Fujitsu A1220 A1220 User's Guide - Page 46

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness Once you have turned on your LifeBook notebook, you may want to adjust the brightness level of the screen to a more comfortable viewing level. There are three ways to adjust the brightness, by using the keyboard, the Power Options, or the Windows Mobility Center. Using the Keyboard • [Fn+F6]: Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display. • [Fn+F7]: Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display. Using the Power Options To change the brightness using the Power Options utility, open the Control Panel and click on the Power Options icon. At the bottomof the window, drag theScreen brightness: bar to the left or right, depending upon your preference. Note that the settings you make via this utility become permanent until you decide to change them again. Using the Windows Mobility Center Click Start -> Control Panel. In View by:, select one of the icon views. SelectDisplay, then click Adjust brightness in the left pane. At the bottom of the window, drag the Screen brightness: bar to the left or right, depending upon your preference. • WHEN USING AC POWER YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL BY DEFAULT. WHEN USING BATTERY POWER YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO APPROXIMATELY MID-LEVEL BY DEFAULT. • THE HIGHER THE BRIGHTNESS LEVEL, THE MORE POWER THE NOTEBOOK WILL CONSUME AND THE FASTER YOUR BATTERIES WILL DISCHARGE. FOR MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE, MAKE SURE THAT THE BRIGHTNESS IS SET AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. Closing the Display Panel 1 Holding the edge of your display panel, pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your LifeBook notebook. 2 Push down until you hear a click. This will engage the locking mechanism and prevent your display panel from opening unexpectedly. 40 - Display Panel