait a while and we would be able to use it again. After further investigation, it appeared to be overheating. Wii consoles can get very hot and they must have proper ventilation. They will shut off automatically if they get too hot. If this happens to you…
Did you know that you can save a Mii character to your Wii Remote controller? I didn’t. You can do this and then take your Wiimote to another person’s Wii and use your Mii character there.
1. From the Main Menu, select the Mii Channel.
2. Select Start.
3. Select the icon that looks like a Wii Remote controller on the right of the screen. This is the Transfer Mii option.
4. Select which Wii Remote you would like to use.
5. If the Wii Remote hasn’t had data saved to it, it will prompt you to format it. Select Yes.
6. You will have a message that tells you how to grab a Mii and add it to the Wii Remote. Select OK.
7. Grab the Mii character you wish to save to the Wii Remote by pointing it at the one you want and pressing and holding A and B at the same time.
8. Drag the Mii character to an open slot at the top of the screen. You can save up to 10.
9. Select Save & quit when you are done.
Now when you play on another Wii console, you can sync your controller to their Wii, then access this same screen and drag and drop the Mii character from your Wii Remote and place it in that consoles Mii Channel.
Erase all data from your Wii. This comes in handy if you’re getting ready to sell it.
1. From the Main Menu, select the Wii icon on the bottom left of the screen.
2. Select Wii Settings.
3. Click the right arrow 2 times to get the the 3rd page of the Wii Settings.
4. Select Format Wii System Memory.
5. Confirm by selecting Format.
Be aware that this will not delete your Wii Shop Channel information. To do that, you must follow these steps.
1. Select the Wii Shop Channel from the Main Menu.
2. Select Start.
3. From the Wii Shop Channel menu, select Settings.
4. Select Remove Wii Shop Channel Account.
5. Select Remove to confirm the removal.
The manual recommends removing the Wii Shop Channel information first then formatting system memory if you are transferring or selling your Wii console.
The Screen Burn in Reduction feature on the Wii will fade the screen when your game is paused for more than 5 minutes. This can prevent an image from burning into your screen.
To enable this feature:
1. Select the Wii icon on the bottom left of the Main Menu.
2. Select Wii Settings.
3. Select Screen.
4. Select Screen Burn-in Reduction.
5. Select On.
How to locate the 16 digit Wii number so you can send it to other people so they can register you.
1. Click the Message Board icon on the Main Menu.
2. Select Create Message.
3. Select the Address Book.
The Wii number will then be displayed.
We were playing Cranium Kabookii on the Wii this past weekend, and we had a problem with a part of the game where you have to shake the controller and spray paint. The can in the game just wouldn’t spray. So we were perplexed each time we tried.
It turned out that the sensitivity on our Nintendo Wii needed to be increased. This fixed the issue.
1. Select the Wii icon on the bottom left of the Main Menu.
2. Select Wii Settings.
3. Flip to page 2 of the Wii Settings.
4. Select Sensor Bar.
5. Select Sensitivity.
6. Select how sensitive you would like the controller to move to the sensor bar, 1 to 5.
Finding the setting to enable or disable the vibrate or rumble feature on your Wii controller can be tricky. Just perform the following steps:
1. On any screen press the Home button on the controller.
2. Click Wii Remote Settings at the bottom of the screen.
3. Set Rumble to On or Off as desired.
Please note that this setting will affect all wii-motes synced to your Wii. There is no way to disable or enable Rumble for just 1 controller.
When I bought a second controller (wii-mote) for my Wii, I couldn’t figure out how to add it so that my Wii would pick it up. The instructions included with the controller and the console were useless. I figured it out though…
1. Open the front door on your Wii.
2. Open the battery compartment on the second controller.
3. Press the Sync button on the Wii inside the door.
4. Press the Sync button on the controller inside the battery compartment.
Eventually, the 2 devices should find each other. If you’re visiting a friends house, you can perform a one time sync of your controller to your friends Wii.
In order to be able to view video from an SD Card on your Wii, the video has to be formatted properly. If your Wii will not read your video, you can use Wii Video to convert the video file into a format that the Wii can read. Here’s how.
1. Download and install Wii Video.
2. Run the software. There are quite a bit of advertisements, but just ignore those. Click Convert then Select File. Pick the file you wish to convert and then click Next.
There is something about that blue light on the Wii. It’s so cool and relaxing looking. If you want to enable it to be on all the time, there is a trick for it.
You can set it up to send you a dummy email. All you have to do is add your email address to your address book. Send an email from the Wii to your email address, then reply back to that email from that email account. Wait for the message to return to the Wii, this can take a long time (one our or so). Never read the email. As long as you don’t view the email, the blue light will then stay on.
There is also a way to alter the insides of the Wii to make the blue like stay on if you are comfortable with taking your Wii apart and making some modifications. This video will help.
It’s was a bit of a secret for me to figure out how to adjust the Wii remote volume. Here’s how to do it.
1. From the Main Menu, hold down the Home button on the remote.
2. Select the controller image.
3. Now you can adjust the remote volume as well as the rumble options.
If you want to be able to use your Wii remote temporarily on a friends Wii, One Time Mode will allow this capability. Here’s how to enable this feature.
1. Press the Home button on the Wii Remote thats already synchronized with your friends Wii.
2. Select the Wii Remote Settings option
3. Select Reconnect option.
4. Simultaneously press the 1 and 2 buttons on the remote that you want to sync with the console.
5. When the lights stop blinking and the remote vibrates, the remote has synchronized temporarily and should work with the Wii console.
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