Remote Control

Overview

Separate sets were sold, either for consoles with or without integrated IR receiver. The latter always came with an IR-receiver and a DVD player update disc to add software support for the remote control.

Model numbers

• SCPH-10150
  • Remote control for use with the SCPH-10160 IR receiver
• SCPH-10160
  • IR receiver for use with the SCPH-10150 remote control. Plugs into a controller port.
• SCPH-10420
  • Remote control for use only on consoles with integrated IR receiver (SCPH-5XXXX and all slim consoles). Can also remotely turn on/off the console and open/close the disc tray via two additional buttons.

Bundles

• SCPH-18000
  • Japan-only
  • Released on December 8th, 2000
  • All SCPH-18000 consoles (A+ and AB-chassis) came bundled with the SCPH-10150 remote control as well as the SCPH-10160 IR receiver. These consoles also have DVD player 2.00 installed in ROM, which supports the remote control out of the box.
  • Buying a SCPH-18000 PS2 console is indeed the first way the remote control became available to end users.

• SCPH-10170
  • Released on December 22nd, 2000
  • Japanese bundle containing remote control (SCPH-10150), IR receiver (SCPH-10160), batteries and DVD player install/update disc. Released in Japan in December 2000.
  • Meant for use with SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000 PS2 consoles, since SCPH-18000 consoles already included the remote control.

• SCPH-10171
  • North American bundle containing remote control (SCPH-10150), IR receiver (SCPH-10160), batteries and DVD player install/update disc 2.10, 2.12 or 2.14.

• SCPH-10172
  • European bundle containing remote control (SCPH-10150), IR receiver (SCPH-10160), batteries and DVD player install/update disc 2.10 or 2.14.

• SCPH-10173
  • Australian bundle containing remote control (SCPH-10150), IR receiver (SCPH-10160), batteries and DVD player install/update disc 2.10 or 2.14.

• SCPH-10420 (+ region suffix, e.g. J for Japan, U for US and E for Europe)
  • Bundle containing the SCPH-10420 remote control (only for SCPH-5XXXX and up) with some batteries. No IR receiver and no DVD player install/update disc are included, since these are not needed for operation.