XMB Manuals

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Manual in Game

MANUAL can be use as a guide, read me, extra artwork & infos etc... and load them in game, without having to quit the hdd app/homebrew/PS3 PSN game.

Structure tree & infos

The icon of software manual will appear on XMB in Game by pressing Dualshock PS button (XMB-Game Column regardless of the PARAM.SFO CATEGORY) with this directory "MANUAL" (not working on 3.55, working on 4.21+).

Press Dualshock square button to zoom in/zoom out, Dualshock cross button or Dualshock PS button buttons to close it.

NP**12345/MANUAL/001.DDS, 002.DDS    //XMB in English (United Kingdom & United States)
NP**12345/MANUAL/02/001.DDS, 002.DDS //XMB in French
NP**12345/MANUAL/03/001.DDS, 002.DDS //XMB in Spanish
...
NP**12345/MANUAL/17/001.DDS, 002.DDS //XMB in Portuguese (Portugal & Brazil) 
...
  • For add multiple languages, it seems to follow theses system Languages code
  • only for HDD Contents ? (for Disc Game it was not working, be as SFO category DG or AP. For GD:? (see BLUS-31273 INSDIR pkg Angry Bird Star Wars edition))
  • up to only 999 pages?

Links & Tutorials

Gallery

Note: images converted to jpg for wikify purpose.

Manual (Digital)

Named as Digimanual or Manual (Digital), they are stand alone pkg PS3 hdd games included in disc (PKGDIR for example) or available online.

See also PlayView for other PS3 stand alone digital manual or Digital Comic for PSP.

Structure tree

NPUO30***/ (only from few US example)
    |
    |-ICON0.PNG (See Content Information files for HDD Game)
    |
    |-PARAM.SFO (SFO category HG)
    |
    |-PS3LOGO.DAT
    |
    |-USRDIR/
          |
          |-digiman.sdat
          |
          |-digiman_content.sdat
          |
          |-digiman_content_en.sdat (can also have others languages as digiman_content_es.sdat..)
          |
          |-EBOOT.BIN
          |
          |-assets/
                |
                |-image/ (can contain sub-directory such "screenshots", "modals"...)
                |    |
                |    |-.jpg and .png
                |
                |-sound/
                |    |
                |    |-.wav
                |    
                |-video/
                     |
                     |-.usm

Manual online

Online instruction Manuals on XMB Network column.