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Using Your VAIO Computer
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Illustrated above is the English keyboard as an example.
A
Function keys
Perform certain tasks. The task associated with each function
key varies among software applications except the following
combinations with the
Fn
key.
Fn
+
F5
: Decreases lighting intensity of the LCD screen.
Fn
+
F6
: Increases lighting intensity of the LCD screen.
Fn
+
F10
: Changes the screen resolution to magnify/restore
your computer's screen view.
B
Muting button
Turns the volume on and off.
C
Volume control buttons
Increase (+) or decrease (-) the volume.
D
Shortcut buttons
Perform the pre-assigned tasks. The default tasks are as
follows:
S1
: Opens the
Media Center Start
menu.
S2
: Launches
Internet Explorer
or toggles the LCD image
quality mode between Video Mode (suitable for video viewing)
and PC Mode (suitable for PC operation) with the
Video
Optimizer
feature.
S3
: Ejects the optical disc from the drive.
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The default
S
button assignments may be different from the above. In such a
case, you can change the assignments with
VAIO Control Center
. See
Setting
Up Your Computer with VAIO Control Center
and find out more in
its help file.
