HP HP6830s User manual

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Features: Your New HP6830s Laptop
This is a quick overview of the controls and
features of your new HP6830s Laptop. For
more detailed information, refer to the HP User
Guide online at www.hp.com (search for
HP6830s user guide).
WHEN OPEN:
1) Wireless Button
2) Speakers
3) Internal Display Switch
4) Power Button
5) Webcam Light (On camera in use)
6) Webcam
KEYBOARD:
1) ESC Key
2) (Fn) Key
3) Windows Logo Key (displays Start menu)
4) Windows Application Key (shortcut menu)
5) Integrated Number Keys
6) Function Keys – use with Fn key
FUNCTION KEYS:
F1 –Help
F2 – Print
F3 – Launch Web
F4 – Toggle with projector
F5 – Sleep Mode
F6 – Windows Lock
F7 –Adjust Brightness Down
F8 – Adjust Brightness Up
F9 – Mute Sound
F10 – Turn on Sound
F11 – Adjust Volume

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LIGHTS:
1) Caps Lock Light
2) Wireless Light
•Blue – On
•Amber – Off
3) Power Light
•On – Computer is On
•Blinking – Computer is in Sleep Mode
•Off – Computer is Off
FRONT:
1) Media Card Reader
2) Drive Light
3) Audio Out (Headphone) Jack
4) Internal Microphone
5) Audio-In (Microphone) Jack
RIGHT SIDE:
1) USB Ports (2)
2) Optical Drive
3) Security Cable Slot

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LEFT SIDE:
1) Modem Jack
2) Vent
3) External Monitor Port
4) Battery Light –
•Amber – Battery Charging
•Turquoise – Close to Full Charge
•Blinking Amber – Low Battery
•Rapidly Blinking Amber – Critical
Low Battery
5) Power Convertor
6) Network Jack
7) USB Ports (2)
8) Express Card Jack (Optional)
TOUCH PAD:
1) Moves Pointer and Selects or Activates
Items
2) Left Click
3) Touch Pad Scroll Zone
4) Right Click

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•Store Li-Ion batteries between 20°C and 25°C (68°F and 77°F) with 30% to 50% charge.
Caring for the Your Laptop Battery
These suggesting are HP’s recommendations to maximize the life of your battery. There are actions you
can take to make your battery last longer during each charge cycle and live longer over many cycles.
Battery cells suffer gradual, irreversible capacity loss over time. Such aging occurs more rapidly as
temperature and discharge loads increase. Here are some suggested ways to minimize the capacity loss
for your battery.
•Do not leave batteries exposed to high temperatures for extended periods. Prolonged exposure
to heat (for example, inside a hot car) will accelerate the deterioration of Li-Ion cells.
•Remove the battery if the notebook will be stored (turned off and not plugged into AC power)
for more than 2 weeks.
•Remove the battery if the notebook will be plugged into AC power continuously (via a wall
adapter or docking station) for more than 2 weeks.
•Reduce the brightness of the screen to the minimum readable level. Use the Fn and F7 or F8
keys to adjust the brightness.
Tips for conserving battery power on notebook PCs
You can manually change the power consumption of your notebook PC and conserve battery power.
•Remove peripherals when not in use. External hard drives, CD-ROMs, Zip drives, PC cards, and
other peripheral devices can draw power from your battery even when they are not in active
use. Disconnect them when you have finished using them.
•Reduce the speed of your processor. The faster your computer works, the more quickly it uses
up the supply of power. By cutting down on processor speed, you can extend the charge of
your battery. Methods to reduce processor speed vary from model to model, and your manual
should provide instructions for doing so.
•Turn off the Wireless On-Off button when it is not in use. If your notebook has one, press the
Wireless On-Off button so that the light turns off.
•DO NOT leave your laptop in a car overnight in the winter. This could cause serious damage.

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1. Right-click PC Desktop, select Properties.
Calibrate the notebook PC battery
Short discharges and recharges do not fully synchronize the battery's fuel gauge with the battery's state-
of-charge. This can result in the amount of power available in one cycle being less than expected or the
battery meter being inaccurate.
Under normal usage, batteries should be calibrated a minimum of once every 3 months. Your battery
can be calibrated by following these steps:
Step 1 - Disable the Windows Power Management
2. Click Screen Saver tab, click Power button.
3. Select Always On from the Under Power schemes drop-down menu.
4. Select Never from the Settings for Always On power scheme – in EACH of the drop-down menus.
5. Click OK, then OK.
Step 2 - Fully charge the battery
1. Connect the AC adapter to the notebook.
2. Charge the battery until the Windows battery meter is at 100%.
Step 3 - Fully discharge the battery
1. Remove the AC adapter.
2. Keep the notebook on until the battery has completely drained and the notebook automatically turns off.
3. Connect the AC adapter to the notebook.
4. Keep the AC adapter connected to the notebook until the battery has completely charged.
Step 4 - Enable the Windows Power Management
1. In Windows, right-click the Desktop and select Properties in the menu list.
2. Click the Screen Saver tab and then click the Power button.
3. Under Power schemes, select Portable/Laptop in the drop down menu.
4. Click OK on the Power Options Properties window and then click OK on the Display Properties window.
Note: After completing the steps above, your notebook PC battery will be calibrated.

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1) Click the Start menu.
To Set up Your Laptop to Access Network Files from Home
Using Windows XP
2) Click My Network Places
3) Click “Add Network Place” on the task pane (on left).
4) Click “Next” on the Welcome screen.
5) Select “Choose another network location.”
6) Click “Next.”
7) Type the following in the “Internet or network address” field:
http://webfolders.bscoh.org/yourschoolname/yourusername
Note: In the school name field, high school and Hickory Ridge should be entered as “highschool” and
“hickoryridge” (no spaces).
1) Click OK.
2) This will create an icon for this connection under My Network Places.
1) Click Start.
To Set up a Shortcut on the Desktop for the Network Drive
2) Click My Network Places
3) Right-click on the new icon you just created.
4) Click Send To > Desktop (Create Shortcut).
•Files can now be copied to the network by copying them to this location.
•To delete items from this location, right-click and choose Delete.
•(You cannot drag and drop items from this location to the Recycle Bin.)