User manual HP ENVY 14-1200EA GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] HP ENVY 14 Getting Started © Copyright 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. ATI Catalyst and ATI Eyefinity are a trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by Hewlett-Packard Company under license. [. . . ] As your network grows, additional wireless and wired computers can be connected to the network to access the Internet. ENWW Connecting to a wireless network 19 Configuring a wireless router For help in setting up a WLAN, refer to the information provided by your router manufacturer or your ISP. The Windows operating system also provides tools to help you set up a new wireless network. To use the Windows tools to set up your network, select Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Set up a new connection or network > Set up a new network. NOTE: It is recommended that you initially connect your new wireless computer to the router by using the network cable provided with the router. When the computer successfully connects to the Internet, you can disconnect the cable, and then access the Internet through your wireless network. Protecting your WLAN When you set up a WLAN or access an existing WLAN, always turn on security features to protect your network from unauthorized access. For information on protecting your WLAN, refer to the HP Notebook Reference Guide. 20 Chapter 3 Networking ENWW 4 Keyboard and pointing devices Using the keyboard Using the action keys Action keys are customized actions that are assigned to specific keys at the top of the keyboard. To use an action key, press and hold this key to activate the assigned action. NOTE: Depending on the program you are using, pressing fn and one of the action keys opens a specific shortcut menu within that application. NOTE: You can disable the action key feature in Setup Utility (BIOS) and revert back to pressing the fn key and one of the action keys to activate the assigned action. Icon Action Help and Support Description Opens Help and Support. Help and Support provides tutorials, answers to questions, and product updates. Screen brightness down Decreases the screen brightness level. Screen brightness up Increases the screen brightness level. ENWW Using the keyboard 21 Icon Action Switch screen image Description Switches the screen image among display devices connected to the system. For example, if a monitor is connected to the computer, this key alternates the screen image from computer display to monitor display to simultaneous display on both the computer and the monitor. Most external monitors receive video information from the computer using the external VGA video standard. The switch screen image key can also alternate images among other devices that are receiving video information from the computer. The computer supports multiple display outputs. When you press the switch screen image key, you can select from four different video outputs: Disconnect Projector mode Duplicate mode Extend mode Projector only mode Keyboard backlight Turns the keyboard backlight on and off. NOTE: The keyboard backlight is turned on at the factory. To extend battery life, turn off the keyboard backlight. Web Opens a Web browser. NOTE: Until you set up your Internet or network services, this key opens the Internet Connection Wizard. Volume down Decreases speaker volume. Volume up Increases speaker volume. Mute Mutes or restores speaker sound. Wireless Turns the wireless feature on or off. NOTE: This key does not establish a wireless connection. To establish a wireless connection, a wireless network must be set up. prt sc Print screen Takes a snapshot or picture of your computer screen and copies it to the clipboard. 22 Chapter 4 Keyboard and pointing devices ENWW Using the hotkeys A hotkey is a combination of the fn key (1) and either the esc key (2) or the b key (3). To use a hotkey: Briefly press the fn key, and then briefly press the second key of the hotkey combination. Function Display system information. Control the bass settings. Hotkey fn+esc fn+b Description Displays information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number. [. . . ] Follow the on-screen instructions. ENWW Backing up your information 45 7 Customer support 46 Chapter 7 Customer support ENWW Contacting Customer Support If the information provided in this Getting Started guide, in the HP Notebook Reference Guide, or in Help and Support does not address your questions, you can contact HP Customer Support at: http://www. hp. com/go/contactHP NOTE: For worldwide support, click Contact HP worldwide on the left side of the page, or go to http://welcome. hp. com/country/us/en/wwcontact_us. html. Here you can: Chat online with an HP technician. NOTE: When technical support chat is not available in a particular language, it is available in English. Find HP Customer Support worldwide telephone numbers. [. . . ]