Acer TravelMate 230 TravelMate 230/280 Service Guide - Page 23

Hot Keys The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility. To activate hot keys, press and hold the Fn key before pressing the other key in the hot key combination. Hot Key Fn-l Fn-m Fn-n Fn-o Fn-p Fn-q Fn-r Fn-s Fn-w Fn-y Fn-x Icon Function Hotkey help Setup Description Displays a list of the hotkeys and their functions. Accesses the notebook configuration utility. Power Scheme Toggle Switches between the power management scheme used by the computer (function available if supported by operating system). Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad Toggle Speaker on/off Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both the display screen and external monitor. Turns the display screen backlight off to save power. Press any key to return. Turns the internal touchpad on and off. Turns the speakers on and off; mutes the sound. Contrast up Contrast down Brightness up Increases the screen contrast (available only for models with HPA displays). Decreases the screen contrast (available only for models with HPA displays). Increases the screen brightness. Chapter 1 15