RetroPie Initial Boot
The following instructions are based on the GitHub RetroPie First Installation Setup Guide (https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/First-Installation).

On RaspberryPi:

Connect LAN Cable, as TP-Link TL-WN725N N300 Mini WiFi Adapter (Version 2.0) is not recognised by RetroPie/Raspbian out-of-the-box.

• Power on Raspberry Pi to start the initial RetroPie boot. 
• Follow 'Configure Controllers' section in GitHub RetroPie First Installation Setup Guide.

• Once Controller is configured, the main Emulation Station menu will be displayed. 
• The 'RetroPie' menu header displays 13 Games Available, this actually means within the RetroPie menu there are 13 options (i..e Audio, Bluetooth, WiFi etc), no roms are installed by default.

• Press 'A' button on controller, to access RetroPie Menu. 

Register Bluetooth Keyboard
The following instructions can be skipped if your keyboard is automatically recognised by the RaspberryPi (i.e. Wired Keyboard or USB Wireless Keyboard).


On RaspberryPi:

• In RetroPie Menu, use DPad to scroll up & down, highlight 'Bluetooth' and press 'A' button.
• Use Dpad to highlight 'Register and Connect Bluetooth Device'.
• Press CONNECT button on Bluetooth Keyboard.
• Press 'X' button to select register device option.
• Use DPad and select Bluetooth Address for the Bluetooth Keyboard, this can be obtained viewing the Bluetooth Device Address on your Windows Device (Bluetooth Settings > Hardware > DEVICE NAME > Details > Property: Bluetooth Device Address).
• Use DPad select first security mode option, press 'X'.
• Press 'X' to acknowledge success, if failed repeat steps with second security mode and so on.
• Press RIGHT DPad, select 'Cancel' and press 'X' to return to Emulation Station - RetroPie Menu Options.

 

Update Raspbian Configuration
The following instructions will overclock your RaspberryPi and enable SSH access over default port 22. See previous article (http://programmingexperiences.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/raspberrypi-enabling-ssh-access-via.html) if you want to alter the secure port.      

On RaspberryPi:

• In RetroPie Menu, use DPad to scroll up & down, highlight 'RASPI-CONFIG' and press 'A' button.
• Use DPad and scroll down to 'Overclock'.
• Use RIGHT DPad and highlight 'Select', press 'A' button.
• Press 'A' button to acknowledge overclock warning, it's your choice if you decide to overclock your RaspberryPi.
• Use DPad and scroll down to 'Medium'.
• Use RIGHT DPad and highlight 'Ok', press 'A' button.
• Press 'A' to acknowledge overclocking configuration change.
• Use DPad and scroll down to 'Advanced Options'.
• Use RIGHT DPad and highlight 'Select', press 'A' button.
• Use DPad and scroll down to 'SSH'.
• Use RIGHT DPad and highlight 'Select', press 'A' button.
• Use DPad and select 'Yes' to confirm installation of SSH Server, press 'A' button.
• Press 'A' button to acknowledge SSH Server enabled.
• Use DPad and select 'Finish', press 'A' button.
• Use DPad and select 'Yes' to confirm RaspberryPi Reboot.

 
 Show IP Address

The following instructions will show you how to display the RaspberryPi IP Address.    

On RaspberryPi:

• In RetroPie Menu, use DPad to scroll up & down, highlight 'SHOW IP' and press 'A' button.
• Record IP Address, this is required for SSH access from remote machines (i.e. Windows Device).
• Press 'A' to select OK to return to Emulation Station - RetroPie Menu Options.