HP Notebook Series User Manual

Contents
Hardware and Software Guide v
Using Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Identifying the Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Switching Between Battery and External Power. . . 3–17
Charging a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . 3–18
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
Calibrating a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–24
Battery Conservation Settings and Procedures . . . . 3–25
Replacing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–26
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–27
4 Multimedia
Using the Speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Using the Volume Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Connecting an External Audio Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Identifying the Audio Jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Using the Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Using the Headphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Connecting an S-Video Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Connecting the Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Connecting the Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Displaying a Video Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Changing the Color Television Format . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Using Multimedia Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Selecting Multimedia Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
InterVideo WinDVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11
Creating CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14
Creating DVDs Using InterVideo WinDVD
Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16

HP Notebook Series Specifications

General

Category	Laptop
Series	Notebook Series
Processor	Varies by model (e.g., Intel Core i3/i5/i7, AMD Ryzen)
RAM	Varies by model (e.g., 4GB, 8GB, 16GB)
Storage	Varies by model (e.g., 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD)
Display	14-inch to 17.3-inch HD or FHD (varies by model)
Operating System	Windows 10 or Windows 11 (varies by model)
Graphics	Integrated Intel or AMD Graphics or Discrete NVIDIA or AMD Graphics (varies by model)
Battery	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model