HP Pavilion 15 Aw000 Notebook Pc Series Manual

							4Enjoying entertainment features
UseyourHPcomputerasanentertainmenthubtosocializeviathecamera,enjoyandmanageyourmusic,anddownloadandwatchmovies.Or,tomakeyourcomputeranevenmorepowerfulentertainmentcenter,
connectexternaldeviceslikeamonitor,projector,TV,speakers,orheadphones.
Using the camera 
Yourcomputerhasoneormorecamerasthatenableyoutoconnectwithothersforworkorplay.Cameras maybefrontfacing,rearfacing,orpopup.See
Gettingtoknowyourcomputeronpage4forcameradetails.
Mostcamerasallowyoutovideochat,recordvideo,orrecordstillimages.SomealsoprovideHD(high-
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							Connecting a microphone
Torecordaudio,connectamicrophonetothemicrophonejackonthecomputer.Forbestresultswhen
recording,speakdirectlyintothemicrophoneandrecordsoundinasettingfreeofbackgroundnoise.
Connecting headsets 
WARNING!Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury,lowerthevolumesettingbeforeputtingonheadphones,
earbuds,oraheadset.Foradditionalsafetyinformation,seethe
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Notices
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Toaccessthisdocument:

xSelecttheStartbutton,selectAll apps,selectHP Help and Support,andthenselectHP 
Documentation
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Headphonescombinedwithamicrophonearecalledheadsets.Youcanconnectwiredheadsetstotheaudio- out(headphone)/audio-in(microphone)combojackonyourcomputer.
Toconnectwirelessheadsetstoyourcomputer,followthedevicemanufacturer'sinstructions.
Using sound settings
Usesoundsettingstoadjustsystemvolume,changesystemsounds,ormanageaudiodevices.
Tovieworchangesoundsettings:

xTypecontrolpanelinthetaskbarsearchbox,selectControl Panel,selectHardware and Sound,
andthenselect
Sound.
–or–
Right-clicktheStartbutton,selectControl Panel,selectHardware and Sound,andthenselectSound.
YourcomputermayincludeanenhancedsoundsystembyBang&Olufsen,B&OPlay,DTS,Beatsaudio,or anotherprovider.Asaresult,yourcomputermayincludeadvancedaudiofeaturesthatcanbecontrolled
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							Forinformationonusingyourvideofeatures,refertoHPSupportAssistant.
Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only)
NOTE:ToconnectanHDMIdevicetoyourcomputer,youneedanHDMIcable,purchasedseparately.
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							Toreturntheaudiostreamtothecomputerspeakers:
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							5Navigating the screen
Youcannavigatethecomputerscreeninthefollowingways:


						

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							6Managing power
Yourcomputercanoperateoneitherbatterypowerorexternalpower.WhenthecomputerisrunningonbatterypoweronlyandanACpowersourceisnotavailabletochargethebattery,itisimportanttomonitor
andconservethebatterycharge.
Initiating and exiting Sleep and Hibernation 
CAUTION:Severalwell-knownvulnerabilitiesexistwhenacomputerisintheSleepstate.Topreventan
unauthorizeduserfromaccessingdataonyourcomputer,evenencrypteddata,HPrecommendsthatyou alwaysinitiateHibernationinsteadofSleepanytimethecomputerwillbeoutofyourphysicalpossession. Thispracticeisparticularlyimportantwhenyoutravelwithyourcomputer.
Windowshastwopower-savingstates,SleepandHibernation.


						

							Manually initiating and exiting Sleep
YoucaninitiateSleepinanyofthefollowingways: