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- Display Panel
Adjusting Display Panel Brightness
Once you have turned on your system, 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, keyboard, power management
utility, and Fujitsu menu. Additionally, in Windows 7 systems, you can change the brightness using the
Power Options in the Control Panel.
Using the Keyboard to Adjust Brightness
Use the following key combinations to adjust the screen brightness:
•
[Fn+F6]: Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display.
•
[Fn+F7]: Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display.
Using Power Management to Adjust Brightness
To adjust brightness with the power management utility:
Windows 7:
To adjust brightness with the power management utility in Windows 7:
Click Start ->
Control Panel
. In
View by:
, select one of the icon views. Select
Display
, then click
Adjust
brightness
in left pane. Drag the
Screen brightness:
slider left or right, depending upon your
preference.
Using Power Options to Adjust the Brightness
To change the brightness using the Power Options utility, open the Control Panel and double-click on the
Power Options
icon. Select
Adjust the display brightness
in the left panel, then drag the brightness bars
to the desired level. Note that the settings you make via this utility become permanent until you decide to
change them again.
N
OTE
THAT
WHEN
YOU
CHANGE
THE
DISPLAY
SETTINGS
IN
W
INDOWS
XP
SYSTEMS
,
THE
CHANGES
WILL
BE
RETAINED
AFTER
SLEEP
AND
RESTART
. I
N
W
INDOWS
7
SYSTEMS
,
THE
CHANGED
SETTINGS
ARE
TEMPORARY
BY
DEFAULT
,
BUT
THEY
CAN
BE
MADE
PERMANENT
BY
USING
THE
P
OWER
O
PTIONS
UTILITY
IN
THE
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
.
