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                        services may require prior arrangements  	 	 with participating financial institutions. © 1999 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights  As an ENERGY STAR  reserved. This manual and the software  Partner, Sony Corporation  described herein, in whole or in part, may  has determined that this  not be reproduced, translated, or reduced  product meets the ENERGY  to any machine-readable form without  STAR guidelines for energy  prior written approval. efficiency. SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES  
                    
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 The model number and serial number are  
	 
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 space provided here. Refer to the model  
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 Sony Service Center. Model Number: PCG-F430/PCG-F450 	  	 Serial Number:__________________
                    
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                        This equipment has been tested and found    to comply with the limits for a Class B  This equipment complies with Part 68 of  digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the  the FCC rules. On the bottom of this  Rules. These limits are designed to provide  equipment is a label that contains, among  reasonable protection against harmful  other information, the FCC equivalence  interference in a residential installation.  number (REN) for this equipment. If  This equipment generates, uses, a
                    
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                        AVIS: L’indice d’équivalence de la sonnerie  "/(-)(- (IES) assigné à chaque dispositif terminal  ""(" indique le nombre maximal de terminaux  qui peuvent être raccordés à une interface. AVIS: L’étiquette d’Industrie Canada  identifie le matériel homologué. La terminaison d’une interface  téléphonique peut consister en une  Cette étiquette certifie que le matériel est  combination de quelques dispositifs, à la  conforme aux normes de protection,  seule condition que la somme d’indi
                    
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	 01111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111# Features ............................................................................................. 1 Unpacking Your Notebook Computer ......................................... 2 2 
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  ! (6	1111111111111111111111111111111111111111178 Connecting a Phone Line ..............................................................44 Connecting the Port Replicator ....................................................45 Connecting a Printer ......................................................................49 Connecting an External Display...................................................50 Connecting an External Mouse or Keyboard .............................53 C
                    
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                        0 ® Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony VAIO notebook  computer. Sony has combined leading-edge technology in audio, video,  computing, and communications to provide you with state-of-the-art  personal computing.  	  ✍ 	 	
 
 
 
	   	   ®  ❑ Exceptional performance: Your notebook includes a fast Intel ® Pentium III processor and a V.90 compatible modem.* ❑ Portability: The rechargeable battery pac
                    
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   You can use either AC power or a rechargeable battery pack as a power  source. 	
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,   You can use one or two battery packs as a source of power. The second  battery pack inserts into the multipurpose bay on the right side of the  computer. (See “Using Power-Saving Modes” on page 35.) Additional  battery packs are available as a separate option. The battery pack that comes with your computer is not fully charged at  the time of purchase. Follow the steps below to insert and charge the  battery pack. 
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