User's Guide

Table Of Contents
Using pointing devices ....................................................................................................................... 39
Using the TouchPad .......................................................................................................... 39
Connecting an external mouse .......................................................................................... 39
Using the keyboard ............................................................................................................................ 39
Using hotkeys .................................................................................................................... 39
Initiating Standby (fn+f1) ................................................................................... 40
Switching the screen image (fn+f2) ................................................................... 41
Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f7) ............................................................... 41
Increasing screen brightness (fn+f8) ................................................................. 41
Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6) ................................................................................ 41
Muting speaker sound (fn+f8) ........................................................................... 41
Decreasing speaker sound (fn+f10) .................................................................. 42
Increasing speaker sound (fn+f11) .................................................................... 42
9 Power management
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................... 43
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 43
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 43
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ....................................................................... 44
Using the battery meter ..................................................................................................... 44
Using power plans ............................................................................................................. 44
Viewing the current power plan ......................................................................... 44
Selecting a different power plan ........................................................................ 45
Customizing power plans .................................................................................. 45
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................ 45
Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 45
Connecting the AC adapter ............................................................................................... 46
Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................... 46
Using battery power ........................................................................................................................... 47
Finding battery information in Help and Support ............................................................... 47
Using Battery Check .......................................................................................................... 47
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................................... 48
Inserting or removing the battery ....................................................................................... 48
Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 49
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................................... 50
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 50
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 50
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 51
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 51
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available ........................................................................................... 51
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available ........................................................................................... 51
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