Aspire 2020

Your computer provides the following hot keys:

Hot Key

Function

Description

 

 

 

Fn+F1

Hot key help

This key will cause a help message to appear on the

 

 

display device that describes the definition and

 

 

functionality of the unit hot keys. It is preferred to have the

 

 

key activate a graphical display.

 

 

 

Fn+F2

Access System Properties

This key will launch My Computer > System Properties

 

 

 

Fn+F3

Power management scheme

Switches the power management scheme used by the

 

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computer (function available if supported by operating

 

 

system).

 

 

 

Fn+F4

Sleep

In ACPI mode, the OS provides two buttons for sleep

 

 

function. One is the Power On button and the other is the

 

 

Sleep Button. °Fn+F4” is assigned as the Sleep

 

 

button in ACPI mode. User can set the action of the Sleep

 

 

Button on the Power Management property.

 

 

 

Fn+F5

Display toggle

The Hotkey, Display Toggle, is to change the display type

 

 

at run-time. Possible display types are LCD, CRT and

 

 

Both. It can not detect the CRT, even when the CRT is not

 

 

connected. Press Hotkey can force to switch to CRT. This

 

 

Hotkey cannot switch the display to TV at DOS.

 

 

 

Fn+F6

Screen blank

This key will cause the LCD back light to be turned off.

 

 

This provides both a quick security feature and some

 

 

power savings. The LCD back light can also be turned off

 

 

via an APM timer. The LCD back light will be turned on

 

 

again when any of the following events occur:

 

 

Any key pressed

 

 

Pointing device movement

 

 

USB Device does not need to support.

 

 

 

Fn+F7

Touchpad toggle

This key will cause the internal touchpad pointing device

 

 

to be disabled. This is to prevent accidental system wake-

 

 

ups from standby. Pressing this key a second time will re-

 

 

enable the touch pad pointing device. BIOS check Internal

 

 

AuxDev ifnot exist then BIOS empty return.

 

 

 

Fn+F8

Speaker toggle

This key will cause the audio output to the speakers to

 

 

muted or disabled. Pressing this key a second time will re-

 

 

enable the audio output to the speakers.

 

 

 

Fn+w

Volume up

Increases the speaker volume.

 

 

 

Fn+y

Volume down

Decreases the speaker volume.

 

 

 

Fn+x

Brightness up

Increases the screen brightness.

 

 

 

Fn+z

Brightness down

Decreases the screen brightness.

 

 

 

NOTE: When activating hotkeys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.

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