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 For those users do not want to spend the time evaluating all the hacks, fixes and speed-ups described above and especially for the new users who wants to start playing games right away the system of options sets or ''presets'' was introduced. This system will restrict you to only 6 slider positions instead of myriad options and PCSX2 will automatically assume using specific options, game fixes and speed-ups according to the ''presets'' level you choose. Check ''Preset'' checkbox on the botton of settings window to enable using presets. This will disable most options on many tabs (as they will now be controlled by PCSX2 automatically). Presets go from the safest (but also the slowest) to the most unsafe (but the fastest one). You should start with level '''1''' or '''2''' if you have a powerful machine. Level '''3''' and '''4''' are for those who do not have a good machine or have a very demanding game to emulate. Level '''5''' or '''6''' are not recommended and should only be used as a last resort (note that some game can even be ''slowed down'' by those levels).
-=Miscellaneous options=
+=PCSX2 main menu=
-Now to describe what the rest of the options do:
+PCSX2 main menu consists of 5 sub-menus.
-'''System menu'''
+*'''System menu''' contains system-wide switches and options.
-*''System => Boot CD/DVD (full)'': If you press this the emulator will run the image you have selected in your CDVD plugin (or internal ISO selector) or will ask you to find an image if you haven't selected one in the CDVD plugins' configuration. If you are using the Gigaherz CDVD plugin this will instantly run the CD/DVD of the selected drive. The 'full' mode first goes through the BIOS intro just like on a real PS2 console. Use it for games that have different language translations or games with copy protection.
+**''Boot CDVD (full)'': This item will allow you to load and start your game from the source configured in your chosen [[#CDVD plugins|CDVD plugin]]. If you did not configure any CDVD plugin the emulator will start the previously used ISO image or will ask you to select one if this is the first time you use ISO loader. This particular option will load BIOS first which in turn will load the game itself. Loading BIOS will take time but some games may use language configured in BIOS thus allowing you to play in your language (ex. [[Jak 3]]). Some game may need BIOS to initialize internal variables, and may refuse to start otherwise ([[Amplitude]] or [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness]]). Most of the games however does not necessarily need to be started from BIOS in order to function properly. And there are games that will refuse to start correctly through BIOS (ex. [[Burnout Dominator]]).
-*''System => Boot CD/DVD (fast)'': As above but this option '''skips the BIOS intro''' and runs the game instantly. Helps booting some games while using newer BIOS files compared to Full Boot by skipping region checks.
+**''Boot CDVD (fast)'': This item will not load BIOS before starting your game. It is safe to choose this option for the majority of games.
-*''System => Run ELF...'': You can use this to run demos which are almost always in .elf format.
+**''Run ELF...'': This item will let you load a single executable ELF-file. Most demos are in ELF-format. It is not suitable to run commercial games.
-*''System => Pause/Resume'': You can use this to Pause or Resume emulation at any time.
+**''Pause/Resume'': This item will be enabled when you start a game. You can pause and resume the game any time.
-*''System => Load State/Save State'': Here you can load/save states while running a game. In Load state, with "Backup" you can load a backup save state created with the "Backup before save" option for the selected slot.
+**''Load State'': This item will allow you to select and load a [[Savestate|savestate]] from one of the 10 save slots. Additionally there is a backup state which will contain the last overwritten savestate (so you have a last chance to restore your save when you accidentally overwrite it or the written state appeared to be corrupted). This item will only be active when you're ingame.
-*''System => Check/Uncheck Backup before save'': When this is checked, PCSX2 will create a backup of your saved state each time you save it. Very useful in case your state got damaged or corrupt in some way. You can find the backup states in the sstates folder, they have a .backup text at the end of the filename. You can load them from the GUI with the menu described above.
+**''Save State'': You can same a gamestate in one of the 10 save slots. This item will only be active when you're ingame.
-*''System => Check/Uncheck Automatic Gamefixes'': This will enable/disable game fixes. These fixes can have various uses, from skipping game videos which are not properly emulated yet and can stop the emulator from progressing to more advanced ones. Checking this will also enable some special configurations and game fixes for some games known to need them.
+**''Backup before save'': Unchecking this option will disable the backup savestate (see ''Load State'' description).
-*''System => Check/Uncheck Enable Cheats'': This will enable/disable game cheats. Cheats work with the same system as patches but are loaded from the Cheats folder of PCSX2. Check [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Post-your-PCSX2-patches-here various guides] on our forum on how to create cheat files for PCSX2.
+**''Automatic Gamefixes'': This item will enable or disable automatic application of game fixes. See ''[[#Game fixes|game fixes]]'' for more info.
-*''System => Check/Uncheck Enable Widescreen patches'': Starting from version 1.2.0 and thanks to our great community we added support for custom wide screen patches for games. If there is a patch for your game, enabling this will force it to render in true 16:9 ratio, without stretching the display but properly increasing the field of view and in some cases even the fonts and HUDs! Note that you also have to set Aspect ratio to 16:9 on Emulation settings-> GS Window. For more information and the latest patches, visit our forum thread [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-PCSX2-Widescreen-Game-Patches?pid=271674#pid271674 here]..
+**''Enable Cheats'': This item will enable or disable automatic application of game cheats. Cheats are ''pnach'' files located in PCSX2 ''cheats'' folder. These files have multiple functions form makeing your game playable (if nothing else helps) to circumventing some in game restrictions (adding more money or making your in game character immortal, see [[Game cheats|game cheats]] and [[Memory editing|memory editing]] for further information). You can find the big library of cheats on the forums [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Post-your-PCSX2-patches-here in this thread].
-*''System => Check/Uncheck Enable Host Filesystem'': This will enable/disable the Host Filesystem of PCSX2. Used mainly by demos and homebrew.
+**''Enable Widescreen patches'': This item will enable the additional folder ''cheats_ws'' to load ''pnach'' files from. You should use it to store widescreen patches for your games. See some information about it [[#GS Window|here]]. You can find the big library of cheats on the forums [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-PCSX2-Widescreen-Game-Patches in this thread].
-*''System => Shutdown'': This will shut down the current game you are playing and reset PCSX2.
+**''Enable Host Filesystem'': This item will enable or disable the file system extension the may be used by homebrew developers load the files from your machine. See some [http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2/issues/detail?id=1238 more information] if you're interested.
-*''System => Exit'': Closes the emulator
+**''Shutdown'': This item will shut down the current game you are playing and reset PCSX2 (it will not close PCSX2 itself).
+**''Exit'': This item will closes the emulator.
 '''CDVD menu:'''