User Guide

 Volume rocker Use the volume rocker along the left edge of your Surface.

 Touch Cover and Type Cover Press the volume down or up down keys (F2 or F3 on Type Cover).

 Start screen Open the Settings charm, then tap the sound icon and adjust the slider. (This is the same as

using the volume rocker.)

 Desktop Tap the sound icon on the taskbar.

 Apps Some apps have a volume control within the app.

Tips

 To quickly pause audio, press the volume rocker and then tap the on-screen pause button.

 To quick mute audio, press the mute key on Touch Cover or Type Cover (F1).

Media keys on Type Cover: Mute, volume down, volume up, and play/pause

Add sound accessories

The headset jack works for both audio output and microphone input. You can plug headphones or a headset with

a microphone into the headset jack or the USB port. For bigger sound, connect an external USB or Bluetooth

speaker. For more info, see the Add, view, and manage your devices section in this guide.

Battery and power

Surface RT has an internal lithium-ion battery with up to 8 hours of battery life.

If you don’t use Surface for a few minutes the screen turns off and locks, just like a smartphone. When this

happens, Surface goes into connected standby mode. This means that Surface stays connected to the Internet,

waiting for you to use it.

How much battery charge is left?

The battery status appears in a few different places.