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How to Reassign a Controller for the PS3

DUALSHOCK wireless controllers allow you to play PS3 games and navigate through several of the your gaming console's features. To use your wireless controller with your PS3 system, you have to pair the device with your gaming console. If one of your controllers is no longer synced with your system, pairing it reassigns a number to the controller. This allows the controller and system to communicate.

Things You'll Need

USB cable

Instructions

- 1
  Connect one end of the USB cable into the USB port on your controller, and connect the other end into an open USB port on your gaming console.
- 2
  Turn on your PS3 gaming system. Once turned on, the pairing is completed automatically.
- 3
  Press the "PS" button on your controller. The system automatically assigns a number to your controller. When the number has been assigned, the light next to one of the ports on your controller turns solid red.

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