Loading PS2 Original PAL and Import (USA/JAPAN) CD-Rom or DVD-Rom or DVD9 Games.
- Switch on the PS2 to STANDBY (red light) and press EJECT to open the disk tray
- Insert the game into the disk tray and press EJECT or RESET to close the tray & boot the game
Loading PS2 Backup (CD-R or DVD-R or Hong Kong Silvers - ALL REGIONS) Games
- Switch on the PS2 to STANDBY (red light) and press EJECT to open the disk tray
- Insert the game into the disk tray and press EJECT or RESET to close the tray & boot the game
Loading PSX/PSone Original, Import or Backup (CD Rom or CD-R - ALL REGIONS) Games
- Assuming the PSX/PSone disk to be in the disk tray, put the PS2 into STANDBY mode (red light)
- Hold RESET (until the blue EJECT light comes on) then release RESET. The game will boot.
Playing local Region DVD movies (Region 4 NZ/AUS and Region 0 - no region)
- Insert the DVD movie into the disk tray and put the PS2 to STANDBY (red light)
- Hold RESET (until the blue EJECT light comes on) then release RESET
- If the Browser appears, select the gold disk and press X to complete the movie load.
- Alternatively hold RESET for 5 seconds to turn Messiah 2 off
Playing "Out of Region" DVD MOVIES (Needs Action Replay V2 (AR2v2) or Game Shark (GS2v2) or DVD Region X)
- Insert AR2v2, GS2v2 or DVD Region X into the disk tray and close the tray
- Hold RESET (until the blue EJECT light comes on) and then release to boot AR2v2/GS2v2/DVD Region X
- Alternatively hold RESET for 5 seconds to turn Messiah 2 off
- At the menu, select DVD MOVIE PLAYER and press X on the controller
- The disk tray will eject; remove AR2/GS2/DVD Region X and put the "out-of-region" movie into the tray
- Press EJECT to close the tray and wait for a few seconds
- When the Browser appears, select the gold disk and press X to complete the boot
Disabling the Messiah 2 (eg to load PSX/PSone Anti-Modchip Games)
- Insert the relevant game into the disk tray and put the PS2 to STANDBY (red light)
- Hold RESET for 5 seconds, after the blue EJECT lamp comes on
- The game will then boot according to standard PS2 rules for the region concerned, ie Will only load original games for the region that your PS2 belongs. A PAL PS2 will only PAL games. USA PS2 will only load NTSC-U/C games and Japanese PS2 will only load NTSC-J games.
- The Messiah 2 is disabled until it has been put back to STANDBY and booted normally
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