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Before requesting service, Wireless controller – Sony 320 GB Playstation 3 CECH-2501B User Manual

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Before requesting service

Wireless controller

The wireless controller does not function.

When using the wireless controller, you must pair it with the system

and assign a controller number. With the system turned on (power

indicator is lit solid green), connect the system and the controller

using the USB cable, and then press the PS button on the controller.
The controller number may have been cleared. Press the PS button

on the controller to reassign the number.
With some software, you may need to use a specified controller

number. Refer to the manual for the software in use.
Check the charge level of the wireless controller battery. When the

controller is used in wireless mode, it will not function if the battery

does not have any charge left. Charge the battery by connecting

the controller to the system with the USB cable.
If you cannot use the controller even after checking the items

above, try resetting the wireless controller by pushing the reset

button on the controller rear with a thin-tipped object such as a pen.

Reset button

The wireless controller operates in an abnormal manner.

Try resetting the wireless controller by pushing the reset button on

the controller rear with a thin-tipped object such as a pen.

The wireless controller does not vibrate.

Check that you are using a DUALSHOCK

®

3 Wireless Controller.

The SIXAXIS

®

Wireless Controller does not vibrate.

Try selecting

(Settings)

(Accessory Settings) [Controller

Vibration Function], and then setting [Vibration Function] to [On].
The software may not support the vibration function. Refer to the

instruction manual for the software. For software downloaded from

(PlayStation

®

Store), refer to the compatibility notice information

included in the software’s online description.

The response to button operations is slow.

The response speed may be slow on an LCD display or PC display.

This is not a malfunction.

The battery does not charge or does not fully recharge.

The battery can only be charged when the system is turned on.

(The power indicator on the system front is lit solid green.)
See "Wireless controller battery" ( page 51).

The battery charge does not last long.

The battery may be wearing out. Battery charge duration will

gradually decrease with repeated usage and age. See "Wireless

controller battery" ( page 51).

Even when the wireless controller is not being used, it loses its
charge over time.

The controller’s battery slowly loses its charge even when the

controller is not in use. It is recommended that you charge the

controller frequently.