Game Collector Manual

for Windows edition

Getting Started

Welcome to Game Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Adding and Editing Games How to search your Collection

Adding

Adding Games Automatically Adding Games Manually Barcode Scanning Importing from text Adding Hardware Managing your wish list Field Defaults

Editing

Editing Multiple Games Editing Games List Items and more Find Cover Image Update File Links Adding a box set Managing Loans

Customizing

Customizing Game Collector Sorting your Collection Custom Field Names Custom Views Edit, Merge List Items

Enjoying & Sharing

Activating Connect Sync & Share Synchronize with Connect Linking your games for Connect CLZ Games for iPhone/iPod CLZ Games for Android CLZ Games HD for iPad Printing a Simple List Using the Filter screen

Reference

Updating Game Collector The Statistics Screen Print screen Keyboard Shortcuts Creating a Backup Import From Text Data Submission Guidelines Validating Game Collector

CLZ Games for iPhone/iPod

With CLZ Games for iPhone and iPod Touch you have your collection within the palm of your hands at any time (from here on, when written iPhone, the iPod Touch is meant as well). Check which games you already own and which ones are on your Wish List. Right there, in the store. Isn't that marvelous? It sure is.

Using WiFi, exporting your Game collection to your iPhone is fast and easy.

Catalog your Game Collection with Game Collector.
Export your collection to the CLZ Games application on your iPhone, including full game details and cover images.
Check your collection with CLZ Games, wherever you go. Know which games you own and which ones are on your Wish List.

Exporting your Game Collection

CLZ Games for your iPhone comes with an example database. This database is replaced by your own, when you export your collection for the first time. Ready? Okay, let's do this.

Export using WiFi

First, you need a WiFi connection on your iPhone. It has to be connected to the same local area network (LAN) that your PC is in. You also need Apple's Bonjour Print Services for Windows installed. Bonjour comes free with iTunes. If you don't have iTunes installed, you can also download Apple's Bonjour Print Services for Windows Apple.
In the CLZ Games app, go to the Import page (tap the down arrow in the bottom right corner). This will make your app visible on the WiFi network.
Now start Game Collector on your PC and click the Export to CLZ Games Mobile application button:
Game Collector will automatically detect your iPhone. It may detect more devices. That's okay. Just click the name of your iPhone to select it (1) to enable the Start Export button (2). This button is grayed out when no device is selected.
You can export your whole collection, or a just a selection of games (for example your Wish List, games in a certain genre like Action, or from a certain year). When exporting only a selection, you must select the games you want to export in Game Collector on your compute before clicking the Export to CLZ Games Mobile application button.
For your first export, you check the Replace option under Collection on Mobile Device. Next time, after you have altered your collection on your computer, check the Update option, instead of Replace. The collection on your iPhone will then be updated with only the new additions to and changes that you've made to your collection.
Click the Export button and sit back and relax while your collection is being exported to your iPhone, iPod Touch or Android Phone. Depending on how large your collection is, this may take a while. Time for a fresh cup of coffee. Or such.

Export using USB-cable

Exporting your Game Collection to your iphone is quick and easy. Follow the steps below and you'll have your game collection on your iphone up and running in no-time. The screen shots below mention the ipad, but the process is identical for the ipod, ipod touch and iphone.

Exporting the file to your computer

Start Game Collector on your Windows or Mac computer and click the Export to CLZ Games Mobile application button:
Select the Export to file option. By default, the location for the file is the Game Collector folder (Windows) and the Desktop (Mac). If you want to save export the file to a different location, click the Browse button and select the location.

Importing the file to CLZ Games HD on your iphone

Now, the only thing you need to do, is to get the exported file (clzgamesdata.zip) to you iphone, using iTunes.

Note: You need iTunes version 10.0 or higher. If you are still on an older version, you can update iTunes for free by opening iTunes, and from the menu click:
iTunes > Check for Updates or download the latest version from Apple.

Now, click the Apps button in the top menu and scroll down to the File Sharing and click the Add... button to add your exported Game Collection which is called: clzgamesdata.zip

Tip: You can also drag the file to the CLZ Games HD Documents screen.
Now, the only thing you need to do, is fire up CLZ Games HD on your iphone (if it was already running, close the app and start it again) and click "Yes" when your iphone prompts you: