HP Pavilion 6346, Pavilion 6340 Getting Started Guide

Getting Started
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Contents
Chapter 1 Preparing to Use Your
Computer .............................................................1
Turning On Your Computer For the First Time .......................................2
Working in Comfort with Your HP Pavilion PC....................................... 3
Preparing Your Work Environment................................................................6
Y ourWork Posture................................................................................................. 11
Setting Up YourHP Computing Equipment ...........................................13
Chapter 2 Exploring Your System...........25
Turning On Your Computer...........................................................................26
Turning Off Your Computer...........................................................................26
Suspending Your Computer...........................................................................27
Using the Keyboard...........................................................................................28
Using the Mouse..................................................................................................30
Using Headphones...............................................................................................31
Working with Diskettes......................................................................................32
Using the CD-ROM Drive................................................................................34
Using the Modem................................................................................................36
Chapter 3 Discovering Your Software ....37
Learning about the Windows Desktop..................................................... 38
Finding Your Preinstalled Software.............................................................41
Finding Files...........................................................................................................42
Adding Software..................................................................................................43
Deleting Software...............................................................................................43
Getting Help from the HP Support Center............................................44
Getting Software Help......................................................................................45
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Chapter 4 Communicating
with the World ................................................. 47
Connecting to the Internet............................................................................48
Signing Up for Internet Access....................................................................48
Browsing the Internet....................................................................................... 49
Sending and Receiving E-Mail .................................................................... 50
Using the HP Message Board.........................................................................51
Terms and Conditions of the Free Internet Access ............................53
Removing the Channel Bar............................................................................54
Sending and Receiving Faxes .......................................................................55
Glossary............................................................ 57
Regulatory and Safety Information...........63
FCC Regulatory and Safety Information................................................63
Declaration of Conformity.............................................................................67
Additional Safety Information ....................................................................68
Index ...................................................................71
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Preparing to Use Your Computer
Chapter 1 covers the following topics:
Turning your computer on for the first time
Preparing your work environment
Positioning yourself properly
Positioning your computer components
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Turning On Your Computer For the First Time
When you first turn on your computer, a series of startup screens, including a mouse tutorial, appears. When you get to the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, you must click the message Click here to finish setting up your PC.
As part of this final setup, you will see a roadmap that points out and describes several important icons on your desktop.
Note:
It is important to register with HP, so that you can be
notified of changes and updates for your HP Pavilion PC.
Note:
Your screen may look slightly different from the one
shown here.
If Your System Is Not Working
If any of your system components are not working properly, see Chapter 2, Troubleshooting, in the Getting Help guide.
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Working in Comfort with Your HP Pavilion PC
Thank you for selecting HP computing equipment.
To optimize your comfort and productivity, it is important that you set up your work area correctly and use your HP equipment properly. With that in mind, we have developed some setup and use recommendations for you to follow, based on established ergonomic principles.
Improper and prolonged use of keyboards and input devices are among those tasks that have been associated with repetitive strain injury (RSI) to soft tissues in the hands and arms. If you experience discomfort or pain while using any computing equipment, discontinue use immediately and consult your physician as soon as possible. For more information on RSI, you may wish to consult About Repetitive Strain Injury on page 4.
Please study the recommendations offered here and consult the Information Sources listed on page 24. Included there are references to relevant parts of international standards, regulations, and guidelines, such as ISO 9241 and the European Community Display Screen Equipment directive. You may also wish to consult your employers human resources department or other relevant departments for guidance specific to your company. For a quick summary of the recommendations, refer to the Comfort and Safety Checklist on page 21.
Note that the recommendations and quoted dimensions in this guide are designed to accommodate a broad range of people. If you fall outside this range, you may need to adapt the recommendations accordingly. For example, if you are very tall, your work surface may need to be higher than indicated in this guide.
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Thank you, again, for choosing HP computing equipment.
About Repetitive Strain Injury
Because your comfort and safety are our primary concern, we strongly recommend that you use HP computing equipment in accordance with established ergonomic principles and recommendations. Scientific literature suggests that there may be a relationship between injury to soft tissues  especially in the hands and arms  and prolonged improper use of keyboards or other equipment requiring repeated motions of the hands and forearms. This literature also suggests that there are many other risk factors that may increase the chance of such injury, commonly called Repetitive Strain Injury.
What is RSI?
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI  also known as cumulative trauma disorder or repetitive motion injury) is a type of injury where soft tissues in the body, such as muscles, nerves, or tendons, become irritated or inflamed. RSI has been a reported problem for those who perform repetitive tasks such as assembly line work, meatpacking, sewing, playing musical instruments, and computer work. RSI also has been observed in those who frequently engage in activities such as carpentry, knitting, housework, gardening, tennis, windsurfing, and lifting children.
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What causes RSI?
What can I do to avoid RSI?
The specific causes of RSI have not been established. Nevertheless, the incidence of RSI has been associated with a variety of risk factors, including:
Too many uninterrupted repetitions of an activity
or motion.
Performing an activity in an awkward or
unnatural posture.
Maintaining static posture for prolonged periods.
Failing to take frequent short breaks.
Other environmental and psychosocial factors.
In addition, there have been reports associating the occurrence of RSI with the use of computer keyboards, mice, and other input devices. Also, certain medical conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, obesity and diabetes, may predispose some people to this type of injury.
Some people who use computers may experience physical discomfort during their use. This discomfort may be a symptom of a repetitive strain injury. Properly setting up and using computing equipment can help to minimize your chances of experiencing this discomfort. Well-designed and properly adjusted equipment alone may not be sufficient to eliminate all potential problems. Maintaining good posture and positioning when working on computers also has a significant bearing on your comfort.
What if I experience discomfort?
If you are experiencing any discomfort, seek professional medical advice immediately. Typically, the earlier a problem is diagnosed and treated, the easier it is to resolve.
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Preparing Your Work Environment
Your Workspace
When using HP computing equipment, its important that your work environment contribute to your comfort and productivity. To help you achieve the proper environment, we have developed recommendations for optimizing your workspace, seating, work surface, and lighting arrangements. You, or both you and your employer, can best determine your specific needs.
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Sufficient workspace should be available to allow you to set up your equipment in a convenient, comfortable arrangement.
The work environment should be as quiet and free of distraction as possible.
For better eye comfort, you should avoid reflective coverings on the ceiling, walls, and floor as well as excessive contrast between the screen and its surroundings.
As with any indoor environment, your workspace
should be well ventilated. If possible, adjust the temperature to whatever is comfortable for you. If you cant adjust the temperature, wear appropriate clothing. Try to avoid working close to air-conditioning or heater vents.
To prevent muscle stiffness, you must have
enough space to move around and vary your position. Try not to remain in one position for extended periods of time.
Your Chai r
Its very important that your chair provides a comfortable sitting position and offers the following features:
A stable base, such as five legs with casters.
Make sure the casters are designed for the type of floor you have in your workspace, whether it is bare or carpeted.
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A height- and tilt-adjustment feature. It should be easy to adjust your chair height from 40 cm to 52 cm (15.5 inches to 20.5 inches) as measured from the top of the seat pan to the floor. If you are much taller or shorter than average, you may need a chair that can be adjusted beyond this range. Adjust your chair so that the work surface or keyboard tray is at elbow height and your feet are flat on the floor with your knees slightly bent below your hips. Ideally, the seat pan should be able to tilt both forward (minimum of 5 degrees) and backward (minimum of 10 degrees). If the chair has an adjustable seat pan, inclining the seat slightly forward will transfer some of the pressure from the spine to the thighs and feet. This will relieve pressure on your back.
A curved seat edge. The front of the seat should be curved and finished in a waterfall edge.
An adjustable back support in both height and forward and backward tilt. It is important that the backrest correctly supports the lower part, or lumbar curve, of the back.
A freely rotating swivel so you can move easily from side-to-side.
Fully adjustable and padded armrests. The chair arms should not interfere with adjusting the chair or moving it close to your work surface.
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Your Work Surface
Ideally, you should be able to adjust the height of your work surface.
A simple way to ensure your work surface is at the correct height is to first adjust the height of the seat­pan of your chair. With your chair properly adjusted and your feet firmly on the floor, adjust the work surface height until your forearms are parallel to the floor when you have your fingers on the keyboard or other input device.
If possible, choose a work surface with cable management capabilities. This will keep your cables and wires orderly, off the floor and out of your way.
Its also best to choose a non-reflective work surface to minimize eye discomfort from reflections and glare.
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Lighting
Work Environment Specifications
For better eye comfort in your work environment, you should avoid reflective surface coverings. The ceiling, walls, and floors should have a medium level of reflectance (approximately 75 percent, 40 percent, and 30 percent, respectively). Try to avoid excessive contrast between the screen and its surroundings.
Proper lighting can help you avoid eye discomfort. Lighting in your area should allow easy reading of documents and keyboard legends. If more light is needed for a particular task, use individual task lighting rather than increasing the general lighting.
Incoming light should be shielded or diffused to prevent glare and reflection. In cases where strong sunlight is a problem, curtains, adjustable shades, anti-glare filters, or monitor hoods are possible solutions.
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The work environment should be as quiet and free of distraction as possible, with background noise below 55 dBA.
Where possible, relative air humidity should be in the range of 40 to 60 percent.
The recommendation for room temperature is 19 to 23 degrees C (66 to 73 degrees F). The workplace should be well ventilated, as with any indoor environment.
Recommended work surface space is 160 cm
wide by 80 to 90 cm deep (63 inches by 32 to 36 inches deep), or a corner unit of 91 to 107 cm deep (36 to 42 inches). The recommended vertical adjustment range is 66 to 77 cm (26 to 30 inches). If the height is fixed, it should be between 72 and 75 cm (28.5 to 29.5 inches).
There should be at least 6 cm (2 inches) between
your thighs and the work surface. If the surface has a kneehole, it should be at least 58 cm (23 inches) wide, 65 cm (25.5 inches) high, and 60 cm (24 inches) deep.
Recommended lighting levels are between
300 and 500 lux (30 to 50 foot-candles). Values over 1000 lux (100 foot-candles) are considered to be too bright. For work on the screen, 300 lux (30 foot-candles) is enough for most work. When documents are to be read, 500 lux (50 foot-candles) is recommended.
Your Work Posture
Sitting in one position for long periods can be uncomfortable. To minimize the potential for physical discomfort or injury, its important that you maintain proper posture.
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Back  While sitting at your work surface, make sure your back is supported by the chairs backrest in an erect position or angled slightly backwards.
Arms  Your arms should be relaxed and loose, elbows close to your sides, with forearms and hands approximately parallel to the floor.
Wrists  Your wrists should be as straight as possible while using the keyboard, mouse, or trackball. They should not be bent sideways, or more than 10 degrees up or down.
Legs  Your thighs should be horizontal or angled slightly downward. Your lower legs should be near a right angle to your thighs. Your feet should rest flat on the floor. If necessary, use a footrest, but double check that you have your seat height adjusted correctly before getting a footrest.
Head  Your head should be upright or tilted slightly forward. Avoid working with your head or trunk twisted.
Overall  Change your position frequently and take regular breaks to avoid fatigue.
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Setting Up Your HP Computing Equipment
Make sure that all the elements of your HP computer system  monitor, document holder, keyboard, mice and other input devices, and headphones and speakers  are optimally arranged and adjusted to meet your personal requirements. The recommen­dations that follow will help you achieve this.
Note that these recommendations apply only to the use of HP desktop computers or HP notebook computers that are used with a full-size keyboard, monitor and mouse.
Your HP Monito r
It is important that your monitor screen be clean and positioned correctly to improve readability and help you work comfortably. Glare, high contrast, reflections, dirt, and dust will interfere with what you see on the screen. The recommendations that follow can help you achieve a comfortable arrangement.
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The top of your monitor screen should be at or slightly below eye level. Most HP monitors come with a tilt-and-swivel feature that makes it easy to adjust the screen position. If your monitor doesnt have this feature, consider acquiring an accessory that provides this capability.
To avoid obscuring your view, the screen should be positioned perpendicular to your line of sight; that is, straight on.
To avoid glare or reflection, try to position the monitor so the screen is at a right angle to your window rather than in front of it. If reflection or glare persists, tilting the screen forward may help. If this adjustment is not sufficient, it may be necessary to change either the position of the monitor on your work surface, or the location of your work surface. If reflection or glare is still a problem, find out where it is coming from. Common sources of glare are overhead lights,
windows, or reflections from shiny surfaces including pictures or even bright clothing. See if there is a way to control the source of the problem (see Lighting on page 10). If that doesnt work, try a high-quality anti-glare filter or a screen hood.
Maintain a comfortable viewing distance to the screen. Most people prefer a viewing distance of approximately 46 to 76 cm (18 to 30 inches), depending on monitor size. Character size and the amount of space available on the work surface can affect this distance.
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Text should be easy to read. To help ease
eyestrain, adjust text attributes such as character size, spacing, and color. In addition, you will need to use the controls provided with your monitor to adjust the visual settings so that contrast and brightness levels are comfortable for you. High contrast and low brightness is usually the preferable combination.
Note:
The ISO 9241 and ANSI/HFS 100-1988 standards give technical recommendations on how to achieve good readability.
The monitor should be free from flicker. If the
image on your screen is not stable, the monitor may require repair or adjustment.
When possible, use a program that has a simple
user interface, such as easily identifiable icons and pull-down menus. Also, screen information should be displayed in a structured and well­organized way.
Monitor use specifications
When viewing your monitor, your head should
not be tilted more than 15 degrees forward.
Optimum readability for monitor use is generally
considered to be 21 minutes of arc. This corresponds to a character size of 3.7 mm (0.15 inches) at a viewing distance of 60 cm (24 inches).
You should not have to look up more than
5 degrees above horizontal or down more than 30 degrees below horizontal for normal work tasks, such as typing or reading.
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Document Holders
When keying in data from a hard-copy document, placing it in a document holder rather than on a flat surface will make it easier to read. The following recommendations should be observed when using a document holder:
The document holder should be at approximately the same height and distance from your eyes as the screen, and as close to the monitor as possible to prevent neck twisting. Some users prefer a document holder mounted to the monitor, while others prefer the document holder positioned between the screen and keyboard.
If the primary task is to view documents rather than using the monitor, the document holder may be placed directly in front of the keyboard with the monitor slightly to the side.
To help reduce stress on your neck and prevent eye fatigue, try to minimize the movement of your head and eyes while using a document holder.
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Your HP Keyboard
The proper positioning and use of your HP keyboard is important when using HP computing equipment. Be sure to observe the following recommendations to optimize your comfort and safety:
We recommend you place your keyboard in front
of the screen or document holder, whichever is viewed the most. Your HP keyboard has long cables, so you can place it in the position that is most comfortable for you while you are using your system.
Because HP keyboards vary in depth, youll want
to be sure that your work surface or keyboard tray has sufficient room to accommodate your model. The keyboard tray should be wide enough to hold both the keyboard and mouse or trackball: 66 to 71 cm (26 to 28 inches).
Your HP keyboard may have a kickstand that can
be opened or closed to raise or lower the keyboard angle. If you are in the correct sitting position with your elbows at about the same level as the work surface, you may not need to use it. However, if your elbows are below the work surface, you may wish to use the kickstand to raise the back of the keyboard.
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An adjustable keyboard tray may be useful if you cannot adjust your chair or work surface to the proper height for typing. It should adjust in height from 64 to 76 cm (25 to 30 inches) above the floor and tilt forward and backward to help you find the most comfortable position. Note that research has shown that there may be less muscle tension in shoulders and forearms with the keyboard tilted away from you.
When using your HP keyboard, remember it takes very little pressure or force from your fingers to activate the keys. Improper typing style  the use of too much force  can place unnecessary stress on the tendons and muscles in your hands, wrists, and forearms.
Make sure that your hands are in a neutral position when you use your keyboard. This means that your forearms, wrists, and hands should be in a straight line.
The keyboard has a low profile to help prevent excessive bending of your wrists while typing. Literature suggests that you should not bend your wrists sideways or more than 10 degrees up or down. Keep your wrists straight by moving your entire hand and forearm over to use the function keys or numeric keypad.
You may use a palm rest to help keep your hands and wrists in a comfortable and neutral position when you are not typing. Some HP keyboards come with an integrated palm rest. If you use a palm rest, see that it is rounded and padded, and flush in height with the front edge of the keyboard. Note that your palms  not your wrists  should rest on the palm rest. If you dont have a palm rest, try not to rest your wrists on a sharp edge, such as a work surface edge.
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Mice and Other Input Devices
Various aspects of using mice and other input devices may increase your risk of discomfort or injury. Observing the following recommendations may reduce that risk:
As with the keyboard, try to keep your hand,
wrist, and forearm in a neutral position while using your mouse or other input device.
When using a stylus or light pen with a graphics
tablet, dont grip the stylus tightly. Keep your hand and fingers relaxed and try to maintain a neutral posture in your hand, wrist, and forearm.
If you use your thumb to rotate the ball on a
trackball or spaceball, keep it in a relaxed, natural shape, and maintain a neutral posture in your hand, wrist, and forearm.
Hold the mouse gently by draping your fingers
over it. Keep your hand relaxed and fingers loose. Do not grip the mouse tightly.
It takes very little pressure or force from your
fingers to activate the buttons or scroll wheel on your mouse, scrolling mouse, trackball, or other input device. Using too much force can place unnecessary stress on the tendons and muscles in your hands, wrists, and forearms.
If you are using a scrolling mouse, be sure to
keep your fingers and hand in a relaxed, neutral position when activating the scroll wheel. Also, this type of mouse features software that can minimize the number of mouse movements or button clicks.
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When using a mouse, trackball, stylus and graphics tablet, or other input device, position it as close to the keyboard as possible, and keep it at the same level so you do not have to stretch while using it.
Use a good quality mouse pad to enable the mouse to work most effectively and reduce unnecessary hand and wrist movements.
Headphones and Speakers
Be sure to keep your mouse and trackball clean. Regular removal of accumulated dust and dirt helps ensure proper tracking and reduces unnecessary hand and wrist motions.
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Listening to loud sounds for prolonged periods may permanently damage your hearing. To avoid discomfort from unexpected noise, always turn down the volume before connecting headphones or speakers to your HP equipment.
When you put on the headphones, slowly increase the volume until you find a comfortable listening level, then leave the volume control in that position.
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