Acer Aspire V5-472 Quick Guide - Page 9

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9 English Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Icon Function Description + Airplane mode Turns on / off the computer's network devices. (Network devices vary by configuration.) + Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. + + + Display toggle Display off Touchpad 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 built-in touchpad on and off. + Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off. + Keyboard backlight + + NumLk Number Lock Scr Lk Scroll Lock Turns the keyboard backlight on and off. Note: This feature is only available on certain models. Turns the embedded numeric keypad on or off. Turns Scroll Lock on or off. + < > Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. + < > + < > + < > + + Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness. Volume up Volume down Play/Pause Increases the sound volume. Decreases the sound volume. Play or pause a selected media file. Stop Stop playing the selected media file.

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English
Hotkeys
The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the
computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.
To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <
Fn
> key before pressing the
other key in the hotkey combination.
Hotkey
Icon
Function
Description
<
Fn
> + <
F3
>
Airplane mode
Turns on / off the computer's network
devices.
(Network devices vary by
configuration.)
<
Fn
> + <
F4
>
Sleep
Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
<
Fn
> + <
F5
>
Display toggle
Switches display output between the
display screen, external monitor (if
connected) and both.
<
Fn
> + <
F6
>
Display off
Turns the display screen backlight
off to save power. Press any key to
return.
<
Fn
> + <
F7
>
Touchpad toggle
Turns the built-in touchpad on and
off.
<
Fn
> + <
F8
>
Speaker toggle
Turns the speakers on and off.
<
Fn
> + <
F9
>
Keyboard
backlight
Turns the keyboard backlight on and
off.
Note
: This feature is only available
on certain models.
<
Fn
> + <
F11
>
NumLk
Number Lock
Turns the embedded numeric
keypad on or off.
<
Fn
> + <
F12
>
Scr Lk
Scroll Lock
Turns Scroll Lock on or off.
<
Fn
> + <
>
Brightness up
Increases the screen brightness.
<
Fn
> + <
>
Brightness down
Decreases the screen brightness.
<
Fn
> + <
>
Volume up
Increases the sound volume.
<
Fn
> + <
>
Volume down
Decreases the sound volume.
<
Fn
> + <
Home
>
Play/Pause
Play or pause a selected media file.
<
Fn
> +
<
Pg
Up
>
Stop
Stop playing the selected media file.