6 Power

 

Power control and light locations ........................................................................................................

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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