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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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