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Adjusting the volume, Turning your wireless radio on or off

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Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume Tips & Tricks For instructions on how to adjust the volume in Windows, see "Adjusting the Volume" in the online User Guide. You can use the volume control to adjust the overall volume of your notebook. To adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls: ■ If you are using external speakers, turn the knob on the front of the speakers. -OR- Use the mute and volume control buttons on the keyboard. For more information, see "System key combinations" on page 22. Turning your wireless radio on or off Warning Radio frequency wireless communication can interfere with equipment on commercial aircraft. Current aviation regulations require wireless devices to be turned off while traveling in an airplane. IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth communication devices are examples of devices that provide wireless communication. Your Gateway notebook may have a factory-installed wireless networking card. To turn the wireless IEEE 802.11 radio on or off: ■ Press FN + F2. The wireless status indicator turns on or off. For the location of the wireless status indicator, see "Using the status indicators" on page 20. To turn the Bluetooth radio on or off: ■ Press FN + F6. The first time you use Bluetooth, you need to configure your notebook using the Initial Bluetooth Configuration Wizard. 31

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Adjusting the volume
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Adjusting the volume
Tips & Tricks
For instructions on
how to adjust the
volume in Windows,
see “Adjusting the
Volume” in the online
User Guide.
You can use the volume control to adjust the
overall volume of your notebook.
To adjust the overall volume level using
hardware controls:
If you are using external speakers, turn the
knob on the front of the speakers.
-OR-
Use the mute and volume control buttons
on the keyboard. For more information, see
“System key combinations” on page 22
.
Turning your wireless radio on or
off
Warning
Radio frequency
wireless
communication can
interfere with
equipment on
commercial aircraft.
Current aviation
regulations require
wireless devices to be
turned off while
traveling in an
airplane. IEEE 802.11
and Bluetooth
communication
devices are examples
of devices that provide
wireless
communication.
Your Gateway notebook may have a
factory-installed wireless networking card.
To turn the wireless IEEE 802.11 radio on or off:
Press
F
N
+ F2
. The wireless status indicator
turns on or off. For the location of the
wireless status indicator, see
“Using the
status indicators” on page 20
.
To turn the Bluetooth radio on or off:
Press
F
N
+ F6
. The first time you use
Bluetooth, you need to configure your
notebook using the
Initial Bluetooth
Configuration Wizard
.