Update - Reset PS3 Video Setting - Blank Screen - How to switch from HDMI to Composite - Composite to HDMI

Posted August 25th, 2008 by Purazar

After posting the quick "How to" regarding resetting your PS3 video settings, I received a ton of comments and questions. So, here is a post dedicated to answering them.

Confusion over which power button I was refering to!!
The main power button on the back of the PS3 must be ON. The main power light in the front of the PS3 must be red. This means that the unit is getting power, but is turned off.
If the light is green, don't panic, all we need to do is force the PS3 to shut down. You can do this by holding down the power button for a few seconds until the light turns red.
Now you're ready to reset the video settings on your unit.
All you hear is the sound, but no video!!
If you're connecting via HDMI, it's not possible to get one and not the other, unless your TV is off, but your Amplifier is on. With the composite connection (white and red for audio, yellow for video), make sure you've plugged them into the correct connections - I have seen too many people plug the video connector into another audio connector.
Make sure you're TV is set to output the proper source.
In any case, if you have everything hooked up correctly, try resetting the video settings one more time - it doesn't hurt the PS3.
Everything was working, but the system froze!!
This has nothing to do with the video settings. The system probably crashed. You can hold down the power button on the front of the PS3 for a few seconds to reset the system. If things are really locked up, this won't do anything, and your only option is to turn it off with the button on the back. After you've turned it off, give the unit a minute, then power it back on.
It still won't reset the video settings!!
Hold down the power button on the front of the unit till you hear a beep (4-5 seconds). If you don't the unit will power on, but won't reset the video settings. Most people don't hold the button down long enough.
Ready to throw it out the window?
Here are a few other thigns you can try. Try to narrow down the problem further. Test the system out on a friends TV or a computer monitor. (Instructions on how to do that are here). Make sure you reset the video settings for that TV/Monitor. If that works, then the problem is possibly your TV.
If that doesn't work, try a new/different set of cables. After being bent and twisted, cables can break inside their rubber casing, which can cause the problem.
If all else fails, you might have to contact Sony to troubleshoot further.

Hope this update help, if not, post your problems in the comments, and I'll do my best to answer.

Purazar's blog

playstation 3

On May 27th, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

since i changed my playstation 3 to HD i cant get audio on sum of my dvds and games i think it has sumthing to do with the audio options for my playstation 3 ie. which type it plays 2.0 and 5.0 ,dolby and dts it plays 2.0 but every other setting it doesnt i tried changing them but it doesnt work any help is grately appreciated

red screen

On May 17th, 2010 lee (not verified) said:

i turn my ps3 on and there is sound but then he screen goes red saying there is a serious error. i will probably have to get a new 1 but i thought that someone might know how to fix it.

I have the same problem,did

On June 1st, 2010 will (not verified) said:

I have the same problem,did you manage to solve yours?

PS3 discs after reset

On March 7th, 2010 Gadagaz (not verified) said:

Hi, thanks for the resetting help, great stuff. now though when I try to play ps3 games on it doesnt work. I tried putting dvds in and theyre fine. I went back to my other hdtv and the discs work again??!?!?! It would be greatly appreciated as to the reason for this. Cheers

plz plz plz plz help me

On March 2nd, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

i have bought the game heavy rain but when i turn my ps3 on the screen stays black iv made sur the wirers are not lose and i have dune what all of u sed but it still stays black can some 1 plz help me?

PLAY STATION 3

On February 12th, 2010 MARIA (not verified) said:

MY PLAYSTATION 3 WAS WORKING FINE AND THEN WE GO TO TURN IT ON AND IT GOES ON THEN IT JUST BEEPS AND TURNS OFF... WE TRIED RESETTING IT. EVERYTHING AND IT KEEPS DOIN IT WHAT SHOULD I DO???? THAK U

PS3..

On February 3rd, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

Until about a week ago i was using an HD tv to play my PS3 on, this tv broke and i had to move to another tv, one that is not hd. i plugged in all the composite wires. (think thats what they're called - yellow, white and red) and obviously it didnt work because it was still configured to be working on HDMI, so i read a few things, and the way to do it seems to be to reset the system by holding down the ps button until the second beep. i have tried this, but all that happens is i press it down, and hear the first beep, the system turns on, and no second beep comes. the controller which was controller 1, begins to flash then just turns off. what am i doing wrong? how can i reset it?

wont work

On January 28th, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

WELL i started of with my ps3 on the normal cable but then i wanted to try out hdmi so i plugged the hdmi cable from the mysky into my ps3 but then when i changed it back it didnt work and i tried the press button down thing and it didnt work HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

not working

On January 28th, 2010 No name Jack said:

well i started of with the normal ps3 cable but then just to try hdmi. i took the hdmi cable out of my mysky and plugged it in but now when i wont to use the normal cable it wont work HELP ME PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My PS3

On January 24th, 2010 james (not verified) said:

Every time i quit my game it goes to the black screen with faint sparkles. and when i go to reset it it doesn't reset so i have to flick the switch on the back. does anybody know what to do?

question

On January 17th, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

i did what u said... hold it for 5 10 seconds the i let go... its still green then u say to turn it off again. do i repeat the cycle again? or i wait for it to reboot... i need help.

question

On January 17th, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

i did what u said... hold it for 5 10 seconds the i let go... its still green then u say to turn it off again. do i repeat the cycle again? or i wait for it to reboot... i need help.

Ps3 ruins day

On January 12th, 2010 Lancebro (not verified) said:

Hey I'm havin this problem with my ps3 today it just when't all like stars green and purple and then white and then froze so I tried power button didn't respond and I couldn't sync controlers so i turned of the back swich and turned it back on in a sec I was so confused and then it just stated black cd's can go in and out then!I looked this all up and did the video reset it worked I was like fuckyea then like 10-seconds into enjoying the homescreen the screen when't fuzy stars then freezes in like white lines I can still get to this point and no further please help .

had the same problem black screen

On December 31st, 2009 crystal (not verified) said:

We recently decided to go from hdmi back to the av cables and the screen went black unless you put in a game or a movie. I went on line and read the comments posted and tried to reset my ps3. It worked the first time just remember to unplug your hdmi cables and plug in your av cables before your reset the system and you should be good to go. I hope I could help.

Yes, unplugging the HDMI

On March 6th, 2010 Steven (not verified) said:

Yes, unplugging the HDMI cables did the job for me! Thanks!

wow thats realy helped

On January 20th, 2010 alex dk (not verified) said:

thanks dude i try the same what you said thats reAly helped so now my ps3 is back to normal no playing blind lol im alomost getting my hammer on the basement and smash it my ps3 lol anyway thanks for the tips ciao

black screen

On December 27th, 2009 craig (not verified) said:

i moved my ps3 to a different tv and now when i go to play it the screen is just black and ive tried holding the power button for 5-6 seconds but nothing changes.

same with me i moved my

On May 26th, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

same with me i moved my playstation downstairs cause there is a bigger tv to watch a bluray film and when i took it back up it was just a blank screen can someone please help me!

If you have a PS3 slim turn

On February 18th, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

If you have a PS3 slim turn the system off and then press and hold the power button umtil the system beeps twice

ok i just bought a ps3 and i

On December 24th, 2009 Mark (not verified) said:

ok i just bought a ps3 and i hooked up the red, yellow and white cord on a regular T.V. and i could hear the background sound but the background is still blank help me please or this or is the T.V. the problem, this is pissing me off, i just wanna play lol:( help me please...i tried what you said...

PS3 DEFAULTS TO 570

On November 23rd, 2009 Al (not verified) said:

Hi , my ps3 is connected through an amp /receiver and then to HDI projector. PS3 menu (text) has gone bigger(like it has zoomed in) and the resolution defaults to 570 and I cant get it back to 1080 for game or to play blue ray disc. Tried all the obvious stuff from switching cables, holding down power buttons etc with no joy. I have been told there maybe a solution when going into a setup mode and pushing certain buttons 'blind' whatever that means?? Any ideas???? My 13 son is about to go MAD !!!!! Cheers AL

My ps3 thinks my tv supports

On January 3rd, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

My ps3 thinks my tv supports 720p when it only supports 1080i. I tried to change the resolution but it had to test the connection of my hdmi cord and did not work. How can i get to change the resolution before I go crazy and throw it off a cliff?

I just started having an

On November 22nd, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

I just started having an interesting issue with my PS3. I think it is getting too hot even though the indicators are not showing it. We live out in the country and so we have lots of dust. I'm usually pretty good about cleaning our equipment regularly but I guess I got behind. When I turn on the PS3 it plays the boot up sound and then throws a bunch of what look like stars on the screen... like the sparkly background only not right. It's mostly a black screen, which is what led me to this site/blog. I turned off the system, cleaned up some of the superficial dust and let it sit for a few minutes. Turned it back on, then got a partial paint of the screen with some wavy distortions. I got out a little fan I use in my wiring closet and set it beside the PS3. Now it is doing better, but still isn't right. I'm hoping I didn't get it hot enough to fry anything permanently. I'll open it up and give it a thorough cleaning later tonight.

Here is what I did and it worked..

On November 16th, 2009 Biskoppen (not verified) said:

Problem : Black screen, fan running, green light.. no sound My solution : 1) Turn off PS3 2) Turn on TV 3) Unplug HDMI from PS3 4) Turn on the TV - make sure it's on the correct HDMI channel that the PS3 is on 5) Reset video setting by holding down the power on button on the front untill it has beeped twice 6) Restart the PS3 That worked like a charm for me

PS3 reset... Unplug cable first

On November 16th, 2009 IT works!!! (not verified) said:

I tried and tried the 5 second reset trick. It didnt work until I unplugged the cable to the TV. After I was done holding down the button I plugged the cable back in. Worked like a charm!

um do i turn it off after im

On May 27th, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

um do i turn it off after im done wit the 5 second thing cuz ive tried everything please respond

I have a problem somewhat

On October 31st, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

I have a problem somewhat like this. Well i had an old hdmi cable which worked perfectly fine. But one day it broke somehow so i went and bought a new one i hooked it up on my ps3 but my ps3 dint recognize it i just kept on getting no signal on my tv. Im sure theres nothing wrong with my T.V cause ive played with hdmi on it. Ive tried resetting the video options by holding down the ps button for 5-8 seconds. Please Help!

Possible Solution

On October 18th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

My PS3 is hooked up to my LCD which had more than one HDMI connection. I hzve my direct tv box hooked up on one of the HDMI connections. If you have a direct tv, dish or any other system connected to your LCD, try unplugging the power off to your LCD and all other systems for about 30 seconds to a minute. This worked for me! I hope it works for some of you. Like most, I tried everything suggested here and on other sites. I must admit, I got this idea from another individual at another site.

Possible Solution!

On October 18th, 2009 I.D. (not verified) said:

My PS3 was hooked up to my LCD which had more than one HDMI connection. I had my direct tv box hooked up on one of the HDMI connections. If you have a direct tv, dish or any other system connected to your LCD, try unplugging the power off to your LCD and all systems for about 30 seconds to a minute. This worked for me! I hope it works for some of you. Like most, I tried everything suggested here and on other sites. I must admit, I got this idea from another individual at another site.

did what that comment said.

On January 19th, 2010 Bubba (not verified) said:

did what that comment said. I unplugged TV (Vizio LCD TV) and PS3 for a minute and god damn it worked.

I had this weird problem

On October 16th, 2009 John (not verified) said:

I had this weird problem yesterday knowing I have not done any video setting changes, nor recall a pending software installation. When I start the PS3, green light comes up and then nothing happens. Insert the Game into the slot, blue light blinks and again nothing happens. No video, no sound, and no, it’s not output setting problem as many others have guessed in forums. Try to assign your wireless controller and you’ll know. It doesn’t. If it was on, output and controller assigning I assume should be two separate things. Symptoms: ■On start, PS3 Green light comes up but nothing happens. No sound or video ■Insert game or any disc into the slot, blue blinks and again nothing happens ■Try to assign wireless controller, nothing happens. ■Try restart the console, unplug it for a while, or keep it on for long time again does not solve the problem.

Blank screen on PS3

On September 23rd, 2009 Gerry of Mauritius (not verified) said:

I think I found the problem: The display reset procedure is only working if you only connect the HDMI cable. I had a composite cable connected at the same time. After I disconnected the yellow plug (for picture in) the display reset procedure described by Purazar worked immediately! Thx buddy.

I had the same problem. The

On September 17th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

I had the same problem. The problem was that i was using the wrong power adapter. Once i switched the power adapter everything worked flawless. Thanks

HELP! No Video Output!

On December 2nd, 2009 derk (not verified) said:

I've read the forums. I know you have to hold the power button (with the red light on) until you hear the 2nd beep. HOWEVER, I have no tv (or a way checking the display from composite/rca output) to switch from HDMI to Composite or vice versa. Can anyone tell me a step by step process of doing this completely blind. All I have right now is an HDMI to DVI cable running from my PS3 to my LCD computer monitor. So, I have no way of going through the options menu when the PS3 resets the output. Any intelligible help would be mostly appreciated! Thanks.

Possible solution!

On October 18th, 2009 I. D. (not verified) said:

Thanx bro I owe you one ^-*

On September 12th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

Thanx bro I owe you one ^-*

i am pressing the power

On August 3rd, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

i am pressing the power button in the front for the 5 seconds and it beeps twice. But the ps3 has a green light still and it still shows a black screen even though it gets rid of the lettering on the tv (the letters say aux). so it seems like its wants to change but it wont show a picture, and it wont play sound. Please help!!!!

old firmware

On July 22nd, 2009 stuart (not verified) said:

i dont think the recovery menu works on my playstation because im using an old firmware i think. Because i cant get to the recovery menu i cant reset the video options so i cant see the picture help please

neither can. I let me know

On December 22nd, 2009 Nate (not verified) said:

neither can. I let me know if you figured it out.

ps3 black screen

On July 21st, 2009 jacob (not verified) said:

ight so i plugged it in to the reg av cables and tv screen goes from blue to black but no start up sound same thing with hdmi tried the little hold down button 6 sec reset thing but in reading some comments one said that ps3 is kaput another said you gotta have video cables unplugged to get it to work any ideas ?

black screen on my ps3

On July 6th, 2009 scott (not verified) said:

been having problems with my PS3 lately, whenever i want to watch a DVD or play a PS3 game in, it goes to the screen which the playstation 3 logo, then just a black screen appears and can't get rid of it, please help!!!

Green Screen now won't reset.

On June 21st, 2009 Nick (not verified) said:

I had my PS3 hooked up composite to a Tube TV. Then I bought a 37' Sony LCD and had the AV composite's up for about a week, working fine. Today I bought an HDMI cable, hooked it up, had it working fine. Then I popped in a DVD, It ran for about 5-10 minutes then the screen went blank Green. I shut the PS3 down and now I get no picture or audio through HDMI or AV Composite. The PS3 powers up fine, no red or yellow light....but no Picture or Sound, Like I don't have it plugged in. And when I try to reset.....all it does is power the unit off after I press the button and hold it for 5-10 seconds. WHATS GOING ON? HOW CAN I FIX IT?

ps 3

On December 7th, 2009 lisa (not verified) said:

i have the same damn problem did u figure urs out...... if so ......HELP

Timeshift won't play

On June 15th, 2009 Barry (not verified) said:

My son bought Timeshift for the ps3 but when we go to play, I get a "you cannot play this game at the current video setting" message and can't get it ti start.

wavey screen

On June 7th, 2009 Pete G (not verified) said:

Help Wavey screen shows up when switched on with the start up sound. but then nothing happens and I cant opperate tofind menu page. tried resetting isolation power, want to throw it out the window as Ive been trying different things all day. Its only 18 months old ..........help please Pete

ps3

On May 24th, 2009 b-rabit (not verified) said:

i want to get rid of my ps3 updates is it possible?

ps3turns tv off and shifts screen as well

On May 16th, 2009 aaron (not verified) said:

i have a ps3 hooked up via hdmi to a hitachi 57 inch ultravison tv..1080i...the screen will shift and sometimes i loose video..it will also turn my tv off...when i turn tv back on everything is back but it does it again every so often...i have the correct HD setting for both the system and tv yet this problem still occurs...this also happens during DVD/BD play...any suggestions?

ps3 broke my lcd tv

On May 1st, 2009 wes (not verified) said:

i was doing a system update and my ps3 shut down as well as my 38in emmerson lcd tv. the ps3 power comes on but my tv has absolutly no power. can anyone help resolve my prob or give some insite. seem i have the biggest prob of all the ones i read. not only can i not watch tv i cant play my ps3. thanks all. wes

PS3 goes black screen!!!

On April 28th, 2009 Leon (not verified) said:

Hey I have recently been having a problem with my PS3. I put the game in and select it on the game menu then the PLAYSTATION 3 logo comes up. After that the screen just stays black. Please help me! I just bought Resident evil 5 and I've been waiting for years to play this game.

i have the same prob

On January 24th, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

i have the same problem exept the ps3 updated and theres no more ps3 logo when u start the game anymore. my screen just gos blank also i got Call of duty modern warfare 2 witch sense the screen gos blank sucks. ive tried alot of stuff and now i have no sound! my hdmi cable broke halfway and i halft to use a ps2 cord to get sound if u have found the sollution please reply

hello

On July 18th, 2009 Charlie (not verified) said:

hello i bought 10 decent games yesterday mine did the same.. so i rang sony they offered to come and collect my ps3 and REPAIR It if they cant repair it bring me a brand new one out. so ring sony tell them the problem and see wat they do . if you still have warranty then thats good.

Same problem

On June 14th, 2009 Warren (not verified) said:

I have the same problem, my ps3 just wont respond :@ Waiting for help.

Video Problem

On April 27th, 2009 Mr. Phoenix (not verified) said:

Well I'm new with PS3. I purchase PS3 like 2weeks ago. Then i purchase the Component cable and it works well under 1080i until yesterday. But when i start up my PS3 just now the screen goes like shaking and i thought that the Component cable got problem then i tried to shake it. But its still the same. I tried to reset the system like u said by holding the power button. Then it works. However, When i set it back to 1080i then the screen goes like shaking like b4. I even tried 576p, 720p, 1080i all doesn't work like b4. What might be the problem? Do you have any idea?

put the ps3 into hdmi slot 2

On October 14th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

put the ps3 into hdmi slot 2 on the tv

Screen stays black

On April 10th, 2009 Ryan (not verified) said:

Hey When i turn my PS3 on the screen stays black. the fan is working ad everything but the screen stays black. I have set the TV to non HD. When i put a game in that little round simbal comes up in the top right hand side for a few seconds but then the screen goes black again. Do you have any ideas

my ps3 sceen is black

On July 23rd, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

my ps3 sceen is black eveything works ekseted the sceen and I don't no what to do and I need it fix please help.

ps3 black screen

On April 30th, 2009 James (not verified) said:

i am having the same problem with my ps3. fan comes on and everything but no sound or video. reset DOES NOT work............. email me back asap if you can... thanks (jamespenley01@yahoo.com)

can't reset my ps3.

On April 2nd, 2009 ahno (not verified) said:

My ps3 would beep once with green then quickly turn yellow then flashing red within 3 second holding the powerd button. And it would just keeping on flashing red no matter how long I keep the power button depressed. Any idea what the problem is?

yellow light of death

On November 26th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

yellow light of death

Hi. You've got YLOD (yellow

On November 12th, 2009 Jon (not verified) said:

Hi. You've got YLOD (yellow light of death). It's nothing you can do with it. Unless you're repaireman. By the way try Youtube.com type in YLOD ps3 etc. You'll see some videos how to fix your problem. Hope that helps,Jon

no idea mate but u have to

On September 4th, 2009 Paul (not verified) said:

no idea mate but u have to keep hand pressed on for like 2-3 seconds until it beeps after that it should reset

Uh, Yellow light could mean

On August 22nd, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

Uh, Yellow light could mean your ps3 is done for, its a problem people have been talking about on the forums, called YELOOW LIGHT OF DEATH, so your ps3 could be finished. :(

check on the watchdog (the

On October 26th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

check on the watchdog (the bbc show) website they had a company that will fix it free all, the problem u have with ur ps3 is a few solder joints are out of place just check the bbc website for watchdog. ps3 yellow light of death. hope they can help you..

Uh-oh, you got the PS3's

On April 20th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

Uh-oh, you got the PS3's equivalent of the XBox 360's Red Ring Of Death, send that PS3 back to Sony.

PS3 BLACK SCREEN WITH SOUND

On March 17th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

PS3 HAS BLACK SCREEN WITH SOUND TRIED EVERYTHING THE 2 BEEPS RESET NO DISPLAY BUT WHEN I TRY THE 3BEEPS RESET THE PS3 ALWAYS GOES BACK TO STANDBY ON THE THIRD BEEP =PUT PS3 ON 1BEEP HOLD POWER 2ND BEEP HOLD POWER 3RD BEEP AND GOES OFF THERE IS NO DOUBLE BEEP LIKE BEEPBEEP I DO HAVE AUDIO ON THE PS3 BUT AND I NEVER HAD AN HDTV HTE HARD RESET DOES NOT WORK AND MY PS3 BLURAY WORKS(ACCEPTS DISK) USB TO PSP WORKS HDD FLASHES AT TIMES I HAVE TRIED MY PS3 ON TWO SDTV'S I DO NEED HELP I FEEL THAT THE AV PORT IS BROKEN THIS IS A 60GB BC PS3 SO I REALLY NEED HELP I MIGHT TRY TO UPDATE SO PLEASE IF U COULD GUIDE ME ON HOW TO UPDATE (X RIGHT RIGH X DOWN DOWN ETC)WITH A BLACK SCREEN WILL BE USEFUL I WILL BE USING MY PSP TO UPDATE THE PS3

Resetting it wont work!

On March 14th, 2009 Tobo wins (not verified) said:

I've been playing my ps3 on our composite tv for quite a while now, untill about a month ago, the video stopped working! it might have been because i was trying to get it to work on a dvi monitor (turns out it didnt have HDCP) and now it just wont show the video anymore, just the audio. I've resetted it more often than i could count, but it just wont work! :S the TV cant be the problem because it used to work.. and YES the cables are plugged into the right ports.

If it was working before I

On April 2nd, 2009 Purazar said:

If it was working before I see no reason why it wouldn't work now. Have you tried connecting it to your TV through the analoge cables that came with the PS3? Try to reset the PS3 and see if you get picture...

And just out of curiosity do you get sound and not video?

I'm having the same problem.

On May 29th, 2009 Shane (not verified) said:

I'm having the same problem. I was using HDMI cable but have had to switch back to composite. Now I get nothing but a black picture and absolutely no sound. I do have Everything plugged in their proper places. Any help would be appreciated.

Hey I just found out how to

On December 17th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

Hey I just found out how to fix mine with the same problem. If you hold down the power button about 5 seconds as it turns on it resets your settings from HDMI back to the original settings, thus making it work. Mine would work either when I switch it from HDMI back to AV cables. HOlding down worked for me I hope it does for you!

my system display wouldnt come back on

On February 26th, 2009 George (not verified) said:

i was play around with the display settongs and that i put on a different one and thatn it would change back in 30 sec. and i keep it in the setting which was different and now it wont come back on but when i put a disk in it will play and the screens is back but if i quit the game in goes blank what do i do know and i done hold the power buttom a ton of times but wouldnt work what do i do now help me

it sounds like when you

On November 1st, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

it sounds like when you changed it then rebooting it when it didnt turn back to normal has saved the setting (whatever one you changed at the time) mine did the same but i pressed triangle when it didnt turn back & my screen went back to normal if there is a way you could try a factory restore other than that i dont know... hope it helped

ive never had any problems

On February 24th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

ive never had any problems with my ps3 until today. a game froze, and pressing the PS button on my controller didnt bring up the XMB to exit the game that way. holding the power button didnt work either, so i flipped the power switch off. then when i flipped it back and turned it on, the green light goes on but nothing shows up on my TV and there is no sound. when i try resetting it as you mention, by holding the power button when it is red, it instantly turns on (green). i continue holding it and eventually it beeps once, and then beeps a second and third time a second later, and goes back to red. is this what you mean by resetting the video settings? also, has anyone else had this problem?

same problem, did you have any luck?

On January 17th, 2010 No name Jack (not verified) said:

Hi, I've had my Ps3 for a month and the other day the exact same thing happened. It Started with a game freezing and me turning the Ps3 off at the mains! Since then, dispite doing all of the above i haven't been able to get any type of video image. Using either the HDMI cable or the 3 coloured old school ones... Did you manage to fix your problem? I notice it was over a year ago you posted your problem! Maybe you've moved on! Ha! I got a mate dropping a new HDMI cable as the one I was using was only 57p on Ebay so probably crap! Otherwise I am calling Sony! Let me know!!! Cheers.

same problem here and it is

On July 23rd, 2009 lori (not verified) said:

same problem here and it is driving me crazy, does anyone have any idea how to fix it or should i just send it to sony?

i have the same exact

On April 5th, 2009 No name (not verified) said:

i have the same exact problem as you, i was playing cod4 and then the screen froze up, and it went a bunch of different colors, i dont know how to explain it, but it was like a mix of purple/green static, so i pressed the power button and nothing happened, nothing happened with the controller either, so i flipped the power switch off, turned it back on, it worked for a few seconds, then froze up again, so i did the same exact thing, turned it back on and finally nothing at all, just a blank screen

did you find out what your

On October 16th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

did you find out what your poblem was? I have the same one while playing cod4? thanks

PS3

On February 21st, 2009 G (not verified) said:

Hello................help ps3 turns on no a/v (blue screen) assumingly TV, then turns off????????

I have a PS3 and was playing

On February 19th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

I have a PS3 and was playing Mortal Kombat vs. DC, While I was playing I accedently hit the P button on the controlleer and my screen froze, so i reset it and it is working, but when I insert a regular DVD movie the system will detect it and will try to playback the movie and the screenn goes Dark (no audio, no video) PS3 games will play. Please help.

PS3 - won't start (special)

On February 15th, 2009 Friis (not verified) said:

Hello everyone, I am having a simular problem. However with a twist. I have moved my PS3 between my HD capable PC monitor and my 29" SD television a few times (3 times in total). I have until now used the reset function by holding the Power button for 5 seconds on startup, and worked until now. However this time it's different... PROBLEM: When I turn on the PS3 on either the TV or HD/PC monitor the screen goes black as if it's about to start up (meaning there's a signal between the ps3 and monitor/TV). However nothing ever gets on the screen, no menu, no sound, no waves, no nothing.. just black. I HAVE TRIED: I have tried the 5 second power button reset, different televisions, different power cables, different scart and different HDMI cables. nothing works - just a black screen. If anyone has any other suggestion or a place with exactly simular problem to get inspired, please let me know. I have been looking for a week on the internet without finding a single person with the exact same problem mentioned, only the black screen (but later solved by the reset function of holding the power button for 5 seconds). please, I am really despearate! Thanks ALOT in advance

i have the same exact

On July 5th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

i have the same exact problem and i have no clue what to do. HELP!!! I REALLY WANT TO PLAY SKATE 2

i have the same issue :(

On April 28th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

i have the same issue :(

Composite to HDMI

On February 14th, 2009 Endelar (not verified) said:

My PS3 is currently set to send its signal through Composite as i recently used it on a non-HDMI tv. Now i'd like to use it with my own HDMI tv again but when i plug it in there's no signal. I've tried connecting both the composite, the HDMI and both at the same time and no signal on the tv. Except when i insert a new disc in which case the autostart goes off and sends a signal on the HDMI channel. This The playstation menu is not visible to me though. This leads me to believe that the composite cables are broken, but since I can't see the playstation menu I can't change it to send on the HDMI channel instead. Does anyone know how to change from Composite to HDMI without being able to see the menu? e.g. the combination of buttons leading to the correct settings, if no other option

I have also a black screen

On February 13th, 2009 ghosty (not verified) said:

I have also a black screen through hdmi with my ps3. But i have tried a setop box through the hdmi port and it worked with the same cable. But my Ps3 works with my monitor throug a hdmi dvi cable. So everythings works seperatly but not together. Is there a solution for my problem.

Light Wont go red

On January 29th, 2009 Mick (not verified) said:

I just bought a new ps3 im trying to reset the the video as described above but whenever i hold down the power button the light doesnt go red.is this an indicator of a different problem?thanks in advance.

Light Wont go red

On January 29th, 2009 Mick (not verified) said:

Ps3 Black screen

On January 29th, 2009 Kyle (not verified) said:

Ive tried all of these solutions, but none seem to work, I used to play my ps3 with hdmi cables, but for awhile have played with composite cords, all of a sudden today, when i turn on my ps3 the screen stays black, ive tried holding it down until the second beep, still no effect, i also held the power button until the double beep, which brings me to a screen with options, I selected "Restore Default Settings" STILL NOTHINGG! PLEASEEE HELPP!! I miss my ps3

my ps3 is broke

On January 17th, 2009 ben (not verified) said:

i was playing my ps3 and then i tured it off for few hours as i went out i came back tured it on and it was just a black screen ive tried reset and HD lead but nuffin happening please help me please please please

I also did that to please

On July 23rd, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

I also did that to please help

No of these suggestions are

On January 17th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

No of these suggestions are working for me. This sucks. I have my PS3 connected via HDMI to my receiver, from the receiver it runs to to the HD LCD T.V. Great set up and has worked fine that way for about 2 months. Until, one day I turned the system on and no video. This has got me stumped. I have tried everything: * Resetting the PS3 by holding down the power button * Restarting the receiver, tv and tried using different cords (AV leads) * Still get the same problem. The only thing that does work is that when I reset the PS3 to SD (holding the power button until two quick beeps) the menu that asks if I would like to restart, re-install etc comes up and thats it. I restart the system and bang. Broken again.. This is painful.

Sounds like the internal

On August 7th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

Sounds like the internal battery has gone, possibly..maybe reverting back to its last known state?

HDMI video blank but I have audio

On January 13th, 2009 Ed (not verified) said:

If I leav the PS3 running and pop out my disk and turn off the TV the next time I use the PS3, I have no video but I can hear the audio just fine. This happens almost every time. Is this a similar issue? My NON-Tech wife is getting pissed because we traded in the Sony Bluray player for the PS3 and she's not happy :( I'm using HDMI Thanks, FastEddie

HELP MEEEE!

On January 5th, 2009 ross (not verified) said:

HELP MEEEE! i turned my ps3 off my the main power switch and it made a loud, high-pitched noise, now my ps3 isnt showing on my screen nor is my controller turning on

Hey Ross I'm not sure why

On January 5th, 2009 Purazar said:

Hey Ross

I'm not sure why you did that, but you should avoid turning off the system with the main physical switch at the back unless the system is completely irresponsive.

But to try and fix your problem... turn on your PS3. Give it a 15-20 seconds. Plug in your controller with the usb cable. After a few seconds (10-15) unplug it, this will at the least, sycn your controller to the system.

As for the video, I've responded with almost every possible solution I can think of when others have asked... take a look at the comments below. If none of those help, let me know, give me more details, and I'll see how I can help.

Good luck

vital when reseting ps3

On January 1st, 2009 chicken skin (not verified) said:

make sure you have the hdmi cable unplugged from your ps3 when resetting the button for 5 seconds on start up! worked 1st time for me

Thanks for that tip. I've

On January 4th, 2009 Purazar said:

Thanks for that tip. I've never tried it that way, but it could work just as well as the above.

button broken

On December 27th, 2008 murat (not verified) said:

but my ps3s starting button is broken what can i do?

I'm not sure how you could

On December 29th, 2008 Purazar said:

I'm not sure how you could possibly break the button. There is no physical button there... it's is just a touch sensitive portion of the front panel.

If it is really broken, as in, it doesn't turn the system on, you might want to check the main power button (real/physical switch) on the back. Also plug the system into another wall plug just to make sure you're getting enough juice to the system.... other than that I don't know what else you could do - contact Sony?

Move cable around

On December 25th, 2008 No name Jack (not verified) said:

switching the cable to opposite ends when was turned on worked for me. thanks

ps3

On December 16th, 2008 No name Jack (not verified) said:

My ps3 system recently froze on the main screen and there was just that wavey line. So i held the button in for the 5 seconds and it beeped 3 times. Now when i turn on the system i get just a blank screen. Anyone now how? to fix this

If the system is on, and

On December 16th, 2008 Purazar said:

If the system is on, and you hold down the power button for 5 seconds, it is shutting down the system.

Try to follow my instructions again and reset the video output. It should start working.

Let me know if you need more help.

Ps3 broke

On December 19th, 2009 No name Jack (not verified) said:

Ps3 turns on and right when it's about to show on the screen, it doesn't and stays black when I plug my controller in, the lights on top flash but it doesn't sync and when I hold the reset button, it beeps 3 times and some times after awile it starts up but freezes after the "ps3" logo disappears

Still not working

On December 27th, 2008 sara (not verified) said:

I held down the button for 4-5 seconds until the playstation 3 beeped. However, my tv remains blank, my playstation did not turn off it just beeped and the green light flashed once. any suggestions? i was thinking about getting hints on how do navigate the menu with a blank screen to do this the long way, any help?

Hi Sara Have you looked

On December 27th, 2008 Purazar said:

Hi Sara

Have you looked through some of the comments on this post and my original post? There were lots of other ways that people got it to work.

Trying to navigate through the blank screen is a moot point..But here are a few check list of things that you can try to begin with.

What did you do that made it stop working?
Can you reverse it?
Was the PS3 off when you tried this method to reset the video?
Are all your connections correct, and does your display (monitor/TV) support HDMI (HDCP)
Can you try to see if you can get the video to appear by using the composite cables (that came with your PS3) instead of HDMI?

Hope that helps... if not, let me know and we can troubleshoot further.

Good luck

I did the same thing

On March 11th, 2009 Anonymous (not verified) said:

My situation is similar to Sara's and the screen is still blank. When I turn it back on again, I hear this whirring fan noise from my ps3 when it starts up [the usual "start-up" noise] but then it quickly fades away. The power button light was red, i pressed the button and waited until i heard the second beep.. then my tv remained blank. I tried turning it back on again but it didn't work. Please help.

hmm.. what i did was unplug

On December 13th, 2008 Alex Campkin (not verified) said:

hmm.. what i did was unplug the hdmi from both ends, swap them around turn the ps3 on then i reset the graphics and a screen popped up saying do you wish to do blabydy bah i just say yes and it worked!

lol ive been trying to get

On December 12th, 2008 No name Jack (not verified) said:

lol ive been trying to get this working for about an hour now and i finally figured out what was wrong you forgot to say that you have to unplug the cord from the back of your ps3 and then reset the settings :P i really think you should add it so people dont get to confuzed...or maybe you did ad it and i just missed it but meh haa

ps3 switches back from 1080i to 480i

On November 20th, 2008 McDsNuTs (not verified) said:

ps3 switches back from 1080i to 480i as soon as i start a game. Tryed it on a few diffrent games and I cant figure it out. Help please!!!

Check to see what

On November 20th, 2008 Purazar said:

Check to see what resolution your monitor/TV supports. Also, if you are playing PS2 games, then i think that the max res for those games is 480i. What sort of games have you tried? Check the game pacaking to see what resolution it supports.

If not, you might want to check your connections, and maybe reset your video and try it again - should only take you 2-3 minutes.

blank screen

On November 9th, 2008 kev (not verified) said:

while playing final fantasy 7,ps1 game on the ps3 everything was fine untill i reached the end of disc one and save point,it said insert disc two and all i get is a black screen that makes a buzz noise every 30 seconds or so????? why why why??? i treid the reset thing and still no go. the disc is brand new. any help would be had. thanks. kev.

PS3

On October 7th, 2008 OMEN (not verified) said:

what i did is unplug my tv and i took the HDMI cables out.later i plug in the tv in egain took the hdmi cables in egain did the 5 second crap and it worked.

I just tried this and it

On November 20th, 2008 badger (not verified) said:

I just tried this and it worked! Unplug HDMI lead from PS3 Switch on TV Press and hold PS3 power button to reset video settings Plug HDMI lead back into PS3 WooHoo PS3's back again!

PS3 HDMI to Composite

On September 23rd, 2008 nbcengineer (not verified) said:

I'm trying to move my PS3 from my front tv (wife kicked me out) to my bed room tv. The front tv had HDMI but the back only composite. I tried the reset procedure, but still no video. I hooked it back up to the front tv and it said an HDMI video had been detected do I want to change the video setitngs to HDMI? I said no, and I still have no video or audio on the composite inputs. HELP!!

You can do what the above

On November 7th, 2008 Purazar said:

You can do what the above user suggested. Plug the PS3 into the 'front TV', switch to COMPOSITE. Then turn off the PS3, move it to the back and it should work out.

Or you could try resetting the PS3. I should work, maybe you're holding down the power button long enough. It works everytime for me.

you should hook it up to the

On November 6th, 2008 No name Jack (not verified) said:

you should hook it up to the front TV which has HDMI and you can switch to composite it display settings then you can take it to the back, hope dis helps, Peace broda :D

i have the same problem

On January 4th, 2010 adam (not verified) said:

ive tried plugging it in using hdmi then switching to component and moving it. it doesnt work. resetting it doesnt work. I just want to be able to use it with the component connections..

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