Using Your VAIO Computer
Using the KeyboardYour keyboard is very similar to a desktop computer keyboard, but has additional keys that perform
The
Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key
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Some keyboard functions can be used only after the operating system is finished launching.
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Fn + % (F2): speaker switch | Turns on and off the | |||
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Fn + 8 (F5/F6): brightness control | Changes the LCD brightness of your computer screen. | |||
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| To increase lighting intensity, keep pressing the Fn+F6 keys or press the Fn+F6 keys and then |
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| the M or , key. |
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| To decrease lighting intensity, keep pressing the Fn+F5 keys or press the Fn+F5 keys and then |
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| the m or < key. |
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| /T (F7): display output | Toggles among your computer screen, an external display, and simultaneous output to both. | |
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| / | (F9/F10): zoom | Changes the size of an image or a document displayed on some software. |
| To make the view look smaller and further away (zoom out), press the Fn+F9 keys. | |||
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| To make the view look bigger and closer (zoom in), press the Fn+F10 keys. |
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| See the help file included with the VAIO Control Center for more information. |
Fn + (F12): hibernate
Provides the lowest level of power consumption. When you execute this command, the states of the system and the connected peripheral devices are saved to the
For details on power management, see Using the Power Saving Modes (page 103).