Table 1. Status indicators (continued)

 

Indicator

Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery status

Blinking orange (500ms off/1s on): The remaining power of the battery is less than

 

5

 

 

indicator

 

5% of its capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking orange (100ms off/3.2s on): The battery is being charged with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

remaining power between 5% and 20% of its capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

Orange: The computer is operating on battery power with the remaining power

 

 

 

 

 

 

between 5% and 20% of its capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking white: The battery is being charged with the remaining power between

 

 

 

 

 

 

20% and 80% of its capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

Off: The remaining power of the battery is more than 80% of its capacity, or the

 

 

 

 

 

 

computer is operating on battery power with the remaining power between 20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

and 80% of its capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless status

White: Any one of the wireless devices is enabled.

 

6

 

 

indicator

Off: All the wireless devices are disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fn key combinations

The following table describes the functions of Fn key combinations.

Table 2. Function key combinations

Key combination

Description

 

 

Fn+Esc

Launch the camera and audio settings.

 

 

Fn+F1

Enter sleep mode.

 

 

Fn+F2

Enable or disable the backlight feature of the computer screen.

 

 

Fn+F3

Switch between the computer display and an external monitor.

 

 

Fn+F5

Enable or disable the built-in wireless features.

 

 

Fn+F6

Enable or disable the touch pad.

 

 

Fn+F8

Enable or disable the numeric keypad.

 

 

Fn+F9

Start or pause playback of Windows Media Player.

 

 

Fn+F10

Stop playback of Windows Media Player.

 

 

Fn+F11

Skip to the previous track.

 

 

Fn+F12

Skip to the next track.

 

 

Fn+PgUp

Enable or disable the scroll lock function.

 

 

Fn+PrtSc

Activate the system request.

 

 

Fn+Home

Activate the pause function.

 

 

Fn+End

Activate the break function.

 

 

Fn+PgDn

Activate the insert function.

 

 

Fn + Up/Down arrow

Increase or decrease the display brightness level.

 

 

Fn + Left/Right arrow

Increase or decrease the sound volume.

 

 

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Lenovo B575E manual Fn key combinations, Key combination Description

B575E specifications

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