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
Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Keyboard area ........................................................................................................................................................  9
TouchPad .............................................................................................................................................  9
Lights ................................................................................................................................................. 10
Speakers ............................................................................................................................................  11
Special keys .......................................................................................................................................  12
Action keys ........................................................................................................................................  13
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 ........................................................................................  20
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select products only) ............................................................................. 20
4  Enjoying entertainment features ..................................................................................................................  21
Using the camera ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Using audio ..........................................................................................................................................................  21
Connecting speakers .........................................................................................................................  21
Connecting headphones .................................................................................................................... 21
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