Troubleshooting >
Display
What should I do if my screen is dark?
❑
Press the
Fn
+
F6
keys to brighten your computer screen.
❑
Blocking the ambient light sensor turns your screen dark. Make sure that the sensor is unblocked.
What should I do if the LCD brightness of my screen changes?
❑
The LCD brightness setting, adjusted with the
Fn
+
F5
/
F6
keys, is temporary and may be restored to the original setting
when your computer returns to Normal mode from Sleep or Hibernate mode. To save your preference for the brightness,
follow these steps:
1
Right-click the power status icon on the taskbar and select
Power Options
.
2
Click
Change plan settings
under the current power plan.
3
Click
Change advanced power settings
.
4
Select the
Advanced settings
tab.
5
Double-click
Display
.
6
Adjust the LCD brightness setting in the item for brightness adjustment.
❑
The
Automatic Brightness Settings
function does not work during the setup or recovery process. The LCD brightness
of your screen may fluctuate regardless of ambient light intensity.
What should I do if the external display remains blank?
If you cannot change the display output with the
Fn
+
F7
keys, you need to change the settings for the external display with
the
VAIO Control Center
. To change the settings, launch the
VAIO Control Center
, select the control item for the external
display, and then click to select the check box for changing the options to detect the external display. Then, use the
Fn
+
F7
keys to change the display output.
