Fujitsu FPCM22911 User Guide - Page 32

Using Keyboard to Adjust Brightness Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the system setting (i.e., the settings you make via the function keys automatically changes the brightness settings in the system's Control Panel). • [Fn+F6]: Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display. • [Fn+F7]: Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display. Note that changing the brightness with the [Fn] key is temporary. When you resume or restart, you will need to reset them if you used this method. Using Power Management to Adjust Brightness To adjust brightness with the power management utility in Windows 7: Click Start -> Control Panel. In View by:, select one of the icon views. Select Display, then click Adjust brightness in the left pane. Drag Screen brightness: bar to the left or right, depending on your preference. IF USING AC POWER, YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL BY DEFAULT. IF 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. 31 -