Lenovo R51e Series, R50e Series, R52 Series manual Fn key combinations, Key Description Combination

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Fn key combinations

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

Key	Description
combination
Fn+F1	Reserved.
Fn+F2	Reserved.
Fn+F3	R50e and R52 series:Turn off the computer
	display, leaving the screen blank. To turn the
	computer display on again, press any key or
	press the TrackPoint pointing stick.
	R51e series:Select a power scheme that has
	been created by Power Manager. A panel for
	selecting a power scheme appears when this
	combination is pressed.
	Notes:
	1. If the user has logged on with a
		administrator user ID, and Fn+F3 is
		pressed, the panel for selecting a power
		scheme appears. If the user have logged
		on with another user ID, and Fn+F3 is
		pressed, the panel does not appear.
	2. The computer display cannot be turned off
		by pressing Fn+F3.
Fn+F4	Put the computer in standby mode. To return to
	normal operation, press the Fn key only,
	without pressing a function key.
	Note: This combination of keys functions as a
	sleep button. The setting can be changed so
	that pressing it puts the computer into
	hibernation mode or even shuts the computer
	down.
Fn+F5	Control the power source of the built-in
	Bluetooth wireless device. This combination of
	the keys functions as a toggle switch of the
	power state.
	Note: In Windows 2000 or Windows XP, this
	combination of keys enables or disables the
	built-in wireless networking features (the IEEE
	802.11 standard) and the Bluetooth wireless
	features. To use this function, the following
	drivers must be installed.
	v ThinkPad Power Management driver
	v	OnScreen Display utility
	v	Wireless device drivers
Fn+F6	Reserved.

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