User Guide

Table of contents
1 Starting right ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Best practices ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources ................................................................................................................................................. 2
2 Getting to know your computer ...................................................................................................................... 4
Locating hardware ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Locating software .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Right side ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Left side ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Rear ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Keyboard area ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Lights ................................................................................................................................................. 10
Button ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Special keys ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Action keys ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Labels ................................................................................................................................................................... 16
3 Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 17
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................................... 17
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................................................... 17
Airplane mode key .......................................................................................................... 17
Operating system controls ............................................................................................. 17
Connecting to a WLAN ....................................................................................................................... 18
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select products only) .......................................................................... 19
Using GPS (select products only) ...................................................................................................... 19
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select products only) ................................................................. 19
Connecting Bluetooth devices ........................................................................................ 20
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select products only) ............................................................................. 20
Connecting to your mobile device (select products only) ................................................................................... 20
4 Enjoying entertainment features .................................................................................................................. 22
Using the camera ................................................................................................................................................. 22
Using audio .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
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