HELP! PS3 is 5 hours old and i've broke it already

[liketom]

bought a ps3 - plugged it in to my tv via component (yellow red and white )
worked -
downloaded a few things like sys update and gran turisimo hd

handed my baby to my wife : took ps3 upstairs to plug in to my HD tele via HDMI - worked - played COD4 (badly)

baby sitting time again

took ps3 down stairs , plugged into component again, nothing!
searched google , found hold down power button for 5 sec's 3 beep trick -still nothing.

at the moment it is plugged in with component , and all i can get on screen is when i press the PS key on the controller a menu saying " shut down console and turn off controller" controller switches off but system will not shut down






help

 

[MRU]

You are connected it via COMPOSITE not COMPONENT!
Just to clear that it up first as there is a big big difference between the two.



Turn your ps3 off. Just switch it off on the back if necessary. Press the power key and hold onto it for more than 5 seconds, basically it will make a funky sound / beep

This should force the PS3 to look for a connected AV output.

Fingers crossed.

 

[liketom]

oopps sorry been a long day

will try that now

 

[TEG]

This is a similar problem to what happens with the PS2 if you connect via component, then go back to composite without cutting the power. It still trys to connect via Component instead of composite.

TEG

 

[MRU]

oopps sorry been a long day

will try that now

No bother matey.

Must be afterquake confusion But yeah can empathize completely. Let us know how you get on. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

This is a similar problem to what happens with the PS2 if you connect via component, then go back to composite without cutting the power. It still trys to connect via Component instead of composite.

TEG

Yeah you'd think with the ps3 they would have sorted this. The 360 doesn't have this problem.

 

[liketom]

no go still , also to add when power on if i hold the power button down it will beep 3 times then after a few seconds power off

any way to factory reset this thing?

 

[e²Studios]

no go still , also to add when power on if i hold the power button down it will beep 3 times then after a few seconds power off

any way to factory reset this thing?

http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/PS3/Troubleshooting/default.html

If the video output settings on the PLAYSTATION®3 do not match those of the cable or TV in use, there may be no picture. If the screen goes blank, turn off the system.
Then, with only the PLAYSTATION®3 and the TV connected, touch the system's power button for more than 5 seconds to turn the system back on. The video output settings will automatically be reset to the standard resolution.

If all else fails,

Sony Computer Entertainment America
M-SAT 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. PST
Sunday 7:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m
800-345-7669 (800-345-SONY)

 

[liketom]

nope still nothing - this is turning out to be a great day

also tried pluggin back into my hdmi tv and that's not working now

 

[Zwhaler]

I feel for ya OP, I guess you are one of the 0.2%

Can you get a replacement unit from where you bought it?

 

[liketom]

I feel for ya OP, I guess you are one of the 0.2%

Can you get a replacement unit from where you bought it?

yep , but when i went to buy it ( from the chimps at pc world ) it took them 35 minutes to find one, and then find a case for COD4 - that i reserved online 4 hours before

god knows how long it will take me to swop the dam thing

 

[MRU]

And have you done the same thing when you connected the hdmi ?

 

[yoyo5280]

This happened to my PS3 that we bought except it didnt work full stop . Halfway through setup it died and then started acting up like yours...Took it back to yodabashi camera, the tried it themselfs, saw it didnt work...got us a new one it no hassle


Im sure you can get the same! Have the shop call around to other shops in the local area to see if they have some...


GOOD LUCK!

 

[liketom]

And have you done the same thing when you connected the hdmi ?

yes , i was expecting it to work from the off on HDMI but no

looks like i got a duff one

what get's me is it wil display the controller menu - games will not load/nor dvd's and i have not bought any blurays yet to test

thanks for your advice though - if anyone needs me i'll be at the bar crying in my drink

 

[MRU]

thanks for your advice though - if anyone needs me i'll be at the bar crying in my drink

Consider a pint on the house Looks like you'll be taking back tomorrow matey

 

[MarsUltor]

This happened to my PS3 that we bought except it didnt work full stop . Halfway through setup it died and then started acting up like yours...Took it back to yodabashi camera, the tried it themselfs, saw it didnt work...got us a new one it no hassle


Im sure you can get the same! Have the shop call around to other shops in the local area to see if they have some...


GOOD LUCK!

Similar thing happened to me... I bought a PS3 last year, plug it in and start the system update... after the auto shutdown, the damn thing never started back up... I went back to gamestop that day, and they swapped it, no questions asked (after testing it for themselves, and being like "what the hell happened?"). since then, my system has worked flawlessly.