Owner's manual

Decreasing screen brightness
Press fn+f3 to decrease screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to decrease the brightness level
incrementally.
Increasing screen brightness
Press fn+f4 to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to increase the brightness level
incrementally.
Initiating QuickLock
Press fn+f6 to initiate the QuickLock security feature.
QuickLock protects your information by displaying the operating system Log On window. While the Log
On window is displayed, the computer cannot be accessed until a Windows user password or a Windows
administrator password is entered.
NOTE: Before you can use QuickLock, you must set a Windows user password or a Windows
administrator password. For instructions, refer to Help and Support.
To use QuickLock, press fn+f6 to display the Log On window and lock the computer. Then follow the
instructions on the screen to enter your Windows user password or your Windows administrator
password and access the computer.
Muting and restoring speaker sound
Press fn+f8 to mute speaker sound. Press the hotkey again to restore speaker sound.
Decreasing speaker volume
Press fn+f10 to decrease speaker sound. Hold down the hotkey to decrease speaker sound
incrementally.
Increasing speaker volume
Press fn+f11 to increase speaker sound. Hold down the hotkey to increase speaker sound
incrementally.
Enabling the TouchPad
Press fn+f12 to enable or disable the TouchPad. The system displays a TouchPad icon in the notification
area of the system tray.
NOTE: You can also enable or disable the TouchPad through the use of the Device Manager. Select
Start > Control Panel > System and Security. In the System area, click Device Manager.
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