HP Omnibook XE3 Quick start guide

Notes

July

2000

This

file

contains

up-to-date

information

for

your

notebook

these

topics:

software

bundled

your

computer

default

infrared

mode

DVD

and

video

file

playback

hot

keys

external

keyboard

hibernate

mode

system

goes

standby

even

when

standby

timeout

disabled

Pad

Lock

button

set

after

resume

Windows

2000

–

Running

the

Tour

Windows

2000

You

can

find

additional

current

information

about

your

computer

the

notebook

Web

site,

www.hp.com/notebooks.

Software

bundled

your

computer

Your

notebook

comes

with

preinstalled

software,

and

various

models

are

configured

with

different

combinations

software.

Among

the

applications

included

are:

Adobe

Acrobat

Reader,

which

allows

you

read

documents

Acrobat

format,

used

frequently

the

Web

MusicMatch

Jukebox,

which

controls

play

MP3

music

files

McAfee

VirusScan,

which

protects

your

computer

from

files

that

can

harmful

the

computer

has

DVD

drive,

also

included

is:

DVD

movie

player,

which

controls

DVD

operation

the

computer

has

Windows

98,

you

also

have:

TopTools

for

Notebooks,

which

allows

administrators

manage

networked

systems

Quicklink

III,

which

permits

fax

transfer

and

data

transfer

addition,

notebook

PCs

sold

the

United

States

and

Canada

include:

e-center,

which

provides

easy

access

wide

selection

Internet

services

information

center,

which

includes

links

manuals

and

support

services

Default

infrared

mode

the

BIOS

Setup

utility,

infrared

(IR)

communication

default

disabled.

When

you

enable

communication,

the

mode

selected

default

FIR

(Fast

Infrared).

DVD

and

video

file

playback

While

you

are

playing

DVD

disc--or

while

you

are

playing

any

video

files

the

AVI

(Audio

Video

Interleave)

MPEG

(Moving

Picture

Experts

Group)

format--these

functions

are

not

supported:

Switching

among

built-in

display,

external

display,

and

simultaneous

displays

using

Fn+F5.

Select

the

display

before

starting

the

DVD

player.

Modifying

the

resolution

color

depth

your

display.

you

want

change

these

settings,

before

starting

the

DVD

player.

Dragging

the

DVD/AVI

playback

window

the

secondary

display

when

using

dual

monitors

Windows

98.

DVD/AVI

playback

supported

only

the

primary

display.

Some

combinations

color

depth

and

resolution

are

not

supported

DVD/AVI

playback.

you

receive

error

message

with

DVD,

reduce

color

depth

display

resolution.

hot

keys

external

keyboard

When

using

combination

hot

keys

(shortcut

key

sequences)

external

keyboard—which

equivalent

using

the

key

the

notebook

keyboard--use

the

Ctrl

and

Alt

keys

the

left

side

the

external

keyboard.

For

example,

Left

Ctrl+Left

Alt+F1

external

keyboard

decreases

the

display’s

brightness.

Hibernate

mode

Windows

2000,

you

can

initiate

hibernate

mode

pressing

Fn+F12.

Windows

98,

manual

initiation

hibernate

mode

not

available--except

that,

you

wish,

you

can

modify

the

default

setting

for

the

power

switch

the

standby

button

initiate

hibernate

mode

instead.

both

operating

systems,

hibernate

mode

also

occurs

automatically

when

battery

power

reaches

critically

low

level.

System

goes

standby

even

when

timeouts

are

disabled

The

computer

enters

standby

after

random

amount

time.

This

may

happen

even

though

the

standby

time

has

been

set

never

the

Power

control

panel

applet.

This

will

happen

only

hibernation

enabled.

workaround

this

condition,

these

instructions:

Open

the

Power

Options

control

panel

applet

clicking

Start,

Settings,

Control

Panel

and

then

double

clicking

the

Power

icon

Click

the

Hibernation

tab

Uncheck

the

hibernation

checkbox

Click

the

Power

Scheme

tab

Set

the

standby

time

value

other

than

never.

you

are

using

computer

with

battery

power

capability

change

the

standby

time

similarly

for

the

battery

also.

Click

Apply

Set

the

standby

time

back

Never

Click

Apply

Click

the

Hibernation

tab

10.

Check

the

hibernation

checkbox

This

should

done

for

each

power

scheme

used.

Pad

Lock

button

When

you

disable

(or

reenable)

the

touch

pad

pressing

the

Pad

Lock

button,

avoid

contact

with

the

touch

pad

itself

the

same

time

you

are

pressing

the

Pad

Lock

button.

Simultaneous

contact

will

not

allow

the

Pad

Lock

button

work

properly

until

delay

occurs.

set

after

resume

you

are

using

set

the

monitor

for

your

computer

and

does

not

work

properly

after

standby

and

resume,

check

see

that

the

BIOS

setting

for

Video

Display

Device

Auto

(which

the

default

setting):

Shut

down

Windows

and

restart

the

computer

(Click

Start,

Shut

Down,

Restart).

When

you

see

the

logo,

press

enter

the

BIOS

Setup

utility.

the

Main

Menu,

select

Video

Display

Device

and

set

Auto.

After

you

have

finished

making

changes,

press

F10.

Press

Enter,

then

Enter

again,

confirm

and

reboot

the

computer.

Running

the

Tour

Windows

2000

the

Getting

Started

window,

you

can

click

Discover

Windows

for

tour

Windows

2000.

When

you’re

prompted

insert

the

CD,

click

Cancel

and

type

c:\tour

start

the

tour.

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