- General Info
- How To
- How to Make a Call Using Wii U Chat
- How to Answer a Wii U Chat Call
- How to Add a User to Wii U Chat
- How to Block or Unblock a User in Wii U Chat
- How to View Your Missed Calls in Wii U Chat
- How to Open the Wii U Chat Settings Menu
- How to Open the Wii U Chat Help Menu
- How to Change the Video Display in Wii U Chat
- How to Disable the TV Display in Wii U Chat
- How to Disable the Notification Light for Wii U Chat
- How to Disable the Microphone in Wii U Chat
- How to Doodle in Wii U Chat
- How to Change the Color of the Pen in Wii U Chat
- How to Erase a Doodle in Wii U Chat
- Troubleshooting
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Description:
- Step by step instructions on how to answer a Wii U Chat call.
What to do:
- When a friend is calling you, the Wii U GamePad HOME Button will pulse.
- Push the HOME Button to display the HOME Menu.
- Tap "Answer."
- Tap "Close" to close your current software and start Wii U Chat.
- Once Wii U Chat launches, tap "Answer."
Description:
Wii U Chat allows you to video chat with users on your friend list.
Important Note!
A broadband Internet connection is required to use Wii U Chat.
Key Features:
- The chat image and sound are captured by the camera and microphone built into the Wii U GamePad.
- You can use the Wii U GamePad touch screen to doodle on the chat video.
- You can initiate a call with any of your friends currently online.
- A missed call log makes it easy to see when you missed a call.
Description:
Detailed instructions on how to doodle in Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- In Wii U Chat, initiate a call with a friend. (How To)
- Once the call is initiated, the Wii U GamePad screen will become the chat screen. Slide your stylus across the Wii U GamePad screen to doodle on the video image.
- Tap the pencil icon in the top-left corner to toggle between doodling and erasing.
Description:
- Detailed instructions on how change the color of the pen in Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- In Wii U Chat, initiate a call with a friend. (How To)
- Once the call is initiated, the Wii U GamePad screen will become the chat screen. You can doodle on the chat screen by sliding the stylus across the screen.
- Use the Left Stick to change the color of the pen.
- Up is red
- Right is blue
- Down is yellow
- Left is green
Description:
Instructions on changing the video display in Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- From the Wii U Chat main screen, to change the display on the Wii U GamePad to the camera view, tap the small video image in the bottom-left corner.
- This will move your video image to the TV screen, as well as fill the Wii U GamePad screen.
- To switch the image back to the Wii U Chat screen, tap the back arrow on the Wii U GamePad.
- During a call, you can tap the small video image in the top-right corner of the Wii U GamePad screen to swap between your video image and your friend's video image.
During a Call:
Description:
Detailed instructions on how to disable the microphone in Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- From the Wii U Chat menu, tap the Settings icon in the bottom-right corner.
- Tap the microphone icon to enable or disable the microphone.
- Disabling the microphone will mute you, but will have no effect on your friend's audio.
- During a call, you can access the Settings icon in the bottom-right corner and tap the microphone icon to enable or disable the microphone.
During a Call:
Description:
Detailed instructions on how to make a call using Wii U Chat
What to do:
- From the Wii U Menu, select "Wii U Chat."
- If prompted, tap "Input PIN" and enter the Wii U Parental Control four-digit PIN. If the PIN has been forgotten, it will need to be reset. (How To)
- From the Wii U Chat menu, use the scroll bar at the top to select the friend you wish to call.
- Once that friend is highlighted, tap "Call."
- Friends with a gray background are not online and cannot be called.
- To end the call, tap the red phone icon in the bottom-left corner, and then tap "Good-bye."
Description:
Detailed instructions on how to open the Wii U Chat settings menu.
What to do:
- In Wii U Chat, tap the Settings icon located in the bottom-right corner of the main menu. Within this menu, you can do the following:
Description:
Detailed instructions on how to open the Wii U Chat help menu.
What to do:
- In Wii U Chat, tap the Settings icon in the bottom-right corner.
- Tap the question mark icon on the right side. This will open the help menu.
- Tap the individual question marks to learn more about the specific areas and functions of Wii U Chat.
Description:
Detailed instructions on viewing your missed calls in Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- In the Wii U Chat main screen, tap the missed calls icon located on the left side.
- When you are finished, tap the back arrow to return to the previous screen.
Description:
Detailed instructions on how to erase a doodle in Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- In Wii U Chat, initiate a call with a friend. (How To)
- Once the call is initiated, the Wii U GamePad screen will become the chat screen. You can doodle on the chat screen with the stylus.
- Tap the pencil icon in the top-left corner to toggle between doodling and erasing.
- When using the erase tool, you can slide the stylus across the screen to erase specific areas of your drawing, or you can press the X Button to clear the entire screen.
Description:
Detailed instructions on how to add a user to Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- In order to add a user to Wii U Chat, you will need to register them as a friend. (How To)
- Any user registered as a friend will appear in Wii U Chat.
Description:
Detailed instructions on how to disable the notification light for Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- The HOME Button LED Settings can be adjusted within the Wii U System Settings. Disabling this setting will disable the Wii U Chat notification light. Click here for instructions on disabling this setting.
Description:
Detailed instructions on how to disable the TV display in Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- From the Wii U Chat main screen, access the settings menu by tapping on the icon in the bottom-right corner.
- Under "TV-Display Settings," tap on the right icon to disable the TV display. Tapping the left icon will turn the TV display back on.
- When finished, tap the icon in the bottom-right corner to exit the settings menu.
Description:
Detailed instructions on how to block or unblock a user in Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- The contact list in Wii U Chat is determined by your friend list. Any user in your friend list will be available to contact with Wii U Chat.
- To block or unblock communication with a user, add or remove that user from your blocked-user list. (How To)
- This will affect any communication with that user, including Wii U Chat.
Situation:
- When attempting to configure Parental Controls in Wii U Chat, the error message "Please Set Up Parental Controls to Control Access to Wii U Chat" is received.
- Unable to configure Parental Controls in Wii U Chat.
What to do:
- Prior activating Parental Controls in Wii U Chat, you must set up Parental Controls within the Wii U System Settings. (How To)
- After you have set up the Wii U Parental Controls, you can activate the Wii U Chat Parental Controls. (How To)