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VAIO Notebook Computer User Guide
Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key
Combinations/
Feature
Fn+ (ESC)
System Suspend
Fn+ (F2) Display power source status
Fn+ (F3)
Mute On/Off
Fn+ (F4)
Speaker volume
Fn+ (F5) Brightness control
Fn+ (F6)
Contrast control
Fn+ LCD / (F7) Switch to the external monitor/LCD
Function
Puts the system into System Suspend mode, a power management state. To return the system to the active state, press any key or press the power switch on your computer.
Displays the power source status, as in the example below:
Using AC | Charging a |
power | battery pack |
Toggles the
Adjusts the
To increase volume, press Fn+F4, then ➜ or ➜.
To decrease volume, press Fn+F4, then | ➜ or ➜ . |
Adjusts the brightness of the LCD.
To increase light intensity, press Fn+F5 and then➜ or ➜.
To decrease light intensity, press Fn+F5 and then ➜or
➜ .
Contrast control display.*
Adjusts the contrast. To increase the contrast, press
Fn+F6, then ➜ or ➜. | ➜ or ➜ . |
To decrease contrast, press Fn+F6, then |
Toggles through the LCD, external display (connected to the Monitor connector) and both LCD and external display.
Only LCD |
| LCD and external display |
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Only external display
Fn+F8 |
| Not available on this model. |
Fn+ | (F12) | Provides for the lowest level of power consumption. |
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System Hibernation | When you execute this command, the state of the | |
system and state of the peripheral devices are written | ||
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| to the hard disk and the system power is turned off. To | |
| return the system to the originals state, use the power | |
| switch to turn on power. | |
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