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Setting Up Mega Sg
1 Plug your micro-USB cable into your USB
Charger
2 Plug your micro-USB cable into Mega Sg
3 Plug your USB power supply into a working
AC Outlet
4 Plug one end of your HDMI cable into your
Mega Sg
5 Plug the other end of your HDMI cable into
your TV/Monitor/Capture Device
6 Plug in a Genesis/Mega Drive-compatible
controller into Controller Port 1
7 Insert a cartridge into the cartridge slot
(optional)
8 Push the Power Button
Updating the Firmware
Before playing your Mega Sg, make sure to update
to the latest rmware at support.analogue.co.
You will need a FAT16 or FAT32 formatted SD card
to update the rmware.
In order to update the rmware, copy the latest
rmware update le at support.analogue.co
(with a .bin extension) to the root directory of
your SD card. Make sure no other rmware les
are in the root directory. Insert your SD card
into the SD card slot on your Mega Sg and turn
the power on. The rmware update process will
start automatically and takes approximately three
minutes to complete. During that time the power
LED will icker red at the screen will be blank.
When the process is complete the LED will show
a steady color and you will see the Animated Mega
Sg Startup logo. Do not power o Mega Sg while
the rmware is updating. If the power goes o for
any reason, Don’t Panic! The system may
not display anything but it will look for a rmware
le to ash to once the power is restored.
You cannot brick your Mega Sg with a failed
rmware update.
When you update rmware, all settings are reset
to their defaults. Take notes of your settings prior
to updating.
Setting Up Mega Sg with Sega CD or Mega CD
To connect Mega Sg to a Sega CD or Mega CD,
you must remove the Expansion Slot connector
from the right side of the console. Put the Sega CD
spacer underneath Mega Sg to raise its connector
to a height which will match the Sega CD’s
connector.
Notes on Power
While any charger that can supply 5v/2A will
work with Mega Sg, including a car charger, it is
recommended to use the included high quality
USB-to-micro USB cable.