HP 14XL455 manual Battery Care, Using the Battery, Storing the Battery, Checking Battery Power

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Battery Care

When AC wall sockets are not available or convenient, the battery becomes the “life-line” of your Notebook. In this section you will become familiar with the following:

•Using the Battery

•Storing the Battery

•Recycling the Battery

If your Notebook contains a lithium ion battery pack. Improper handling of the battery pack may result in fire and chemical burns. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts, dispose of in water or fire, or expose to temperatures higher than

60°C (140 °F). Replace only with the Compaq battery pack specified for your Notebook.

For safety reasons when operating under AC Power, Compaq recommends that you keep a battery installed. This ensures that you have a charged battery when

you need it.

Using the Battery

Your Notebook allows you to use either AC power or battery power. If an AC wall socket is not available, you will want to use battery power. This section of “Caring for Your Battery” will help you to:

•Determine the amount of remaining battery power

•Determine what affects the length of battery operating time

Checking Battery Power

To determine the amount of remaining battery power, follow these steps:

1.Double-click the Battery Charge icon or the AC power icon located on the right side of the Windows taskbar.

2.Check the lights on your battery or status panel gauge, depending on what type of Notebook you have.

Storing the Battery

If you will not be using your Notebook for an extended period of time, you must take precautions to ensure that your battery is stored correctly.

7-2 CARING FOR YOUR BATTERY	PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC
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Contents Presario 3UHVDULR0RELOH,QWHUQHW3&6HULHV Page Contents Common Tasks Introduction Beyond Setup Guide Easy Setup PosterSafety and Comfort Guide Printed DocumentsPresario Operating System Manual Warranty CertificateGraphics SymbolsProtecting Your Notebook During an Electrical Storm SafetySeries Your At a Glance Front of Your Presario Common FeaturesInternet Zone Buttons and Lights Button Default Button Action DescriptionDVD or CD-RW drive are available on select models Function KeysStatus Display and CD/DVD/MP3 Controls Components on Right Side Left and Right PanelsComponents on Left Side Components on Back Back PanelComponents on Underside UndersideUsing Your Plugging and Unplugging AC Power Power onDo’s Don’tsTurning Your Notebook On and Off Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?Power Button Functionality Inserting the Battery Using Battery PowerCharging the Battery TouchPad Using the TouchPad Instead of a MouseLeft-Click Right-ClickSeries Click Stop when you have finished recording Tapping and Double-Tapping Edge Motion Display Options Changing ResolutionAdjusting Brightness Reprogramming Internet Zone Buttons Internet Zone ButtonsSeries Identifying Your Storage Drives Using the External USB Diskette DriveStorage Drives Power-On Password Using the Security SlotSetting the Password SecurityMove to Set Supervisor Password. Press the Enter key Removing the Password Personalizing Your Notebook OptionsCommon Tasks TV-Out Connection Connecting and Enabling TV-OutSelect a Display Device Select a Multi-monitor Device Adjusting the Television ScreenSwitching Between Displays Anti-Virus Software Using Anti-Virus SoftwareRemoving a Virus Recognizing a Computer VirusAdding and Removing Software Installing Software from a CDInstalling a Downloaded Program File Attaching Hardware Devices Series Using the CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc Insert and Remove DiscsRemoving a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc Playing Audio CDs Using the Digital Audio ZoneAudio Files Audio CDs, Video Discs Series Disabling the Self-Starting Feature Playing Non-DVD Video Discs DVDs Using the DVD PlayerButton Title Description On-Screen ControlsStop PauseContent Is available only when the content allowsAudio track Changes the playing audio track to audioSetting the Play Features Playing a DVD Film on a TV Setting Up Your Video and AudioIdentifying Your Region Setting Using Regionalized DVDsSelecting Your Region Setting Zooming the View Showing and Hiding the DVD PanelInstalling Adaptec Easy CD Creator Installing Adaptec Easy CD CreatorCD-RW Basics Easy CD Creator and Direct CDCreating Audio CDs Using Adaptec Easy CD CreatorCreating Data CDs DirectCD CD Copier Jewel Case CreatorPreventing Buffer Underrun Errors Accessing Easy CD Creator User Information Series Let’s Go Surfing Basic Concepts What is the Internet?Presario Mobile Internet PC LET’S GO Surfing World Wide Web What is the World Wide Web?Web Sites and Web Pages HyperlinksInternet Address Web ServersSurfing the Web Search Engine Internet Service ProviderModem Mail Browsers What is a Browser?Using Microsoft Internet Explorer Series Choosing a Search Engine Search EnginesUsing a Search Engine Searching on the Web Conclusion Accessing Files from the Internet14 LET’S GO Surfing Caring for Using the Battery Battery CareStoring the Battery Checking Battery PowerRecycling the Battery Calibrating the Battery Battery CalibrationFrom the Running on batteries column Purchasing Spare or Extra Batteries Maximizing Battery Operating TimeBattery Charging Time Connect the AC Adapter Fixing a Low-Battery ConditionSuspend Your Work Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged OneWhat is Power Management? Power ManagementUnderstanding Power Management Saving EnergyIf you want to … Then … Result/Indicators Starting and Ending Power ModesShutdown, then Standby Shutdown, then HibernateService Support Cleaning the Keyboard Preventive MaintenanceCleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the Display ScreenCaring for Your Presario Notebook Using Backup Devices Backup UtilitiesUsing ScanDisk Hard Disk ErrorsUsing Disk Cleanup Defragmenting Your Hard Disk Deleting Stored FilesDeleting Unnecessary Files Hard Disk Space ManagementChecking the Hard Disk Space Using the Recycle Bin System Support Compaq DiagnosticsTypes of Tests Tab DescriptionSelect Interactive mode or Unattended mode Testing EquipmentSystem Record How Does It Work? Compaq Service ConnectionTurning Compaq Service Connection On and Off Privacy and Data Security Internet Support Solutions Helpful Hints Basic SolutionsFinding Solutions Quickly General Questions Frequently Asked QuestionsPresario Notebook Operating System Manual for My display monitor is blank. What should I do? How can I change the display settings on my Notebook?Display Questions There is no sound coming from my Notebook What’s wrong? Questions about SoundQuestions about Films How do I know how much battery power I have?Questions about Peripherals DVD film is too dim or too bright. What should I do?Error Messages Questions about UpgradesCan I download upgrades from the Compaq Internet site? Where do I get information about memory upgrades?Receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong? Audio and Video Solutions TablesVideo or Display Symptom Problem SolutionBattery Symptom Problem Solution Battery and PowerCont’d Warranty Statement for Power Symptom Problem SolutionCTRL+ALT+DEL keys Mass Storage CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem SolutionDiskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution Format My Computer G iconFloppy a drive Use another diskette or Hard Drive Symptom Problem Solution Games and Internet Games Symptom Problem SolutionInternet Symptom Problem Solution If no dial tone is Verify that all telephone Found, another Click Shut Down … Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionKeyboard and TouchPad Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionSettings Memory and PC Card Memory Symptom Problem SolutionPC Cards Symptom Problem Solution Glossary GLOSSARY-2 Desktop See Windows desktop Directory See folder Floppy disk See diskette GLOSSARY-6 Link See hyperlink ExplorerKeyboard that GLOSSARY-8 Presario Mobile Internet PC GLOSSARY-9 See also microprocessor GLOSSARY-11 GLOSSARY-12 Taskbar See Windows taskbar Svga super video graphics arrayWeb See World Wide Web Video phone See Internet phoneGLOSSARY-15 GLOSSARY-16 Index INDEX-2 INDEX-3 INDEX-4 INDEX-5 INDEX-6 INDEX-7 URL

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