Resolving a low battery level
.............................................................................
22
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
.......
22
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available
...........................................................................................
22
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available
...........................................................................................
22
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation
.......................................................................................
22
Calibrating a battery
...........................................................................................................
22
Step 1: Fully charge the battery
........................................................................
22
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Standby
.........................................................
23
Step 3: Discharge the battery
............................................................................
23
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery
.....................................................................
24
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Standby
......................................................
24
Conserving battery power
..................................................................................................
24
Storing a battery
................................................................................................................
24
Disposing of a used battery
...............................................................................................
25
Shutting down the computer
...............................................................................................................
25
4
Internet
Connecting to a wired network
...........................................................................................................
27
Connecting to a wireless network
.......................................................................................................
28
Using wireless devices
......................................................................................................
28
Identifying wireless and network icons
..............................................................
28
Using the wireless controls
...............................................................................
29
Using the wireless action key
............................................................................
29
Using HP Connection Manager software (select models only)
.........................
29
Using HP Wireless Assistant software (select models only)
.............................
30
Using operating system controls
.......................................................................
30
Using a WLAN
...................................................................................................................
31
Setting up a WLAN
............................................................................................
31
Protecting your WLAN
.......................................................................................
31
Connecting to a WLAN
......................................................................................
32
Roaming to another network
.............................................................................
33
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only)
.............................................................................
34
Inserting a SIM
...................................................................................................................
34
Removing a SIM
................................................................................................................
35
Using GPS (select models only)
.........................................................................................................
37
Using HP Navigator software (select models only)
............................................................................
38
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only)
......................................................................
39
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing
.......................................................................................
40
5
Multimedia
Multimedia features
............................................................................................................................
41
Identifying your multimedia components
...........................................................................
41
Adjusting the volume
.........................................................................................................
43
Using the media activity action keys
..................................................................................................
44
Multimedia software
...........................................................................................................................
44
Using other preinstalled multimedia software
....................................................................
45
Installing multimedia software from the Internet
................................................................
45
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