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# The display explained

## Main screen

| Area           | Meaning                                                                                                                                      |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Top row, left  | Console icon. Shows the PS1 or PS2 logo and animates whenever the console reads or writes the card.                                          |
| Top row        | Storage icon. microSD or USB stick. Flashes while data is being written. A different microSD icon is shown when SD compatibility mode is on. |
| Top row        | Wi-Fi icon. Off, access point mode, or 1 to 4 signal bars. Replaced by a blinking Bluetooth icon while pairing a controller.                 |
| Top row        | Cloud icon. Off, idle, or animating during a Google Drive upload.                                                                            |
| Top row, right | Card size: 128K, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB or 128MB.                                                                                             |
| Middle         | Name of the mounted card or the detected game. Scrolls if it does not fit.                                                                   |
| Bottom left    | Game ID of the mounted card, for example `SLUS-20946`.                                                                                       |
| Bottom right   | `Ch:` followed by the current channel, 1 to 8.                                                                                               |

## Other screens

| Screen                                                     | When                                                                                    |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Writing...** with a progress bar                         | The card is being saved to storage. Buttons are ignored until it finishes.              |
| **Loading...**                                             | A card is being mounted.                                                                |
| **Updating Firmware...**                                   | A firmware file was found on the storage and is being flashed.                          |
| **Wifi Setup:**                                            | The device is in access point mode. See [Wi-Fi setup](/manuals/wireless/wifi-setup.md). |
| **Wifi connected!** with IP and MAC address                | Shown for a few seconds after connecting, or when you select **WiFi** in the menu.      |
| Loader logo (Unirom, xStation, MODE, PSIO)                 | A PS1 optical drive emulator or loader has announced itself.                            |
| **BLE Connected**, **USB Connected**, **Pad Disconnected** | Gamepad receiver events.                                                                |

## Screen saver

After 60 seconds without activity the display dims. Under **Settings > Display Saver Mode** you can choose to turn it off completely instead. Any button press or card activity wakes it. The first press after the screen has gone to sleep only wakes the screen.


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