HP OmniBook 800 User's Guide HP OMNIBOOK 800 USER’S GUIDE 5 Using This Online Manual 5 Finding More Information 5 Notice 5 1 OPERATING THE OMNIBOOK 7 Starting to Use Your OmniBook 7 To use the OmniBook mouse 8 To adjust the display 9 To learn about Windows 10 To use special features of the OmniBook keyboard 10 To start an application with a hot key (FN+F1 through FN+F12) 11 To turn off the OmniBook 12 Checking Status Information 13 The Status Panel 13 To view or hide the Status Panel 14 To move the Status Panel 14 Viewing the Taskbar 14 Monitoring Power 15 To get the battery status 15 To save battery power 15 To recharge the battery or run on ac power 16 To respond to a low-battery or bad-battery warning 17 To replace the battery 18 To change how power is managed 19 Using Disk Drives 20 Using Sound 22 To change speaker volume 22 To connect a microphone, speakers, or headphones 22 To record sound 23 To play back sound 24 2 EXPANDING YOUR OMNIBOOK 25 Setting Up a Printer 25 To install a printer 25 1

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To set or change the default printer 26 To view or change printer settings 26 Making Serial Connections 26 To connect a serial device 26 To view or change serial port assignments 27 System Resources 27 Making Parallel Connections 29 To connect a parallel device 29 To view or change parallel port assignments 30 Making Infrared Connections 30 To set up an infrared link 30 To print on an infrared printer 31 To disable infrared printing 31 Linking Computers 31 Using a Direct Connection 31 To start a direct connection 32 Connecting a CD-ROM Drive and Other SCSI Devices 32 To connect SCSI devices 32 To prepare SCSI hard-disk drives 33 Adding PC Cards 33 To insert a PC card 34 To remove a PC card 35 To view or change PC card information 36 To format a data storage card 36 To set up an I/O card 37 Connecting an External Display 38 Connecting an External Mouse 38 To add an external mouse 38 To override the external mouse 38 Using the Docking System 39 Video Cards 39 Docking Options 40 To use network cards with boot ROMs 40 To use the FN key with an external keyboard 40 Adding Memory to the OmniBook 40 3 OMNIBOOK CONFIGURATIONS 42 Changing OmniBook Configurations 42 To change the display settings 42 To change the mouse settings 42 To configure the Status Panel 43 To use the System Configuration Utility 43 2

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To run MS-DOS mode 43 HP User Tools 43 Protecting Your OmniBook 44 To attach a security cable 44 To identify your OmniBook 44 To use password protection 45 To turn off password protection 46 Editing System Files 46 To edit system files 46 To recover system files 46 4 RECOVERING AND RESTARTING 48 Recovering OmniBook Files 48 To back up your files 48 To reinstall original software files on drive C 48 To clean up a disk 49 Restarting the OmniBook 50 Rebooting the OmniBook 50 To reboot normally (from drive C) 50 To reboot from a floppy disk 50 To reset the OmniBook 51 Upgrading the Hard Drive 51 To find the system software version and memory size 51 To replace the hard drive (drive C) 52 5 THE PERSONAL INFORMATION APPLICATIONS 57 Managing Your Time with Appointment Book 57 To start Appointment Book 58 To view your appointments 58 To change to a different day, month, or year 58 To add a new appointment 58 To add a new event 59 To delete an appointment or event 60 To run a program automatically 60 Listing People in Phone Book 60 To start Phone Book 60 To add a person to the list 60 To search for a person 61 Getting Answers from HP Financial Calculator 62 To start HP Calculator 62 To perform a math function on one number 62 To do simple arithmetic 63 3

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