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How to Hook Up a PS3 Without HDMI After Having One Hooked Up

If you already have one Sony PlayStation (PS3) hooked up to a television set, you can connect a second PS3 to the same television if the TV is equipped with multiple video input options. For example, some TVs are equipped with more than one set of AV input jacks. In addition to an HDMI connector, some high-definition TV sets are equipped with component video jacks. To connect a second PS3 to a single television set, you have to connect the second PS3 to one of these alternative video input options.

Instructions

Connect Second PS3 to the TV's Component Video Jacks
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  Insert each of the colored plugs, located at one end of the PlayStation component AV cable, into its matching colored component video input jack on the TV set. The green component plug goes into the green component jack labeled "Y." The blue component plug goes into the blue component jack labeled "Pb/Cb." The red component plug goes into the red component jack labeled "Pr/Cr." The white audio plug goes into the white jack labeled "Audio L." The red audio plug goes into the red jack labeled "Audio R."
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  Plug the single flat plug, located on the other end of the PlayStation component AV cable, into the "AV Multi Out" connector on the rear panel of the PS3 console.
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  Connect the PS3's power cable to its "Power" jack. Connect the other end of this cable to a power source.
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  Turn on the TV and PS3.
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  Use the "Input" or "Source" button on the TV's remote control to switch the TV's video input channel to the component video source in order to view content from the second PS3 game unit.
Connect Second PS3 to the TV's AV Jacks
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  Insert each colored plug, located at one end of the PlayStation AV cable, into its matching colored AV input jack on the TV set. The yellow plug goes into the yellow jack labeled "Video." The white plug goes into the white jack labeled "Audio L." The red plug goes into the red jack labeled "Audio R."
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  Plug the single flat plug, located on the other end of the PlayStation AV cable, into the "AV Multi Out" connector on the rear panel of the PS3 console.
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  Connect the PS3's power cable to its "Power" jack. Connect the other end of this cable to a power source.
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  Turn on the TV and PS3.
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  Use the "Input" or "Source" button on the TV's remote control to switch the TV's video input channel to the AV source in order to view content from the second PS3 game unit.

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