Acer Aspire 5940G Service Guide - Page 23

Hot Keys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. To activate hot keys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey + Icon Function Description + Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. + + + Display toggle Screen blank Speaker toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. Press any key to return. Turns the speakers on and off. + + < > Keyboard backlight toggle Brightness up Turns the keyboard backlight on or off. Increases the screen brightness. + < > Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness. Chapter 1 13