Using Your Notebook Computer

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Sony Notebook Computer User Guide

Using the Keyboard

￿Some functions are not

 

available until Windows

 

launches.

￿

*You can carry out these

 

functions using the Jog Dial.

 

See your Software Guide in

 

Setting up Jog Dial for more

 

information.

 

 

Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key

Combinations/

Functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puts the system into System Suspend mode, a power management

Fn+

(ESC)

state. To return the system to the active state, press any key.

System Suspend

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fn+

(F3)*

Toggles the built-in speaker on and off.

Speaker switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fn+ 2(F4)*

Adjusts the built-in speakers’ volume.

Speaker volume

To increase volume, press Fn+F4 and then V or b

 

 

 

To decrease volume, press Fn+F4 and then v or B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fn+ 8 (F5) *

Adjusts the brightness of the LCD.

Brightness

To increase light intensity, press Fn+F5 and then V or b

control

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fn+

LCD

/

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

(F7)

 

 

connector) and both LCD and external display.

Switch to the

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

external display

Only LCD

 

 

LCD and external display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only external display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provides for the lowest level of power consumption. When you

Fn+

(F12)

execute this command, the states of the system and of the peripheral

System

devices are written to the hard disk and the system power is turned

Hibernation

off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To return the system to its original state, use the power switch to turn

 

 

 

on the power.