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Using Your VAIO Computer >
Using the Keyboard
Using the Keyboard
Your keyboard has additional keys that perform model-specific tasks.
Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key
✍
Some keyboard functions can be used only after the operating system is finished launching.
Combination/Feature
Function
Fn
+
%
(F2)
: muting
Turns on and off the built-in speakers or the headphones.
Fn
+
2
(F3/F4)
: volume control
Changes the volume level.
To increase the volume, keep pressing the
Fn
+
F4
keys or press the
Fn
+
F4
keys and then the
M
or
,
key.
To decrease the volume, keep pressing the
Fn
+
F3
keys or press the
Fn
+
F3
keys and then the
m
or
<
key.
Fn
+
8
(F5/F6)
: brightness control
Changes the LCD brightness of your computer screen.
To increase lighting intensity, keep pressing the
Fn
+
F6
keys or press the
Fn
+
F6
keys and then
the
M
or
,
key.
To decrease lighting intensity, keep pressing the
Fn
+
F5
keys or press the
Fn
+
F5
keys and then
the
m
or
<
key.
Fn
+
/
T
(F7)
: display output
Switches the display output between your computer screen and an external display. Press the
Enter
key to select the display output.
!
If you disconnect a display cable from your computer while an external display is selected as the display
output destination, the computer screen goes blank. In such a case, press the
F7
key twice while holding
down the
Fn
key, and then press the
Enter
key to switch the display output to the computer screen.
Use of multiple monitors may not be supported depending on the connected external display.
