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Using the Keyboard, Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key - vaio screen

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n 31 N Using Your VAIO Computer Using the Keyboard Your keyboard is very similar to a desktop computer keyboard, but has additional keys that perform model-specific tasks. Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key ✍ Some keyboard functions can be used only after the operating system is finished launching. Combinations/Feature Fn + % (F2): speaker switch Fn + 2 (F3/F4): speaker volume Fn + 8 (F5/F6): brightness control Fn + /T (F7): display output Fn + / (F9/F10): zoom Functions Turns on and off the built-in speakers and the headphones. Changes the volume level. To increase the volume, keep pressing the Fn+F4 keys or press the Fn+F4 keys and then the M or , key. To decrease the volume, keep pressing the Fn+F3 keys or press the Fn+F3 keys and then the m or < key. Changes the LCD brightness of your computer screen. To increase lighting intensity, keep pressing the Fn+F6 keys or press the Fn+F6 keys and then the M or , key. To decrease lighting intensity, keep pressing the Fn+F5 keys or press the Fn+F5 keys and then the m or < key. Toggles among your computer screen, an external display, and simultaneous output to both. Changes the view size of your screen. To make the screen view look smaller and further away (zoom out), press the Fn+F9 keys. To make the screen view look bigger and closer (zoom in), press the Fn+F10 keys. See the help file included with the VAIO Control Center for more information.

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Using Your VAIO Computer
Using the Keyboard
Your keyboard is very similar to a desktop computer keyboard, but has additional keys that perform model-specific tasks.
Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key
Some keyboard functions can be used only after the operating system is finished launching.
Combinations/Feature
Functions
Fn
+
%
(F2)
: speaker switch
Turns on and off the built-in speakers and the headphones.
Fn
+
2
(F3/F4)
: speaker volume
Changes the volume level.
To increase the volume, keep pressing the
Fn
+
F4
keys or press the
Fn
+
F4
keys and then the
M
or
,
key.
To decrease the volume, keep pressing the
Fn
+
F3
keys or
press the
Fn
+
F3
keys and then the
m
or
<
key.
Fn
+
8
(F5/F6)
: brightness control
Changes the LCD brightness of your computer screen.
To increase lighting intensity, keep pressing the
Fn
+
F6
keys or press the
Fn
+
F6
keys and then
the
M
or
,
key.
To decrease lighting intensity, keep pressing the
Fn
+
F5
keys or press the
Fn
+
F5
keys and then
the
m
or
<
key.
Fn
+
/
T
(F7)
: display output
Toggles among your computer screen, an external display, and simultaneous output to both.
Fn
+
/
(F9/F10)
: zoom
Changes the view size of your screen.
To make the screen view look smaller and further away (zoom out), press the
Fn+F9
keys.
To make the screen view look bigger and closer (zoom in), press the
Fn+F10
keys.
See the help file included with the
VAIO Control Center
for more information.