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Buttons

Hotkeys

•Fn + F1 (Help Menu): This hotkey will cause a help message on the screen that describes the definitions
and functions of the unit’s hotkeys.
•Fn + F2 (Launch Acer eSetting): This hotkey will launch the Acer eSetting utility.
•Fn + F3 (Launch Acer ePower Management): This hotkey will launch the Acer ePower management
utility.
•Fn + F4 (Sleep Button): It is assigned as the Sleep Button in ACPI mode. Users can set the definition of
Sleep Button in Windows Power Options.
•Fn + F5 (Display Toggle): It’s used to switch the display device at run-time. The detail behavior is defined
in Acer Display Mode Specification v0.02.
•Fn + F6 (Display Blank): This hotkey will make the LCD backlight turned off. This provides both a quick
security features and some power savings. The LCD backlight will be turned on again when any of the
following events occurs:
•Any key pressed (not include USB keyboard)
•Pointing device moved (not include USB mouse)
•Fn + F7 (Touchpad On/Off): This hotkey will cause the internal touchpad to be disabled/enabled.
•Fn + F8 (Speaker On/Off): It’s assigned to turn on and turn off the audio output.
•Fn + F11 (Number Lock): The NumLock feature is a standard AT keyboard feature. In Acer system, the
NumLock is off by default and for the internal keyboard as numeric keypad lock when the NumLock is on.
If an external keyboard or keypad is linked, the NumLock will have the following limits:
•NumLock is on when the system boots with external keyboard or numeric keypad. The external
keyboard or keypad NumLock status is on and internal keyboard overlay numeric keys are disabled.
•NumLock key can be typed on or off via the internal keyboard (Fn + F11) or the external keyboard or
keypad, but NumLock affects the external keyboard or keypad only.
•The NumLock shift state (NumLock is off) is NOT used for the cursor movement by the internal
keyboard numeric keys.
•The state of the NumLock is not changed by the linkage and removal of the external keyboard or
keypad. This is to support the linkage of an external numeric keypad. It permits the users for full
alphabet typing with the internal keyboard, and the external keypad for numeric typing.
•Fn + F12 (Scroll Lock): The Scroll Lock is a standard AT keyboard feature.
•Fn + K (Volume Up): It is assigned to increase the volume.
•Fn + L (Volume Down): This hotkey is used to decrease the volume.
•Fn + J (Brightness Up): It is assigned to increase the brightness of the LCD backlight.
•Fn + I (Brightness down): It is used to decrease the brightness of the LCD backlight.
•Fn + <Page Up> (Home): This is a standard AT keyboard feature. When it is pressed, the cursor on the
screen will skip to the beginning of the line.
•Fn + <Page Down> (End): It is a standard AT keyboard feature. When it is pressed, the cursor on the
screen will skip to the end of the line.

Launch Buttons

•: Launch Acer eManager
•P: Launch Application (programmable)
•WWW: Web Browser
•Email: Launch Email
•Wireless: Wireless enabled/disabled
•Bluetooth: Bluetooth enabled/disabled
"Easy-launch buttons" on page 10