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Basic operations
Using the Wireless Controller
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Preparing for use
To use a Wireless Controller, you must fi rst register or "pair" the
controller with the PS3™ system and assign a number to the controller.
Step 1: Pair the system and the controller.
• When using for the fi rst time
• When using with a different PS3™ system
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Step 2: Assign a controller number.
Every time the system is turned on
Step 1: Pair the system and the controller
When using the controller for the fi rst time or when using with a
different PS3™ system, you must fi rst pair the devices. If you turn on
the system and connect the controller using a USB Cable, the pairing
will be completed automatically.
USB Cable (supplied)
Check that the system is turned on
(power indicator is lit solid green).
Step 2: Assign a controller number
Each time you turn on the system, a number must be assigned to the
controller.
Press the PS button.
All of the port indicators fl ash.
When the controller has been assigned a
number, the port indicators for the
assigned number turn solid red.
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You can connect up to 7 controllers at one time. The controller
number is shown by the number above the port indicators. For
numbers 5-7, add the numbers of the lit indicators.
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2
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Example: Controller number 5 has
been assigned.
Hints
• Pairing and assigning controller numbers can only be done when the system
is turned on (power indicator is lit solid green).
• When a paired controller is used with another PS3™ system, the pairing with
the original system is cleared. Pair the controller with the system again if the
controller has been used with another system.
• If the controller or the system is turned off, the port indicators on the
controller will turn off and the assigned number will be cleared.
