56 EN HARDWARE
Using Hot keys
You can use the coloured hot keys of the PC keyboard. Hold down the Fn key and press one of
the Hot keys to execute its command.
List of hot keys
F1 Reduces the screen brightness level. Use this command to reduce the brightness level if
the screen is too bright.
F2 Increases the screen brightness level. Use this command to increase the brightness level
if the screen is too dark.
F3 Stand by the Mobile PC.
F4 Hibernate the Mobile PC.
F5 Reduces the volume.
F6 Increases the volume.
F7 Turns the PC speaker on or off.
F10 Switches between the LCD display and an external monitor. (Please refer to page 62
about mode switching from LCD panel to CRT display, to LCD plus CRT display.)
F11Turns the Num Lock key on or off. For operation details, see “Using the Numeric Keypad”
of the next section.
F12 Turns the Scroll Lock key on or off.
Ins Issues the Print Screen (PrtSc) command. The screens displayed in the Windows are
copied onto the clipboard. You can select a window and copy it using the Alt key
together.
Notes
The hot keys are not supported in the MS-DOS environment.
If a key top has come off, refer to page 57.
Using the Numeric Keypad
Fifteen keys of the keyboard have been assigned to the numeric keypad. Each of these keys has
two labels in different colours to identify their functions. (Blue characters printed on the diagonal
part of the key are numeric keypad keys.)
To use the numeric keypad:
Hold down the Fn key and press the NumLK key. When the numeric keypad is functional, the
Num Lock lamp lights. (See the “Status indicators” on Page 19. Now, you can enter a numeral
printed in blue on the diagonal part of the key.