HP Compaq Presario C542EA Notebook PC - Manual (Page 3)

Table of contents
1 Notebook Tour
Components ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Top components .................................................................................................................. 2
Keys .................................................................................................................... 2
TouchPad ............................................................................................................ 3
Buttons and switches .......................................................................................... 4
Lights ................................................................................................................... 5
Display components ............................................................................................ 6
Front components ................................................................................................................ 6
Rear components ................................................................................................................ 7
Right-side components ........................................................................................................ 8
Left-side components .......................................................................................................... 9
Bottom components ........................................................................................................... 10
Wireless antennae (select models only) ............................................................................ 11
Additional hardware components ...................................................................................... 12
Labels ................................................................................................................................ 13
Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Operating environment ...................................................................................................... 14
Rated input power .............................................................................................................. 14
2 TouchPad and Keyboard
TouchPad ........................................................................................................................................... 15
Using the TouchPad .......................................................................................................... 16
Using an external mouse ................................................................................................... 16
Setting TouchPad preferences .......................................................................................... 16
Keyboard ............................................................................................................................................ 17
Hotkeys .............................................................................................................................. 17
Hotkey quick reference ..................................................................................... 18
Hotkey procedures ............................................................................................ 18
Displaying and clearing system information (fn+esc) ........................................ 18
Opening Help and Support (fn+f1) .................................................................... 19
Opening the Print Options window (fn+f2) ........................................................ 19
Opening a Web browser (fn+f3) ........................................................................ 19
Switching the screen image (fn+f4) ................................................................... 20
Initiating Hibernation (fn+f5) .............................................................................. 20
Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6) ................................................................................ 21
Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f7) ............................................................... 21
Increasing screen brightness (fn+f8) ................................................................. 21
Playing, pausing or resuming an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f9) ............................ 21
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