35 - Display Panel
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 Hardware
and Sound > Power Options > Adjust Screen Brightness. At the bottom of the window, drag the
Screen
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. Select
Display
, 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.
Closing the Display Panel
Holding the edge of your display panel, pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your LIFEBOOK
notebook.
•
W
HEN
USING
AC
POWER
YOUR
BRIGHTNESS
SETTING
IS
SET
TO
ITS
HIGHEST
LEVEL
BY
DEFAULT
. W
HEN
USING
BATTERY
POWER
YOUR
BRIGHTNESS
SETTING
IS
SET
TO
APPROXIMATELY
MID
-
LEVEL
BY
DEFAULT
.
•
T
HE
HIGHER
THE
BRIGHTNESS
LEVEL
,
THE
MORE
POWER
THE
NOTEBOOK
WILL
CONSUME
AND
THE
FASTER
YOUR
BATTERIES
WILL
DISCHARGE
. F
OR
MAXIMUM
BATTERY
LIFE
,
MAKE
SURE
THAT
THE
BRIGHTNESS
IS
SET
AS
LOW
AS
POSSIBLE
.
