Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 33
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 33
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 33
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 34
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 34
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available ........................................................................................... 34
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available ........................................................................................... 34
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 34
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 34
Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 35
Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 35
Connecting the AC adapter ............................................................................................... 35
7 Multimedia
Using multimedia hardware ................................................................................................................ 37
Using the audio features .................................................................................................... 37
Using the audio-in (microphone) jack ................................................................ 38
Using the audio-out (headphone) jack .............................................................. 38
Adjusting the volume ......................................................................................... 38
Using the video features .................................................................................................... 39
Using the external monitor port ......................................................................... 39
Using multimedia software ................................................................................................................. 39
Opening preinstalled multimedia software ......................................................................... 39
Using multimedia software ................................................................................................. 40
Preventing playback disruptions ........................................................................................ 40
Changing DVD region settings .......................................................................................... 40
Observing the copyright warning ....................................................................................... 41
8 Wireless
About integrated wireless devices ...................................................................................................... 42
Using wireless controls ....................................................................................................................... 42
Using the wireless button .................................................................................................. 42
Using operating system controls ........................................................................................ 42
Using WLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 42
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................................ 43
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................................... 44
Using wireless security features ........................................................................................ 44
Identifying a WLAN device ................................................................................................. 44
9 Modem and LAN
Using a modem .................................................................................................................................. 45
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