Using a Phone Line

Using a Phone Line

You need to connect a phone line to take advantage of online services, the Internet, and Sony Customer Support.

In order to register your Sony VAIO® Notebook, register your software online, and use Sony Customer Support, you must connect the notebook to a phone line.

1Gently peel back the rubber phone jack cover. Pulling the phone jack cover too hard could damage it.

Do not plug the phone cable into the Ethernet connector located to the left of the phone jack as this may damage your notebook.

2Plug one end of the phone cable into the phone jack, under the phone jack cover. Make sure you insert the phone cable from the rear of the computer and that the modular jack clicks into place.

3Plug the other end into the wall jack.

Plugging Phone Cable into Phone Jack

Phone Jack

Phone Cable (optional)

Your notebook does not work with party lines, cannot be connected to a coin-operated telephone, and may not work with multiple phone lines or a private branch exchange (PBX). Some of these connections might result in excess electrical current and could cause a malfunction in the internal modem.

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