How to change your saved file icon in PSP

* Whenever you save a game, one or two pictures are created on your memory stick: ICON#.PNG - the 144x80 icon displayed when you select your saved file. The #, normally 0, may be higher if a game places multiple saves in one folder. PIC 1. PNG - the 480x272 background that's displayed when you cursor over your save or game disk. Knowing this, you can customize your save icons and backgrounds by simply replacing them with new . PNG files. However, make sure that you keep the new file less than or equal to the original file's resolution, or the PSP will cut off sections to make it fit.

First Connect your PSP to your PC. Then locate the save file you want to change. All saves are located in the PSPSAVEDATA folder, divided into separate sub folders to keep necessary files together. Once you've found the save icon you want to change, add .ori to the end of the file name, in case you ever want to change it back to the original. Resize the image you want as you're save icon to 144x80 and save it as a .PNG named ICON#.PNG - “where # was the number found on the file you renamed”. Then move the new picture into your save folder.

Now, whenever you see your save files on your PSP, its icon will be the picture you changed it to. Use the same method to change PIC 1.PNG files to your own custom pictures, but remember that the resolutions must be at most 480x272. *Please note this is a bit complicated and could result in losing all saves if not done correctly. This tweak is really for those who have knowledge of using these types of files. Please use caution when attempting this or have someone that knows how to work with these files help you.

Configure your PSP with your Car Stereo System Speaker

* Use the following instructions to play your PSP games and movies with your cars audio system. You will need a FM modulator, a cable with a male stereo 1/8" headphone connector at one end and split left and right RCA connectors at the other. The red wire with the 'in' line fuse goes to your car battery or switch. The ground wire grounds to the frame. Set the car's CD or tape deck to the FM frequency that is on the modulator. The frequency is usually 88.7 or 89.1. Plug the RCA connectors from the cable into the RCA jacks on the modulator. Plug the headphone end of the cable into the PSP. Turn on the PSP with the volume set at half way.

The PSP's sound goes through your car's antenna. No extra wires are needed nor are any other adjustments. Your games, music and movies will now play through your car's stereo speakers. Please note: take care when trying this and make sure you know how to use the modulator and know the right way to hook up the wire to the fuse box and ground wire. If this is not done right, this can damage or even short out the PSP.

Connect PSP to PC via USB cable

Connect your PSP via a USB Cable

You can directly connect your PSP to your PC with a USB cable - you will need a USB cable with a USB 5-Pin Mini-B connector on one end, and a standard USB PC connector on the other end.

This cable is not normally supplied with the PSP, so if you do not have such a cable, you will need to purchase one.

1. Connect the mini connector to the top of your PSP and the other end of the cable into a USB slot on your PC. For the best perfornance, connect your PSP to a USB 2.0 slot.
2. Make sure the PSP is on.
3. Scroll to the 'Settings' menu by pressing the left arrow on the PSP.
4. Select 'USB Connection' using the up and down arrows on the control pad.
5. Press the 'X' button.
6. Your PC should detect the PSP device, and show it in Explorer as a new drive (for example, 'F:').

Connect PSP to the internet via WiFi

PSP has a built-in WiFi, if you have a wireless router or hotspot nearby, you can easily connect your psp to internet via WiFi, upgrade your psp, or browse the internet. And here's how to set up psp WiFi.

Please make sure WiFi is switched on by flipping up the switch.

1. Now go to your psp's main screen, and scroll down to the network settings.
2. If you have a wireless router or hotspot, select "Infrastructure Mode", and press ○ to continue.
3. Now click on connection and your psp starts to detect WiFi signals.
4. If your psp find any signal, it shows all available WiFi hotspots.
5. Select any WiFi hotspot and it prompts to configure WLAN Security Setting, if it's open WiFi network, select none, otherwise select WEP or WPA-PSK if it's encrypted.
6. IP address, select easy.
7. Enter the name and save the changes and it's set.

Now open your browser and select the access point you created just now, you can see that your psp connected to internet via wifi.

Good luck!

PSP Specification

Sony's PlayStation Portable is the most powerful handheld game console so far, but it is also the largest and heaviest (though the Nintendo DS is larger overall when open). It's also the nicest looking, with a sleek, rounded industrial design aesthetic. The button configuration matches that of its big brother, the PlayStation 2, except the PSP only has one shoulder button on each side and has only a single analog nub instead of the PS2's dual sticks.

PSP's Sights and Sounds

The PSP's screen is larger than that of other handhelds, with a higher resolution, so playing games and even watching movies is a visual feast. The stereo sound isn't especially loud through the built-in speakers (third-party manufacturers offer small external speakers to make up for it), but with headphones on you can hear every sound effect and crank up the volume to buffet your eardrums.

Multimedia for PSP

Games and movies are available on Sony's UMD (Universal Media Disc) format, which is -- Sony says -- DVD quality. There is also a Memory Stick slot for a Memory Stick Duo or Pro Duo. The PSP can play back audio and video saved on a PSP-formatted Memory Stick, and can display saved photos or other image files. Each firmware update supports more audio, graphics, and video formats, expanding the possibilities

PSP Power

A lithium-ion battery pack offers a decent length of play time (playing graphics-intensive games or movies will drain the battery faster than playing music with the screen dark) -- just don't expect it to last as long as your Gameboy without recharging. The AC adaptor, of course, allows you to play and charge the battery at the same time.

PSP Hardware Specifications

Here's all the technical info about just what the PSP has inside and out.

• Color:
  • black
  • ceramic white (Japan and Europe only)
  • pink (Europe only)
  • Tsukimi -- black with copper (Japan only)
  • Kachofugetsu -- white with black and red (Japan only)
• Dimensions: 6.7"/170 mm wide x 2.9"/74 mm high x .9"/23 mm deep
• Weight: .62 lbs/280 g (including battery)
• CPU: PSP CPU (1-333 MHz)
• Memory:
  • 32 MB Main Memory
  • 4 MB embedded DRAM
• Display:
  • 4.3", 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD screen
  • 480 x 272 pixels
  • 16.77 million colors
  • maximum luminance 180/130/80 cd/m2 (when using battery pack)
  • maximum luminance 200/180/130/ 80 cd/m2 (when using AC adaptor)
• Sound:
  • built-in stereo speakers
  • headset connector
• Connectors, Ports and Drives:
  • IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi)
  • USB 2.0 (mini-B)
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • infrared
  • DC in 5 V connector
  • headset connector
  • UMD drive (Read only)
• Buttons and Switches:
  • d-pad
  • analog nub
  • triangle, circle, cross, square
  • right and left shoulder
  • Start, Select, and Home
  • Power/Hold
  • display brightness, sound, volume up, volume down
  • wireless LAN on/off
  • UMD latch
• Power:
  • lithium-ion battery
  • AC adaptor
• Access control:
  • UMD region coding
  • parental control

UMD (Universal Media Disc) Specifications

• Dimensions:
  • 65 mm tall x 64 mm wide x 4.2 mm deep
  • 60 mm disc diameter
• Weight: 10 g
• Capacity: 1.8 GB (single-sided, dual layer)
• Wavelength: 660 nm (red laser)
• Encryption: AES 128-bit

(Source: Sony Computer Entertainment.)