Lenovo R500 manual Fn key combinations, Key combination Description

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Fn key combinations

The following table shows the function of each combination of Fn with a function key.

Table 8. Fn key combinations

Key combination

Description

Fn+F1

Reserved.

 

 

Fn+F2

Lock the computer.

 

 

Fn+F3

Select a power plan (in Windows XP, power scheme) that has been

 

created by Power Manager, or adjust the power level by using the

 

slider control. When you press this combination, a panel for selecting a

 

power plan (power scheme) appears.

 

Notes:

 

1.

To use the Fn+F3 key combination, you must have the ThinkPad

 

 

PM device driver installed on the computer.

 

2.

If you have logged on with an administrator user ID, and you press

 

 

Fn+F3, the panel for selecting a power plan (power scheme)

 

 

appears. If you have logged on with another user ID, and you press

 

 

Fn+F3, the panel does not appear.

 

3.

You cannot turn off the computer display by pressing Fn+F3.

 

 

Fn+F4

Put the computer in sleep (standby) mode. To return to normal

 

operation, press the Fn key only, without pressing a function key.

 

Notes:

 

1. To use the Fn+F4 key combination, you must have the ThinkPad

 

 

PM device driver installed on the computer.

 

2. If you want to use the combination to put the computer into

 

 

hibernation mode or do-nothing mode (in Windows XP, shut the

 

 

computer down or show the panel for turning off the computer),

 

 

change the settings in the Power Manager.

 

 

Fn+F5

Enable or disable the built-in wireless networking features and the

 

Bluetooth features. If you press Fn+F5, a list of wireless features is

 

displayed. You can quickly change the power state of each feature in

 

the list.

 

Note: If you want to use Fn+F5 to enable the wireless feature, the

 

following device drivers must be installed on the computer beforehand:

 

v

ThinkPad Power Management driver

 

v

OnScreen Display Utility

 

v

Wireless device drivers

Fn+F6

Reserved.

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Lenovo R500 manual Fn key combinations, Key combination Description

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