User manual
Table Of Contents
- Starting right
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Navigating the screen
- Managing power
- Initiating and exiting Sleep and Hibernation
- Using HP Fast Charge (select products only)
- Using the power meter and power settings
- Running on battery power
- Running on AC power
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Maintaining your computer
- Securing your computer and information
- Using passwords
- Using Windows Hello (select products only)
- Using Internet security software
- Installing software updates
- Using HP Touchpoint Manager (select products only)
- Securing your wireless network
- Backing up your software applications and information
- Using an optional security cable (select products only)
- Using Setup Utility (BIOS)
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable
NOTE: To connect an HDMI device to your computer, you need an HDMI cable, purchased separately.
To see the computer screen image on a high-denition TV or monitor, connect the high-denition device
according to the following instructions:
1. Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the computer.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the high-denition TV or monitor.
3. Press f4 to alternate the computer screen image between 4 display states:
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PC screen only: View the screen image on the computer only.
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Duplicate: View the screen image simultaneously on both the computer and the external device.
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Extend: View the screen image extended across both the computer and the external device.
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Second screen only: View the screen image on the external device only.
Each time you press f4, the display state changes.
NOTE: For best results, especially if you choose the "Extend" option, increase the screen resolution of
the external device, as follows. Type control panel in the taskbar search box, select Control Panel,
and then select Appearance and Personalization. Under Display, select Adjust resolution.
Setting up HDMI audio
HDMI is the only video interface that supports high-denition video and audio. After you connect an HDMI TV
to the computer, you can then turn on HDMI audio by following these steps:
1. Right-click the Speakers icon in the notication area, at the far right of the taskbar, and then select
Playback devices.
2. On the Playback tab, select the name of the digital output device.
3. Click Set Default, and then click OK.
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