HP Pavilion X360 13 A317cl User Manual

							Buttons and speakersComponentDescription(1)Powerbutton
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							KeysComponentDescription(1)esckeyDisplayssysteminformationwhenpressedincombinationwith
the
fnkey.
(2)fnkeyExecutesfrequentlyusedsystemfunctionswhenpressedin
combinationwiththe
esckey,actionkeys,orthespacebar.
(3)WindowskeyOpenstheStartmenu.NOTE:PressingtheWindowskeyagainwillclosetheStart 
menu.
(4)ActionkeysExecutefrequentlyusedsystemfunctions.NOTE:Onselectproducts,thef5actionkeyturnsthekeyboard
backlightfeature
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							IconDescriptionSwitchesthescreenimagebetweendisplaydevicesconnectedtothesystem.Forexample,ifamonitorisconnectedtothecomputer,repeatedlypressingthiskeyalternatesthescreenimagefromthecomputer
displaytothemonitordisplaytoasimultaneousdisplayonboththecomputerandthemonitor.Mutesorrestoresspeakersound.Decreasesspeakervolumeincrementallywhileyouholddownthekey.Increasesspeakervolumeincrementallywhileyouholddownthekey.PlaystheprevioustrackofanaudioCDortheprevioussectionofaDVDoraBlu-rayDisc(BD).Starts,pauses,orresumesplaybackofanaudioCD,aDVD,oraBD.PlaysthenexttrackofanaudioCDorthenextsectionofaDVDoraBD.Turnstheairplanemodeandwirelessfeatureonoro

						

							ComponentDescription(1)Vents(2)Enableair

						

							Component (1)Modelname(selectproductsonly)(2)Productnumber(3)Serialnumber(4)Warrantyperiod

BRegulatorylabel(s)—Provide(s)regulatoryinformationaboutthecomputer.

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							3Connecting to a network
Yourcomputercantravelwithyouwhereveryougo.Butevenathome,youcanexploretheglobeandaccessinformationfrommillionsofwebsitesusingyourcomputerandawiredorwirelessnetworkconnection.Thischapterwillhelpyougetconnectedtothatworld.
Connecting to a wireless network
Yourcomputermaybeequippedwithoneormoreofthefollowingwirelessdevices:

BWLANdevice—Connectsthecomputertowirelesslocalareanetworks(commonlyreferredtoasWi-Fi
networks,wirelessLANs,orWLANs)incorporate
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							Touseoperatingsystemcontrols:
1.TypecontrolpDnelinthetaskbarsearchbox,andthenselectControl Panel.
2.SelectNetwork and Internet,andthenselectNetwork and Sharing Center.
Formoreinformation,seetheinformationprovidedintheGetstartedapp.

xSelecttheStartbutton,andthenselecttheGet startedapp.
Connecting to a WLAN
NOTE:WhenyouaresettingupInternetaccessinyourhome,youmustestablishanaccountwithan
Internetserviceprovider(ISP).TopurchaseInternetserviceandamodem,contactalocalISP.TheISPwillhelp
setupthemodem,installanetworkcabletoconnectyourwirelessroutertothemodem,andtesttheInternet service.
ToconnecttoaWLAN,followthesesteps:
1.BesurethattheWLANdeviceison.
2.Selectthenetworkstatusiconinthetaskbar,andthenconnecttooneoftheavailablenetworks.
IftheWLANisasecurity-enabledWLAN,youarepromptedtoenterasecuritycode.Enterthecode,and
thenselect
Nexttocompletetheconnection.
NOTE:IfnoWLANsarelisted,youmaybeoutofrangeofawirelessrouteroraccesspoint.NOTE:IfyoudonotseetheWLANyouwanttoconnectto,right-clickthenetworkstatusiconinthe
taskbar,andthenselect
Open Network and Sharing Center.SelectSet up a new connection or 
network
.Alistofoptionsisdisplayed,allowingyoutomanuallysearchforandconnecttoanetworkor
tocreateanewnetworkconnection.
3.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletetheconnection.
Aftertheconnectionismade,selectthenetworkstatusiconatthefarrightofthetaskbar,toverifythename andstatusoftheconnection.
NOTE:Thefunctionalrange(howfaryourwirelesssignalstravel)dependsonWLANimplementation,router
manufacturer,andinterferencefromotherelectronicdevicesorstructuralbarrierssuchaswallsand


						

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							2.Plugtheotherendofthenetworkcableintoanetworkwalljack(2)orrouter.NOTE:Ifthenetworkcablecontainsnoisesuppressioncircuitry(3),whichpreventsinterferencefrom
TVandradioreception,orientthecircuitryendofthecabletowardthecomputer.
Sharing data and drives and accessing software
Whenyourcomputerispartofanetwork,youarenotlimitedtousingonlytheinformationthatisstoredin yourcomputer.Computersconnectedtothenetworkcanexchangesoftwareanddatawitheachother.
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							4Enjoying entertainment features
UseyourHPcomputerasanentertainmenthubtosocializeviathewebcam,enjoyandmanageyourmusic,anddownloadandwatchmovies.Or,tomakeyourcomputeranevenmorepowerfulentertainmentcenter,connectexternaldeviceslikeamonitor,projector,TV,speakers,orheadphones.
Using a webcam 
Yourcomputerhasawebcam(integratedcamera)thatrecordsvideoandcapturesphotographs.Some modelsallowyoutovideoconferenceandchatonlineusingstreamingvideo.

xToaccessthecamera,typecDmerDinthetaskbarsearchbox,andthenselectCamerafromthelistof
applications.
Using audio
Onyourcomputer,oronselectproductsusinganexternalopticaldrive,youcanplaymusicCDs,download andlistentomusic,streamaudiocontentfromtheweb(includingradio),recordaudio,ormixaudioandvideo
tocreatemultimedia.Toenhanceyourlisteningenjoyment,attachexternalaudiodevicessuchasspeakersor headphones.
Connecting speakers
YoucanattachwiredspeakerstoyourcomputerbyconnectingthemtoaUSBportortotheaudio-out(headphone)/audio-in(microphone)combojackonyourcomputeroronadockingstation.
Toconnectwirelessspeakerstoyourcomputer,followthedevicemanufacturer'sinstructions.Toconnect
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