Using your notebook

 

 

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Combinations and functions with the Fn key

User

 

Combinations/ Feature

Functions

Notebook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fn +

(ESC): Standby

the system to the active state, press any key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sony

 

 

 

Toggles the built-in speaker on and off.

 

Fn + (F3): speaker switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 light 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): Hibernatecommand, 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.

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* 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.