Acer Aspire V7-582, Service Manual

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-23
Using the Keyboard
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The computer has a close-to-full-sized keyboard and an embedded numeric keypad,
separate cursor, windows key, lock, function and special keys.
Figure 1-9. Keyboard Lock Keys
Lock Keys
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The keyboard has three lock keys which can be toggled on and off.
Lock key Description
Caps Lock When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase.
Num Lock When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The
keys function as a calculator (complete with the arithmetic ope, -,
*, and /). Use this mode when doing a lot of numeric data entry.
If an external keyboard/keypad is present:
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When On, the system boots with external keyboard/keypad Num Lock
status ON. The internal keyboard overlay numeric keys are disabled.
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The key can be turned on/off via the internal keyboard <Fn>+<F11>, or
the external keyboard/keypad. Num Lock affects the external
keyboard/keypad only.
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Shift state is not used for the cursor movement by the numeric keys.
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The state of the Num Lock is not changed by the attachment/removal
(hot plug) of the external keyboard/keypad.
Scroll Lock
<Fn> + <F12> When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when the
up or down arrow keys are pressed respectively. Scroll Lock does not work
with some applications.