Sony Wireless Controller for PS3 Logo
Posted on Mar 29, 2009

Controller not working

When u push the ps button the four little indicators that flash red for a few seconds then the one on the far right stops flashing and turns solid red indicating that the controller is ready for use, but instead of going from four flashing lights to one solid red light it goes from four flashing lights to no flashing lights and no solid red lights, at first i thought that it needed to be charged but plugged it in and it had a full charge

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    omg it so ***

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I had the same problem, so I called customer service and had me do this:

1) with the USB cable plugged into the controller, power down the ps3 and turn the on/off switch in the back to "off".
2) hold your thumb down on the front button (where you normally can turn it on) while turning the switch on the back to "on" again. keep your thumb or finger on the front switch.
3) You will hear the normal "beep" that you usually hear when the PS3 boots up, but after a few seconds later, you will hear a secondary beep. Remove your thumb or finger after this second beep and the PS3 will reset itself after a few seconds. I have a projector connected to it, so I had to set the display screen back to HDMI afterwards, but when I disconnected the USB cable the controller worked wirelessly again. The customer service rep said that this allowed the controller to pair with the PS3 again. Note: You probably do not have to have the controller plugged into the USB cable at all while doing this. I just happened to have it plugged in. Hope this helps.

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I had exactly the same problem. To solve I simply went to accessory settings on my ps3 and re-assigned the controller to the desired controller number, then unplugged the usb lead from my controller and hay presto, it works fine again :) Hope this helps

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