Dell Desktop and Notebooks User's Guide Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2014 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. Dell™ and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. 2014 - 06 Rev. A00 Contents 1 Introduction...........................................................................................................9 Finding Information...............................................................................................................................9 Using the Dell Support Site............................................................................................................. 9 Finding the Product Using Service Tag...........................................................................................9 Selecting the Product....................................................................................................................10 Choosing the Product...................................................................................................................10 Documents Shipped with Your Computer and Available Online...................................................... 13 Quick Start Guide...........................................................................................................................13 Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet (SFITS)....................................................................13 Safety and Regulatory Documents............................................................................................... 13 Owner's Manual ............................................................................................................................ 14 Product Information............................................................................................................................14 My Dell Support Center.......................................................................................................................14 2 Using The Battery................................................................................................16 Battery Performance........................................................................................................................... 16 Checking the Battery Charge..............................................................................................................17 Dell Battery Information Utility............................................................................................................17 Conserving Battery Power...................................................................................................................17 Storing a Battery.................................................................................................................................. 17 3 Using the Display................................................................................................ 19 Adjusting Brightness............................................................................................................................19 Switching the Image From Computer Display to a Projector........................................................... 19 Adjusting Brightness...................................................................................................................... 19 Making Images and Text Look Bigger or Sharper on the Screen: Setting Display Resolution and Refresh Rate..................................................................................................................................19 Windows 7..................................................................................................................................... 20 Windows 8.....................................................................................................................................20 Using the Ambient-Light Sensor........................................................................................................ 20 Overview........................................................................................................................................20 4 Playing Multimedia.............................................................................................22 Adjusting the Volume..........................................................................................................................22 Adjusting the Display...........................................................................................................................22 Connecting to External Storage Devices........................................................................................... 22 5 Connecting to a Network..................................................................................23 ............................................................................................................................................................. 23 Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable..................................................................23 Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) ..............................................................23 Setting Up Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)............................24 Setting Up a Local Area Network (LAN)........................................................................................24 Setting Up a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)......................................................................24 Connecting to a WLAN....................................................................................................................... 25 Dell QuickSet Utilities/Dell ControlPoint........................................................................................... 25 Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)............................................................25 Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)......................................................25 6 Connect to a Device...........................................................................................27 Connecting the Computer to a Television (TV)................................................................................. 27 Enabling the Display Settings for a Television (TV)............................................................................ 27 Enabling TV Display Settings:........................................................................................................27 Using An External Monitor..................................................................................................................28 Overview........................................................................................................................................28 Using an External Monitor as Your Primary Display: Swapping Primary and Secondary Displays................................................................................................................................................28 Overview........................................................................................................................................28 Setting Up Your Printer....................................................................................................................... 29 Adding a Printer.............................................................................................................................29 Wireless Printing..................................................................................................................................29 Wi-Fi setup using Wireless Protected Setup (WPS)Connect using a network key or PIN..........30 Connecting a device using Bluetooth................................................................................................30 7 Drives and Ports.................................................................................................. 31 DisplayPorts / Mini-DisplayPorts.........................................................................................................31 Advantages of DisplayPort.............................................................................................................31 Audio Connectors................................................................................................................................31 5.1 Audio........................................................................................................................................ 32 7.1 Audio........................................................................................................................................ 32 eSATA Connector................................................................................................................................32 High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).....................................................................................33 Advantages of HDMI......................................................................................................................33