Playstation 3 - Switching from HDMI to SCART- no image display

Playstation 3 is the third offering from Sony's video game console range. Playstation 3 allows users to enjoy HD quality pictures by using the Blu-ray disc drives for games. For this the user needs to use an HDMI cable. If this HDMI cable is not present, one can view the analog version of the audio-video signal using a SCART connector. When making the switch from HDMI cable to SCART, the console may not recognize it automatically, and one may get a blank screen. The user needs to reset the resolution by using the required option through the POWER button.

Switching from HDMI to SCART - no image displayed

Issue

There's a possibility that no image is displayed by your Playstation 3 when switching from HDMI to SCART connectivity.

Solution

When turning on your PS3 console, press/hold the POWER button continuously for 5 seconds until you hear a 2nd beep and it will provide the basic resolution of 576p.

Thanks to papysnake30 for this tip.

See also

Knowledge communities.

• Forum
• PS3 forum
• Laptop forum

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