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Using a Controller of the PlayStation(R)3 System

You can connect a controller of the PlayStation(R)3 system to your tablet device by wired or wireless connection.

Play games pre-installed on your tablet device and games downloaded from PlayStation(R)Store using a DUALSHOCK(R)3 or SIXAXIS wireless controller made by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Using a controller of the PlayStation(R)3 system with a wired connection

Turn on your tablet device.

Connect a controller to the USB Micro-A/B connector of your tablet device using a designated USB adapter cable SGPUC1 (sold separately) and a commercially available USB cable.

The icon

(charging the controller) and a message are displayed at the bottom right of the Home screen of your tablet device.

Commercially available USB cable

USB adapter cable SGPUC1 (sold separately)

Note

Only one controller of the PlayStation(R)3 system can be connected to your tablet device.

Hint

The battery of the controller is charged while the controller is connected to your tablet device using a USB cable. The controller will continue to be charged while connected to your tablet device using the USB cable, even if the screen turns off. We recommend that you connect the tablet device to an AC adapter while charging the controller.

Using a controller of the PlayStation(R)3 system with a wireless connection

You can establish a wireless connection between your tablet device and a controller of the PlayStation(R)3 system using the Bluetooth(R) function. When connecting the controller to your tablet device for the first time, you need to pair the controller with your tablet device.

Turn on your tablet device.

Tap [ Apps & Widgets] - [ Settings] -[Bluetooth] in that order, and then slide the [Bluetooth] switch to the [ON] position.

Connect a controller to the USB Micro-A/B connector of your tablet device using a designated USB adapter cable SGPUC1 (sold separately) and a commercially available USB cable.

The icon

(charging the controller) is displayed at the bottom right of the Home screen of your tablet device.

Disconnect the controller from your tablet device.

Paring will be completed.

The controller icon displayed at the bottom right of the Home screen changes to the icon that shows the battery charge level of the controller.

: The battery has plenty of charge.

: The battery has started losing its charge.

: The battery charge level is low.

: The battery has no charge. Charge the controller.

Note

Only one controller of the PlayStation(R)3 system can be connected to your tablet device.

To connect the controller to your tablet device using the Bluetooth function, the controller’s battery must be charged.

When paring your tablet device and the controller, you must connect them with a wired connection.

Unlike other Bluetooth devices, the controller will not appear on the paired devices list of the tablet device [Details].

When a paired controller is used with PlayStation(R)3 or another tablet device, it is un-paired from the original tablet device is cleared.

While using a controller of the PlayStation(R)3 system with a wireless connection, you cannot use Bluetooth devices that support A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) such as a Bluetooth equipped headphone. If you use both devices at the same time, the sound may be interrupted.

Hint

When you connect the controller to your tablet device and then tap - [The controller of the PlayStation(R)3 system is connected] at the bottom right of the Home screen, the “About the controller of the PS3(TM) system” screen appears. You can make the Bluetooth connection between the controller and your tablet device by following the on-screen instructions.

You only need to pair once for your tablet device and the controller to connect again. Just press the PS button of the controller the next time.

Displaying the user guide

When you tap

- [The controller of the PlayStation(R)3 system is connected] at the bottom right of the Home screen, the user guide appears.

Turning off the controller of the PlayStation(R)3 system

When you connect a controller to your tablet device by a wired connection, shut down your tablet device first [Details].

When you connect a controller to your tablet device by a wireless connection, perform one of the following procedures.

Display the user guide, and then tap [Off].

Turn off the screen (sleep mode) of your tablet device [Details].

Note

You cannot turn off the controller from the controller itself.

Hint

You can reconnect the controller with your tablet device by pressing the PS button of the controller.