Users Guide

1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 6
Finding Information................................................................................................................................................................6
Documents Shipped with Your Computer and Available Online......................................................................................9
Product Information.............................................................................................................................................................10
My Dell Support Center.......................................................................................................................................................10
2 Using The Battery....................................................................................................................... 11
Checking the Battery Charge..............................................................................................................................................11
Dell Battery Information Utility........................................................................................................................................... 12
Conserving Battery Power..................................................................................................................................................12
Storing a Battery.................................................................................................................................................................. 12
3 Using the Display........................................................................................................................ 13
Switching the Image From Computer Display to a Projector.........................................................................................13
Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper on the Screen: Setting Display Resolution and Refresh Rate... 13
Using the Ambient-Light Sensor........................................................................................................................................ 14
4 Playing Multimedia..................................................................................................................... 15
5 Connecting to a Network.............................................................................................................16
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Setting Up Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)................................................... 17
Connecting to a WLAN........................................................................................................................................................17
Dell QuickSet Utilities/Dell ControlPoint........................................................................................................................... 18
Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)....................................................................................... 18
6 Connect to a Device.................................................................................................................... 19
Connecting the Computer to a Television (TV)...............................................................................................................19
Enabling the Display Settings for a Television (TV).........................................................................................................19
Using An External Monitor................................................................................................................................................. 20
Using an External Monitor as Your Primary Display: Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays............................ 20
Setting Up Your Printer...................................................................................................................................................... 20
Wireless Printing...................................................................................................................................................................21
Connecting a device using Bluetooth............................................................................................................................... 22
7 Drives and Ports.........................................................................................................................23
DisplayPorts / Mini-DisplayPorts.......................................................................................................................................23
Audio Connectors................................................................................................................................................................23
eSATA Connector................................................................................................................................................................24
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).................................................................................................................. 24
Network Connectors...........................................................................................................................................................24
IEEE 1394..............................................................................................................................................................................25
Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format (S/PDIF)............................................................................................................. 25
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