User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Getting information
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Using the camera
- Using audio
- Using video
- Connecting a DisplayPort device using a USB Type-C cable (select products only)
- Connecting a Thunderbolt device using a USB Type-C cable (select products only)
- Connecting video devices by using a VGA cable (select products only)
- Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only)
- Connecting digital display devices using a Dual-Mode DisplayPort cable (select products only)
- Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only)
- Using data transfer
- Navigating the screen
- Maintaining your computer
- Securing your computer and information
- Troubleshooting
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Electrostatic discharge
- Accessibility
- Support information
- Index

Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only)
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 cycle through four display states:
● PC screen only: View the screen image on the computer only.
● Duplicate: View the screen image simultaneously on both the computer and the external device.
● Extend: View the screen image extended across both the computer and the external device.
● 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. Select the Start button, select the Settings icon , and then select
System. Under Display, select the appropriate resolution, and then select Keep changes.
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
Sounds.
2. On the Playback tab, select the name of the digital output device.
3. Select Set Default, and then select OK.
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