Technical data

Overview
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Digital HiNote VP 500 Service Guide
Keyboard Hot Keys
Hot keys are activated by holding down the [fn] key (located in the lower left corner of the
keyboard) and pressing the desired function key.
[fn] +
Function
[fn + esc]
Places the computer in Standby Mode.
[fn + F1]
Decreases brightness level.
[fn + F2]
Increases brightness level.
[Fn + F3]
Places the system in to suspend to disk mode (0V suspend)
[fn + F4]
Enables and disables the notebook’s external display port and the LCD
display. There are three display modes:
LCD Display
LCD Display and External Monitor (Simul scan)
External Monitor only
Each time you press this hot key the computer changes to the next display
setting.
[fn + F5]
Decreases the display contrast (DSTN screens only).
[fn + F6]
Increases the display contrast (DSTN screens only).
[fn + F7]
Enables or disables audio/speaker output including system beep indicating
low battery.
[fn + F8]
Enables and disables the keyboards embedded key pad. This hot key is used
in conjunction with the [F9] hot key to control the embedded keypad.
[fn + F9]
Toggles Num Lock on and off. This hot key is used in conjunction with the
[F8] hot key to control the embedded keypad.
[fn + F10]
Toggles Scroll Lock on and off. The state of the Scroll Lock feature is
shown in the LCD Status Display.
[fn + home/pause]
Pauses the display output. Pressing any other key on the keyboard causes
the display output to resume.
[fn + end/break]
If Break is enabled, pressing this hot key sends a system break.
[fn + PrScr/ SysReq]
Determined by application software.
[fn +
]
Increases the audio volume.
[fn +
]
Decreases the audio volume.
Related Information
Documentation
Digital HiNote VP 500 Series User’s Guide ER-PB1WF-UA
Digital HiNote VP 500 Series Quick Reference Card ER-PB1WF-BA
Quick Setup Guide ER-PB1WF-IM
World Wide Web
Information such as drivers, BIOS updates, and on-line documentation is available from
Digital’s World Wide Web Site. The URL for the site is:
HTTP://WWW.PC.DIGITAL.COM/
Bulletin Boards
Digital maintains a BBS for its customers. This BBS has information such as drivers, BIOS
updates, and on-line documentation. The BBS number is: (508)496-8800