Sony PCG-R505JSP Manual

You may connect your notebook to the docking station as long as it is not in 
power saving mode, i.e., Standby or Hibernate. Connecting the notebook while it 
is in power saving mode may result in data loss or a computer malfunction. Note 
the following before connecting your notebook to the docking station:

❑

Disconnect the VGA, USB, AC, and Ethernet devices from your notebook. 
Leaving these devices connected while you connect the docking station 
could damage them.

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Ensure that the battery is installed. If you install a charged battery, you can 
connect the docking station while the notebook is on.

Follow the procedure below to connect your notebook to the docking station:

Plug one end of the AC adapter cable into the DC In port of the docking 
station and the other end into an AC outlet. The LED of the DC In port 
switches on.

Holding the notebook with the front side facing you, insert the two holes on 
the front of the notebook into the two corresponding latches protruding from 
the front side of the docking station.