User manual HP OMNIBOOK 800

[. . . ] HP OmniBook 800 User's Guide HP OMNIBOOK 800 USER'S GUIDE Using This Online Manual Finding More Information Notice 5 5 5 5 1 OPERATING THE OMNIBOOK Starting to Use Your OmniBook To use the OmniBook mouse To adjust the display To learn about Windows To use special features of the OmniBook keyboard To start an application with a hot key (FN+F1 through FN+F12) To turn off the OmniBook Checking Status Information The Status Panel To view or hide the Status Panel To move the Status Panel Viewing the Taskbar Monitoring Power To get the battery status To save battery power To recharge the battery or run on ac power To respond to a low-battery or bad-battery warning To replace the battery To change how power is managed Using Disk Drives Using Sound To change speaker volume To connect a microphone, speakers, or headphones To record sound To play back sound 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 22 22 23 24 2 EXPANDING YOUR OMNIBOOK Setting Up a Printer To install a printer 25 25 25 1 To set or change the default printer To view or change printer settings Making Serial Connections To connect a serial device To view or change serial port assignments System Resources Making Parallel Connections To connect a parallel device To view or change parallel port assignments Making Infrared Connections To set up an infrared link To print on an infrared printer To disable infrared printing Linking Computers Using a Direct Connection To start a direct connection Connecting a CD-ROM Drive and Other SCSI Devices To connect SCSI devices To prepare SCSI hard-disk drives Adding PC Cards To insert a PC card To remove a PC card To view or change PC card information To format a data storage card To set up an I/O card Connecting an External Display Connecting an External Mouse To add an external mouse To override the external mouse Using the Docking System Video Cards Docking Options To use network cards with boot ROMs To use the FN key with an external keyboard Adding Memory to the OmniBook 26 26 26 26 27 27 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 33 33 34 35 36 36 37 38 38 38 38 39 39 40 40 40 40 3 OMNIBOOK CONFIGURATIONS Changing OmniBook Configurations To change the display settings To change the mouse settings To configure the Status Panel To use the System Configuration Utility 42 42 42 42 43 43 2 To run MS-DOS mode HP User Tools Protecting Your OmniBook To attach a security cable To identify your OmniBook To use password protection To turn off password protection Editing System Files To edit system files To recover system files 43 43 44 44 44 45 46 46 46 46 4 RECOVERING AND RESTARTING Recovering OmniBook Files To back up your files To reinstall original software files on drive C To clean up a disk Restarting the OmniBook Rebooting the OmniBook To reboot normally (from drive C) To reboot from a floppy disk To reset the OmniBook Upgrading the Hard Drive To find the system software version and memory size To replace the hard drive (drive C) 48 48 48 48 49 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 52 5 THE PERSONAL INFORMATION APPLICATIONS Managing Your Time with Appointment Book To start Appointment Book To view your appointments To change to a different day, month, or year To add a new appointment To add a new event To delete an appointment or event To run a program automatically Listing People in Phone Book To start Phone Book To add a person to the list To search for a person Getting Answers from HP Financial Calculator To start HP Calculator To perform a math function on one number To do simple arithmetic 57 57 58 58 58 58 59 60 60 60 60 60 61 62 62 62 63 3 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Solving Problems Printing Problems Memory Problems Mouse Problems PC Card Problems PCI Board problems Drive problems Serial and Infrared Communications Problems Parallel Port Problems Sound Problems General Operating Problems Display Problems Keyboard Problems Power and Startup Problems Lockup Problems 65 65 66 66 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 72 4 HP OmniBook 800 User's Guide This manual describes how to use the OmniBook 800 with the Microsoft® Windows®95 operating system. Using This Online Manual This online User's Guide looks similar to a printed manual--and it works like a printed manual in many ways, too. But you can do several handy things you can't do with a manual. For example, you can make the type larger or smaller. You can click on pictures to enlarge them. [. . . ] The OmniBook includes Card Services and Socket Services, which automatically notice and adapt to PC cards you install in the upper and lower card slots. Different versions of this software will disrupt this support. · If your PC card isn't automatically set up by Windows 95, then click Start, Settings, Control Panel. The wizard guides you through the required steps. · If you need to change settings for a PC card, in System Properties (open System in the Control Panel), use the Device Manager tab. For modem cards and other serial-type cards, COM ports are assigned in the order you insert the cards--typically COM3 then COM4. However, if two such cards are present when you turn on the OmniBook, COM ports are reassigned starting with the upper slot. This will cause the COM ports to switch if you inserted the lower card first. If you want to check the setup of a card, see "To view or change PC Card information". While an I/O card is installed, that slot isn't available as a disk drive. · For information about PC cards that operate with the OmniBook, contact Hewlett-Packard--see the Service and Support booklet or the OmniBook Support icon on the Information tab of HP User Tools. Hints Keep the following suggestions in mind while you're working with PC I/O cards: · Start a communications application only after you insert the I/O card-- otherwise, the application can't initialize the card. · Exit a communications application before you remove the I/O card-- otherwise, the application (or the OmniBook) might behave unpredictably or stop responding. · Remove the I/O card when you're not using it--or plug in the ac adapter. Some I/O cards draw significant power even while they're inactive. · If you want a PC-card modem to automatically answer an incoming call, change the automatic turn-off so the OmniBook doesn't turn off. See "To change how power is managed. " An incoming Ring signal to a PC-card modem does not turn on the OmniBook. 37 Connecting an External Display You can connect an external display device to your OmniBook. For example, you can connect a VGA projection panel or a large VGA display. Make sure the external display supports super VGA format. Plug the VGA cable from the external display into the VGA output connector at the back of the OmniBook. VGA display VGA output The OmniBook automatically recognizes and activates the external display. The built-in display normally turns off to conserve power and backlight life. If you keep it on, you may notice a slight dimming while the external display is connected. If you're using an external display with a higher resolution than your OmniBook display, you must change the setting for display resolution and disable the built-in display. See "To change the display settings. " Connecting an External Mouse If you want, you can attach and use a 9-pin Microsoft serial or BallPoint mouse or compatible mouse with your OmniBook in Windows. To add an external mouse · Windows 95 automatically detects and enables an external mouse. · Unless you have a docking system, you will need to use a serial mouse and connect it to the serial port. (This is the port marked IOIOI ) and Shut Down, then restart Windows. · When you connect or disconnect an external serial mouse, click Start If you want to adjust the mouse behavior, see "To change the mouse settings". To override the external mouse 38 While you're using an external mouse, you can't use the built-in OmniBook mouse--unless you check the box for "Ignore external pointing device", in the External Device Settings screen in User Tools (Windows95), or on the Input Devices tab in OmniBook Tools (Windows for Workgroups). Using the Docking System If you purchase a docking system, your OmniBook becomes even more convenient whenever you work at your desk. By making one connection-- plugging your OmniBook into the docking system--you can get convenient access to these types of connections: · Floppy drive. · Printer or other parallel device (25-pin). · Modem or other serial device (9-pin). · External CD-ROM drive or other SCSI II device. [. . . ] If you get no response, remove the battery, ac adapter, and all external devices, and wait 1 minute--then install the battery or plug in the ac adapter and try resetting again. If you still get no response, the unit requires service. If you get an error message during startup, see "If the OmniBook doesn't reboot successfully. " If the OmniBook doesn't turn on with a fresh battery · If you replaced the battery after the OmniBook turned off due to a low battery, either plug in the ac adapter or press F4+ON to turn the OmniBook on. · If a new battery pack may be low, plug in the ac adapter. If the OmniBook doesn't turn off immediately · If the OmniBook is performing an operation, it normally waits for the operation to finish. If the OmniBook reboots every time you turn it on · Advanced power management (APM) is probably disabled--in the Control Panel click Power, then check that the Power Management is set to Advanced. [. . . ]