Contents
User’s guide
USA
Table of contents
Using the internet
Getting help
Working with sound, pictures, and video
Taking care of your pc
Index
Finding answers to commonly asked questions
Ac power safety warnings
Safety information
Putting your pc together
Setting up your pc
Safety and comfort
Pc back
Computer safety warning
Serial
Connector Symbol Description
Pc front
Other ways to connect
Connecting the modem
Upgrading your 56k modem
Setting up the ethernet connection
Turning on your pc for the first time
Registering your pc
Turning off the pc
Click Turn Off
Standby mode
Hibernation mode
Click Turn Off Computer Click Stand By
Click Turn Off Computer
Automatic standby or hibernation
Making recovery cds/dvds
Installing software and hardware devices
Hp products work better together
Beginning to use your software
Learning the basics
Using the desktop
Using the start menu
Icon Opens Use it to
Click HP Instant Support Click Request Help
Using hp organize software
Learning to use your pc
Choose Help and Support Choose HP Pavilion PC Help
Using the all programs menu
Organizing your all programs list
Choose All Programs
Using the mouse
Using pc help & tools
Choose All Programs Choose PC Help & Tools
Panning
Autoscrolling
About your keyboard
Using the keyboard
Switching mouse button functions
Changing mouse pointer speed
Internet keyboard
Standard keyboard
Wireless keyboard set
Standard keyboard features
Alphanumeric keys
Function keys
Edit keys
Arrow keys
Icon Name Description
Keyboard indicators
Numeric keys
Special keyboard buttons
Music
Key Icon Feature Description
User
Photo
CD/DVD/MP3
Media control keys
Customizing the buttons
Adjusting the monitor
Using a printer
About the internet
Using the internet
Setting up your internet account
Using a browser
Searching the internet
Restricting internet content
Sending and receiving e-mail
If using outlook express
If your isp provides the e-mail program
Sending e-mail messages with outlook express
Receiving e-mail messages with outlook express
Getting help
Help and support center
Instant support
Using updates from hp
Getting messages
Turning off messages
Upgrading and servicing the pc
Resolving problems
Warranty & support guide
Re-enabling messages
Online guides
Web sites about your pc
Microsoft windows xp operating system
Working with sound, pictures, and video
Using speakers
Connecting a multi-channel speaker system to your pc
Adjusting speaker volume
Configuring the multi-channel sound manager
Configuring multi-channel audio output for the dvd player
Connect speaker plugs for To PC Connector Icon Speaker Mode
Using a microphone
Using the microphone with multi-channel audio
Adjusting microphone volume
Working with digital images
Using hp image zone
Projects in Help
Tab or button Description
Card Slot Reader
Using the 7-in-1 memory card reader
About the 7-in-1 memory card reader
Special note about the safely remove hardware utility
Card Insert Into 4-slot reader
Slot memory card reader
Drive What it does
Using your cd, dvd, and diskette drives
Your drive options
Card Insert Into 2-slot reader
Inserting and removing cds and dvds
Handling cds/dvds
Using the combo drive
Using the diskette floppy drive
Playing cds and dvds
Playing music cds with musicmatch jukebox
Playing cds and dvds with windows media player
Playing dvd movies with the intervideo windvd player
Choose InterVideo WinDVD Player Click InterVideo WinDVD
Dvd terms
Click InterVideo WinDVD Player
Using country/region codes
Creating burning cds with recordnow
Getting started with recordnow
Choose All Programs Choose CD DVD Recorder
Data Disc Exact Copy Erase Disc
Creating a music cd
Creating a data cd
Audio CD for Car or Home CD Player Exact Copy Jukebox CD
Creating burning data cds using windows xp program
Creating burning music cds with windows media player
Click Copy to CD or Device
Creating burning dvds using the dvd writer drive
Using a tv as a monitor
Cables you may need
Connecting to a tv set
Viewing the pc image on your tv screen
Using your multi-storage bay
Disconnecting the tv
Disabling the tv option
Docking a peripheral device
Storing cds, dvds, or memory
Placing a peripheral device on the multi-storage bay top
Using the optional camera station pc top
Writer Hp dvd Bay expansion
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Protecting your pc from power surges
Using virus protection programs
Taking care of your pc
Unavailable hard disk drive space
Increasing available hard disk drive space
Double-clickDisk Management Local
Uninstalling programs
Emptying the recycle bin
Viewing the amount of used and free disk space
Click My Computer
Cleaning up your hard disk drive
Removing desktop icons
Click Control Panel
Troubleshooting
Devices
Symptom Problem Solution
Audio
Click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, if it is
Click Performance and Maintenance, if it is
Cd-rom, cd-rw, dvd-rom, or dvd writer drive
Manager button
Diskette floppy drive select models only
Display monitor
Hardware installation
Hard disk drive
End Task
Hardware tab
Click Start and choose Control Panel
Internet access
Keyboard and mouse
Memory
Multi-storage bay
Click Turn Off Computer
State. Refer to the Upgrading and Servicing Guide for
Power
Miscellaneous
Battery. See the Upgrading and Servicing Guide for
Using application recovery and system recovery
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System
Creating recovery cds/dvds
To run the recovery cd-dvd creator program
Using recovery cd-dvd creator
Recovery program
Using the recovery tools cd
System restore
To create or to start the recovery tools cd
To start application recovery
Application recovery
To start system restore
Choose All Programs Choose Accessories Choose System Tools
Starting system recovery if the pc is responding
System recovery
Starting system recovery if the pc is not responding
System recovery using recovery discs
Starting system recovery using recovery discs
To run system recovery program using recovery discs
CD/DVD
Index
DVD
Manuals, online, 40 memory card reader card types
Microphone, 45 RecordNow!, using
Speakers, 41 multi-channel