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VAIO Notebook Computer User Guide

Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key

Combinations/

Feature

Fn+ (ESC) System Suspend

Fn+ (F2)

Display power source status

Fn+ (F3)

Mute on/off

Fn+ (F4)

Speaker volume

Fn+ (F5) Brightness control

Fn+F6

Functions

Puts the system into System Suspend mode, a power management state. To return the system to the active state, press any key or press the power switch on your computer. (Not available when connected to the docking station.)

Displays the power status, as in the example below:

Using AC

Charging the

power

battery

Toggles the built-in speaker off and on.

Adjusts the built-in speaker volume.

or .

 

To increase volume, press Fn+F4, then

 

To decrease volume, press Fn+F4, then

or .

 

Adjusts the brightness of the LCD.

 

To increase light intensity, press Fn+F5 and then

or .

 

 

To decrease light intensity, press Fn+F5 and then or .

Not available on this model.

Fn+ LCD / (F7) Switch to the external monitor/LCD

Toggles through the LCD, external display (connected to the Monitor connector) and both LCD and external display.

Only LCD

 

LCD and external display

 

Only external display

Fn+F8

 

Not available on this model.

 

 

 

 

 

Fn+

(F9)

Disconnects from the docking station when the

 

power is on. (Not available on all models.) Make sure there is a charged battery in the computer before you disconnect the docking station.

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