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Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 18
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 18
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available ........................................................................................... 18
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available ........................................................................................... 18
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation ....................................................................................... 18
Calibrating a battery ........................................................................................................... 18
Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................ 18
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep ............................................................. 19
Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................ 19
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery ..................................................................... 20
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep .......................................................... 20
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 20
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 21
Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 21
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 21
3 Internet
Connecting to a wired network ........................................................................................................... 24
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 25
Using wireless devices ...................................................................................................... 25
Identifying wireless and network status icons ................................................... 25
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................... 26
Using the wireless switch .................................................................................. 26
Using HP Connection Manager software (select models only) ......................... 26
Using HP Wireless Assistant software .............................................................. 26
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 27
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 28
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 28
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 29
Roaming to another network ............................................................................. 30
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................................. 31
Inserting a SIM ................................................................................................................... 31
Removing a SIM ................................................................................................................ 32
Using HP Mobile Broadband Setup Utility (select models only) ......................................................... 34
Using Bluetooth wireless devices ....................................................................................................... 35
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ............................................................. 35
4 Multimedia
Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................ 36
Identifying your multimedia components ........................................................................... 36
Adjusting the volume ......................................................................................................... 38
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