HP Brio 8434 User manual

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User Guide

Getting the Most From Your HP Brio PC

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Contents

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1. The First Steps................................................................................................................................... 1

Understanding Your Desktop... ..........................................................................................................................2

The Desktop ......................................................................................................................................................3

The Recycle Bin .........................................................................................................................................3

Icons ...............................................................................................................................................................3

The Taskbar .......................................................................................................................................................3

The Start Button ........................................................................................................................................3

Taskbar Buttons ........................................................................................................................................4

Notification Area .......................................................................................................................................4

The HP Brio Center ........................................................................................................................................5

The HP Brio Enhanced Keyboard .....................................................................................................................6

A Word on Using the Mouse ................................................................................................................................7

2. In Business with the HP Brio PC .............................................................................................. 9

HP Brio Center .........................................................................................................................................................10

Registering Your HP Brio PC ............................................................................................................................. 12

Electronic Registration ............................................................................................................................... 12

Non-electronic Registration ..................................................................................................................... 13

Finding Information ...............................................................................................................................................14

Communicating with Others .............................................................................................................................. 15

Setting Up Your Communications Software .....................................................................................16

Setting Up Your Fax Modem .............................................................................................................16

Sending a Fax .................................................................................................................................................16

Enabling & Disabling Fax Reception ....................................................................................................17

Sending & Reading E-mails ......................................................................................................................17

Accessing the Internet .................................................................................................................................17

Sharing Things with Others ................................................................................................................................19

What Does Sharing Mean? .......................................................................................................................19

Just What Can be Shared? ........................................................................................................................19

Disk Drives .................................................................................................................................................19

CD-ROMs ..................................................................................................................................................20

ZIP Drives ..................................................................................................................................................20

Documents & Folders .........................................................................................................................20

Printers .......................................................................................................................................................20

3. Fixing Problems ............................................................................................................................. 21

What to Do First ...................................................................................................................................................... 22

What to Do Next ..................................................................................................................................................... 23

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Online Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................... 24

Check Your HP Brio PC ............................................................................................................................. 24

Create Diagnostic Floppy Disk ..............................................................................................................25

You Still Have a Problem... .......................................................................................................................25

Learn About Your HP Brio PC Support ...............................................................................................25

Check Your Support Details ....................................................................................................................25

Need More Help? .................................................................................................................................................. 26

Tips on Avoiding Potential Problems ...........................................................................................................27

Take Advantage of Disk Partitions .......................................................................................................27

Protect Your HP Brio PC from Power Shortages ............................................................................27

Questions & Answers ........................................................................................................................................... 28

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The First Steps...

Now that you have set up your computer (see the Getting Started guide), you

are ready to start using it.

Whether you are an experienced user of computers or more of a novice to

them, this chapter contains some basic information that will help you become

more familiar with your HP Brio PC.

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The First Steps...

Understanding Your Desktop...

Once the initial Windows Welcome sequence has finished, double-click on the

shortcut on the Desktop. Your screen will be similar to that shown below.

Note

All the features described in this section are standard Windows ones. For further

details on any of these features, together with details on general Windows

functionality, please refer to the relevant Windows documentation, or the

Windows Help system.

Taskbar

Desktop

Various

Recycle

Start

Notification Area

Button

Bin

Icons

Taskbar

Button

Close Window

Maximize Window

Minimize Window

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The First Steps...

Understanding Your Desktop...

The Desktop

The desktop is where you can place various things — folders, files and shortcuts to

programs you use. It is also the place where program windows appear, such as the

HP Brio Center window.

The Recycle Bin

This is a temporary storage place for things you have deleted. It fills up with all

the things you have deleted until you decide to empty it. You can use it to find

things you might have deleted by mistake.

Icons

Icons are small graphical objects that represent a particular feature,

area or shortcut of your computer. Double-clicking on them opens

that feature. They can be dragged around the desktop, and they can be placed in the

recycle bin.

The Taskbar

By default the taskbar is at the bottom of your window. It shows you which

applications you have open — represented by a taskbar button (the taskbar below

shows that the HP Brio Center window is open).

The Start Button

This is the starting point for many things you’ll want to do. When you click

on the start button a menu appears from which you can perform a

multitude of tasks — start programs, open documents, find help, search for things

on your computer, and change settings within your computer.

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The First Steps...

Understanding Your Desktop...

Taskbar Buttons

Every time you open a program a button for that program

appears on the taskbar. To switch between programs, simply

click on the taskbar button for the program you want.

Notification Area

Depending on what you are working on with your HP Brio PC,

small indicators may appear in the notification area (to the left of

the clock). If you are printing, for example, appears. Double-clicking on any of

these indicators brings up a window where you can change some of the settings. Try

double-clicking , and change your volume settings.

You can find out more about your windows desktop by referring to the Windows

documentation supplied with your computer.

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The First Steps...

Understanding Your Desktop...

The HP Brio Center

This window appears by,

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double-clicking on on your Desktop,

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selecting the HP Brio Center shortcut in the Start menu, or,

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pressing the key on your enhanced keyboard (only available in certain areas)

The window helps you get the most out of your PC, quickly and efficiently — letting

you concentrate on your work, while at the same time being your first point of

reference to all questions or problems you might encounter.

The HP Brio Center window and its functions are described in detail on page 10.

Note

In certain regions the HP Brio Center may either be different to the one

described here, or may not be available at all.

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The First Steps...

The HP Brio Enhanced Keyboard

The HP Brio enhanced keyboard has an extra set of buttons on the top right-hand

corner.

These buttons are configured to perform special tasks such as accessing the HP Brio

Center. They can also be re-programmed easily by yourself. You might want to

simplify a sequence of mouse-clicks into one single button press, or have another

launch a program you use regularly, with all your preferences already there! This

saves you time and increases your productivity.

For information on the standard features of the extra buttons, and how to re-

program them, please refer to the Online Reference Guide.

Note

The HP Brio enhanced keyboard may not be available in all regions.

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The First Steps...

A Word on Using the Mouse

The mouse should be considered as a tool that lets you communicate with the

programs running on your HP Brio PC — moving the mouse, clicking and double-

clicking its buttons all have a specific meaning.

Some of these clicking actions always have the same effect, no matter which

program you are using — left-clicking on a menu, for example, always displays the

choices within that menu.

The left mouse button is the “general purpose” button — you use it for selecting,

highlighting, clicking, and for dragging things around your windows (moving the

mouse while holding down the left mouse button on a highlighted item).

The right mouse button can also be used within many programs. The choices

available to you may differ from program to program — right-clicking on the Start

button for example. Try it for yourself, and see what choices are available by right-

clicking in different areas of the taskbar.

Note

This manual assumes you are right-handed; if you are left-handed you can switch

the functionality of left and right mouse buttons, if you find it easier. Refer to

“switching, mouse buttons” in the Windows help system

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The First Steps...

A Word on Using the Mouse

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In Business with the

HP Brio PC

This chapter explains some of the ways your HP Brio PC can integrate

effortlessly into your working environment, and keep it running smoothly.

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In Business with the HP Brio PC

HP Brio Center

The HP Brio Center consists of a menu of different things you might want to do with

your HP Brio PC. The choices available to you have been laid out clearly and simply,

allowing you to perform tasks with the minimum of effort. Even if you are an

experienced PC user, you may be surprised how easy and intuitive the HP Brio

Center is.

Note

In certain regions the HP Brio Center may either be different to the one

described here, or may not be available at all.

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In Business with the HP Brio PC

HP Brio Center

From the HP Brio Center you can,

register your HP Brio PC electronically and take advantage of the free

screensaver — only if your HP Brio PC has a fitted modem and you are in

North America or certain other regions. See page 12 for details.

find information — in the form of online help — about how to use your HP

Brio PC.

communicate and share resources with the world outside your HP Brio PC

— such as sending a fax or sharing a printer.

See page 15 for details.

troubleshoot any problems you may have.

See page 28 for details.

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In Business with the HP Brio PC

Registering Your HP Brio PC

So, you’ve turned on your computer and everything seems to be working fine. Why

should you bother registering?

The main benefit from registering your HP Brio PC is the support you get should

anything go wrong. The support is from the date you purchased your HP Brio PC, so

it’s important to register sooner rather than later! If you register electronically, you

can also get a free screensaver, that will brighten up your HP Brio PC when you leave

it alone!

Electronic Registration

If your HP Brio PC is fitted with a modem, you can register electronically. The

advantage of this is that all details about your computer are automatically sent to the

support center. So if you ever do need to call, you don’t waste time relaying details

about your HP Brio PC. And that could save you much valuable time!

Note

Electronic registration is only possible in North America and other selected

regions. If your HP Brio Center does not have the Register Now option, please

refer to the Support Details for information on how to register.

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In Business with the HP Brio PC

Registering Your HP Brio PC

Registering electronically could not be simpler — simply click on the Register Now!

button on the HP Brio Center.

Internet registration is by far the most common way of registering — indeed modem

registration should only be used if you do not have access to the Internet.

Non-electronic Registration

If your HP Brio PC is not fitted with a modem or you are in a region where electronic

registration is not possible, please refer to the Support Details guide for information

on how to register.

Note

Internet registration is only available in the US and Canada.

Once you have registered, the Register Now! option in the HP Brio Center

disappears.

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In Business with the HP Brio PC

Finding Information

Your HP Brio PC comes with an extensive on-line library of information that’s been

designed to save you time. Many varied topics can be found here — background

information and help on how to do things. You can read through any of the on-line

documentation and then print out what you need. And all this is just one click away

from within the HP Brio Center!

Once you have reached the main Find Information window, simply click on any of

the areas you want to investigate further.

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In Business with the HP Brio PC

Communicating with Others

A key factor for success is being a good communicator. The HP Brio PC provides you

with the means to communicate effectively to the outside world, letting you

concentrate on the content of your communication.

This section is all about how your HP Brio PC can communicate with others. If your

HP Brio PC does not have any facilities to do this, the Communicate and Share

option in the HP Brio Center will not be available.

Note

Only HP Brio PCs fitted with a modem card will have access to the

communications options in this window.

Only HP Brio PCs fitted with a network card will have access to the network

options in this window.

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In Business with the HP Brio PC

Communicating with Others

Setting Up Your Communications Software

Before you can use the communications features pre-loaded on your HP Brio PC,

you need to configure the fax and e-mail software.

Once you have gone through the setup wizards for your fax and e-mail software —

filling in the personal details necessary for your fax and e-mail features to work —

you can use your HP Brio PC to communicate with other users, by fax or by e-mail.

Setting Up Your Fax Modem

To learn how to set up your fax modem, see the online help that came with your fax

modem application. It guides you step-by-step through the process, prompting you

for information as required.

Sending a Fax

When you have created a document and want to fax it to someone, you can simply

fax it directly from your HP Brio PC. If you have access to a scanner you could even

scan in your signature and paste it into your documents.

When you send a fax, you’ll be prompted to give details on,

• recipient’s details — name, fax number etc.,

• the content of the fax

• any additional documents you want to attach to the fax (word processor

documents, for example)

And then you just send the fax, while you concentrate on the rest of your work.

To learn how to fax a document, see the online help that came with your fax modem

application.

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