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The battery charge level is low. The battery has no charge. The port indicators of the controller flash rapidly. Charge the controller. Hint Depending on the environment or the conditions of use, the remaining charge level may not display correctly and the battery duration may vary. Basic operations 05 Playing content Blu-ray Disc (BD)/DVD/CD 1 Insert the disc. Insert the disc with the label side facing up. Notices • Discs that are not compatible with the system cannot be played. For details, refer to the "Safety and Support" document. • To play commercially available BD video software, the encryption key* may need to be renewed. To renew the key, you must update the system software ( page 30). * AACS (Advanced Access Control System) key An icon is displayed in the home menu, and playback of the disc begins. If the disc does not automatically start, select the icon for the disc from the home menu, and then press the button. Ejecting a disc Stop playback, and then touch the eject button. Hint For instructions on how to quit games, see "Playing games" ( page 21). Eject indicator Eject button US FR ES Basic operations Playing content USB devices You can connect external devices, such as devices that are compatible with USB Mass Storage Class, using a USB cable. Devices can be connected while the system is turned on. Refer also to the instructions supplied with the device. 1 Connect the USB device. An icon is displayed in the home menu. External device such as a digital camera 2 Select the icon, and then press the button. A list of playable content is displayed. Notices • Do not remove USB devices or turn off the system while data is being saved, loaded or deleted. Doing so may cause data loss or corruption. • When using a USB flash drive with a write-protect switch, do not operate the switch when the device is connected to the system. Doing so may cause data loss or corruption. File formats that can be played or viewed File formats that can be played or viewed on this system include ATRAC, MP3, AAC, JPEG and MPEG-4. For the latest information, refer to the user's guide ( page 29). Hints • Only files that are playable or viewable on the PS3™ system are displayed in the column for the compatible category (Example: Image data is displayed in the Photo category). • Depending on the storage media, only a subset of the folders on the media may be displayed. If you select "Display All" from the options menu ( page 3), all folders saved on the media will be displayed. Notice For information on backing up files saved on the hard disk, refer to the Safety and Support document. Game 06 Playing games Games that can be played on this system PLAYSTATION®3 format software Can be played on this system * PlayStation® format software PlayStation®2 format software Cannot be played on this system * Operation of all PlayStation® format software titles is not guaranteed. Visit for the latest information on software that can be played on this system. Playing games This model of the PLAYSTATION®3 system is designed to play PLAYSTATION®3 format software and has limited backward compatibility. This system is not compatible with and will not play PlayStation®2 format software. Some PlayStation® format software may play on this system. For more information, visit Starting a game When you insert the disc, the game starts automatically. Insert the disc with the label side facing up. Quitting a game During gameplay, press the PS button of the wireless controller. Then select "Quit Game" from the screen that is displayed. Hint Use the following methods when playing software titles that specify the controller mode and controller port to use. . Press the PS button of the wireless controller, select "Switch Analog Mode", and then select the appropriate mode. With some software, the mode is switched automatically. . Press the PS button of the wireless controller, select "Reassign the Controller", and then assign the appropriate controller port.* * You cannot assign controller port 2-D using this system. Saved data for PS3™ format software Saved data for PS3™ format software is saved on the system's hard disk. The data is displayed under (Game) (Saved Data Utility). US FR ES Game Playing games Saved data for PlayStation® format software To save data from PlayStation® format software, you must create internal memory cards on the hard disk and assign the cards to slots. Memory card Step 1: Create an internal memory card. Create an internal memory card within the hard disk as a replacement for the actual memory card. Internal memory card (PS) Step 2: Assign a slot. Insert the internal memory card in the internal slot on the hard disk instead of a memory card slot. MEMORY CARD slots Internal slots Notice This system does not support playback of PlayStation®2 format software. Even if you create an internal memory card for PlayStation®2 format software, you will not be able to use it to play games. ...
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