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System key combinations

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www.gateway.com Using the keyboard Key type Icon FN key Numeric keypad Description Press the FN key in combination with a colored system key to perform a specific action. Use these keys to type numbers when the numeric keypad is turned on. Press FN+ 1 to turn on the numeric keypad. System key combinations When you press the FN key and a system key at the same time, your notebook performs the action identified by the text or icon on the key. Press and hold FN, then press this system key... To... Toggle the status indicators on or off. For more information, see "Using the status indicators" on page 17. Turn the optional wireless network on or off. For more information, see "Wireless Networking" in your online User Guide. 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 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.11a communication devices are examples of devices that provide wireless communication. Enter Standby mode. Press the power button to leave Standby mode. For more information, see "Changing Power-Saving Settings" in your online User Guide. Toggle your notebook display in the following order: ■ The LCD ■ An external monitor or projector (a monitor or projector must be plugged into the monitor port on your notebook) ■ Both displays at the same time For more information, see Viewing the display on a projector or monitor in the online User Guide. Display the power status box in the upper-left corner of your display. The box shows the battery charge level, the BIOS version, and whether the optional wireless network is being used. Press the key combination again to close this box. Turn the optional Bluetooth feature on or off. 6 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. Bluetooth communication devices are examples of devices that provide wireless communication. 19

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Using the keyboard
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System key combinations
When you press the
F
N
key and a system key at the same time, your notebook
performs the action identified by the text or icon on the key.
F
N
key
Press the
F
N
key in combination with a colored system key to perform a
specific action.
Numeric
keypad
Use these keys to type numbers when the numeric keypad is turned on. Press
F
N
+
to turn on the numeric keypad.
Key type
Icon
Description
1
Press and hold F
N
, then
press this system key...
To...
Toggle the status indicators on or off. For more information, see
“Using the status indicators” on page 17
.
Turn the optional wireless network on or off. For more information,
see “Wireless Networking” in your online
User Guide
.
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 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.11a
communication devices are examples of devices that provide
wireless communication.
Enter Standby mode. Press the power button to leave Standby
mode. For more information, see “Changing Power-Saving
Settings” in your online
User Guide
.
Toggle your notebook display in the following order:
The LCD
An external monitor or projector (a monitor or projector must be plugged into
the monitor port on your notebook)
Both displays at the same time
For more information, see
Viewing the display on a projector or
monitor
in the online
User Guide
.
Display the power status box in the upper-left corner of your
display. The box shows the battery charge level, the BIOS version,
and whether the optional wireless network is being used. Press the
key combination again to close this box.
Turn the optional Bluetooth feature 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. Bluetooth communication devices are examples of
devices that provide wireless communication.
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