6
Power
Power control and light locations
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34
Shutting down the computer
...............................................................................................................
35
Setting power options
.........................................................................................................................
36
Using power-saving states
.................................................................................................
36
Initiating and exiting Standby
............................................................................
36
Using the power meter
.......................................................................................................
36
Setting password protection upon exiting Standby
............................................................
37
Using battery power
...........................................................................................................................
37
Displaying the remaining battery charge
...........................................................................
38
Inserting or removing the battery
.......................................................................................
38
Charging a battery
.............................................................................................................
39
Managing low battery levels
..............................................................................................
40
Identifying low battery levels
.............................................................................
40
Resolving a low battery level
.............................................................................
40
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
.......
40
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available
...........................................................................................
40
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available
...........................................................................................
40
Conserving battery power
..................................................................................................
40
Storing a battery
................................................................................................................
41
Disposing of a used battery
...............................................................................................
41
Using external AC power
....................................................................................................................
41
Connecting the AC adapter
...............................................................................................
42
7
Multimedia
Using multimedia hardware
................................................................................................................
43
Using the audio features
....................................................................................................
43
Using the audio-in (microphone) jack
................................................................
44
Using the audio-out (headphone) jack
..............................................................
44
Adjusting the volume
.........................................................................................
44
Using the video features
....................................................................................................
45
Using the external monitor port
.........................................................................
45
Using the HDMI port
..........................................................................................
45
Using multimedia software
.................................................................................................................
46
Opening preinstalled multimedia software
.........................................................................
46
Using multimedia software
.................................................................................................
46
Preventing playback disruptions
........................................................................................
47
Changing DVD region settings
..........................................................................................
47
Observing the copyright warning
.......................................................................................
47
8
Wireless
About integrated wireless devices
......................................................................................................
48
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