Using your notebook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Combinations and functions with the <Fn> key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User

 

Combinations/ Feature

Functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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<Fn> +

(F3): speaker switch

Puts the system into Standby mode, a power management state. To return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Fn> +

(ESC): Standby

the system to the active state, press any key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toggles the built-in speaker on and off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Adjusts the built-in speaker volume.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Fn> +

 

(F4): speaker volume

To increase volume, press <Fn>+<F4> and then

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To decrease volume, press <Fn>+<F4> and then

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusts the brightness of the LCD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Fn> +

(F5): brightness control

To increase lightness intensity, press <Fn>+<F5> and then

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To decrease light intensity, press <Fn>+<F5> and then

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toggles between the LCD, external display (connected to the monitor

 

 

<Fn> +

/

 

(F7)*: switch to the external display

connector) and both LCD and external display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toggles between the LCD and both LCD and TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Fn> +

/

 

(F8)*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provides for the lowest level of power consumption. When you execute this

Fn +

(F12): Hibernate

command, the states of the system and of the peripheral devices are written

 

 

to the hard disk and the system power is turned off. To return the system to

 

 

its original state, use the power switch to turn on the power.

 

 

<Fn> + D: Video Standby

Darkens the LCD in order to save power. To turn the LCD back on, press any

(Windows® Millennium only)

key.

* First you need to connect your external display, then you turn on your notebook. When you connect your external display when the computer is already on, you cannot use the key combination <Fn>+<F7> or <Fn>+<F8>.

Some functions are not available until Windows is launched.