8 Playing a game

Starting a game
Screens that appear at start-up
3PlayStation® format CD-ROM is inserted.
1Turn on the console using the MAIN POWER switch on the back of the console.

The 1(standby) indicator on the front of the console lights up in red to indicate that the console is now in standby mode.

4Press the A(open) button.The disc tray opens.5Place a disc on the disc tray with the label side facing up (data side down).
When turning on the console without first inserting a discScreen 1 appears.
• When you insert a PlayStation®2 or
PlayStation® format disc after screen 1 has
appeared, screen 2 or 3 will appear and
you can start the game.
• You can move to the System Configuration
menu or the Browser screen from screen 1.
(For details, see “Using the Main menu” on
4A disc that cannot be played with the PlayStation®2 console is inserted.
2Press the 1 (standby) /RESETbutton.The 1indicator turns green and the start-up screen appears.

3Plug the analog controller (DUALSHOCK®2) or analog controller (DUALSHOCK®) into the console.

6Press the A button.The disc tray closes. Screen 2 or 3 appears and the game is ready to begin.

Note

Set the analog controller (DUALSHOCK®2) or analog controller (DUALSHOCK®) to the appropriate mode for the software (page 9). See the appropriate software manual for details.

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When turning on the console with a disc already insertedDepending on the type of disc inserted, screen 2, 3 or 4 will appear.

If screen 4 appears, it is possible that the inserted disc is not a PlayStation® or PlayStation®2 format disc. Check the disc type (page 3).

Ending a game1 ...... Press the Abutton.

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Restarting a game

Press the 1/RESET button very briefly. (Be sure not to hold the button down for any length of time, as that will put the console in standby mode.)

Be careful not to accidentally press the 1/ RESET button while playing a game, or the game will restart.

2PlayStation®2 format DVD-ROM / CD-ROM is inserted.
The disc tray opens. 2 ...... Remove the disc.3 ...... Press the Abutton.The disc tray closes.4 ...... Press the 1/RESET button for about twoseconds.The 1indicator turns red and the console enters standby mode.

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