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- Display Panel
Using the Keyboard
Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the setting only temporarily.
•
[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 select either
Large
icons
or
Small icons
in the
View by:
Double-click
Power Options
. At the bottom of the window, drag
the brightness bar to the desired level. Note that the settings you make via this utility become permanent
until you decide to change them again.
Using the Windows Mobility Center
To change the brightness using the Windows Mobility Center, open the Control Panel and select either
Large icons
or
Small icons
in the
View by:
Double-click
Windows Mobility Center
. In the
Display
Brightness
area, drag the brightness bar to the desired level. .
Closing the Display Panel
1
Holding the edge of your display panel, pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your LifeBook notebook.
•
A
LWAYS
POWER
OFF
THE
COMPUTER
BEFORE
TRANSPORTING
OR
PACKAGING
IT
. A
FTER
SHUTTING
THE
SYSTEM
DOWN
,
WAIT
UNTIL
NO
LIGHTS
ARE
ILLUMINATED
IN
THE
STATUS
INDICATOR
PANEL
.
•
I
T
IS
POSSIBLE
THAT
THE
UNIT
MAY
NOT
AUTOMATICALLY
GO
TO
POWER
OFF
OR
HIBERNATE
MODE
WHEN
YOU
CLOSE
THE
LID
. T
HIS
SITUATION
MAY
OCCUR
DUE
TO
PRE
-OS
BOOT
PASSWORD
SECURITY
SETTINGS
OR
SOME
OTHER
APPLICATION
RUNNING
ON
THE
COMPUTER
.
•
A
TTEMPTING
TO
TRANSPORT
THE
COMPUTER
WHILE
POWER
IS
ON
MAY
DAMAGE
THE
NOTEBOOK
DUE
TO
SHOCK
OR
OVERHEATING
SINCE
THE
AIR
VENTS
MAY
BE
BLOCKED
OR
RESTRICTED
.
•
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
,
THE
MORE
POWER
THE
NOTEBOOK
WILL
CONSUME
AND
THE
FASTER
THE
BATTERY
WILL
DISCHARGE
. F
OR
MAXIMUM
BATTERY
LIFE
,
BE
SURE
THE
BRIGHTNESS
IS
SET
AS
LOW
AS
POSSIBLE
.
