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**''Exit'': This item will close the emulator.
**''Exit'': This item will close the emulator.


*'''CDVD menu''' this menu contains options for PCSX2 internal ISO loader.
*'''CDVD menu''' contains options for PCSX2 internal ISO loader.
**''ISO Selector'': This will allow you to select one of the recent ISO images or add new ISO image to the list by using ''browse..'' item. The image you selected here can be booted in ''system menu'' (see description above).
**''ISO Selector'': This will allow you to select one of the recent ISO images or add new ISO image to the list by using ''browse..'' item. The image you selected here can be booted in ''system menu'' (see description above).
**''Plugin Menu'': This item will let you quickly choose [[#CDVD plugins|CDVD plugin]] and access its configuration (rather than going through plugins configuration). The menu will only be accessible if you choose ''Plugin'' item in ''CDVD menu'' menu (i.e. if you prefer to boot your game using plugins instead of internal ISO loader).
**''Plugin Menu'': This item will let you quickly choose [[#CDVD plugins|CDVD plugin]] and access its configuration (rather than going through plugins configuration). The menu will only be accessible if you choose ''Plugin'' item in ''CDVD menu'' menu (i.e. if you prefer to boot your game using plugins instead of internal ISO loader).
**''ISO'', ''Plugin'' and ''No Disc'' items: You can only select one of the three options. Choose ''ISO'' if you want an internal ISO loader to boot your ISO image (you cannot play off the real DVD disk this way), choose ''Plugin'' if you prefer to use a plugin for this task (remember that plugin needs to be configured before use, see [[#CDVD plugins|CDVD plugin]]). ''No Disc'' option will allow you to run only BIOS (as if you started PS2 console without inserting any DVD). You can configure your language in BIOS options before playing some games that may use BIOS to determine your language preferences.
**''ISO'', ''Plugin'' and ''No Disc'' items: You can only select one of the three options. Choose ''ISO'' if you want an internal ISO loader to boot your ISO image (you cannot play off the real DVD disk this way), choose ''Plugin'' if you prefer to use a plugin for this task (remember that plugin needs to be configured before use, see [[#CDVD plugins|CDVD plugin]]). ''No Disc'' option will allow you to run only BIOS (as if you started PS2 console without inserting any DVD). You can configure your language in BIOS options before playing some games that may use BIOS to determine your language preferences.


'''Config menu''' this menu will allow you to access plugins' configurations and core emulation settings (all of these options were described above)
*'''Config menu''' will allow you to access plugins' configurations and core emulation settings (all of these options were described above)
*''Emulation Settings'': Please refer to [[#Emulation Settings (Core configuration)|Emulation Settings]].
**''Emulation Settings'': Please refer to [[#Emulation Settings (Core configuration)|Emulation Settings]]. [[image:MemcardManager.png|300px|thumb|right|The Memory Card manager]]
[[image:MemcardManager.png|300px|thumb|left|The Memory Card manager]]
**''Memory cards'': Will open the [[Memcard|memcard]] manager able to manipulate your virtual memcards:
*''Memory cards'': Will open the [[Memcard|memcard]] manager able to manipulate your virtual memcards:
***You can specify a custom folder for memory cards using ''browse'' button.
**You can specify a custom folder for memory cards using ''browse'' button.
***''Open in Explorer'' will open the selected folder in Windows Explorer (to easily access its contents).
**''Open in Explorer'' will open the selected folder in Windows Explorer (to easily access its contents).
***Selecting a memcard from the list will allow you to ''Duplicate'', ''Rename'' or ''Delete'' it.  
**Selecting a memcard from the list will allow you to ''Duplicate'', ''Rename'' or ''Delete'' it.  
***''Eject'' button is available when you select one of the two ''active'' memcards. ''Ejecting'' memcard will not delete its contents it will only make the card inactive disallow PS2 games to use it in any way. To ''insert'' card in one of two available virtual card slots, select a disabled card, press ''Insert'' button and choose a virtual port to insert your card (any memcard already in this part will be automatically ''ejected'' and disabled).
**''Eject'' button is available when you select one of the two ''active'' memcards. ''Ejecting'' memcard will not delete its contents it will only make the card inactive disallow PS2 games to use it in any way. To ''insert'' card in one of two available virtual card slots, select a disabled card, press ''Insert'' button and choose a virtual port to insert your card (any memcard already in this part will be automatically ''ejected'' and disabled).
***To ''create'' a new card you can select '''<nowiki>[-- Unused cards --]</nowiki>''' slot and press ''Create'' button. You will need to specify your new card's name and size ('''8Mb''' is a recommended option because some older games will not be able to use large memory cards). ''Use NTFS file compression'' will create a file with NTFS ''compress'' flag (it will save some of your HDD space but considering the midget card size by today's standards it will not make any noticeable difference).
**To ''create'' a new card you can select '''<nowiki>[-- Unused cards --]</nowiki>''' slot and press ''Create'' button. You will need to specify your new card's name and size ('''8Mb''' is a recommended option because some older games will not be able to use large memory cards). ''Use NTFS file compression'' will create a file with NTFS ''compress'' flag (it will save some of your HDD space but considering the midget card size by today's standards it will not make any noticeable difference).
***''Auto-Eject Memcards when loading save states'' option will momentarily eject and reinsert both selected memcards every time you load savestate while playing. This will avoid such problems as memcard corruptions if the game tightly synchronizing some internal variables with memcard contents. Ejecting it will force the game to re-index the card contents avoiding possible desynchronization. Some games however (ex. [[Guitar Hero]]) do not like this technique. You'll have to uncheck this option in case you encounter savestates loading problems.
**''Auto-Eject Memcards when loading save states'' option will momentarily eject and reinsert both selected memcards every time you load savestate while playing. This will avoid such problems as memcard corruptions if the game tightly synchronizing some internal variables with memcard contents. Ejecting it will force the game to re-index the card contents avoiding possible desynchronization. Some games however (ex. [[Guitar Hero]]) do not like this technique. You'll have to uncheck this option in case you encounter savestates loading problems.
**''Plugin/BIOS selector'': Please refer to [[#The Component Selector (Plugins, BIOS and folders configuration)|this part]] of the guide for more information on this menu item. It will allow you to configure all plugins in one dialog, but if you rather want to reconfigure a certain plugin you may prefer to use the next sub-menus -- ''Video (GS)'', ''Audio (SPU2)'', ''Controllers (PAD)'', ''Dev9'', ''USB'' or ''Firewire''. They will allow you to quickly select (or configure) for example PAD plugin or select [[#ZeroGS|ZeroGS]] instead of [[#GSdx|GSdx]] when game demands it.
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**''Multitap 1'' and ''Multitap 2'': These items will allow you to use up to 8 controllers through the multitap support (up to 4 for one PAD port). Prior to enabling these options however you will have to configure multitap in the ''[[#LilyPad|Lilypad]]'' plugin. Multitap support does not work with all games yet, but most games should be fine.
**''Clear all Settings'': This item will delete all configured settings in all plugins, all core settings will be reset to their default values and the ''[[#Running PCSX2 for the first time|First Time Configuration Wizard]]'' will be open. Use this option as a last resort if your game started behaving abnormally and you are unable to find and reverse your misconfiguration. Otherwise '''stand clear''' of it because it may cost you a lot of time which you spent on PCSX2 configuration. Fortunately, it will show the confirmation dialog before proceeding.
*''Plugin/BIOS selector'': Please refer to [[#The Component Selector (Plugins, BIOS and folders configuration)|this part]] of the guide for more information on this menu item. It will allow you to configure all plugins in one dialog, but if you rather want to reconfigure a certain plugin you may prefer to use the next sub-menus -- ''Video (GS)'', ''Audio (SPU2)'', ''Controllers (PAD)'', ''Dev9'', ''USB'' or ''Firewire''. They will allow you to quickly select (or configure) for example PAD plugin or select [[#ZeroGS|ZeroGS]] instead of [[#GSdx|GSdx]] when game demands it.
*''Multitap 1'' and ''Multitap 2'': These items will allow you to use up to 8 controllers through the multitap support (up to 4 for one PAD port). Prior to enabling these options however you will have to configure multitap in the ''[[#LilyPad|Lilypad]]'' plugin. Multitap support does not work with all games yet, but most games should be fine.
*''Clear all Settings'': This item will delete all configured settings in all plugins, all core settings will be reset to their default values and the ''[[#Running PCSX2 for the first time|First Time Configuration Wizard]]'' will be open. Use this option as a last resort if your game started behaving abnormally and you are unable to find and reverse your misconfiguration. Otherwise '''stand clear''' of it because it may cost you a lot of time which you spent on PCSX2 configuration. Fortunately, it will show the confirmation dialog before proceeding.


*'''Misc menu''' contains some miscellaneous options including GUI language option.
**''Show Console'' item will show and hide PCSX2 debugging log window (also known as Console Window). You can use portions of information in this window when submitting a possible bug. If you are an advanced PCSX2 user you can also use some log messages to determine reasons behind hangs and slow-downs. The window may be further configured by its own menu (you can choose what to log, change its appearance and save the log to a text file).
**''About'' item shows the list of PCSX2 authors (developers).
**''Change language'' item allows you to change GUI language.


 
*'''Debug menu''': This item will only appear in case you're using debug build. It will allow developers to use built-in debugger to trace code and see the contents of emulated PS2 registers and memory. It has little to no use for the ordinary users.
 
'''Misc menu'''
*''Check/Uncheck Show Console'': This will enable/disable a second window that will appear behind the PCSX2 display and is mainly used for debugging. There you will be able to see various messages that can help you identify a problem or when running a game what is being done each moment by the emulator. Red messages are errors and yellow messages are warnings.
**'' Console Window'':
:#''Log->Save/Clear'': Saves or Clears the output in the console window.
:#''Appearance'': Changes how the console window looks.
:#''Sources'': Check the various items here to add more PS2 components that will have their behavior logged in the console window.
*''About'': The about window. Here you can see who the emulators' authors are and some thanks.
*''Change language'': Opens the labnguage selector dialog.


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=Shortcuts/hotkeys configuration=
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