User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Features
- Pointing devices and keyboard
- Using pointing devices
- Using the keyboard
- Using hotkeys
- Initiating Suspend
- Opening the Print Options window
- Displaying battery status
- Switching the screen image
- Opening the default e-mail application
- Opening the default Web browser
- Decreasing screen brightness
- Increasing screen brightness
- Turning wireless features on and off
- Muting and restoring speaker sound
- Decreasing speaker volume
- Increasing speaker volume
- Using hotkeys
- Using keypads
- Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard
- Multimedia
- Power management
- Setting power options
- Using external AC power
- Using battery power
- Testing an AC adapter
- Shutting down the computer
- Drives
- External devices
- External media cards
- Memory modules
- Security
- Computer Setup
- Index
Using keypads .................................................................................................................................... 17
Using the embedded numeric keypad ............................................................................... 18
Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad .................................... 18
Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad ............................. 18
Using an optional external numeric keypad ....................................................................... 18
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard ............................................................................................... 18
3 Multimedia ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................ 20
Identifying your multimedia components ........................................................................... 20
Adjusting the volume ......................................................................................................... 21
Multimedia software ........................................................................................................................... 22
Accessing your preinstalled multimedia software .............................................................. 22
Installing multimedia software from a disc ......................................................................... 22
Audio .................................................................................................................................................. 22
Connecting external audio devices .................................................................................... 22
Checking your audio functions ........................................................................................... 23
Connecting an HDMI device ............................................................................................................... 23
Video .................................................................................................................................................. 24
Connecting an external monitor or projector ...................................................................... 24
External optical drive (purchased separately) .................................................................................... 25
Playing music ..................................................................................................................... 25
Removing an optical disc (CD or DVD) ............................................................................. 26
Webcam (select models only) ............................................................................................................ 27
4 Power management ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................... 28
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 28
Initiating and exiting Suspend ........................................................................... 28
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ....................................................................... 28
Using the Power icon ......................................................................................................... 29
Using power management ................................................................................................. 29
Viewing the current power management settings ............................................. 29
Changing the current power management settings .......................................... 29
Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 29
Connecting the AC adapter ............................................................................................... 30
Using battery power ........................................................................................................................... 30
Inserting or removing the battery ....................................................................................... 31
Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 32
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................................... 33
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 33
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 33
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 33
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