Compaq Compaq nx6115 User manual

TouchPad and Keyboard
Document Part Number: 383365-001
May 2005
This guide explains the TouchPad and keyboard.

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Contents
TouchPad and Keyboard
TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Using the TouchPad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Using an External Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Setting TouchPad Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Hotkey Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Initiating Standby (fn+f3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Switching Displays (fn+f4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Muting System Sound (fn+f5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Decreasing System Sound (fn+f6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Increasing System Sound (fn+f7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Viewing Battery Charge Information (fn+f8) . . . . . . . . 7
Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Increasing Screen Brightness (fn+f10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Displaying System Information (fn+esc) . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using Hotkeys with External Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Quick Launch Buttons (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Quick Launch Buttons Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Quick Launch Buttons Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Info Center (Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using an External Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Index

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TouchPad and Keyboard
TouchPad
The following illustration and table identify and describe the
notebook TouchPad.
Component Description
1TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or
activates items on the screen. Can be
set to perform other mouse functions,
such as scrolling, selecting, and
double-clicking.
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Using the TouchPad
To move the pointer, slide your finger across the TouchPad
surface in the direction you want the pointer to go. Use the
left and right TouchPad buttons as you would the left and right
buttons on an external mouse. To scroll up and down using the
TouchPad vertical scroll area, slide your finger up or down over
the white lines.
Using an External Mouse
An external USB mouse can be connected to the notebook using
one of the ports on the left or back side of the notebook. An
external serial mouse, external PS/2 mouse, or USB mouse can be
connected to the system using the connectors on an optional
docking device (select models only).
2Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an
external mouse.
3Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right button on an
external mouse.
4TouchPad scroll zone* Scrolls upward or downward.
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
functions of TouchPad features, refer to “Setting TouchPad Preferences.”
Component Description

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Setting TouchPad Preferences
Mouse Properties in Microsoft® Windows® enables you to
customize settings for pointing devices, including:
■TouchPad tapping, which enables you to tap the TouchPad
once to select an object or twice to double-click an object
(enabled by default).
■Edge motion, which enables you to continue to scroll even
though your finger has reached the edge of the TouchPad
(disabled by default).
Other features, such as mouse speed preferences and mouse trails,
are also found in the Mouse Properties window.
To access Mouse Properties:
»Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other
Hardware > Mouse icon.

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Hotkeys
Hotkeys are preset combinations of the fn key 1and either the
esc key 2or one of the function keys 3.
The icons on the f3 through f10 keys represent the hotkey
functions. Hotkey functions and procedures are discussed in the
following sections.
✎Your notebook may look slightly different from the illustration
in this section.

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Hotkey Quick Reference
Initiating Standby (fn+f3)
When the notebook is on, press the fn+f3 hotkey to initiate
standby. When standby is initiated, your work is saved in random
access memory (RAM), the screen is cleared, and power is
conserved. While the notebook is in standby, the power/standby
lights blink.
To exit standby:
»Press the power/standby button.
The fn+f3 hotkey is set at the factory to initiate standby.
The function of the fn+f3 hotkey, called the “sleep button” in
Windows, can be changed. For example, the fn+f3 hotkey can
be set to initiate hibernation instead of standby.
Function
Key Combination
to Activate
Function
Key Combination
to Deactivate
Function
Initiate standby fn+f3 Power/standby
button
Switch between notebook display
and external display
fn+f4 fn+f4
Mute the system sound fn+f5 fn+f5
Decrease system sound fn+f6 Not applicable
Increase system sound fn+f7 Not applicable
View battery information fn+f8 fn+f8
Decrease screen brightness fn+f9 Not applicable
Increase screen brightness fn+f10 Not applicable
Display system information fn+esc fn+esc

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Switching Displays (fn+f4)
The fn+f4 hotkey switches the image among display devices
connected to the external monitor port or the S-Video-out jack
(select models only) on the notebook. For example, if an external
monitor is connected to the notebook, pressing the fn+f4 hotkey
multiple times alternates the image between the notebook display,
the external monitor display, and a simultaneous display on both
the notebook and the monitor.
Most external monitors receive video information from the
notebook using the external VGA video standard. The fn+f4
hotkey can also alternate images among other devices receiving
video information from the notebook.
The following 4 video transmission types, with examples of
devices that use them, are supported by the fn+f4 hotkey:
■LCD (notebook display)
■External VGA (most external monitors)
■S-Video (televisions, camcorders, VCRs, and video capture
boards with S-Video-in jacks, on select models)
■Composite video (televisions, camcorders, VCRs, and video
capture boards with composite-video–in jacks) when
connected to an optional docking device (select models only)
Muting System Sound (fn+f5)
Press fn+f5 to mute the system sound. Press fn+f5 again to turn off
mute.
Decreasing System Sound (fn+f6)
Press fn+f6 to decrease system sound. Hold down the hotkey to
decrease the sound level incrementally.

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Increasing System Sound (fn+f7)
Press fn+f7 to increase system sound. Hold down the hotkey to
increase the sound level incrementally.
Viewing Battery Charge Information (fn+f8)
Press fn+f8 to display charge information for all installed battery
packs. The display indicates which battery packs are charging and
reports the amount of charge remaining in each battery pack.
Battery pack locations are indicated by number:
■Location 1 is the primary battery pack.
■Location 2 is the optional travel battery pack.
Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9)
Press fn+f9 to decrease screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey
to decrease the brightness level incrementally.
Increasing Screen Brightness (fn+f10)
Press fn+f10 to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey
to increase the brightness level incrementally.

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Displaying System Information (fn+esc)
Press fn+esc to display information about system hardware
components and software version numbers. Press fn+esc a second
time to remove the system information from the screen.
✎The system BIOS date is the version number of the system ROM.
The BIOS date may display in a decimal format, such as
10/19/2004 F.07.
Using Hotkeys with External Keyboards
The following table describes how certain hotkey functions can
be duplicated on external keyboards:
Notebook Keys External Keyboard Keys
fn+esc scroll lock+scroll lock+esc*
fn+f4 scroll lock+scroll lock+f4*
fn+f8 scroll lock+scroll lock+f8*
*Pressing the scroll lock 2 times on an external keyboard is a substitute
for the fn key on the notebook keyboard.

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Quick Launch Buttons
(Select Models Only)
Use the Quick Launch buttons to open frequently used
applications.
Component Description
1Info Center button Launches Info Center, which enables
you to open various software solutions.
For more information, refer to “Info
Center (Select Models Only).”
2Presentation mode button Starts Presentation mode. Opens an
application, folder, file, or Web site,
and simultaneously displays
information on both the notebook
screen and on an external device that
is connected to one of the following:
■The external monitor port
■The S-Video-out jack on the
rear panel
■Ports and jacks on an optional
docking device.

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Using Quick Launch Buttons Software
Presentation Mode (Select Models Only)
The Presentation Mode Quick Launch button turns Presentation
mode on and off. Turning Presentation mode on opens an
application, folder, file, or Web site that you specify. The image
simultaneously displays on the notebook screen and on an
external device connected to
■The external monitor port or S-Video-out jack on the rear
panel.
■Ports and jacks on an optional docking device.
When you first press the Presentation mode button, the
Presentation Settings dialog box displays. In this dialog box,
you can
■Set the program to start when the button is pressed.
■Choose a power scheme.

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■Choose whether or not you want to show the Presentation
Settings dialog box each time you press the Presentation
mode button.
✎If you do not select this option, each time you press the
Presentation mode button, the Presentation Settings dialog box
displays and you have to click Continue to open the program,
application, folder, file, or Web site you have selected to start
when the button is pressed.
■Automatically switch to an external display.
You can modify the Presentation mode settings using the Quick
Launch Button control panel. For more information, refer to
“Setting Presentation Mode Preferences (Select Models Only).”
Quick Launch Buttons Control Panel
You can use the Quick Launch Buttons control panel to
■Change Presentation mode settings (select models only).
■Set preferences for tiling windows on the Windows desktop.
■Set advanced preferences, including
❏Setting preferences for the display of the Quick Launch
Buttons icon.
❏Setting button assignments for the Easy Access buttons on
an optional external keyboard.
The following sections provide instructions for setting
preferences within the control panel. For additional on-screen
information about any item on the control panel, select the help
button in the upper-right corner of the window. The help button is
identified with a question mark icon.

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Accessing the Quick Launch Buttons
Control Panel
You can access the Quick Launch Buttons control panel from the
Start button or from an icon that you can display in the
notification area (at the far right of the taskbar) or on the
Windows desktop.
To access the Quick Launch Buttons control panel from the Start
button:
»Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other
Hardware > Quick Launch Buttons.
Setting Presentation Mode Preferences
(Select Models Only)
Setting the Presentation Mode Button
To set an application, folder, file, or Web site to start when the
Presentation mode button is pressed:
1. Open the Quick Launch Buttons control panel:
❏Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other
Hardware > Quick Launch Buttons.
– or –
❏Double-click the Quick Launch Buttons icon in the
notification area (at the far right of the taskbar) or on the
Windows desktop.
2. Click the Presentation tab.
3. In the box under Program to Start, add the application, folder,
file, or Web site you want to start when the Presentation
mode button is pressed, or click Browse to view available
applications, folders, files, or Web sites.
4. To save your preferences and close the display, click OK.

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Changing the Power Scheme
By default the Presentation power scheme is selected when the
Presentation mode button is pressed. To change the power
scheme:
1. Open the Quick Launch Buttons control panel:
❏Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other
Hardware > Quick Launch Buttons.
– or –
❏Double-click the Quick Launch Buttons icon in the
notification area (at the far right of the taskbar) or on the
Windows desktop.
2. Click the Presentation tab.
Select an option from the list, or click Power Options to open the
Power Options control panel to view or change the current power
scheme.
3. To save your preferences, click OK.
Showing the Welcome Screen
You can choose to show the Presentation Properties dialog box
each time you press the Presentation mode button. By default,
this option is turned on.
To turn it off, select the Do not show this dialog box again
check box.

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Switching to an External Display
By default, the Automatically switch to external display setting
in the Presentation tab is not selected. When you press the
Presentation mode button, the application, folder, file, or Web
site you selected in the Program to Start setting opens.
To view the selected application, folder, file, or Web site on an
additional, external display:
1. Connect an external display to your notebook.
2. Click Automatically switch to external display.
3. Press the Presentation mode button.
The power scheme changes to Presentation.
✎You can alternate between displays by pressing the
Presentation mode button. If you do this, the power
scheme reverts to the original settings.
Setting Tiling Preferences
To set tiling preferences on the Windows desktop:
1. Open the Quick Launch Buttons control panel:
❏Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other
Hardware > Quick Launch Buttons.
– or –
❏Double-click the Quick Launch Buttons icon in the
notification area (at the far right of the taskbar) or on the
Windows desktop.
2. Click the Quick Tile tab.
3. Click Vertical Tile or Horizontal Tile, and then click
the applications to tile in the Applications currently
running box.
4. To save your preferences and close the display, click OK.

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Setting Advanced Preferences
You can set icon and external keyboard assignments in the Quick
Launch Button control panel.
Displaying the Quick Launch Buttons Icon
To show or hide the Quick Launch Buttons Properties icon in the
notification area (at the far right of the taskbar) or on the
Windows desktop:
1. Open the Quick Launch Buttons control panel:
❏Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other
Hardware > Quick Launch Buttons.
– or –
❏Double-click the Quick Launch Buttons icon in the
notification area (at the far right of the taskbar) or on the
Windows desktop.
2. Click the Advanced tab. On the Advanced tab you can
❏Display or hide the Quick Launch Buttons icon in the
notification area or on the Windows desktop.
◆To display the icon:
Select the Show icon on the taskbar or Show icon
on the desktop check box.
◆To hide the icon:
Clear the Show icon on the taskbar or Show icon on
the desktop check box.
3. To save your preferences and close the display, click OK.

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Setting Button Assignments on an External
Keyboard
If you are using an optional HP external keyboard that features
Easy Access buttons, you can set Easy Access button
assignments and schemes on the Settings tab.
The Settings tab is disabled and hidden by default. To display and
enable the Settings tab in the Quick Launch Buttons control
panel:
1. Open the Quick Launch Buttons control panel:
❏Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other
Hardware > Quick Launch Buttons.
– or –
❏Double-click the Quick Launch Buttons icon in the
notification area (at the far right of the taskbar) or on the
Windows desktop.
2. Click the Advanced tab. Then:
❏To display and enable the Settings tab, select the Allow
users to modify button assignments on external
keyboard check box.
❏To disable and hide the Settings tab, clear the Allow users
to modify button assignments on external keyboard
check box.
✎If you enable the Settings tab, you must exit the Quick Launch
Buttons Properties dialog box, and then access it again in order
to see the Settings tab.
3. To save your preferences and close the display, click OK.
For information about managing Easy Access button assignments
and schemes, refer to your keyboard documentation.

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Info Center (Select Models Only)
Info Center enables you to open the following software solutions:
■Altiris Local Recovery
■Contact HP
■Help and Support
■Accessories Product Tour (Options Demo)
■ProtectTools Security Manager
■Software Setup
■Wireless Assistant
■System Information
To access Info Center:
1. Press the Info Center button.
– or –
Select Start > Info Center.
2. In the Info Center window, click the software application
you want to open.
For more information, refer to the Info Center online help.

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Keypads
The notebook has an embedded numeric keypad and also
supports an optional external numeric keypad or an optional
external keyboard that includes a numeric keypad.
✎Your notebook may look slightly different from the illustration
in this section.
Component Description
1fn key
2num lock light
3num lk key
4Embedded numeric keypad