Sony Playstation 3 Owners Manual

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Specifications
Wireless controller battery
 Caution
	If you come into contact with material from a leaking battery, take the 
following actions:
  –  If the material gets into the eyes, do not rub. Immediately flush the ey\
es 
with clean water and seek medical attention.
  –  If the material comes into contact with the skin or clothes, immediately\
 
rinse the af fected ar

ea with clean water. Consult your physician if 
inflammation or soreness develops.
	 Do not allow the battery to come into contact with fire or subject it to extreme 
temperatures such as in direct sunlight, in a vehicle exposed to the sun or 
near a heat source.
Wireless controller battery life
	The battery has a limited lifespan. Battery duration will gradually decrease with 
repeated usage and age.
	 Battery life also varies depending on the storage method, usage state, 
environment and other factors.
Storage
When the wireless controller is not used for an extended period of time, it is 
recommended that you fully charge it at least once a year in order to maintain 
battery functionality. 
						

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GUARANTEE
GUARANTEE FOR CONSUMERS IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Thank you for buying this Product. We hope that you enjoy using it.
The term "Product" means the PlayStation
®3 computer entertainment system ("the 
PS3™ system") and any official PlayStation®3 peripherals supplied in the box with 
the PS3™ system. The system software pre-installed in the PS3™ system or 
subsequently provided via updates or upgrade releases is licensed to you, not 
sold, and is for use only as part of the PS3™ system. The terms of such system 
software licence are at http://www.scei.co.jp/ps3-eula.
This Guarantee does not cover your data, any separate software or PlayStation
® 
games whether or not packaged or included with the Product, or any PlayStation® 
accessories or peripheral devices that are not manufactured by or for SCEE.
This Guarantee is given to you, the first user of the Product. It is personal to you 
and cannot be used by anyone else.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd ("SCEE") guarantees that this Product is 
free from defects in materials and workmanship that result in Product failure 
during normal usage in accordance with the terms set out in below and will, for a 
period of 1 (one) year from the date of original purchase, repair or (at SCEE’s 
option) replace any component part of this Product, free of charge, where it is 
faulty due to defective materials or workmanship. Replacement will be wi\
th a new 
or refurbished component or unit, at SCEE’s option, which is guaranteed for the 
remainder of the original Guarantee Period.
The benefits conferred by this Guarantee are also in addition to other rights and 
remedies which the consumer has in law in Australia and New Zealand in respect 
of this Product, including rights and remedies available under the Trade Practices 
Act 1974 and State and Territory legislation in Australia and the Fair trading Act 
1986 in New Zealand and this Guarantee does not affect such rights and 
remedies in any way.
This Guarantee is given to you as first user by Sony Computer Entertainment 
Europe Ltd of 10 Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7LP, United Kingdom.
IMPORTANT
1.  If you need to claim under this Guarantee, please call your local Custom\
er 
Service helpline (listed in the PlayStation®3 software manuals) for return 
instructions.
2.  Wher
e SCEE has put this product on the market in Australia and New Zealand, 
this Guarantee is valid in Australia and New Zealand, provided:
i.   the original sales r

eceipt or invoice or other proof of purchase (indicating 
the date of purchase and retailer’s name) is presented together with the 
defective Product within the Guarantee period (and has not been altered or 
defaced since the date of original purchase); and
ii.  the Guarantee seal and the serial number on the Pr

oduct have not been 
damaged, altered, defaced or removed.
3.  SCEE may elect at its option to r

epair or replace the Product with a new or 
refurbished component or unit.
4.  Repair or r

eplacement will involve installation of the latest software or firmware 
updates for the Product.
5.  When arranging for warranty service under this Guarantee, our Customer 
Service helpline will discuss with you whether you should leave the har

d disk 
drive ("HDD") included in the PS3™ system on purchase inside the PS3™ 
system, or remove and retain the HDD prior to the return of the system for 
warranty service.
6.  If the PS3™ system is r

eturned with the HDD for warranty service, repair or 
replacement of the Product will involve reformatting of the HDD. This is the 
quickest form of warranty service we can offer.
7.  If the PS3™ system is r

eturned without the HDD for warranty service, we will 
where possible ensure the repaired or replaced unit has the same unique 
internal identification as the returned PS3™ system. Please note this form of 
warranty service will take longer than the service described in the previous 
paragraph. If for any reason we are unable to rewrite the original system ID 
and you wish to receive warranty service, you will need to reformat your HDD 
before you are able to use it with your repaired or replaced PS3™ system. 
						

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GUARANTEE
8. You understand and agree that reformatting of the HDD will result in loss of 
your stored data, files or software. To avoid loss or erasure of any software, 
data or files you may have stored on the hard disk and which you consider 
private or confidential or which you wish to retain, before submitting the 
Product for guarantee service you should where possible back these up and 
remove them. Clearing your PlayStation
®Network password is helpful to protect 
your information.
9.  You understand that this Guarantee does not cover stor
ed data and you agree 
that SCEE is not liable to you for any loss or corruption of your data, \
files or 
software resulting from repair or replacement of the Product under this 
Guarantee.
10.You should back up your hard disk regularly to prevent loss or alteration of  data, although some content cannot be backed up and must be reinstalled by 
the user.
11.  
T o avoid damage to or loss or erasur

e of removable external data storage 
media or peripherals or non-PS3™ components, you must remove these 
before submitting the Product for guarantee service.
12.  You may not claim under this Guarantee when the Pr

oduct is damaged as a 
result of:
i.  commer cial use, accident, fair wear and tear

, negligence, abuse, or misuse 
(including, without limitation, failure to use this Product for its normal 
purpose and/or in accordance with instructions on proper use and 
maintenance, or installation or use in a manner inconsistent with applic\
able 
local technical or safety standards);
ii.  use in conjunction with any unauthorised peripheral (including, without\
 
limitation, game enhancement devices, har d disk drives, adaptors and 
power supply devices);
iii.  any adaptation or adjustment to, or alteration of, the Pr oduct carried out for 
any r

eason, and whether properly carried out or not;
iv.  maintenance or r

epair or attempted repair carried out other than by a SCEE 
authorised service facility;
v.   use in conjunction with unauthorised softwar

e, virus infection, or fire, flood 
or other natural calamity; or vi. 
operation or tr eatment of the Pr
 oduct inconsistent with normal personal or 
domestic use or operation outside the Product specifications.
13.  You may not claim under this Guarantee wher

e you are in material breach of 
your system software licence (see http://www.scei.co.jp/ps3-eula).
14.  To the extent per

mitted by applicable law, this Guarantee will be your sole and 
exclusive remedy in relation to defects in this Product and all other guarantees, 
warranties, terms and conditions, express or implied by statue or otherwise, in 
respect of this Product are excluded and neither SCEE nor any its affiliates or 
suppliers, will be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential 
loss or damage including loss of data, howsoever arising.
15.  
SCEE does not warrant or guarantee any thir d par

ty product or service which 
may be offered in connection with the Product.
If this Product needs any repair which is not covered by this Guarantee, please 
call your local Customer Service helpline for advice. If your home count\
ry is not 
one of those listed, please contact your retailer. 
						

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GUARANTEE
GUARANTEE FOR CONSUMERS IN UK & EIRE
Thank you for buying this Product. We hope that you enjoy using it.
The term "Product" means the PlayStation
®3 computer entertainment system ("the 
PS3™ system") and any official PlayStation®3 peripherals supplied in the box with 
the PS3™ system.  The system software pre-installed in the PS3™ system or 
subsequently provided via updates or upgrade releases is licensed to you, not 
sold, and is for use only as part of the PS3™ system.  The terms of such system 
software licence are at http://www.scei.co.jp/ps3-eula.  
This Guarantee does not cover your data, any separate software or PlayStation
® 
games whether or not packaged or included with the Product, or any PlayStation® 
accessories or peripheral devices that are not manufactured by or for SCEE.
This Guarantee is given to you, the first user of the Product.  It is personal to you 
and cannot be used by anyone else. 
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd ("SCEE") guarantees that this Product is 
free from defects in materials and workmanship that result in Product failure 
during normal usage in accordance with the terms set out in below and will, for a 
period of 1 (one) year from the date of original purchase, repair or (at SCEE’s 
option) replace any component part of this Product, free of charge, where it is 
faulty due to defective materials or workmanship. Replacement will be wi\
th a new 
or refurbished component or unit, at SCEE’s option, which is guaranteed for the 
remainder of the original Guarantee Period.
This Guarantee is in addition to your statutory consumer rights (under applicable 
law) and does not affect them in any way.
This Guarantee is given to you as first user by Sony Computer Entertainment 
Europe Ltd of 10 Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7LP, United Kingdom.
IMPORTANT
1.  If you need to claim under this Guarantee, please call your local Custom\
er 
Service helpline (listed in the PlayStation®3 software manuals) for return 
instructions.
2.  Wher
e SCEE has put this product on the market in the European Economic 
Area or Switzerland, this Guarantee is valid in all EU Member States plus \
Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, provided:
i.   the original sales r

eceipt or invoice or other proof of purchase (indicating 
the date of purchase and retailer’s name) is presented together with the 
defective Product within the Guarantee period (and has not been altered or 
defaced since the date of original purchase); and
ii.  the Guarantee seal and the serial number on the Pr

oduct have not been 
damaged, altered, defaced or removed.
3.  SCEE may elect at its option to r

epair or replace the Product with a new or 
refurbished component or unit.
4.  Repair or r

eplacement will involve installation of the latest software or firmware 
updates for the Product. 
5.  When arranging for warranty service under this Guarantee, our Customer 
Service helpline will discuss with you whether you should leave the har

d disk 
drive ("HDD") included in the PS3™ system on purchase inside the PS3™ 
system, or remove and retain the HDD prior to the return of the system for 
warranty service.
6.  If the PS3™ system is r

eturned with the HDD for warranty service, repair or 
replacement of the Product will involve reformatting of the HDD.  This is the 
quickest form of warranty service we can offer.
7.  If the PS3™ system is r

eturned without the HDD for warranty service, we will 
where possible ensure the repaired or replaced unit has the same unique 
internal identification as the returned PS3™ system.  Please note this form of 
warranty service will take longer than the service described in the previous 
paragraph.  If for any reason we are unable to rewrite the original system ID 
and you wish to receive warranty service, you will need to reformat your HDD 
before you are able to use it with your repaired or replaced PS3™ system. 
						

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GUARANTEE
8. You understand and agree that reformatting of the HDD will result in loss of 
your stored data, files or software.  To avoid loss or erasure of any software, 
data or files you may have stored on the hard disk and which you consider 
private or confidential or which you wish to retain, before submitting the 
Product for guarantee service you should where possible back these up and 
remove them. Clearing your PlayStation
®Network password is helpful to protect 
your information.
9.  You understand that this Guarantee does not cover stor
ed data and you agree 
that SCEE is not liable to you for any loss or corruption of your data, \
files or 
software resulting from repair or replacement of the Product under this 
Guarantee. 
10.  You should back up your har

d disk regularly to prevent loss or alteration of 
data, although some content cannot be backed up and must be reinstalled by 
the user. 
11.  To avoid damage to or loss or erasur

e of removable external data storage 
media or peripherals or non-PS3™ components, you must remove these 
before submitting the Product for guarantee service.  
12.  You may not claim under this Guarantee when the Pr

oduct is damaged as a 
result of:
i.  commer cial use, accident, fair wear and tear

, negligence, abuse, or misuse 
(including, without limitation, failure to use this Product for its normal 
purpose and/or in accordance with instructions on proper use and 
maintenance, or installation or use in a manner inconsistent with applic\
able 
local technical or safety standards);
ii.  use in conjunction with any unauthorised peripheral (including, without\
 
limitation, game enhancement devices, har d disk drives, adaptors and 
power supply devices);
iii.  any adaptation or adjustment to, or alteration of, the Pr oduct carried out for 
any r

eason, and whether properly carried out or not;
iv.  maintenance or r

epair or attempted repair carried out other than by a SCEE 
authorised service facility;
v.   use in conjunction with unauthorised softwar

e, virus infection, or fire, flood 
or other natural calamity; or vi. 
operation or tr eatment of the Pr
 oduct inconsistent with normal personal or 
domestic use or operation outside the Product specifications.
13.  You may not claim under this Guarantee wher

e you are in material breach of 
your system software licence (see http://www.scei.co.jp/ps3-eula).
14.  To the extent per

mitted by applicable law, this Guarantee will be your sole and 
exclusive remedy in relation to defects in this Product and all other guarantees, 
warranties, terms and conditions, express or implied by statue or otherwise, in 
respect of this Product are excluded and neither SCEE nor any its affiliates or 
suppliers, will be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential 
loss or damage including loss of data, howsoever arising.  
15.  
SCEE does not warrant or guarantee any thir d par

ty product or service which 
may be offered in connection with the Product.
If this Product needs any repair which is not covered by this Guarantee, please 
call your local Customer Service helpline for advice. If your home count\
ry is not 
one of those listed, please contact your retailer. 
						

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