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- Display Panel
• [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
Holding the edge of your display panel, pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your LIFEBOOK
notebook.
• ALWAYS POWER OFF THE COMPUTER BEFORE TRANSPORTING OR PACKAGING IT. AFTER SHUTTING THE SYSTEM
DOWN, WAIT UNTIL NO LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED IN THE STATUS INDICATOR PANEL.
• IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE UNIT MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO TO POWER OFF OR HIBERNATE MODE WHEN YOU
CLOSE THE LID. THIS SITUATION MAY OCCUR DUE TO PRE-OS BOOT PASSWORD SECURITY SETTINGS OR SOME
OTHER APPLICATION RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER.
• ATTEMPTING 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.
• WHEN USING AC POWER YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL BY DEFAULT. WHEN USING
BATTERY POWER YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO APPROXIMATELY MID-LEVEL BY DEFAULT.
• THE HIGHER THE BRIGHTNESS, THE MORE POWER THE NOTEBOOK WILL CONSUME AND THE FASTER THE
BATTERY WILL DISCHARGE. FOR MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE, BE SURE THE BRIGHTNESS IS SET AS LOW AS
POSSIBLE.