HP 6531s Pointing Devices and Keyboard - Windows Vista - Page 12

Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6), Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f7), Muting speaker sound (fn+f9)

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Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6) Press fn+f6 to initiate the QuickLock security feature. QuickLock protects your information by displaying the operating system Log On window. While the Log On window is displayed, the computer cannot be accessed until a Windows user password or a Windows administrator password is entered. NOTE: Before you can use QuickLock, you must set a Windows user password or a Windows administrator password. For instructions, refer to Help and Support. To use QuickLock, press fn+f6 to display the Log On window and lock the computer. Then follow the instructions on the screen to enter your Windows user password or your Windows administrator password and access the computer. Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f7) Press fn+f7 to decrease screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to decrease the brightness level incrementally. Increasing screen brightness (fn+f8) Press fn+f8 to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to increase the brightness level incrementally. Muting speaker sound (fn+f9) Press fn+f9 to mute speaker sound. Press the hotkey again to restore speaker sound. Decreasing speaker sound (fn+f11) Press fn+f11 to decrease speaker sound. Hold down the hotkey to decrease speaker sound incrementally. Increasing speaker sound (fn+f12) Press fn+f12 to increase speaker sound. Hold down the hotkey to increase speaker sound incrementally. 6 Chapter 2 Using the keyboard

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Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6)
Press
fn+f6
to initiate the QuickLock security feature.
QuickLock protects your information by displaying the operating system Log On window. While the Log
On window is displayed, the computer cannot be accessed until a Windows user password or a Windows
administrator password is entered.
NOTE:
Before you can use QuickLock, you must set a Windows user password or a Windows
administrator password. For instructions, refer to Help and Support.
To use QuickLock, press
fn+f6
to display the Log On window and lock the computer. Then follow the
instructions on the screen to enter your Windows user password or your Windows administrator
password and access the computer.
Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f7)
Press
fn+f7
to decrease screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to decrease the brightness level
incrementally.
Increasing screen brightness (fn+f8)
Press
fn+f8
to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to increase the brightness level
incrementally.
Muting speaker sound (fn+f9)
Press
fn+f9
to mute speaker sound. Press the hotkey again to restore speaker sound.
Decreasing speaker sound (fn+f11)
Press
fn+f11
to decrease speaker sound. Hold down the hotkey to decrease speaker sound
incrementally.
Increasing speaker sound (fn+f12)
Press
fn+f12
to increase speaker sound. Hold down the hotkey to increase speaker sound
incrementally.
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Chapter 2
Using the keyboard