Turn on your PS3 by pressing the "power" button on the console itself. Then connect your controller via the charging cable. Finally, when on the XMB menu, press the PS button on your controller. Happy Gaming!
To connect any controller to a PS3 first plug in a USB cable to the controller. Connect this cable to the PS3 you want to connect the controller to. Press the PS button and the controller will connect.
To set up a sixaxis controller on your PS3 for the first time, plug it in with the charge cable. Then press the PS button and wait until the controller connects. Your controller will now be set up to work with your PS3.
If you are talking about the PS button, then all you have to do is repress the button again. If you pressed the button quickly, then it brought you to the menu that is show when you first start up your ps3. If you pressed down the button for a couple of seconds, then this brought you to a menu that should say quit game, controller settings, turn off the system, turn off the controller. If you don't want to perform any of these options, and just want to continue with you game, then all you have to do is repress the PS button. This will bring you right back to your game.
Playstation 1 controller?
Turn on your PS3 by pressing the "power" button on the console itself. Then connect your controller via the charging cable. Finally, when on the XMB menu, press the PS button on your controller. Happy Gaming!
pres the PS button (button in middle)
If your ps3 controller does not connect from pressing the PS button, then you have to plug it in with the cord that came with your ps3 directly in the USB port located in the front of the ps3. Once it connects, you can then unplug it and play wireless. In future times, you can start your ps3 by pressing the PS button, although their may be the occasional times that you will have to plug in the controller.
To connect any controller to a PS3 first plug in a USB cable to the controller. Connect this cable to the PS3 you want to connect the controller to. Press the PS button and the controller will connect.
You plug the controller directly into the PlayStation with a USB cable and hold the PS button until it connects.
Yes it is a setting menu option or from holding down the PS button
First connect your controller up to the new PS3 via USB cable. Then press the PS button. The controller will switch to your new PS3.
To set up a sixaxis controller on your PS3 for the first time, plug it in with the charge cable. Then press the PS button and wait until the controller connects. Your controller will now be set up to work with your PS3.
To reset a PS3 controller to a different PS3 connect the controller to the PS3 you want to connect it to with a charge cable. Press the PS button and wait for it to connect to the new console. After it connects your controller will now work with the new PS3.
To get a controller to switch what PS3 it is connected to first plug it in with a charge cable. Press the PS button and wait for it to sync. After the controller is assigned a player number it it connected to the other PS3 and ready to be used.
press middle button (ps) to turn it on. If that doesnt work and maybe you just got the controller you have to calibrate it with your ps3 consol simply just use usb connector cord and hook it up to the buttom of the controller and press home button it might not light up at first if you got a none charged ps move controller from store. So wait maybe 10 min to chage press ps home button on controller while its connected with cord to ps3 into usb slot and it will work :)
The PS# controller may need to be synced again. If not, it may need to be replaced.