User guide
Table Of Contents
- Starting right
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Navigating the screen
- Managing power
- Initiating Sleep and Hibernation
- Using the power meter and power settings
- Running on battery power
- Running on external AC power
- HP CoolSense
- Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only)
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Hybrid Graphics and AMD Dual Graphics (select models only)
- Maintaining your computer
- Securing your computer and information
- Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
4 Enjoying entertainment features ..................................................................................................................... 20
Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................ 20
Using the webcam .............................................................................................................................. 21
Using audio ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Connecting speakers ......................................................................................................... 22
Connecting headphones and microphones ....................................................................... 22
Using Beats Audio ............................................................................................................. 22
Accessing Beats Audio Control Panel ............................................................... 22
Enabling and disabling Beats Audio .................................................................. 22
Testing your audio features ............................................................................................... 22
Using video ......................................................................................................................................... 23
Connecting video devices by using an HDMI cable ........................................................... 23
Setting up HDMI audio ...................................................................................... 24
Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select AMD
models only) ...................................................................................................................... 24
Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select Intel
models only) ...................................................................................................................... 24
5 Navigating the screen ..................................................................................................................................... 26
Using the TouchPad and gestures ..................................................................................................... 26
Tapping .............................................................................................................................. 27
Scrolling ............................................................................................................................. 28
2-finger pinch zoom ........................................................................................................... 29
2-finger click ....................................................................................................................... 30
Rotating (select models only) ............................................................................................ 31
Edge swipes ...................................................................................................................... 32
Display and select a charm ............................................................................... 32
Display the Customize icon ............................................................................... 33
Switch between open apps ............................................................................... 34
Using touch screen gestures (select models only) ............................................................................. 34
One-finger slide ................................................................................................................. 34
Tapping .............................................................................................................................. 36
Scrolling ............................................................................................................................. 36
2-finger pinch zoom ........................................................................................................... 37
Rotating (select models only) ............................................................................................ 37
Edge swipes ...................................................................................................................... 38
Right-edge swipe .............................................................................................. 38
Left-edge swipe ................................................................................................. 38
Top-edge swipe and bottom-edge swipe .......................................................... 39
Using the keyboard and mouse .......................................................................................................... 39
Using the keys ................................................................................................................... 39
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