HP BRIO 71XX, BRIO 84XX, BRIO 85XX User Manual

User Guide

Getting the Most From Your HP Brio PC

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Contents

Notice .............................................................................................................................................................................ii

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

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.

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.

Maximize Window

Various

Icons

Start Button

Note

Minimize Window

Close Window

Desktop

Recycle

Taskbar

Button

Taskbar

Bin

Notification Area

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.

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.

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.

The HP Brio Center

The First Steps...

Understanding Your Desktop...

Note

This window appears by,

double-clicking on on your Desktop,

•

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

•

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

•

In certain regions the HP Brio Center may either be different to the one described here, or may not be available at all.

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.

The First Steps...

The HP Brio Enhanced Keyboard

Note

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 reprogram them, please refer to the Online Reference Guide.

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

The First Steps...

A Word on Using the Mouse

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

Note

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 doubleclicking 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 functionality of left and right mouse buttons, if you find it easier. Refer to “switching, mouse buttons” in the Windows help system

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 rightclicking in different areas of the taskbar.

The First Steps...

A Word on Using the Mouse

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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