Compaq nc6400 Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista
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Pointing Devices and Keyboard User Guide - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 2
© Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Windows is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 3
+esc 6 Initiating Sleep (fn+f3) ...6 Switch the screen image (fn+f4 8 Viewing battery charge information (fn+f8 8 Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f9 8 Increasing screen brightness (fn+f10 8 Activating the ambient light sensor (fn+f11 8 3 HP Quick Launch buttons Presentation button ...11 Info - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 4
4 Keypads Using the embedded numeric keypad 19 Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad 19 Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad 19 Using an external numeric keypad ...19 Enabling or disabling num lock mode as you work 19 Index ...20 iv ENWW - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 5
1 Pointing Devices The following chapter describes the use of the TouchPad and pointing devices. ENWW 1 - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 6
TouchPad* button Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen. Can be set to perform other mouse functions, such as scrolling, mouse. *This table describes factory settings. To view and change pointing device preferences, select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse. - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 7
Use Mouse Properties in Windows® to customize settings for pointing devices, such as button configuration, click speed, and pointer options. ENWW TouchPad 3 - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 8
items on the screen. (3) Right pointing stick button Functions like the right button on an external mouse. *This table describes factory settings. To view and change pointing device preferences, select to the system using the ports on an optional docking device. 4 Chapter 1 Pointing Devices ENWW - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 9
The following sections provide information on the keyboard features of the notebook. Hotkeys Hotkeys are combinations of the fn key (2) and either the esc key (1) or one of the function keys (3). The icons on the f3, f4, - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 10
displayed in decimal format. The BIOS date is sometimes called the system ROM version number. Initiating Sleep (fn+f3) Press fn+f3 to initiate Sleep. When Sleep is initiated, your information is stored in random access memory (RAM), the screen is cleared, and power is conserved. While the computer - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 11
, the computer initiates Hibernation and the information stored in RAM is saved to the hard drive. The factory setting for critical battery action is Hibernate, but this setting can be changed in advanced power settings. To exit Sleep, briefly press the power button. The function of the fn+f3 hotkey - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 12
by using an optional docking device. Viewing battery charge information (fn+f8) Press fn+f8 to display charge information for all installed batteries. The display indicates which batteries are charging and reports the amount of charge remaining in each battery. Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f9 - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 13
the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel. Component (1) Info Center button (2) Presentation button ENWW Description Launches Info Center, which enables you to open various software solutions file, or Web site, and simultaneously displays it on both the computer screen and on an external device. 9 - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 14
Component Description The presentation button can be reprogrammed to perform one of the following actions: ● Open the Q Menu or Info Center. ● Open an e-mail editor. ● Open a search box that allows you to search for a Web site. 10 Chapter 3 HP Quick Launch buttons ENWW - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 15
display setting. The image simultaneously displays on the computer screen and on an external device connected to one of the following: ● The external monitor port ● The S-Video-out jack on the rear panel ● Ports and jacks on an optional docking device If you choose not to use the presentation button - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 16
Info Center button for the first time, the Info Center opens, enabling you to open preset software solutions. If you choose not to use this factory setting for the Info Center button, you . ● Open a search box that allows you to search for a Web site. 12 Chapter 3 HP Quick Launch buttons ENWW - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 17
may not be supported by your computer. Use the HP Quick Launch buttons to ● Program the presentation button and the Info Center button, and change the settings for each button. ● Add, modify, and remove items on the Q Menu. ● Set preferences for tiling windows on the Windows desktop. ● Specify other - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 18
. 3. Click the Configure button. 4. In the box under Program to Start, type the name of the program, folder, or file, or the URL of the the Items to display on Q Menu list. Removing a Q Menu item To remove an item from the Q Menu: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Q - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 19
-for example, an item on a drive, network, or the Internet: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Q Menu tab. 2. Click Add. 3. In the Add New Menu Entry dialog box, you can add the item by typing or by browsing: ● To add the item using the keyboard, type a name for the item in - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 20
Menu tab. 2. Click the item you want to remove. 3. Click Remove. 4. To save your preferences and close the control panel, click Apply, and then click OK. Setting tiling preferences To set tiling preferences on the Windows desktop: 1. In the HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel, click the Quick Tile - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 21
the item. - or - To clear or disable a preference, clear the check box next to the item. NOTE For on-screen information about any item on the Preferences tab, click the Help button in the upper-right corner of the window, and then click the item. ENWW HP Quick Launch Buttons control panel 17 - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 22
4 Keypads The computer has an embedded numeric keypad and also supports an optional external numeric keypad or an optional external keyboard that includes a numeric keypad. Component (1) fn key (2) num lock light (3) num lk key (4) Embedded numeric keypad 18 Chapter 4 Keypads ENWW - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 23
keyboard functions. NOTE The embedded numeric keypad will not function while an external keyboard or numeric keypad is connected to the computer or to an optional docking device For example: ● When num lock is on, most keypad keys type numbers. ● When num lock is off, most keypad keys function like - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 24
9 Quick Launch Buttons software 13 TouchPad 2 C composite video 8 D display image, switching 6, 8 screen brightness hotkeys 6, 8 E external keyboard assignments 16 F fn key 5 function keys 5 H hotkeys activating ambient light sensor 6 ambient light sensor 8 battery charge information 6, 8 clearing - Compaq nc6400 | Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 25
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