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 status 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 ..............................................................

30

Using a WLAN ...................................................................................................................

30

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 Bluetooth wireless devices .......................................................................................................

37

Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing .......................................................................................

38

5 Multimedia

 

Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................

39

Identifying your multimedia components ...........................................................................

39

Adjusting the volume .........................................................................................................

41

Using the media activity action keys ..................................................................................................

43

Multimedia software ...........................................................................................................................

43

Using other preinstalled multimedia software ....................................................................

44

Installing multimedia software from the Internet ................................................................

44

Audio ..................................................................................................................................................

45

Connecting external audio devices ....................................................................................

45

Checking your audio functions ...........................................................................................

45

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