Using Power Management to Adjust Brightness (Windows 7)

Windows 7: To adjust brightness with the power management utility in Windows 7:

Click Start -> Control Panel. In View by:, select one of the icon views. Select Display, then click Adjust brightness in the left pane. Under Select a power plan, select the plan settings you want to use. Drag Screen brightness: bar to the left or right, depending on your preference.

Using the Fujitsu Menu to Adjust Brightness

To adjust brightness using the Fujitsu menu, click on the Fujitsu Menu icon in the system tray in the lower right corner of the screen. Double-click Windows Mobility Center, then double-click the icon adjacent to Display brightness. Set the screen brightness sliders for On battery and Plugged in scenarios.

IF USING AC POWER, YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL BY DEFAULT. IF USING BATTERY POWER, YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO APPROXIMATELY MID-LEVEL BY DEFAULT.

THE HIGHER THE BRIGHTNESS, THE MORE POWER THE SYSTEM WILL CONSUME AND THE FASTER YOUR BATTERIES WILL DISCHARGE. FOR MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE, SET THE BRIGHTNESS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

Enabling/Disabling Ambient Light Sensor (Windows 7 only)

Systems which are running the Windows 7 operating system have an ambient light sensor (just below the Power/Suspend/Resume switch) that automatically senses the light conditions in which the computer is operating. If the lighting is very bright, the brightness of the LCD will increase to make it easier to see the display. Conversely, if it is used in a darkened room, the display will automatically dim.

NOTE THAT WHEN YOU FIRST START YOUR SYSTEM, THE AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR IS DISABLED. YOU WILL INITIALLY NEED TO ENABLE IT USING THE FOLLOWING STEPS.

The light sensor can be enabled or disabled from the Control Panel as follows:

1Open the system Control Panel and click in the View by: field, select either large or small icons.

2Click on the Location and Other Sensors icon.

3To enable or disable the Light Sensor utility, check or uncheck the box in the Enabled column.

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Fujitsu T731 manual Enabling/Disabling Ambient Light Sensor Windows 7 only, Click on the Location and Other Sensors icon