User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Starting right
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Using a webcam (select models only)
- Using audio
- Using video
- Navigating the screen
- Managing power
- Initiating and exiting Sleep and Hibernation
- 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 Setup Utility (BIOS)
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Index
Table of contents
1 Starting right
...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Visit the HP Apps Store
........................................................................................................................ 1
Best practices ....................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources .............................................................................................................................. 2
2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 4
Locating hardware ................................................................................................................................ 4
Locating software ................................................................................................................................. 4
Identifying components ........................................................................................................................ 5
Using the action keys
......................................................................................................................... 11
Labels .................................................................................................................................................
12
3 Connecting to a network .................................................................................................................................
14
Connecting to a wireless network .......................................................................................................
14
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................
14
Wireless button ................................................................................................. 14
Operating system controls ................................................................................ 15
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................................... 15
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................
16
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) .....................................................
16
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select models only) ............................................................... 16
Sharing data and drives and accessing software ...............................................................................
17
Sharing media and data across your home group network (select models only) ............................... 17
4 Enjoying entertainment features .....................................................................................................................
19
Using a webcam (select models only) ................................................................................................ 19
Using audio ........................................................................................................................................
19
Connecting speakers .........................................................................................................
19
Connecting headphones ....................................................................................................
19
Connecting a microphone .................................................................................................. 20
Connecting headsets ......................................................................................................... 20
Using Beats Audio (select models only) ............................................................................ 20
Accessing Beats Audio Control Panel ............................................................... 20
Enabling and disabling Beats Audio .................................................................. 20
Using video ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Connecting video devices by using a VGA cable (select models only) ............................. 21
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