If you haven't already sent it back, you should make sure it's not stuck on HDMI instead of standard AV. That would affect both the sound and video of the system. You can reset the settings:
+ turn the system off + turn it back on and hold down the power button until you hear a second beep. + it should then reload with the standard AV settings.
It's very possible the last person who used it used the HDMI settings, and if you're trying to use standard AV settings it doesn't work well. So try the reset thing and let me know how it goes!
(I had the same problem...though in my case nothing would load at all! No sound, no menu, nothing! Just a generic PS3 input problem screen. But after doing some research I found this out and it works fine now. I'm kind of disappointed that the instruction manual doesn't really make this obvious.)
Should you decide to get a new PS3, it should come with settings for standard AV, so it should work fine out of the box. But if you get a like new or used system and it has this problem again, then you know how to fix it. It's not a problem with the system or anything, just a settings thing.
I did mess with the settings from the menu. I turned it on and off (getting a second beep too) several times. The video worked fine the whole time. Part of me wonders if I I could've done more (I've already packed it away in the box), but at this point, I'm done with it.
+ turn the system off
+ turn it back on and hold down the power button until you hear a second beep.
+ it should then reload with the standard AV settings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l9jVTtgMSU
It's very possible the last person who used it used the HDMI settings, and if you're trying to use standard AV settings it doesn't work well. So try the reset thing and let me know how it goes!
(I had the same problem...though in my case nothing would load at all! No sound, no menu, nothing! Just a generic PS3 input problem screen. But after doing some research I found this out and it works fine now. I'm kind of disappointed that the instruction manual doesn't really make this obvious.)
Should you decide to get a new PS3, it should come with settings for standard AV, so it should work fine out of the box. But if you get a like new or used system and it has this problem again, then you know how to fix it. It's not a problem with the system or anything, just a settings thing.
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