HP Mini User manual

HP Mini User Guide

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First Edition: April 2010
Document Part Number: 595903-001
Product notice
This user guide describes features that are
common to most models. Some features
may not be available on your computer.
To obtain the latest information in the Mini
User Guide, go to the HP Web site at
http://www.hp.com/support.

Safety warning notice
WARNING! To reduce the possibility of heat-related injuries or of overheating the computer, do not
place the computer directly on your lap or obstruct the computer air vents. Use the computer only on
a hard, flat surface. Do not allow another hard surface, such as an adjoining optional printer, or a soft
surface, such as pillows or rugs or clothing, to block airflow. Also, do not allow the AC adapter to
contact the skin or a soft surface, such as pillows or rugs or clothing, during operation. The computer
and the AC adapter comply with the user-accessible surface temperature limits defined by the
International Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment (IEC 60950).
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Table of contents
1 Getting started ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Slate Home ........................................................................................................................................... 2
Navigating the Home screen ................................................................................................................ 3
Top bar controls ................................................................................................................... 3
Content area controls .......................................................................................................... 4
Toolbar controls ................................................................................................................... 4
2 Using Slate Home ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Using Slate Camera ............................................................................................................................. 6
Using Slate Music ................................................................................................................................. 7
Using Slate Photo ................................................................................................................................. 8
Using Slate Video ................................................................................................................................. 9
3 Knowing the parts ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Identifying the hardware ..................................................................................................................... 10
Front components .............................................................................................................. 10
Rear components .............................................................................................................. 10
Right-side components ...................................................................................................... 11
Left-side components ........................................................................................................ 12
Display components .......................................................................................................... 12
Bottom components ........................................................................................................... 13
Wireless antennas ............................................................................................................. 13
Identifying the labels ........................................................................................................................... 14
4 Power management ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................... 15
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 15
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 15
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ....................................................................... 16
Using power plans ............................................................................................................. 16
Viewing the current power plan ......................................................................... 16
Selecting a different power plan ........................................................................ 16
Customizing power plans .................................................................................. 16
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Setting password protection upon exiting Sleep or Hibernation ........................................ 17
Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 17
Connecting the AC adapter ............................................................................................... 18
Using battery power ........................................................................................................................... 18
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................................... 19
Finding battery information in Help and Support ............................................................... 19
Using Battery Check .......................................................................................................... 19
Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 19
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................................... 20
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 20
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 20
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 21
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 21
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available ... 21
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available .... 21
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation ....................................................................................... 21
Calibrating a battery ........................................................................................................... 21
Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................ 21
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep ............................................................. 22
Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................ 22
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery ..................................................................... 23
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep .......................................................... 23
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 23
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 24
5 Internet ........................................................................................................................................................... 25
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 26
Using wireless devices ...................................................................................................... 26
Identifying wireless and network icons .............................................................. 26
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................... 27
Using the wireless action key ............................................................................ 27
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only) ........................................ 27
Using Wireless Assistant software .................................................................... 27
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 28
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 28
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 29
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 29
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 30
Roaming to another network ............................................................................. 31
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................................. 32
Inserting a SIM ................................................................................................................... 32
Removing a SIM ................................................................................................................ 33
Using Bluetooth wireless devices ....................................................................................................... 35
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Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ............................................................. 35
6 Multimedia ..................................................................................................................................................... 36
Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................ 36
Identifying your multimedia components ........................................................................... 36
Adjusting the volume ......................................................................................................... 37
Multimedia software ........................................................................................................................... 37
Using preinstalled multimedia software ............................................................................. 38
Installing multimedia software from the Internet ................................................................ 38
Audio .................................................................................................................................................. 39
Connecting external audio devices .................................................................................... 39
Checking your audio functions ........................................................................................... 39
Video .................................................................................................................................................. 41
Webcam ............................................................................................................................................. 42
7 Security .......................................................................................................................................................... 43
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................... 43
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 43
Setting passwords in Windows .......................................................................................... 44
Setting passwords in Setup Utility ..................................................................................... 44
Administrator password ..................................................................................... 45
Managing an administrator password ............................................... 45
Entering an administrator password ................................................. 45
Power-on password .......................................................................................... 45
Managing a power-on password ...................................................... 46
Entering a power-on password ......................................................... 46
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................................... 47
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................................... 48
Installing critical updates .................................................................................................................... 49
8 Digital cards .................................................................................................................................................. 50
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................................ 50
Removing a digital card ...................................................................................................................... 51
9 USB devices .................................................................................................................................................. 52
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 52
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 52
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 52
10 Pointing devices, touch screen, and keyboard ........................................................................................ 54
Using pointing devices ....................................................................................................................... 55
Setting pointing device preferences ................................................................................... 55
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Using the touch screen ....................................................................................................................... 56
Using touch screen gestures ............................................................................................. 56
Tapping ............................................................................................................. 56
Flicking .............................................................................................................. 56
Dragging ............................................................................................................ 56
Scrolling ............................................................................................................ 57
Rotating ............................................................................................................. 57
Pinching ............................................................................................................ 58
Setting touch screen preferences ..................................................................... 59
Navigating the keyboard utility ........................................................................................................... 60
Using the action keys ......................................................................................................................... 61
Using the hotkeys ............................................................................................................................... 63
11 Drives ........................................................................................................................................................... 64
Identifying installed drives .................................................................................................................. 64
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 64
Using external drives .......................................................................................................................... 65
Using optional external devices ......................................................................................... 65
12 Updating software ....................................................................................................................................... 66
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 67
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 67
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 67
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................... 69
13 Setup Utility ................................................................................................................................................. 70
Starting Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................... 70
Using Setup Utility .............................................................................................................................. 70
Changing the language of Setup Utility ............................................................................. 70
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility ............................................................................ 70
Displaying system information ........................................................................................... 71
Restoring default settings in Setup Utility .......................................................................... 71
Exiting Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 71
Setup Utility menus ............................................................................................................................ 72
Main menu ......................................................................................................................... 72
Security menu .................................................................................................................... 72
System Configuration menu .............................................................................................. 72
Diagnostics menu .............................................................................................................. 73
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 74
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1 Getting started
Your computer's main operating system is Microsoft® Windows® 7 Premium. Your computer also
features HP TouchSmart Slate Home software.
●The Microsoft Windows operating system displays the desktop on the display and controls your
computer's hardware, peripherals, and software programs.
●HP Touchsmart Slate Edition allows you to quickly browse the Internet, capture still photos,
record video, listen to music, or keep in touch using e-mail, instant messages, or Skype.
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Slate Home
Use Slate Home for all your favorite things:
●Searching and browsing the Internet, opening bookmarks, and creating links to your favoriteWeb
sites.
●Listening to your favorite music and creating links to your favorite albums and playlists.
●Viewing your photos and creating links to your favorite photo albums.
●Accessing all of the programs and settings installed on HP TouchSmart Slate Edition.
●Accessing the software Help.
To start Slate Home from Microsoft Windows:
1. Tap the Home icon.
– or –
2. You can also access Slate Home by pressing the Home button on the top edge of the Slate.
– or –
3. Turn on your computer.
4. Tap Start >HP >Slate Home
5. Tap an icon on the Slate Home screen to launch a program.
NOTE: To learn more about Slate Home, refer to the software Help.
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Navigating the Home screen
The Home Screen is divided into four sections:
●Top Bar—Accesses the different areas of the Home Screen.
●QuickLaunch—Adds your favorite URLs or applications to Quick Launch for quick access. You
can arrange them as you like.
●Content Area—Displays all of your applications and URLs.
●Toolbar—Displays special function buttons for each application.
Top bar controls
Icon Description
Volume Controls system volume.
Bluetooth Displays available Bluetooth devices.
WiFi Displays available WiFi connections and allows you to select one.
Power Displays the power status.
Search Searches all files in Slate Home.
Help Displays the help for Slate Home.
Full screen Switches to full screen mode.
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Content area controls
Control Description
Set a favorite mark Tap the star on an item’s frame to set it as a favorite. You can also set a favorite mark on the item’s
Details page.
Launch an
application
Tap an icon to access a URL or launch an application.
Display the Flip
menu
2-finger flip an icon or tap the arrow on an icon to display brief details for the item. Tap the star to set
a favorite for the item.
Display the Service
menu
1-finger long press an icon to display the Service Menu, which provides the following quick
operations:
●Launch—Launches an application or URL.
●Add to Quick Launch—Adds this item to the Quick Launch area.
●Remove—Moves the item to Trash Can.
●Details—Displays the details for this item.
Toolbar controls
Icon Description
Add applications Adds applications to the Home Screen. You can also set parameters for the
application or change the name..
Add URL Adds URLs to the Home Screen. You can also create names for your URLs.
Details view Displays the Details View. Tap the white text to view or edit the information
about the item. You can also set it as a favorite.
Trash can Stores the removed applications and URLs. You can restore or permanently
delete them.
Power Displays the power status.
Settings Customizes your configuration..
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2 Using Slate Home
You can use Slate Home to launch the following programs:
●Camera—Take snapshots and videos with the outward or inward camera.
●Music—Listen to your favorite music and create playlists.
●Photo—Browse through your photos, create albums, view slide shows, and publish your photos
online.
●Video—Play videos, crate playlists, and publish your videos online.
●Web browser—Search and browse the Internet with the FireFox Web browser, and create links
to your favorite Web sites.
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Using Slate Camera
You can take snapshots and record videos with either the outward or the inward webcam. To start the
Camera application, tap the Camera icon in the Quick Launch area of Slate Home.
For more information about the Camera application, refer to the software Help.
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Using Slate Music
You can use Music software to play all of your music and create individual playlists. You can also
select cover images, rate your music, and edit the descriptions. To start the Music application, tap the
Music icon in the Quick Launch area of Slate Home.
For more information about the Music application, refer to the software Help.
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Using Slate Photo
You can use Photo software to organize your photos and create slideshows. You can also upload
your photos to popular photo Web sites, such as Snapfish, Flickr, and FaceBook. To start the Photo
application, tap the Photo icon in the Quick Launch area of Slate Home.
For more information about the Photo application, refer to the software Help.
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Using Slate Video
You can use Video software to organize your videos and create slideshows. You can also upload
your videos to YouTube. To start the Video application, tap the VIdeo icon in the Quick Launch area
of Slate Home.
For more information about the Video application, refer to the software Help.
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3 Knowing the parts
Identifying the hardware
Components included with the computer may vary by region and model. The illustrations in this
chapter identify the standard features on most computer models.
To see a list of hardware installed in the computer:
▲Tap Start >Control Panel >System and Security. Tap System, and then tap Device
Manager.
You can also add hardware or modify computer configurations using Device Manager.
Front components
Component Description
(1) Vents (2) Enables airflow to cool internal components.
(2) Power connector Connects an AC adapter.
Rear components
Component Description
(1) Home button Displays the Slate Home screen.
(2) Keyboard button Displays the virtual keyboard.
(3) USB ports (2) Connect optional USB devices.
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Component Description
(4) Volume down button Decreases speaker volume.
(5) Volume up button Increases speaker volume.
Right-side components
Component Description
(1) Audio-out (headphone) jack/Audio-in (microphone)
combo jack
Produces sound when connected to optional powered
stereo speakers, headphones, earbuds, a headset, or
television audio. Also connects an optional headset
microphone.
NOTE: When an audio component is connected to
the jack, the computer speakers are disabled.
The audio component cable must have a 4-conductor
connector.
2Label door Holds the service tag.
(3) ●When the computer is off, slide the switch to turn
on the computer.
●When the computer is on, briefly slide the switch
to initiate Sleep.
●When the computer is in the Sleep state, briefly
slide the switch to exit Sleep.
●When the computer is in Hibernation, briefly slide
the switch to exit Hibernation.
If the computer has stopped responding and Windows
shutdown procedures are ineffective, slide and hold
the power switch for at least five seconds to turn off
the computer.
To learn more about your power settings, tap Start >
Control Panel > System and Security > Power
Options.
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Left-side components
Component Description
(1) Windows security button ctrl+alt+del
(2) Digital Media slot Supports the following optional digital card formats:
●Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Memory
Card (standard and large size)
●xD-Picture card
(3) SIM slot Contains a wireless subscriber identity module.
Display components
Component Description
(1) Inward-facing webcam Records video and captures still photographs.
NOTE: To take snapshots and record videos, you
can use the Slate Camera software.
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