Stuck in HDMI without the HDMI cable

**bungholio** · 02-21-2011,12:51 PM

Many of you have probably encountered this. I borrowed my PS3 to a friend for a few days, and he uses HDMI. I just got it back, and it is stuck in HDMI and I can't see anything on screen to actually get to the options to set it to something else.

Does anybody know a way of fixing this?

**Mathematician** · 02-21-2011,12:54 PM

While this is just pure speculation, have you tried the recovery mode? I heard it forces it in the composite cables.

**fanni** · 02-21-2011,12:54 PM

Simple

when turning on the ps3 keep the power button held down until you here a beep then let go of the button and the video settings will be reset

**dnniwa485** · 02-21-2011,12:55 PM

From PS3 (OFF State)

Press and Hold the power button... first you will hear the usual beep. then just hold the power button a little longer... then you'll heared the 2nd beep... there... welcome back to SD world

**ken_oh** · 02-21-2011,01:01 PM

Originally Posted by dnniwa485

From PS3 (OFF State)

Press and Hold the power button... first you will hear the usual beep. then just hold the power button a little longer... then you'll heared the 2nd beep... there... welcome back to SD world

yeah.. follow these instructions.. (remember to hold the power button until you hear the 2nd beep then release after hearing it)

**Kayot** · 02-21-2011,01:20 PM

Turn the system on, count 20-30 secs for boot,
Push the PS button,
Push Left 8 times,
Push right once,
Push Down 10 times,
Push X twice,
Push Down once,
Push X twice.

That should put you back into composite mode. At least if your system is on FW3.55 and a US model. I don't know how other region console menus are laid out.

**technomancer** · 02-22-2011,12:09 AM

Originally Posted by Kayot

Turn the system on, count 20-30 secs for boot,
Push the PS button,
Push Left 8 times,
Push right once,
Push Down 10 times,
Push X twice,
Push Down once,
Push X twice.

That should put you back into composite mode. At least if your system is on FW3.55 and a US model. I don't know how other region console menus are laid out.

LOL when i saw this i laughed my ba!!s off thinking it was a joke kinda like a contra cheat code then i realized no....thats how you get to settings and display etc... good job, and thanks for trying to help someone out, but its so much easier with the power button

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