I just bought a used one today and took me a little while to get it to work. Plug the USB receiver in and turn on the PS3. Press the Mode button and the lights will flash repeatedly at a fast rate (it's searching for the receiver). When it finds the USB receiver, the lights will still flash, but slower than before. When they're doing this, press the mode button again, and that should be all that you have to do. You can also plug the receiver in USB slot one, the charge cable in slot 2, and do the steps to set it up to make it work while charging. (I tried taking the receiver out while charging, and the lights started flashing again so I guess the USB receiver has to be in at all times)
1. Power on pS3 Console 2. Turn the game pad switch on. Then press Home button, the 4 LED indicators are flashing simultaneously but slowly 3. Press select plus L3 until the 4 led indicators are flashing quickly 4. Insert the receiver to PS3 console the 4 led indicators are flashing slowly again 5. Press home for connection then the port indicator LED turns to stable and you can start to play
Remarks: Please follow step 2-5 if you are using the controller for the first time. .. for succeeding usage ,after inserting the receiver to the ps3 console, press home button, the controller can automatically be connected.
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I just bought a used one today and took me a little while to get it to work. Plug the USB receiver in and turn on the PS3. Press the Mode button and the lights will flash repeatedly at a fast rate (it's searching for the receiver). When it finds the USB receiver, the lights will still flash, but slower than before. When they're doing this, press the mode button again, and that should be all that you have to do. You can also plug the receiver in USB slot one, the charge cable in slot 2, and do the steps to set it up to make it work while charging. (I tried taking the receiver out while charging, and the lights started flashing again so I guess the USB receiver has to be in at all times)
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i cant plug it in (USB)
1. Power on pS3 Console
2. Turn the game pad switch on. Then press Home button, the 4 LED indicators are flashing simultaneously but slowly
3. Press select plus L3 until the 4 led indicators are flashing quickly
4. Insert the receiver to PS3 console the 4 led indicators are flashing slowly again
5. Press home for connection then the port indicator LED turns to stable and you can start to play
Remarks: Please follow step 2-5 if you are using the controller for the first time. .. for succeeding usage ,after inserting the receiver to the ps3 console, press home button, the controller can automatically be connected.
The guy above me is stupid it didn't work at all. He sucks balls.