User's Guide

Table Of Contents
Table of contents
1 Starting right ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Visit the HP Apps Store ........................................................................................................................ 1
Best practices ....................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources .............................................................................................................................. 2
2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 4
Locating hardware ................................................................................................................................ 4
Locating software ................................................................................................................................. 4
Identifying components ........................................................................................................................ 5
Using the action keys ......................................................................................................................... 11
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 12
3 Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 14
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 14
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 14
Wireless button ................................................................................................. 14
Operating system controls ................................................................................ 15
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................................... 15
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................ 16
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 16
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select models only) ............................................................... 16
Sharing data and drives and accessing software ............................................................................... 17
Sharing media and data across your home group network (select models only) ............................... 17
4 Enjoying entertainment features ..................................................................................................................... 19
Using a webcam (select models only) ................................................................................................ 19
Using audio ........................................................................................................................................ 19
Connecting speakers ......................................................................................................... 19
Connecting headphones .................................................................................................... 19
Connecting a microphone .................................................................................................. 20
Connecting headsets ......................................................................................................... 20
Using Beats Audio (select models only) ............................................................................ 20
Accessing Beats Audio Control Panel ............................................................... 20
Enabling and disabling Beats Audio .................................................................. 20
Using video ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Connecting video devices by using a VGA cable (select models only) ............................. 21
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