10
4,6
2
5
3
1
Starting a game
Playing a game
1 Turn on the console using the
MAIN POWER switch on the
console rear.
The 1 (standby) indicator on the
console front lights up in red to
indicate that the console is now in
standby mode.
2 Press the 1 (standby)/RESET
button.
The 1 indicator turns green and the
start-up screen is displayed.
3 Plug the Analog Controller
(DUALSHOCK
®2) into a controller
port of the console.
4 Press the A (open) button.
The disc tray opens.
5 Place a disc on the disc tray with
the label side facing up (data
side down).
6 Press the A button.
The disc tray closes. Screen 2 or 3 is
displayed and the game is ready to
begin.
Note
Set the Analog Controller (DUALSHOCK®2) to the
appropriate mode for the software (see “Mode switching
and the mode indicator” on page 11). Refer to the
appropriate software manual for details.
Screens that appear at start-up
When turning on the console without first
inserting a disc
Screen 1 is displayed.
•When you insert a PlayStation
®
2 or
PlayStation
®
format disc after screen 1 has
appeared, screen 2 or 3 is displayed and
you can start the game.
•You can move to the Browser screen or the
System Configuration menu from screen 1.
(For details, see “Using the main menu” on
page 8.)
When turning on the console with a disc
already inserted
Depending on the type of disc inserted, screen
2, 3 or 4 is displayed.
If screen 4 is displayed, it is possible that the
inserted disc is not a PlayStation
®
2 or
PlayStation
®
format disc. Check the disc type
(page 3).
1 No disc is inserted (main menu).
2 PlayStation
®
2 format DVD-ROM /
CD-ROM is inserted.
Restarting a game
Press the 1/RESET button. (Be sure not to hold
the button down for any length of time, as this
will put the console in standby mode.)
Do not accidentally press the 1/RESET button
while playing a game, or the game will restart.
1,3
4
2
3
PlayStation
®
format CD-ROM is inserted.
4 A disc that cannot be played with the
PlayStation
®
2 console is inserted.
Ending a game
1 Press the A (open) button.
The disc tray opens.
2 Remove the disc.
3 Press the A button.
The disc tray closes.
4 Press the 1/RESET button for
more than three seconds.
The 1 indicator turns red and the
console enters standby mode.
When not intending to play a game for an
extended period of time
Turn the power off at the MAIN POWER
switch on the console rear, and disconnect the
power plug from the electrical socket.