Sony VGN-AR300 manual

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    P or fa vor lea detalladamente este manual de instr ucciones antes de conectar y operar este equipo . Recuerde que un mal uso de su aparato podría an ular la garantía. IMPORT ANTE! ! P ersonal Computer / Computadora P ersonal V G N-AR300 Ser ies Saf e ty Inf or mation / Inf o r maci ó n de Se gur idad[...]

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    2 F or customers in USA and Canad a P our les utilisateurs aux Etats-Unis et au Canada Owner’ s Record The model num ber and serial num ber are located on the ba ck panel of your Sony V AI O® computer. Record the model and serial numbers in the space provided her e, and keep in a secure location. Refer to the model and s erial numbers when you c[...]

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    3 Certain product(s) included with this computer may include featu res such as copy protection and content management technology. USE OF THE S OFT W ARE PRODUCT(S) REQUIRES A GREEME NT TO APPLICABLE END USER AGREEMENTS AND FULL COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PRODUCT A CTIV A TION PROCEDURES. Product activation procedures and privacy policies will be de[...]

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    4 Safety Inf ormation and Caution Y our computer’ s installed optical drives may v ary , depe nding on the system configuration you have purchased. See the online specifications sheet for details on your installed optical dr ives. For questions reg arding your product or for the Sony Service Center nearest you, visit the So ny Online Support W eb[...]

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    5 Wireless L AN Security Creating security s ettings for the Wireless LAN is extremely important. Sony assumes no respo nsibility for any security problems t hat may arise from th e use of the W ireless LAN. T o ch ange the backup batte ry, please cont act you r near est Sony Ser vic e Center . Cautio n—The use of o ptical ins truments with th is[...]

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    6 A vertissement ❑ Pour prévenir tout r isque d’incendie ou d’électrocution, garder cet appareil à l ’abri de la pluie et de l’humidité. ❑ Pour prévenir tout r isque d’électrocution, ne pas ouvrir le châssis de cet appar eil et ne confier son entretien qu’à une personne qualifiée. ❑ Ne jamais effectuer l’installation de[...]

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    7 Sécurité du réseau local sans fil La création de paramètres de sécurité pour le r éseau local sans fil est e xtrêmement impo rtante. Sony n’est pas tenu responsable des problèmes de sécurité s usceptibles de se produi re lors de l’utilis ation du réseau local s ans fil. Pour toute q uestion concernant ce produ it, veuillez ècr i[...]

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    8 Regulatory Inf ormation If you have questions abou t this product, you can write to the Sony Customer Information Service C enter at 12451 Gateway B lvd., Ft. Myers, FL 33913 or f ind Sony Customer Service on the W eb site at: http://esuppor t.sony .com/EN/V A IO/ for custom ers in USA or http://www .sony .ca/support for customers in Canada. Decl[...]

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    9 Y o u are cautioned that any changes or modifications not e xpressly approved in this manu al could void your autho rity to operate this equipme nt. Only peripher als (compu ter input/ou tput devices, termi nals, printer s, etc.) t hat comply with FCC Cla ss B li mits may be attached to this computer product. Operation with noncom pliant peripher[...]

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    10 Supplier’ s Declaratio n of Conf ormity Conexa nt modem RD02-D1 10 This supplier ’ s declarati on of conformity a pplies to t he internal modem unit of se lected V AI O® compute rs. T elephone Consumer Protecti on Act of 1991 (United States) The T elephone Consum er Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer o[...]

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    11 A vis de L ’Industrie Canada REMARQUE : Cet équipement es t conforme aux Spécif icati ons T ech niques des Équipements T erminaux d’Industrie Canada en vigueur . L ’indice d’ équiv alence de la sonnerie de ce matériel est de 0,1. L ’indice d’ équiv alence de la sonnerie (IES) sert à indiquer le nom bre maximal de t ermiaux qui[...]

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    12 Macro vision Pr oduct Notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology th at is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only , unless otherwis e authorized by Macrovision[...]

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    13 Specificat ions of the su pplied battery pac k Do not handle d amaged or l eaking lith ium ion b atteries. Dange r of explos ion if battery is inco rrect ly replaced . Replace onl y with th e same or e quival ent typ e recomm ended by the manufa cturer . Disc ard us ed batt eries accord ing to t he manu facturer’ s instructio ns. The b attery [...]

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    14 P ara clientes en pa íses o regiones de Amér ica Latina © 2006 Sony Electronics Inc. T odos los derechos reserva dos. Queda prohibido, a menos que medie una autorización previa por escrito, copiar , traducir o re du cir total o parcialmente este manual y el sof tware descrito en este manual a cualquier forma que pueda l eer se por medios mec[...]

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    15 Requisitos de usuari o final / activ ación del product o Ciertos productos de software instalados en la c omputa dor a pueden incluir funciones, tales como, protección de copias y tecnología de gestión de cont enidos. P ara poder utilizar los productos de software es necesario aceptar los términos y cond iciones de los contra tos de usuario[...]

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    16 Inf ormación de segurida d Adver t encia ❑ Para prev enir incendios y peligros de descargas eléctricas, no exponga la computadora a l a lluvia ni a la humedad. ❑ Para ev itar descargas eléctricas , no abra la carcasa. Acuda únicamente a personal calificado para realizar cualquier tipo d e reparación. ❑ No instale c ables d e módem ni[...]

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    17 Cuidado de l a pantalla LCD ❑ La exposición directa a los rayos del sol puede dañar la pantalla LCD. T enga cuidado cuando utilice la computadora cerca de una ventana. ❑ No raye la pantalla LCD ni ejerza presión sobre ella ya que esto po dría prov ocar un funcionamiento defectuoso. ❑ El uso de la computadora a bajos niv eles d e temper[...]

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    © 2007 Sony Corporation/ Printed in U .S.A. 3-093-620-11(1) V A IO Homepage http://esuppor t.sony .com/EN/V AIO/ (for customers in USA) http://www .sony .ca/suppor t (f or customers in Canada) http://esuppor t.sony .com/ES/ V AIO / (f or c ustomers in Spanish speaking Latin Amer ican countries or areas)[...]