User Guide

Table of contents
1 Getting started ............................................................................................................................................. 1
Best practices ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources ................................................................................................................................................. 2
2 Getting to know your computer ...................................................................................................................... 3
Locating hardware ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Locating software .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Right side ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Left side ................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Low blue light mode (select products only) ........................................................................................ 6
Keyboard area ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Touchpad ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Touchpad settings ............................................................................................................. 8
Lights ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Button, vent, and speakers ............................................................................................................... 10
Special keys ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Action keys ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Labels ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
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 ........................................................................................ 19
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select products only) ............................................................................. 20
4 Enjoying entertainment features .................................................................................................................. 21
Using the camera ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Using audio .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
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