User's Guide

Hotkey Function
Turn on/off or adjust the brightness of the keyboard backlight.
Note: Selected models include a RGB keyboard. For such a keyboard, this
hotkey switches the color and effect of the keyboard backlight. Additional control
is available in Lenovo Vantage or Lenovo PC Manager.
/ *
Turn on/off or adjust the brightness of the keyboard backlight.
Note: This hotkey must be used with the Fn key.
* for selected models
Dual-function keys without printed icons
Some dual-function keys share keys with letter keys and numeric keys. Such keys do not have a dedicated
printed icon. The following table lists the hidden functions for these keys.
Key combination Hidden function
Fn + B Break
Fn + P Pause
Fn + S SysRq
Fn + K
ScrLk
Fn + Q Switch performance modes
The FnLock switch
The FnLock is a switch that reverses the default and hidden function of a hotkey. The following table
provides an example of how the FnLock switch changes the default function of the F1 key.
FnLock FnLock light Default function of the F1 key
Off Off F1 function *
On On Mute/Unmute sound
Note: The F1 function is application-dependent. It may have no function if the active application does not
have a definition for the key.
The FnLock switch shares the ESC key (in the upper left corner of the keyboard). To turn it on or off, press Fn
+ ESC.
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