Search engines will do a lot better job of combing through the depths of of a manufacturer’s site than you. If the instruction manuals section isn’t immediately apparent on the website, it’s time to turn to a web search. You can also try searching the support center or chatting with a customer representative if you’re able.
Visit their site, go to any “Support” or “Customer Care” sections, and see if there’s an option somewhere for downloading manuals. Most of the time, the easiest place to find instruction manuals is from the manufacturer’s website.
Once you know what you device actually own, you can start looking for the manual online. You might have to dig deep into the search results, but you should hopefully be able to find out what you own by comparing the images from Google to the device in your home. If all else fails, you can try a web search using the brand name and some descriptive words-something like “Samsung large silver fridge”. For manufacturers that produce hundreds of different products, though, finding the right manual can be a monk-like exercise in patience. For manufacturers who just make a few devices-like Nintendo-the process is straightforward enough. They often get buried deep in the bowels of company websites. The biggest issue you’ll face is simply tracking down the right instructions. For example, I was able to find the instruction booklet for the Game Boy Advance which came out in 2001. Sure, you probably won’t find the instructions for your old cathode ray TV from the 70s, but the manuals for a lot of stuff from the early-2000s are out there. You’ll even find manuals for lots of older devices. You just have to find them.ĭevice manufacturers often release manuals through their websites-sometimes readable online, sometimes downloadable as a PDF. Fortunately, you don’t need to send in for a replacement-many of those manuals are available online.
Maybe they’re lying in a drawer somewhere or long ago ended up in a recycling bin.
The odds are you’ve lost some instruction manuals over the years.
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