The Year Of The Fox Posted 5 June 2012 Share Posted 5 June 2012 My cousins bought my PS3 off me. He doesn't live locally but my parents dropped it off when visiting this weekend. The thing is, he can't get it to work! Obviously I've told him where the cable go etc, and he says the console is turned on etc. He thinks it may be due to the fact that his TV is dead old (yet his PS2 works on it fine) Is this likely? There's only one AV channel but he says he's getting nothing out of it. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 5 June 2012 Share Posted 5 June 2012 There maybe a chance that the display settings are wrong. If his TV is old my guess is it cannot support 1080p. And if this is the case, plug it into a newer tv and change the settings to something the older tv can support; such as 1080i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 5 June 2012 Author Share Posted 5 June 2012 Though I should say the missis younger brother has his running off a TV fit for the Antiques Roadshow Possibly Fox92, but I though its only 1080p with the HDMI cable plugged in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 5 June 2012 Share Posted 5 June 2012 Possibly Fox92, but I though its only 1080p with the HDMI cable plugged in? I don't know the answer to that. And I don't know what the maxium/minimum of a PS2's display aspect are/were, compared to a PS3. If he has a newer television in his house (surely has one in the living room?) I'd just connect the PS3 to that tv and change the settings to lower than 1080i and then try it on the older TV. Happens all the time when I take my PS3 downstairs, on a different (newer) tv to my tv in my bedroom. Always have to change the settings back before I bring it back upstairs, if you get me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 5 June 2012 Author Share Posted 5 June 2012 I don't know the answer to that. And I don't know what the maxium/minimum of a PS2's display aspect are/were, compared to a PS3. If he has a newer television in his house (surely has one in the living room?) I'd just connect the PS3 to that tv and change the settings to lower than 1080i and then try it on the older TV. Happens all the time when I take my PS3 downstairs, on a different (newer) tv to my tv in my bedroom. Always have to change the settings back before I bring it back upstairs, if you get me. I know what you're saying. thats the only tv in the house though ! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 5 June 2012 Share Posted 5 June 2012 I know what you're saying. thats the only tv in the house though ! cheers Ohh Other option you could try is contacting Sony? Sure they will find a way on an older tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefoxtim Posted 5 June 2012 Share Posted 5 June 2012 Keep holding the power button whilst powering up and the audio/visual settings will go back to their default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 5 June 2012 Author Share Posted 5 June 2012 Keep holding the power button whilst powering up and the audio/visual settings will go back to their default. cheers ill tellhim to try that if i can get hold of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom17LCFC Posted 5 June 2012 Share Posted 5 June 2012 Do you not need a HDMI cable for the PS3? When I got mine it wouldn't work at first, so I had to get a HDMI cable, and as soon as that was plugged in, another option on the TV other than AV come up (HDMI 1), and it worked fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 5 June 2012 Author Share Posted 5 June 2012 Do you not need a HDMI cable for the PS3? When I got mine it wouldn't work at first, so I had to get a HDMI cable, and as soon as that was plugged in, another option on the TV other than AV come up (HDMI 1), and it worked fine He has my HDMI cable with him but because his tele is that old there's no HDMI socket there for him to put it in Keep holding the power button whilst powering up and the audio/visual settings will go back to their default. He says all its doing is turning the ps3 on and off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherharboroughfox Posted 5 June 2012 Share Posted 5 June 2012 Keep holding the power button whilst powering up and the audio/visual settings will go back to their default. Yep this is how you do it. If it's not working I haven't got a clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 5 June 2012 Author Share Posted 5 June 2012 Yep this is how you do it. If it's not working I haven't got a clue how long do u keep holding it down for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherharboroughfox Posted 5 June 2012 Share Posted 5 June 2012 Until the display comes up. It cycles through all the various outputs and then it should come on the screen saying 'do you want to keep these settings?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 5 June 2012 Share Posted 5 June 2012 how long do u keep holding it down for? When the PS3 is in standby mode (red light) push and hold the power button until it beeps twice (around 5 seconds). That will bring you back to the standard AV cable audio/video output. Make sure you are on the correct TV channel or input though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 5 June 2012 Author Share Posted 5 June 2012 When the PS3 is in standby mode (red light) push and hold the power button until it beeps twice (around 5 seconds). That will bring you back to the standard AV cable audio/video output. Make sure you are on the correct TV channel or input though. Which presumably should be AV1 (the only AV channel he has, and the same AV channel his ps2 worked on) Fukin hate technology, you're talking to someone who's pretty thick with it, and I'm relaying the info to someone 70miles away who's even thicker! When the PS3 is in standby mode (red light) push and hold the power button until it beeps twice (around 5 seconds). That will bring you back to the standard AV cable audio/video output. Make sure you are on the correct TV channel or input though. ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpaM Posted 6 June 2012 Share Posted 6 June 2012 Hes not holding the button long enough. From off you need to hold down the power button until it makes two beeps, then let go. if you hold it too long it wont work either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W LCFC Posted 6 June 2012 Share Posted 6 June 2012 Holding down the button until it bleeps twice always works for me. Has the problem been fixed now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel Posted 15 June 2012 Share Posted 15 June 2012 Keep holding the power button whilst powering up and the audio/visual settings will go back to their default. I was gonna suggest this.. beaten to it.. arse!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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