Hot Key | Icon | Function | Description |
Fn+F7 |
| Touchpad On/Off | This key will cause the internal touchpad pointing device to |
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| be disabled/enabled . This is to prevent accidental system |
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| will |
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| Internal AuxDev if not exist then BIOS empty return. |
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Fn+F8 |
| Speaker On/Off | This key will cause the audio output to the speakers to |
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| muted or disabled. Pressing this key a second time will re- |
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| enable the audio output to the speakers. |
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Fn+F11 |
| Numlock | The |
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| For Acer machines, Numlock is off by default and when the |
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| NumLock is on, the internal keyboard will act as numeric |
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| key padlock. |
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| If an external keyboard or keypad is present, then the |
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| NumLock will have the following definitions: |
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| NumLock is on, when the system boots |
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| with external keyboard or numeric |
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| keypad. The external keyboard/keypad |
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| NumLock status is on and internal |
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| keyboard overlay numeric keys are |
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| disabled. |
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| NumLock key can be typed on/off via the |
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| internal keyboard (Fn+F11) or the |
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| external keyboard/keypad, but NumLock |
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| affects the external keyboard/keypad |
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| only. |
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| The NumLock shift state (NumLock is off) |
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| is NOT used for the cursor movement by |
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| the internal keyboard numeric keys. |
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| The state of the NumLock is not changed |
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| by the attachment/removal (hot plug) of |
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| the external keyboard/keypad. |
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| This is to support the attachment of an external |
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| numeric keypad. The user may use the internal |
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| keyboard for full alphabet typing, and the external |
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| keypad for numeric entry. |
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| The state of the NumLock is not changed by the |
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| attachment/removal of the external keyboard (hot |
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| plug). |
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Fn+F12 |
| Scroll Lock | The Scroll Lock is a standard AT keyboard feature. |
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Fn+w |
| Volume up | These keys can increase or decrease the brightness of the |
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| LCD back light. This function should be handled by the |
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| Analog function within the keyboard controller. Brightness |
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| will step up/down one unit as each time these keys are |
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| pressed. |
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Fn+y |
| Volume down | Decreases the sound volume. |
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