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SUMS on a PSP
- Getting started.

PlayStation, PLAYSTATION, and PSP are registered trademarks of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. "Memory Stick" is a trademark of Sony Corporation

 

SUMS uses a Adobe Flash. Recent models of the PSP (Slim and Lite etc) already have Flash enabled. Owners of older PSPs need to do some simple things to prepare their PSP for the software. ALL PSPs can run SUMS once these steps are followed however.

Note that you can do STEPS 2 and 3 before purchasing SUMS software, if you want to be able to use our software as soon as it arrives.

You may save yourself time if you read the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS first.

STEP 1 - Obtain the SUMS Handheld software. We supply schools on both CD and memory stick, depending on your preferences - but purchase via www.sums.co.uk not this site.
STEP 2 - Check your PSP's operating system version.

If Flash is already enabled (true for most recent versions of the PSP) then go straight to Step 4 below.

If you do not think Flash is enabled, check the version of the operating system that your PSP uses to see if it is recent enough to know what Flash is.

To see this go to System Settings on the top level menu of the PSP then System Information. Below the line showing the MAC Address it should tell you a System Software Version such as 3.11. You need version 2.70 or later, as this was the version that introduced Flash to the PSP.

  If you don't have version 2.70 or later then go to the page of this website that explains the process for getting the latest version of Sony's firmware for your PSP. The page is called "Upgrading your PSP".
STEP 3 - Enable Flash on your PSP. Once your PSP has System Software version 2.70 or later, you will need to enable Flash, unless you have already done so for other games. See the section of this website that explains how to do this. The page is called "Enabling Flash on your PSP".
STEP 4 - Start using SUMS Maths Check that you have put the memory stick into the PSP, and then start the PSP's browser. To do this, go to the WWW Internet Browser symbol on the top level menu of the PSP and press enter (the X button). You may then have to press the triangle button to show the menu on the bottom of the screen.
  Move along the bottom menu, the buttons in order being:
File Back Forward Refresh Home Bookmarks History View Tools
  Go to the Bookmarks option and press enter. Then press My Bookmarks and you should see an option for SUMS Maths. Select that and you should see the top level menu for SUMS.