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Basics

This section introduces the basic operations of your PS Vita system and gives hints about how to get the most from your PS Vita system.

Hardware part names Types of card media Ch arging Turning your PS Vita system on and off Touch operations, and sensing orientation and motion

Basic operations Controlling with buttons on the system Using the screens Starting and closing applications Displaying softw are manuals Cust omizing the home screen Entering text Connecting to the Internet Muting the audio Adjusting the brightness of the screen Taki ng a screenshot Us ing menus Using parental controls

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Hardware part names

L button

Directional buttons

Screen (touchscreen)

Top Side

PS Vita card slot / Vita card access indicator VOL + button / VOL - button

Front Side

Power Button / Power indicator

Front camera

R button

△button / ○button/

×button / □button

Left stick

Left speaker

PS button

Strap holder

Right stick

Right speaker

Start button

Select button

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Rear touch pad

Rear camera

Rear Side

USB port

Microphone

Bottom Side

Memory card slot

Headset jack

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Types of card media

Your PS Vita system uses the following types of card media:

Memory card

The memory card is designed specifically for t he PS Vita system. Your system stores games downloaded from PlayStation®Store, as well as saved data and add-on data for games, on the memory card. You can also save content such as photos and music on the memory card.

You cannot use Memory Stick™ media such as the Memory Stick M icro™ ( M 2™) on your PS Vita system.

Insert or remove the memory card only when the power is off. Inserting or removing the memory card while the power is on, including when your syst em is in st andby mode, can cause data corruption or loss.

After you sign up for Sony Entertainment Network from your PS Vita system, memory cards that you insert are linked to your account. You can only use the memory cards in PS Vita systems to which the same a c c ount is linke d.

PlayStation®Vita card

The PS Vita card is designed specifically for st oring PlayStation®Vita for mat sof t ware (games and other applications) for use on your PS Vita system. For some games, the PS Vita card can also store saved data and add-on data. A region code is assigned to each PS Vita card according to the country or region in which the PS Vita card is sold.

You cannot use UMD™ (such as those used for games and videos) on your PS Vita system. Removing the PS Vita card or turning off the power when the PS Vita card access indicator is blinking

can cause data corr uption or loss.

SIM card (only f or 3G/Wi-Fi models)

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On 3G/Wi-Fi models, you need a SIM card to access a mobile network.

Insert or remove the SIM card only when the power is off. Inserting or removing the SIM card while the power is on, including when your system is in standby mode, can cause data cor r uption or loss.

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Charging

To charge your PS Vita system, connect it to an electrical outlet as shown below using the included USB cable, AC adaptor and AC power cor d. While your system is charging, the remaining battery charge is show n on the info bar as (Charging). Also, while the system is charging when the system is in standby mode or it is turned off completely, the PS button lights up orange. When charging is complete, the light in the PS button goes out.

A )

USB cable

B )

AC adaptor

C )

AC pow e r c o rd Plug the power cord into the power outlet last, after making all of the other connections.

Use an electrical out let t hat is easily accessible, so the AC power cor d can be unplugged quickly if the need arises.

Charge your system in an environment w here the ambient temperat ure is between 10 °C and 30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F). In environments outside of this range, charging can be inefficient and might lead to decreased batter y life.

When the PS button blinks orange during charging, the battery charge is too low to turn on your PS Vita system. Wait until the PS button stops blinking and lights up orange before turning on your system.

You can also charge your system by connecting it t o a USB device such as a computer using the USB cable. When charging your system using a USB device, turn off your system. You cannot charge your system when it is in standby mode. To completely power off the system, press and hold the power button for two seconds, and then tap [Pow er O f f ] on the screen that appear s.

Approximat e char ging t ime

The follow ing table gives the approximate charging time f or your PS Vita system when the battery has no remaining char ge .

Charging using the AC adaptor Approximately 2 hours, 40 minutes

Charging your PS Vita system while using it or while the system is in st andby mode can increase the

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charging time.

Approximat e dur at ion of cont inuous use

The durations in the table assume that the screen brightness is set to the default setting, the Bluetooth® feature is not being used, and headphones are being used.

Playing games

*1 Approximately 3-5 hours

Playing videos Approximately 5 hours Playing music

When the network features are not being used.

When the system ent ers st andby mode during music playback, and music continues playing.

*2 Approximately 9 hours

Battery duration may vary depending on the screen brightness, how network features (mobile network/WiFi/Bluetoot h®) ar e being used, and the type of content being played.

Battery life

The bat t er y in your PS Vita system has a limited life. Over an ext ended period of time, a gradual decrease occurs in t he duration of continuous use. I f you experience a dramatic decrease in the duration of continuous use, contact

customer support in your country or region.

Battery life varies depending on how you use your PS Vita system and the environment in which the system is used and stored.

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Turning your PS Vita system on and off

Turning the power on

Press the power button for two seconds. When the system is turned on, the PS button lights up blue.

When turning on your PS Vita system for the first time, press and hold the power button for five seconds.

If your system does not turn on even when you press and hold the power button, the battery charge might be too low to turn on the system. Use the AC adaptor to charge your system, and then try turning on the system again.

Putting your sys t em into st andby mode

You can put your system into standby mode by pressing the power button. When the power button is pressed, the screen (touchscreen) is turned off, the PS button blinks in blue, and the system enters standby mode. To exit st andby mode, press the power button or the PS button.

When your system is in standby mode, Wi-Fi and mobile netw ork ing remain enabled. The PS butt on blinks slowly in blue when there are new notifications, such as those generated when messages arr ive.

With the default setting, when your system is idle for three minutes, it automatically enters standby mode. How ever, your syst em does not enter standby mode automatically in some cases, depending on the status of the applicat ion. For example, when you ar e viewing a slideshow or video, your system does not enter st andby mode.

When your PS Vita system is in either of the following states while it is in standby mode, the PS button either lights up blue or blinks in blue:

Applications or features for which the auto-start setting is enabled have started automatically. Power is being supplied to the system by a USB device such as a computer.

Turning the power off completely

Press and hold the power button for two seconds and then tap [Power Off] on the screen that appears.

When your PS Vita system is not operating correctly

If you cannot turn off your PS Vita system or the system is not operating correctly, you might be able to solve the problem by using safe mode. Safe mode is a start-up mode for your PS Vita system, in which only a few system functions are available for solving problems. To start your PS Vita system in safe mode, press and hold the power button until the safe mode menu appears. In safe mode, use your PS Vita system's buttons to operate the menu.

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When the PS Vita system does not start in safe mode even after you keep pressing the power button for more than 30 seconds, the battery charge might be too low to turn on the system. In this case, charge your PS Vita system using the included AC adaptor.

Auto Standby Auto-Start Settings USB Power Supply Screen Lock

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