Connecting headphones .................................................................................................................... 24
Connecting a microphone ................................................................................................................. 25
Connecting headsets ......................................................................................................................... 25
Using sound settings ......................................................................................................................... 25
Using video .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only) ............................................ 26
Setting up HDMI audio .................................................................................................... 26
Connecting digital display devices using a mini Dual-Mode DisplayPort cable (select products
only)
................................................................................................................................................... 27
Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only) ...... 28
Using gaming features (select products only) .................................................................................................... 28
SteelSeries Engine ............................................................................................................................. 28
5 Navigating the screen .................................................................................................................................. 29
Using TouchPad and touch screen gestures ........................................................................................................ 29
Tap ..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Two-nger pinch zoom ..................................................................................................................... 29
Two-nger slide (TouchPad only) ..................................................................................................... 30
Two-nger tap (TouchPad only) ........................................................................................................ 30
Four-nger tap (TouchPad only) ....................................................................................................... 30
Three-nger swipe (TouchPad only) ................................................................................................. 31
One-nger slide (touch screen only) ................................................................................................. 31
Using the keyboard and optional mouse ............................................................................................................. 31
Using the integrated numeric keypad ................................................................................................................. 32
6 Managing power (products with factory-sealed batteries) .............................................................................. 33
Initiating and exiting Sleep and Hibernation ....................................................................................................... 33
Manually initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................................ 34
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select products only) ................................................. 34
Setting password protection on wakeup (exiting Sleep or Hibernation) ......................................... 34
Using HP Fast Charge (select products only) ....................................................................................................... 35
Using the power meter and power settings ........................................................................................................ 35
Running on battery power ................................................................................................................................... 35
Factory-sealed battery ...................................................................................................................... 36
Finding battery information .............................................................................................................. 36
Conserving battery power ................................................................................................................. 36
Identifying low battery levels ........................................................................................................... 36
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................................................ 37
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ................................... 37
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ................................. 37
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation .................. 37
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